Comments on: sunday life: in which I fly naked

By: some good Monday reads (for those finding their start to the week a little slippery) | Sarah Wilson

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:49:12 +0000

[...] gizmo for dealing with stuff I come across online, but don’t have time to read right then is instapaper. But if you like doing all your reading on email, “toread” sends an article you like [...]

By: jo - livingsavvy

jo - livingsavvy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:47:28 +0000

Sarah, this made me chuckle. As someone who is inspired to reflect and look inwards when reading the stories of others and who likes to share stories so that others can reflect my reading pile is growing….combine this with PhD studies where I tell the stories of young men with a dream to play in the NRL and well I am sure you can imagine…..
Magazine articles and such I scan and save on computer for that possible day in the future that I may need them again, before sending them to school for collage. Newspapers I recycle within a few days. I started to use my books on my to read list as door stop in the bedroom (as aesthetically I am not a fan of books on book shelves)..now I need a forklift to close the bedroom door. I had a win last week and read two of these books – felt very pleased with self until I thought now what do I do with them?
I have also received a notice from my local library letting me know that several books on King Arthur and his knights of the round table reserved during my study time have arrived (YIKES..the list is growing) ….So what do young me with a dream to play in the NRL have with King Arthur and his knights of the round table, I hear you all asking…..

By: A Good Sort

A Good Sort — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:06:55 +0000

Sarah, love your article and approach to life. Twenty years ago, we used to be good sorts, now, we’re just good at sorting. Other people’s stuff that is.

We’re home organisers, yes there is such a thing, and we’d love to declutter your house (no feng shui involved – just a bit of heave ho).

Divide and conquer and we’re not talking playtex bras.
Tricia & Sally Ann
The good sorts from A Good Sort!

By: Self Confess hoarder

Self Confess hoarder — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:37:17 +0000

The older you are, the worse you are at throwing things away even if it has no use to you any more. Instead… we tried to give it away, even if it has no use to others as well. Your magazine piles, reminded me of something we often do when we can’t bring ourself to throw away things. Give it away even if others don’t need it. Then if they throw it out, the blood on their hands!

I am looking at 4 iPhone boxes on the office book shelf now… Hoping someone will want them. They are so nice… but I will never have use for them.

Gen Y certainly has no problem throwing things away!

By: Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:04:42 +0000

Sarah,
I save way too much, both online and in the physical sense, but have been decluttering today. The incoming visitors have inspired me to sort through many unneeded things which have been banished, never to be seen again. In a break I checked twitter, followed your link, and now later when i collapse in my chair exhausted from cleaning and clearing I will endeavour to rid myself of old emails, bookmarks, and the like.
Such a cleansing day, thanks for the inspiration!
Chris