Using What I Have-CD's

The idea of using the things in my pantry and freezer is working great. If I were more organized, I'd know how much I've saved. I wrote a whole post listing my menu and what I had on hand and the few things I bought to give you an idea of how it was working.

In the process of clearing a cabinet to get rid of this, I've been forced to organize our CD collection. It made me realize that I NEVER listen to my CDs. I used to listen to my music all the time. I know Mark did. He loves music and we love listening to music together. I know lots of moms have music in the background all the time. They've been proactive about sharing their music with their children and I have to admit, I haven't been that good about it. Mostly because I just got out of the habit of listening to music because I think I prefer quiet. But I know that music is so important to overall well-being. I don't have data to back it up but I'd bet that listening to music is good for your health. I know it's good for the soul. I just bet it releases good chemicals. Don't quote me on that, though, it's just a guess.

So, I am resolving to USE my current CD collection. Sounds simple enough, right? I may even get in there and purge some! Have I told you how much I love to PURGE?

OK, now for the fun part....what music did you listen to before you got married? I loved Natalie Merchant, Elton John, Seal, UB40, Eric Clapton, Bruce (of course-who doesn't love the Boss?), R.E.M., Dave Mathews Band, Fine Young Cannibals, Billy Joel, The Allman Brothers, Bob Marley. I didn't listen to country until I met Mark, now I love Kenny Chesney and The Zac Brown Band and will listen to them when I turn music on. (I have no idea why I asked a Q since nobody reads this blog-oh well).

Letting Go

I decided to get rid of a GIANT piece of furniture. We got it about 14 years ago. It's a big computer armoire and has served us well. I recently realized that it's too honking big for the space. It hasn't always been that way but since it moved into our dining room, we've added a large upright piano and a regular sized dining table (as opposed to the antique cherry drop leaf table that now sits in the corner in the same room). A repurposed antique sewing table serves as my computer/junk table. That's a lot of furniture for this 13'X 15' room. The other thing I realized is that the height of it makes it aesthetically awkward for picture frames, even a nice lamp. It's a little tall which makes the guts of the lamp visible.Consequently, the big flat space up there has become a clutter magnet. That's BAD!

This is a big move because this piece houses A LOT of stuff-both essential and non-essential to daily living. I keep homeschooling things in it, stamps and other office things, bills, books, records, tax stuff. Some things can be moved to other bookshelves in the house, some can be purged but others, I need to find a visible home for (outta sight outta mind).

My hope is to clear it out and post it on Craigslist. Honestly, if I can't sell it, I have a problem because, as I said-it is HONKING BIG! In fact when the delivery men brought it the first time they dropped it (broke a few things in the process) and had to take it back because they broke the cabinet, too.

I'll let you know how it goes.

FS: Beautiful pine computer armoire.