By the end of the week there are many corners in my home that have accumulated piles. When Friday comes all piles get sorted and put away. I must start my weekend with a clean slate. Before this week's tidying I went around the house snapping pictures. Each assemblage of things has it's own personality of the people who left them. I am going to keep photographing them for myself, these little time capsules of my family.
The end of the kitchen counter continually collects bits from each day. A necklace swept out from under the table, those buttons we couldn't part with taken off that sweater nobody wanted. Things temporarily parked on their way into or out of someone's bag.
My older daughter's corner of the kitchen table usually looks something like this. Each evening before dinner is served she moves whatever it is she is working on to the floor, the windowsill, the stairs. Come Friday though, it all goes back to whence it came.
I have piles too. Laundry piles, book piles, sewing piles, and of course piles of dishes. Not as interesting as the children's piles. I know their piles are going to change drastically in the next few years so I savor these future memories today.
Great perspective. I usually can't see past the mess to the fun and living and growing, or the cherished personalities that caused them. I'm going to try to keep that in mind this week as I attack my piles and see if it helps.
ReplyDeleteOh, and one more thing. I bet your piles ARE just as special to your family because they show your personality and all the ways you nurture the people you love. Sewing piles because you make their clothes and costumes and spend time teaching your girls these crafts, laundry pies because you keep them clean and tidy, dishes because you nourish them with homemade meals. Your piles have purpose. Maybe not so fun, but just at special.
ReplyDeleteThat is very sweet of you to say Cowgirl, thinking of my piles the way you see them makes them more bearable to tackle!
DeleteI love that I can tell whose pike each is!
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DeleteWhat delightful time capsules! Perspective is everything, and I like the way your perspective sees your loved ones and life and picture of now in good ways. Plus, it's a good balance to clean up for the weekend:) I see the Penderwicks cds in the last pile—we've checked those out from the library more than once. So good! I look forward to another installment at some point. We recently had her two picture books from the library, and they were fun to read as well. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteYes, the Penderwicks are one of our most checked out audios. We never tire of listening to them, they are so good. Thank you for your kind words.
DeleteThis is my favorite post. I LOVE IT!!!!
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