The Sneeze

I happened to stumble upon a rather interesting blog a while back ago I thought I'd share with you. A guy by the name of Steve operates The Sneeze - Half zine. Half blog. Half not good with fractions.  Somethings in here I wouldnt catch myself eating. You go ahead. I'll stand here and watch. With one eye closed.

Things To-Do with Life and the complications of Boredom

 

Somedays, I find myself doing nothing but wanting to clean. Sometimes, I clean even if things are already clean. Is it compulsive, boredom. I'm not sure. Today I find myself bored of the norm realizing I have to get back out in the job market from an unwanted vacation. I'm not proud of it, however I will be proud once I get back out there. I'm excited and thrilled with what 2010 has to offer. The number 30 knocking at my door, waiting to be jammed into a Chocolate and banana cake smothered with chocolate icing and maybe even sprinkles. Although I dont turn 30 until summer. I can feel it peaking at me. 

Life isn't so short. However, you should make a To-Do list before it gets behind you. 

My To-Do List:

Learn something new

Visit a new place

Find a Great job and company

Donate to the Aspca

Blog more often

Find a way to help my mother

Elimate debt

Call 1-800-Dentist and see what they're talking about

Make another To-Do list

Buy my boyfriend something he'd love

Earn Karma 

See my cure of boredom list. [Please note. I am by nature a goofy person]

Bored and Listless

Pretend to be a car

(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Make appropriate revving noises in your head as you walk along and add a racing commentary as you pass strangers in the street. Use blinking eyes as indicators for extra authenticity.

Make Star Trek door noises

(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
Stand by an electric door to a bank or something and make that silly "Scccccccchwop" sound heard whenever people popped on to the bridge to hang with Captain Kirk.

Funny things to do when you're bored

Rent a movie, 2 hours later go back to the same movie store and rent the sequel, 2 hours after that go back and get the third movie.

Learn to peel a banana with your feet.

Sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.

So, this was my jibber jabber for tonite. I hope life is splendidly well. Til next time.

Happy Meow-len-tines Day

In Celebration of Valentines Day I'd like to share Singing Kittens with all of you a video I found while browsing. So cute, honestly it nearly brought tears to my eyes. If you love cats as much as I do. You'll love this.

Happy Valentines Day Everyone and many Thanks for being great friends and loyal readers.

Reunited and it feels so good.

About two days ago I was reunited with the internet after a recent departure with my former computer that sadly died the day after christmas, upon receiving Spore. My boyfriend and I were slightly saddened because our new joined addiction was quickly ripped away. After mourning the loss of our dear computer we buried it in our junkpile cemetery for a hopeful 'someday' resurrection.

I can't say January was a great start to the new year. As before it got started it already seemed to be a rocky climb. Since the beginning of the year I've experienced two losses within my family and friends. My heart goes out to them and I know deep within there are new angels among us smiling down from the skies looking over us.

Once we came home from a short journey down south I quickly fell into the world of our Xbox 360 visiting the land of Albion in Fable II. For a straight 2-3 days I was engulfed realizing then shortly I had in fact beat the game quicker than I wanted to with plently time to spare to still explore many new places and things.

And then ...
It happened again ...

Right from my finger tips and before my eyes. It was ripped from me faster than meets thee eye. As I listened to our xbox 360 scream and die, and to which horror my I dismay. It froze .. to death. As I hugged the controller frantically and attempted CPR a tear trickled from my eye. "My boyfriends going to be "Crushed". As I glance at the line of collected games one stuck out like a sore thumb "Mass Effect 2" I remember not even 2 days before how he waited in line at the local gamestop to receive his long awaited game. Like a kid in the candy store, Like fresh warm brownies from the oven ... and in a flash it was all gone. Nothing but crumbs. In this case just three red glowing lights. We promptly shipped it to the Microsoft Emergency room where it would be hospitalized for 2-3 weeks.

We are now glad to announce the return of our Xbox 360, and two new bundles of Joy. A playstation 2 and an adopted Compaq. So, as we have had our ups and downs. The climbed has been rugged but with hope still in our eyes we returned to the wonderful world of Technology. Isn't it grand.

