I had a quick vision of Howl like this, so I immediately drew it out. That same smile of confidence!
THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP
This is a book (and her additional second book) that is well worth reading, if you love organizing your home and space. First, I LOVE Kondo’s idea of saying hello to the home. I grew up believing in Animism without knowing it was an actual belief system! It’s basically the idea that all things real…
KITCHEN SUPPLIES
By the time I got to going through my kitchen stuff, I had read Marie Kondo’s book: “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” But I had already been organizing things in groups anyways! Which was awesome! Electrical Equipment – blender, food processor, hand mixer, etc. I kept these together in a bottom cabinet. Casserole Dishes…
THE RUMFORD PAPER MILL
Disclaimer: I know that pollution is pollution. This is a drawing I drew as a thank you to the Rumford Paper Mill here in Maine for taking the steps to stop polluting the river. There is still smoke and smells that come from it, but it is a lot better than it was before when…
OFFICE SUPPLIES
The next group of stuff I looked at was in my desk. My dad made our desks when we got our own rooms, so it being sentimental, I want to keep it for as long as possible. Office Tools – Looking through the drawers of supplies, there are some that I used in school I…
MUSIC
My first music player was a typical long black boombox. Played cassettes in it over, over, and over again! It is no more. Into middle school, my siblings and I received these smaller, cool-looking boomboxes! I have used this thing from 2001 till 2021! Around 20 years! It recently stopped working so I sadly had…
YOU WERE WITH ME THE ENTIRE TIME
My favorite stuffed animal is my Darkwing Duck doll (I was a big fan as a little girl). If I was ever upset about the world growing up, I would hug him. His little body is human-like so it felt real. This drawing is a cross between the Beauty and the Beast ending and making…
MOVIES
I collected a bunch of movies (VHSs and DVDs), mostly Disney movies and delightful others. Eventually I had to go through and keep what I wanted the most, because I just had way too much! I ended up dividing them into two categories: G/PG and PG13/mature. I put the G/PG on the shelf for my…
TRINKETS
Now these were fun to collect, but they did take up a lot of shelf space! I can only organize so much! So I gathered all that didn’t have sentimental value and got rid of them. They were nice to have and I would dust them whenever I cleaned my room. But too much around…
BOOKS
Books were a little hard. I read books only once, unless they really inspired me and I will keep them to read again. So it felt weird getting rid of good books I won’t read again, because of the cost of them being gifted to me. After decluttering books over the years to now, I…