May 06 2008
My Housekeeping Dream Book
I posted recently about Hannah’s Art of Home. The first bit of homework in the book is to create what she calls a “dream book”, a book in which you write all your thoughts about your home and your life. You collage this book with things you love or things that just make you feel happy, and then you cover it with packing tape to protect it. The collaging went well (even if I maybe overdid it just a touch), the taping, not so much. But I decided that my taping mishaps would work like a “humility square” on an Amish quilt, keeping me from the sin of pride in my craftsmanship. Or something. I think I needed a reminder that nothing is perfect, but imperfect things and people still have value.
Anyway, my Dream Book:
I can definitely see some recurring elements and colours, especially on the front. By the time I got to the back of the book I was getting a little loopy I think. The crab is clearly about to eat a bowl of shredded wheat.
So many different things on there, so many different aspects of your personality and interests. Joel and the ‘bots just makes it that much more awesome!
Yeah, they sorta stick out there like a Wasp Woman, but I just had to include ‘em, you know?
Packing tape mishap or no, I still think your journal is awesome, and I can’t believe all the tiny details on it! Eventually I’ll pick up that book and do the same; I could stand to read more about keeping house more effectively, in tune with myself (ugh, I just cringed, typing that. Blah!)
I know, it sounds so “woo”, doesn’t it? :p Some of the talk about “energy” in the book is kinda “woo” too, but fortunately she keeps that at a minimum, and I don’t think she’s really purple.
Y’know, we’ve taken purple to a whole new level of adjective….