Give It Away {SOL 4.05.16}

Some things have lived here too long....

Gravy boats and Christmas trays
Once-favorite sweaters
Winter coats
A carpet cleaner
Lamps from living rooms past
Pants that are too short
Puzzles we no longer play
And much, much more.

We've lived in our home for 13 years and closet space is becoming an issue.  I told my husband that we have a "storage space problem."

He replied that we have a "too much stuff" issue.

Over spring break, I took the phrase 'spring cleaning' to heart and went through our closets. I took two loads of donations to the local Goodwill.

I'm trying to simplify.

If we haven't used it or worn it in the past year, chances are that we don't really need it anymore.  So why keep it?

Ahhhh....it feels good.


Here is today's haiku that was inspired by yesterday's Wonder of the Day on Wonderopolis, which was about fertilizer.

Grow Your Mind

The mind is made strong

With fertilizer of words

Found in books. So read!

Storm Chaser {4.3.16}

Amy Ludwig Vanderwater came up with the great idea of using the Wonder of the Day from Wonderopolis to inspire a poem each day in April in honor of Poetry Month.  I thought I would give it a try.

I was intrigued by the Wonder Words in yesterday's Wonder.  They almost seemed like a reverse blackout poem and inspired me to write this today.

Storm Chaser

Thunder

Lightning

Tornado

Hurricane

Time to go --

a thrilling adventure awaits!

Driving into its direct path --

data to be recorded

observations made

all in the name of science and safety.

You have to be a little bit crazy,

a lotta bit fearless

to run into the storm

when others are running away,

hunkering down, 

hiding from the storm

while you say,

"Here I am! Come get me!"

Unexpected Red {4.01.16}

Unexpected red

Burst through dirt for spring hellos -- 

Even as hail pelts.