Spark Joy Early Bird!
Added 2017-12-29 09:51:35 +0000 UTCOk, it was meant to be a review of Spark Joy by Marie Kondo. It sort of became more of a 'well, how well does the Konmari method work in the long term?' type of thing, but there we are.
Remember if you pledge more than $1.25 you probably need to go tick the box for early access...ahem. I may have mucked it up a bit a couple of weeks ago.
Regardless, lovely Patrons, I wish you a joyful new year.
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I have yet to find black dress-ish socks that don’t go holey extraordinarily quickly. I empathise with your Sock-Related Pain. Here’s hoping the internet provides!
Jill Bearup
2017-12-31 08:58:19 +0000 UTCWell, if you truly want to know, they're Hanes socks which was all that was available last time I was in Target. Hanes used to make a fine product, I'm told, but these days there stuff is terrible and doesn't stay where you want it to; so the socks end up sliding down and balling up around the arches of your feet (to say nothing of the underwear). I like Gold Toe socks but mine all have holes in them and I can't find them in stores any more. The result is an overflowing sock drawer and me still standing around in the mornings deciding what I'm going to resign myself to for the day. Socks are probably going to become yet another thing I only ever order off the internet.
De
2017-12-31 07:57:22 +0000 UTCThe Tea Is Taking Over... :D (I am also intrigued to know why your socks are horrible regardless of holeyness)
Jill Bearup
2017-12-31 07:33:21 +0000 UTC"A bit woo" is a phrase that has entered into the vocabulary of my family since that first review. This review reminds me that I probably need to bite the bullet and use the money I got for holiday dog sitting and buy some more horrible socks so I can throw out the horrible socks that have holes in them. My problem is that I hate having to go through the work of trying to acquire things (particularly clothing) that I can tolerate having in my life. Except for, yes, tea and notebooks. Since my brother moved out, the tea supply has expanded to a second shelf and I've got notebooks stored on every surface in my bedroom.
De
2017-12-31 04:54:40 +0000 UTCOne thing he recommends for New Year Resolutions is to work on your strengths rather than your weaknesses. You have a much better chance of succeeding if you do. For instance, I'm a scholar. So I could promise something like watching an educational video each day. I don't know what your strengths are, but I'm sure you can come up with something.
Anders
2017-12-30 11:58:16 +0000 UTCI just got The Righteous Mind for Christmas, so I'm quite excited about reading it after I read iGen. :)
Jill Bearup
2017-12-29 19:09:01 +0000 UTCAh, notebooks. So beautiful. So tempting. (I don't feel this way about tea at all, luckily.)
Jill Bearup
2017-12-29 19:08:37 +0000 UTCTwo years on from a visit by my professional declutterer friend, and my socks are still happily folded, my tidied shelves are still tidy, and my beautiful storage is still neatly stored. I buy a lot of stuff that gives me joy, but it mostly gets used up and/or passed on to charity shops when I'm done with it. My biggest expanding storage problem is tea, followed by notebooks.
Alobear
2017-12-29 13:56:53 +0000 UTCI recommend that you read "The Happiness Hypothesis" by Jonathan Haidt for more tips and tricks on how to change your life for the better. And for my wishlist - I want you to watch some Periodic Videos on YouTube and do a hair study on Sir Martyn Poliakoff. He has possibly the greatest hair in the universe.
Anders
2017-12-29 11:25:50 +0000 UTC
