Summer Stuff, Who Would've Thunk?

 Why are there so many squirrels, making so much noise this morning? They are so busy and it looks like fun! We humans have to find a way to make being busy more fun. Whatever we choose to do, work or play, there has to be something to keep us engaged to see it through.
  Summer seems devoid of routine, as does retirement, therefore I seem to be working harder. That picture is a tad off center to me.
  Each summer I do spring cleaning, big purges of letting go.
  So I decide to rid myself of some of my many books, in every room. I love the way they look, stacked in all directions, but they get dusty and seldom are read again, so why hoard? I take down two books, TWO to begin with, then I make the mistake of scanning the contents to see if I have highlighted any jewels, that I need to use at sometime in my life. LipShtick by Gwen Macsai is so funny. Each page full of words that I love. Example one-"You know, I think of myself as a highly emotional person, but have never known such depths of love and hate until I got married and had children." and " Anyone who has walked out of a beauty salon looking like Don King understands." ( I love women writers!)  She writes about the hair on her legs being sharp, " You can run a potato up my legs and it slices and dices, makes julienne fries!! ( men don't get this!) This book came out in the year 2000, I sigh and put it into my pile of one!
       Example two- The Girls Guide To Hunting And Fishing by Melissa Bank 1999
 " My breasts seem to be saying something about me that I didn't want said, my Achilles' heel!"
 " The museum was like the house of a rich old women who didn't want you to visit." I double sigh and place it on book one! and I have to stop. Do you realize how long this is going to take, at two books a day, and you have to blog about each one!? (that would be me talking to myself!) Still talking to myself, " Its summer and you are retired, duh! you have the time!"
   "I just didn't think cleaning out space could be so hard", now I am answering myself, this is fun!
" Oh now I get the squirrels, they are moving around nuts, and looking at each one, and hiding some and putting some in the Goodwill bag for others!" ( weak metaphor Bon!) ( now Iam not listening!)
Summer, just like any season requires us to focus and get things accomplished, while having some fun.
That I can do!