Yes, definitely! Today I will become a minimalist. It was a morning, like most any other morning, except that day was the one I had chosen to tidy up, dust things off a bit and get rid of some ‘stuff’. Oh my, but there was just so much ‘stuff’ – everywhere I turned – ‘stuff’.
Maybe I should start in the kitchen – until I opened one cupboard door. Nah! I don’t think so. How about the linen closet. That should be a better place. one would think. Not quite! So where else to turn? How about the den? Now if you’ve ever been to our house, you know my den is the BEST place ever. There’s the old oil lamp on the desk top by the side of a writing tablet and pen, a big lazy chair in the corner with a cozy blanket thrown over the arm and a whole wall full of books. It is the place to just sit and chat, to write, to make greeting cards, to drink coffee and to read. I can tell from that picture in your head that you are with me on this one. And, of course, it is a MESS! So many books with so many layers of dust. So, here’s where I started my mission.
The first step would be to move all those books and dust off the bookcase. I picked up the first book, “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein.
Please tell me, how can anybody pick up a book with a title like that without stopping to read a page or two.
I’ve done it, I’ve done it!
Guess what I’ve done
Invented a light bulb that plugs into the sun.
~ by Shel Silverstein
