duck with me

Yep. Up at 330 am. 

Cleaning. 

Not sure I got the good end of the deal. 

The weekend case I have

Is so poorly managed,

So dirty, so unorganized...

I finally took my frustrations out

By cleaning up the room. 

Mom bought a used dresser 

From Marketplace. 

I moved it into place, 

And organized all the stuff. 

Every thing. 

It took hours. 

After I cleaned all the stuff

 from under the sink 

In the bathroom I use. 

I guess all this cleaning is a metaphor. 

Ha! I even cleaned out the freezer! 

Everyone and everything 

That is just sitting around- 

Is gone. 

It can be useful-

Or just pretty. 

(I’m no minimalist!)

But redundant or useless 

Must go. 

A curious cat. 

I think he’s gonna have 

the “cat runs” after licking 

out a can of chili. 

My new philosophy. 

Literally. 

It does no good to directly confront an adult. 

They get Defensive. 

Or Passive-Agressive. 

Most people have no idea how to 

Talk to another adultwithout slipping into 

A “Parent” role. 

That’s scolding. 

I’m beholden to no one on earth. 

And I won’t be scolded. 

Corrected- yes. 

Punished - no. 

Scolded - no. 

It does some good to phrase 

“Sensitive Issues”

In the form of a question. 

Like “Would it be ok with you

If I ... x...y...z...?”

I had one friend who “shut down”

When confronted - about anything serious. 

I ask myself “What is the payoff for her?”

The behavior must work 

Or she wouldn’t still do it. 

We keep things that have a payoff. 

Or imagined payoff. 

I’ve got this pesky itch! 

So hard to reach 

Lol 

I’m very very very happy

To be over the hump.