Books, Comics and the Big Purge

Talented cartoonist and illustrator Patricia Storms of Booklust had a Valentine’s draw for this book and lucky me won a copy. I’m excited to receive it, I love her work. She writes a sassy comic strip called Art Imitating Lit. There I came across this great comic strip about 2 of my favorite authors, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Lethem. Her strip is bang on - these are thinking boy writers for thinking boy readers. Since I’m a girl, I feel like a minority. These writers are the reason I can’t find a book club I want to join in suburbia. They just don’t seem to resonate with the mainstream female population. I do love them and if I was single, my only big criteria in a man would be a love for the works of Chabon and Lethem. That and regular bathing, oh, and no dismembered relatives in the basement freezer (that’s me! simple girl with simple tastes). Although, my husband hasn’t read these authors and shows no interest, I’m just going to PRETEND it’s because he’s too busy and if he did, I’m going to PRETEND he’d love them, because a good dose of PRETEND keeps a marriage strong.

Sadly, the only reading I’m allowing myself lately is a book on home organization. I’m not retaining anything from the writing, I’m only lusting after the photos of stark white minimalist rooms. I fantasize about living in a room of crisp, white linen and natural wood and of course, those huge sunlit windows looking out to scenic acres of all my land. First, I would have to get rid of the dogs, cat, hamster, kids, husband and myself with my nasty ‘paper piling’ habit. Which would leave an uninhabited bare room . Ping! Back to reality.

Truthfully, I am content looking out my smudgy windows onto the asphalt roofs of endless suburban boxes. I do need to be more organized though, so it's time for a big purge. I have made progress. I have rid myself of much clutter. Unfortunately, I’m still on my clunky old computer and unable to post photos of my progress, namely my 6 garbage bags of shame. When I’m done, I want these duster slippers. They seem to be a step up the laziness scale, just above the robotic floor sweeper I’m putting on my Christmas list. Click on the image to get to the Unclutterer blog if you're in the mood for some handy home organization info.