I hope all is well with each and everyone of you.

May the sun shine upon you and may the wind be at your back.

{ Declutter for and after the holidays }

photo by kevindooley @ Flickr

I've recently joined Tumblr. Theres a lot of beautiful photos, literature, thoughts and ideas. I love it. It's simple! Here is a post from mnml on tumblr. I'm not sure about you, but I've been working on the house for the holidays. Perhaps this can help you too.

Holidays are here. People come and go. People buy and get a lot of stuff and after the holidays your house is full with stuff.

I like to keep my house as clutter-free as I possible can, and while I love presents (specially climbing gear) I have one rule:

For every item that gets into the house, two come out of the house

It’s been serving me well for the past few years. I apply that rule to my desk and my computer as well: for every item I place on the desk (either on the desk itself or in one of the filing cabinets attached to it) two have to come out. For every application that I download, two have to go.

It helped me clean the desk and the computer. I found programs that were sitting there untouched for months, so I made a copy on my backup drive and I removed it from my computer.

Here you have some tips from Zen Habits on decluttering your house:

• Do it in small chunks. Set aside just 15 minutes to declutter just one shelf, and when that shelf or that 15 minutes is up, celebrate your victory. Then tackle another shelf for 15 minutes the next day. Conquering an entire closet or room can be overwhelming, and you might put it off forever. If that’s the case, just do it in baby steps.


• Set aside a couple hours to do it. This may seem contradictory to the above tip … and it is. It’s simply a different strategy, and I say do whatever works for you. Sometimes, for me, it’s good to set aside part of a morning, or an entire Saturday morning, to declutter a closet or room. I do it all at once, and when I’m done, it feels awesome.


• Take everything out of a shelf or drawer at once. Whichever of the two above strategies you choose, you should focus on one drawer or shelf at a time, and empty it completely. Then clean that shelf or drawer. Then, take the pile and sort it (see next tip), and put back just what you want to keep. Then tackle the next shelf or drawer.


• Sort through your pile, one item at a time, and make quick decisions. Have a trash bag and a give-away box handy. When you pull everything out of a shelf or drawer, sort through the pile one at a time. Pick up an item, and make a decision: trash, give away, or keep. Don’t put it back in the pile. Do this with the entire pile, and soon, you’ll be done. If you keep sorting through the pile, and re-sorting, it’ll take forever. Put back only what you want to keep, and arrange it nicely.


• Be merciless. You may be a pack rat, but the truth is, you won’t ever use most of the junk you’ve accumulated. If you haven’t used it in the last year, get rid of it. It’s as simple as that. If you’ve only used it once or twice in the last year, but know you won’t use it in the next year, get rid of it. Toss it if it’s unsalveagable, and give it away if someone else might be able to use it.


• Papers? Be merciless, unless it’s important. Magazines, catalogues, junk mail, bills more than a year old, notes to yourself, notes from others, old work stuff … toss it! The only exception is with tax-related stuff, which should be kept for seven years, and other important documents like warranties, birth and death and marriage certificates, insurance, wills, and other important documents like that. But you’ll know those when you see ‘em. Otherwise, toss!!!!


• If you are on the fence with a lot of things, create a “maybe” box. If you can’t bear to toss something because you might need it later, put it in the box, then close the box, label it, and put it in storage (garage, attic, closet), out of sight. Most likely, you’ll never open that box again. If that’s the case, pull it out after six months or a year, and toss it or give it away.


• Create a system to stop clutter from accumulating. There’s a reason you have tall stacks of papers all over the place, and big piles of toys and books and clothes. It’s because you don’t have a regular system to keep things in their place, and get rid of stuff you don’t need. This is a topic for another day, but it’s something to think about as you declutter. You’ll never get to perfect, but if you think more intelligently about how your house got cluttered, perhaps you can find ways to stop it from happening again.


• Celebrate when you’re done! This is actually a general rule in life: always celebrate your accomplishments, no matter how small. Even if you just decluttered one drawer, that’s great. Treat yourself to something delicious. Open that drawer (or closet, or whatever), and admire its simplicity. Breathe deeply and know that you have done a good thing. Bask in your peacefulness.