colors in my closet make me happy.
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There are some things that make me happy. What does the Declaration of Independence say–something about holding these truths to be self-evident?
Well, yes.
And one of these self-evident truths (which is basically a really fancy way to say DUH! Oh, those founding fathers were sassy, no doubt) is my love of color. As I said, it makes me happy. And so, one of my favorite things to do after I’ve put my clothes away (or, you know, most of my clothes) is to look in my closet and see this.
All those colors lined up in a row like some kind of hippie army or something.
Isn’t it exciting?
NO?
That’s fine. I suppose there are some people who, oddly enough, find closets un-exciting. Whatever.
Something else that’s exciting (to me, anyway), is that I found a couple of missing socks and so have two more matching pairs than I had previously. Gosh, when that happens, it’s like encouragement. Like there is a Great Plan for my life, after all, and it will all make sense, eventually. I wonder if the person who first said It’ll all come out in the wash was referring to finding his long-lost socks.
I wrote a song tonight. That’s what generally happens when I try to clean. I start out so good, all focused and stuff, putting away a tutu here and a jumper there, when suddenly I see my ukulele and I’m all MUST WRITE SONG! and the strewn about jumpers and tutus are completely forgotten for the next while.
But I did get a good amount of organization done. I mean, I found two lost socks, people. That kind of boon doesn’t generally happen for the lazy or faint of heart.
And the closet. Now I get to see it all pretty and colorful like that.
Nice.
favorite things and fairytales (which is one of my favorite things).
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Favorite pictures that are currently on my iphone:
These are black velvet pansies. I love their soft, little silky faces. If I had to have the face of a flower, I think I’d definitely choose a pansy.
I know, I KNOW. One really shouldn’t kiss a dog. Not once you actually spend some time with a dog and see what it is that a dog puts its face into on a regular basis. But, I really have a hard time saying no.
When it comes to dogs, mind you. Ahem.
Favorite text sent to me today:
I just think you’d be a royal princess if this life were a fairytale.
How nice.
And why, Oh why can’t this life be a fairytale?
Maybe it is. Yes, I will decide that it is. My chariot might have turned into a pumpkin a long time ago. I lost my glass slipper in the hasty move from townhouse to LA to parents’ house to NYC and back again, but I think somebody knows where it is, and I think it’s on its way back any day now. I have firmly believed since I was little that mice truly do sing songs, if I can only catch them in time before they realize an outsider is nearby and quickly pretend their muteness again, and I have never fallen out of love with a good ball gown.
That’s it; I’m a princess and this particular fairytale isn’t over.
Not by a long shot.
this one’s for you, babe
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I’ve got this husband. And when I got him, I also got a lot more musical instruments just strewn about.Which is fine with me, by the way. And our feet all seem to get along, which is a bonus.They even get along with paws. One of our favorite things to do is to write music [...]
