poetry month, yes, I’ve got that. And I HAVE been playing around with some poetry. But I’ve also been trying to make April Spring Cleaning Month. Which is harder. At least for me.<\/p>\n
Here’s the thing: I stink at cleaning. It’s not just that I can’t sweep right; it’s that I have no idea how to organize things and put them away. So I pile. Sometimes the piles are neatish. Sometimes they’re Pisa-esque. But they’re always there. Stone Henge on my dresser and the counter and the hutch. The piles add clutter to my house and to my brain. <\/p>\n
This month, a number of my friends have embarked on admirable art projects. My friend Mary<\/a> (who hasn’t updated her blog in ages), is writing a poem a day. My friend Cece<\/a> has been a maniac, completing an illustration a day based on the adjectives, colors and animal names she picks from a jar. (The snapping turtle<\/a> is still my favorite, followed closely by her sad, musical possum<\/a>.) And me? For my April project, I’m trying to cut down on the piles by throwing away 10 things a day.<\/p>\n I got the idea from this Post article by Michelle Singletary<\/a>. In it, she suggests throwing out (or recycling) 50 things this spring. But somehow, 50 didn’t seem like enough. (Which is Michelle’s point: It’s enough to get STARTED.) I’ll let you know how it goes. Cleaning is an art. I haven’t learned it yet. But if I clear away enough stuff, maybe I’ll have room to create. Which will mean that my April was a little artsy after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" poetry month, yes, I’ve got that. And I HAVE been playing around with some poetry. But I’ve also been trying to make April Spring Cleaning Month. Which is harder. At least for me. Here’s the thing: I stink at cleaning. … Continue reading
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