home improvement - diets of sorts

new & improved work table
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

what started out as a little cleaning turned into some quick home improvement. we were only suppose to do make some room in our storage unit for one of my art pieces that is coming down mid july, do laundry and clean the house this weekend. well, all of our so-called stuff was in piles all over the place, and cleaning meant shifting things around into neater piles. the designated work table was so piled high with various projects, and supplies, it made it difficult to use for anything other than shelf space. even the kitchen table had crap on it, which the original set up of the work table was suppose to clear the way for it's intended use (eating).

we decided we needed to do something about all the piles other than just shifting them around, so we recycled an old bookshelf, bought a new one from ikea, and made some shelving to go on top of the work table & in the bedroom. amazingly, after all that, there was space on the work table again to actually do work on.

in addition to the yarn diet, i think i will go on a book diet as well. no more buying new books until i read some of the ones i have. i've been slowly selling off books i don't think i'll ever read again - like the complete works of aristotle. it was a nice two volume set, and hard to see it go, but desperate times called for desperate measures. how could i justify keeping something i've had since my class in 1994 that i haven't read since then. did i really think i was going to read all of aristotle's writings?

i've also decided not to renew my communication arts subscription. i simply don't have time to read every issue. the one that i use the most is the design annual, which i may pay more to get from the bookstore, but would still save money and space by doing that.

next step is a garage sale...oh the horror. sitting around for hours...when we could be making art. at least i have knitting now.