Snippets of stuff from a former life.

[alizarin_nyc]

You know when you're going through old papers because the cats peed on them, and you're very visibly downsizing and clearing out your home and you come across pages and pages of neatly written fan-smut

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[chelseagirl]

Is there anything behind the downsizing, or just getting your house in order?

[alizarin_nyc]

I've been annoyed with my mess for a while, trying to replace old with new and have less stuff. Then I read this stupid book about tidying - some Japanese thing that is all the rage - while in CA and it motivated me to seriously throw all my stuff out. So I'm seriously throwing as much stuff out as I can possibly manage. For reasons. I just need breathing room, you know?

[chelseagirl]

I totally do Although I haven't read the book, I've followed some of the principles, like rolling up my t-shirts in my drawers, and getting rid of bags more than I thought possible. My whole life is a struggle to get rid of books, which I acquire almost as if by magic . . .

Plus you have so many reasons for a life cleaning.

[alizarin_nyc]

No rolling of t-shirts, it's rolling of tights, and folding of EVERYTHING. Like literally, your whole life should be folded and stood on end in a drawer. It's a work in progress I can tell you.

Yes I do have many reasons for another life cleaning. I did one after my husband left and the cats were out of control. I'm doing one now because my whole life was on hold all summer while my father was dying. I realized it was impossible to date quality men while having a less than stellar apartment because they get all judgy despite the state of their horrible man-hovels. But that's TMI for sure.

Books! Learning to let them go when they don't give me joy.

[kyizi]

I'm always amazed by the things you can find when you're clearing out. I miss being able to write, but I do love coming across things and thinking, 'wait, I wrote that?'

[alizarin_nyc]

It's kind of amazing, right? I was like, "whoa, smut-central!" Which is funny to think that during that period I was repressed in real life, and was obviously building from my innate sexuality. Lucky SGA readers! Ha.

[kyizi]

haha, there's always a bright side! :)