Antique treasures...

Trying really hard at the moment to be cheerful, and not get angry - sort of doing anger management on myself. Cos work and driving and other aspects of my life have been generally making me angry, but it's got to the point where it's almost completely irrational anger, and it's making me unhappy. So I'm stopping it! But it's hard. There are just so many things that wind me up!!!!

M and I have taken up swimming - we're planning to go at least once a week for an hour or so, then relax in the sauna and steam room.

So far it has definately helped, been really relaxing...

Didn't realise that he was trained as a lifeguard and really loves swimming. Strange the hidden depths you find out about people over time, the things people think aren't important enough to mention. He says he's going to teach me to swim, as at the moment I flounder somewhere between sinking and floating along :p

Oh, and I bought a new car :) It's definately helping with the road frustration. Feel a lot safer in it, and can overtake with a lot more ease! lol. Pictures to come soon!! (once I've cleaned it hehe)

I had a day out with my friend Abi from work on my last day off and we went to a beautiful antique shop in Holt. We got a little carried away... Bought these awesome old tins to store my seeds in

and this crazy book of fairytales, unlike anything I have ever read. Thinking of drawing some illustrations to go with them :)

De-junking

Why is it so hard to get rid of stuff that you know you don't need, don't use and don't really want??!

I'm having a massive decluttering at the mo

Today I sorted my MAHUSSIVE pile of photographs out!! Chucked any rubbish fuzzy-no-good ones, then organised them into years and even added a couple of peoples names, places etc to the backs...

I feel that I am actually doing quite well (for me). I've sorted out loads of clothes to give away at church, even some shoes and books** (which was really hard to do actually. see end of post).

I hate feeling so attached to STUFF. I feel bogged down by it, I want to clear out more but there's some stuff I just can't seem to let go off :( urgg.

Clothes are the worst thing - I think it's because the things we know we really oughta get rid of are the things that we bought thinking we were someone else, lol, the things we wish we could wear.

“We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it.” - Donald Horban

Books can be posted to a good home, those left at the moment include:

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (made me cry)

One of my THREE copies of Pride and Prejudice lol

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle

First steps in Yoga

Probably will add more soon. Clutter clutter clutter....