Cluttered lives

Clutter – inside and outside. What is it about things and people? This may be a recurring theme over the next few days. We are in a very nice side-by-side duplex on a fairly quiet street just off the road that leads to everything and anything you could imagine. The inside is very nicely appointed – in a way – but it is almost overwhelmed by stuff. Stuff that, as far as I am concerned, serves no useful purpose – not even to enhance the aesthetics of the surroundings. I have already moved several items into hiding to make more space. I am not sure there is enough “hiding space” to accommodate all the things I would move out of sight.

Then there is the outside. Again, some very nice gardens in the backyard and the front yard and the side yard. There is space. Jack approves! But there could be more space if there were not so many bushes and trees and plants and vines and flowers. All very pretty. A lot of them in bloom; which I do appreciate. And maybe they would all be okay if there was less outdoor furniture. There is the two of us and Jack in this unit and there is seating capacity for sixteen indoors and ten more outdoors. There are four different configurations of furniture – 2 in and 2 out – that allow for eating, having drinks, or whatever. On top of that, there are four wooden lawn chairs and a chaise outdoors. That uses up a lot of space that would be appreciated – by me at least – as just space.

And, in the midst of all the furniture and flowers outside there is stuff – some might call them artworks. I would be hard pressed! Maybe I am ranting about nothing of significance. Maybe it doesn't really matter. What do you think? Too much clutter in our lives?