Letters, etc.

So... I was rummaging in my desk, and came across a letter. I got it in June of '08, and never replied... I'm sure I had an excuse- but really, it could not have been a good enough one. It was from a rather dear friend, and she had written it before I went on a trip to Texas- and she wanted a letter back about the trip... I never wrote it- honestly, I should have written a half-page on each day I was down there... it would have been the same length.
I don't know why- but there's just something about non-digital life that's so neat. I suppose, in part, it's being able to sense the emotion so much easier... if they're crying while writing... it probably will show up, stuff like that. (And I hear with love-letters, it has an amplified effect- however I think the lovers' senses are aided.)

Anyhow- it also reminded me of Spencerian Handwriting (something I totally flubbed- I now print... messily.) And... how much better writing letters would be for the brain than emails... really.

I also decided that I should be writing my ideas down more, so that I can write up a blog post, and post it when I have time. Yeah.

Clean house...

I was just rummaging around my computer, and realized just how much "stuff" there is there... I suppose I'm a virtual pack-rat of sorts... scratch that- I just realized how much I pack anyway... it would seem it's time for some cleaning.
I've got clutter... plenty of it... and I've been bugged by it a long time- whether it's the cornucopia of files that swamp me from being able to find stuff I actually want; habits I formed because of certain circumstances that no longer apply; or the "real" clutter- the stuff that I have no use for, but still never get rid of... some of it's got sentimental value, but half the stuff I should just... get rid of.
Here's a short list:

• My computer collection in our basement- of parts probably 11 years old on average.
  
• The radio-controlled truck I never managed to get running.
• My TaeKwonDo uniform... the belts, sure, the uniform won't fit me again until I'm 80.
• The remains of the balsa plane that the cat lay in and crushed... yeah.
• The clothes that I've never put in the rag bin when I was done with them.

That's just 5 "real" clutter examples... and... then my room will probably be cleaner than the mess of files that I need to go through, and the habits I'll need to be disposing of.

And... then I have the "constructive" cleaning... or, making more presentable... things I should be doing that I haven't been. (Again, a short list of 5)

• Practicing guitar. (I play about 2 times a week at present... it should be at least 5)
• Exercising. (Not talking just building muscle- coordination is a must too.)
• Taking better care of my dog. (Yup... it's lacking.)
• Spending more time with my family and friends... in person.
• Put way more effort into my relationship with God... it lacks.

Give you any ideas? (And by that I don't mean for inviting me over.) More like... how clean is your house? I was amazed when I went to Texas last year, leaving my "clutter" in Maine. I was pretty stunned at the results... if I had that lack of clutter all the time... let's just say I'm gonna try to recreate that bit.