What I've Been Thinking About But Haven't Had Time To Explore

I've been thinking about...

Putting together a household notebook. I've mentioned before and I'll mention again that I want my household to run well. You know, I guess that's really kind of obvious, but any comparison I can make between what I want my home to be and any other more quantifiable endeavor would be faulty: efficient, like a business, but it isn't a business; calm and centered, like an oasis, but there's all kinds of work that has to be done; nurturing and relaxing, like a vacation, except vacations aren't always relaxing and the truth is we really do have to live here 365 days a year with an additional day included in leap year.

Learning how to study. I've read Adler (How to Read a Book), I've seen videos (Where There's a Will There's an A), but I still don't know how to study well. When I read a book I read it and that's fine, but if there's some word or phrase or explanation that really sticks in my mind such that I want to refer back to it later, too often that element is irretrievable. Or as when I read that biography recently about Chesterton, I am able to ascertain that there are problems with the text that I am reading. but I am powerless to give concrete examples of where those problems lie which makes any criticism I provide less than instructive.

The weather, and how weather like this makes me feel like doing things, working in the yard, sweeping the floor, moving around the furniture, etc. On days like this I feel like housework could become manageable, like making dinner is less of a chore, like focus is easier to obtain, etc. Something about this kind of weather makes everything seem new. Unfortunately the feeling usually doesn't last me very long past the beginning of October. Therefore I had better relish it while I can. The beginning of Fall seems to be an excellent time for organizing.

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Examine my grammar or don't. I detect some inconsistencies in parts of speech above, and doubtless there are other problems with what I've written. Right now it seems that getting something posted is more important to me than making sure what I've written is as good as it possibly could be. I'm not entirely satisfied with my attitude about blogging. I have misgivings about it in fact, but at this time and in this place, I'm accepting it as-is.