Sitting here in my incredibly tidy room feeling a little
better.
My monstrous mess had been making me feel rather itchy. I
just wanted to chuck everything away and sit in an empty room surrounded by
space.In my quest to declutter, I even managed to throw away some of my beloved cassette tapes. Talk about tough. I did let myself hang onto about 10, I just couldn’t bring myself to throw away NOW 27. It might be worth a fortune one day, you never know.
However, I probably haven’t helped the future of my
cluttering collection this morning as I purchased another second hand book….
When I see a book that I used to read as a child, I simply
cannot resist buying it again. It allows me to have an instant trip down memory
lane. Todays purchase was ‘Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories’ and for the bargain price
of 20p, it has made me a very happy lady.
Now for those of you who aren’t familiar with this literary
gem, let me tell you a little bit about Milly Molly Mandy….
“She had a Father, and
a Mother, and a Grandpa, and a Grandma, and an Uncle, and an Aunty; and they
all lived together in a nice white cottage with a thatched roof.”I can’t quite imagine how they all fitted into this cottage, but as a 7 year old reader, I never really thought to question the sleeping arrangements.
She also has a dog called Toby, a cat called Topsy, and two
friends, Susan and Billy Blunt. The stories tell of birthday parties and
gardening. Blackberry picking and knitting. Published in 1928, they transport
you to a simpler world. Where small pleasures become exciting treats, and
nothing is taken for granted.
You may be wondering why I’m wittering on about this old
childrens book, and I don’t really have a good answer. Part of me is just super
pleased about finding it again. But the
other part is pushing me to try harder at appreciating the little gifts
in life (just as Milly-Molly-Mandy does. You should read the chapter when she
finds a penny in an old coat, wow, that is true excitement for you.)
Its something that I have been attempting to do for a while
now, but I need to remind myself to keep practising.
I become so overwhelmed by the looming prospect of the
future, that I cant always see the good stuff that’s happening in front of my
nose…
xxx
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