tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post8357432563327971457..comments2024-02-20T02:40:59.760-06:00Comments on Blogged Down At The Moment: Day 16: Ordinary MattersMariann Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974827167853824792noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-88805162864582276122012-04-16T22:29:09.683-05:002012-04-16T22:29:09.683-05:00Hey...I am not messy - I have FSS! Woohooo! Good...Hey...I am not messy - I have FSS! Woohooo! Good thing my floor is flat, too...otherwise I would have no excuse. ;)<br /><br />I'm glad I'm not the only one who has this problem - and geez, Linda...I wish I had a cleaning lady to drive mad. Dammit! You lucky woman...no wonder you're so happy all the time.<br /><br />Mike - All I can say is "About friggen time someone noticed the Princeton thingy!" It's for my daughter...she's really, really, really intelligent - they keep sending bigger packets in the mail to her...as do about 40 other colleges/universities. I believe she's leaning towards MIT...but she did just get another Harvard and Yale thingy along with the Princeton one...MIT only sent her one or two so far. They better get on the ball. ;) <br /><br />If you are out there, Ivy League schools...the first one to pay full tuition, room and board...that's all I'm saying. :)Mariann Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974827167853824792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-38898286650983289022012-04-16T21:25:54.637-05:002012-04-16T21:25:54.637-05:00We are kindred souls. Just sayin. :)We are kindred souls. Just sayin. :)Katherinehttp://www.shoot-me-now.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-49228632091003936562012-04-16T21:14:22.383-05:002012-04-16T21:14:22.383-05:00Great idea, Mariann. Reminds me a bit of the chaos...Great idea, Mariann. Reminds me a bit of the chaos near my desk and also that I've got to get that application to Princeton filled out :)mikehttp://www.weworkforcheese.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-43817923030325296812012-04-16T21:00:03.571-05:002012-04-16T21:00:03.571-05:00I love it. Seriously - I thought you were describi...I love it. Seriously - I thought you were describing my house for a minute. Love the picture. Love the description. i felt like I was right there. Great job.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225291652604462660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-67232815422218460472012-04-16T18:19:40.567-05:002012-04-16T18:19:40.567-05:00My desk clutter is so bad that when I would clean ...My desk clutter is so bad that when I would clean it, my teachers would come in and take pictures of my clean desk. They thought that was funny. In my opinion, creativity and orderliness just don't go hand in hand. I enjoyed your photo. Great interpretation of the subject.Malisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02716280057476425463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-68157202623678625162012-04-16T17:28:24.186-05:002012-04-16T17:28:24.186-05:00Mariann, there's a name for this condition: fl...Mariann, there's a name for this condition: flat-surface syndrome. I was raised by a procrastinating FSS mother and an "everything has a place and it damn well better be in its place" father.<br /><br />To suggest I'm neurotic wouldn't begin to describe what it's like in my head and my house.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-78151277221715688892012-04-16T13:21:44.022-05:002012-04-16T13:21:44.022-05:00Your ordinary looks very much like mine. Nice phot...Your ordinary looks very much like mine. Nice photo for the theme!laughingmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144289190001684974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-79653388728546487192012-04-16T12:42:39.291-05:002012-04-16T12:42:39.291-05:00Ha! I think many of us can appreciate the "c...Ha! I think many of us can appreciate the "clutter syndrome" and how it has become a quite ordinary part of our lives. Nice take on the theme.<br /><br />;-)00dozohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704098179400766578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-69333054333063818462012-04-16T12:09:12.497-05:002012-04-16T12:09:12.497-05:00That looks remarkably like our kitchen table too. ...That looks remarkably like our kitchen table too. Except neater. :-)Nickyhttp://www.weworkforcheese.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-78521589475577098492012-04-16T11:10:07.095-05:002012-04-16T11:10:07.095-05:00My desk goes through stages. When I'm busy, it...My desk goes through stages. When I'm busy, it's messy as hell, with papers and books spilling onto the floor. When I'm not so busy, I put everything away and clean it until it shines. I prefer it the latter way, but I'm unable to keep from entering the former state.<br /><br />Nice photo, Mariann.MikeWJ at Too Many Morningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357719098554598893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-89340043693200687592012-04-16T10:23:43.201-05:002012-04-16T10:23:43.201-05:00I love the photo you chose! Absolutely perfect for...I love the photo you chose! Absolutely perfect for "ordinary matters" - well done, Mariann.meleah rebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-90174322153356893842012-04-16T10:20:35.526-05:002012-04-16T10:20:35.526-05:00I have one little tray for "stuff" and i...I have one little tray for "stuff" and it drives my cleaning woman crazy. It's one little tray with "miscellaneous" stuff, random change, keys to something, a lipstick, a telephone number, pens, a tiny notepad. My husband thinks there are many such spots all over the house, but he is wrong.<br /><br />I love this photo of your ordinary matters.Linda Medranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440058568073764902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-12014397860623687842012-04-16T09:49:03.952-05:002012-04-16T09:49:03.952-05:00Our kitchen table and the couch, as you enter our ...Our kitchen table and the couch, as you enter our little house, are both "hot spots" as my wife calls them for clutter. When we come home, those are the first places we plop things down on, so we more than can relate. You've definitely captured ordinary matters to us.Unfinished Personhttp://www.stillunfinished.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-89235817192406649352012-04-16T08:45:25.620-05:002012-04-16T08:45:25.620-05:00I've always believed that a tidy desktop is th...I've always believed that a tidy desktop is the sign of a sick mind.<br /><br />You are right at the pinnacle of sanity.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-26412949639800177992012-04-16T08:16:04.625-05:002012-04-16T08:16:04.625-05:00I'm with you, Mariann, I've definitely bee...I'm with you, Mariann, I've definitely been looking forward to seeing what people choose for this one. :) And I loved your choice, it's such a great insight into your everyday life.Zivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174558111427961797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-43779173160582254992012-04-16T07:52:00.470-05:002012-04-16T07:52:00.470-05:00Thank you for skipping the picture of your toilet....Thank you for skipping the picture of your toilet. I love the picture you went with. I think we all have those areas in our homes. I remember a former colleague at work who had n extremely messy desk. His desktop was his filing system, if you will. And over his desk was a sign that said "A clean desk is the sign of a sick mind."nonamedufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872118497732941675noreply@blogger.com