It was with a weary heart that Fiorella began the clean-up of her office where she'd been not only writing herself crazy, but stashing away everything she didn't know what else to do with. The three sets of floor-to-ceiling shelves and the two standing files were overflowing, there were piles of papers on the floor, and the futon had been turned into a depository for whatever else she didn't know what to do with. But two weeks in, she's begun to enjoy herself.
First off, she discovered old student evaluation accolades, which warmed her heart. Then came the family history stuff she'd forgotten she had. And copies of newspaper and magazine stories, booklets, poems, and travel diaries she'd written. All that and she's not even half-way through. Wonder what treasures she'll find when when she goes through her art closet?
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Addicted to Writing
Three cheers for Fiorella! She sent the manuscript in to her editor ten minutes before it was due.
Yes, the monkey is off her back. She can go eat breakfast. She can pick up the six-hundred some pages of manuscript (two copies of the book) on the floor of her office and stuff them into trash bags. She can sing, she can dance, she can take her dog on walks, she can visit with her friends, she can pretend to be human again.
She can start another book.
Yes, the monkey is off her back. She can go eat breakfast. She can pick up the six-hundred some pages of manuscript (two copies of the book) on the floor of her office and stuff them into trash bags. She can sing, she can dance, she can take her dog on walks, she can visit with her friends, she can pretend to be human again.
She can start another book.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Welcome, Garage!
Fiorella and Husband are at last cleaning up the garage. They've got a large one, a three-car dealie, but for nine years, it's looked like a hoarder's paradise, and a messy one at that.
Son removed his storage stuff a year ago, which helped, but the current project really got underway when Fio and Husband cleared out a two-yard long swath on the wall next to the kitchen door. Then Husband hung all the garden tools on the wall and swept the floor beneath the display, which inspired Fiorella to work on the area on the other side of the door. Sunday morning they joined forces and started picking up the workshop area in preparation for redesigning it.
Fio is elated. It's like that dream she has of walking through a familiar house and opening a door into a room she never knew was there.
Son removed his storage stuff a year ago, which helped, but the current project really got underway when Fio and Husband cleared out a two-yard long swath on the wall next to the kitchen door. Then Husband hung all the garden tools on the wall and swept the floor beneath the display, which inspired Fiorella to work on the area on the other side of the door. Sunday morning they joined forces and started picking up the workshop area in preparation for redesigning it.
Fio is elated. It's like that dream she has of walking through a familiar house and opening a door into a room she never knew was there.
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