Nova Vila

I Haven't Stopped :)

2011-04-12T09:20:00.000-04:00

I have no pictures but that doesn't mean the project is not going on... Last weekend I got more clothes in a bag for goodwill... Did some organizing too.

Next will be culling Pizzi's clothes and toys? We did some of that too. She's not as averse to the idea as I thought she would be. She was fine with selling her collection of Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House and some other books she has outgrown. She wants the money, if we sell them in the yard sale... To buy more Sonic stuff :-/

That's that. I've been veeeery busy with writing my paper on Hoarding Behaviors and now getting the ppt ready for this Thursday. Me wanna get an A :-)

Issima, cade tua gaveta, meu?

Slow Progress but Progress Nevertheless

2011-03-29T08:48:00.000-04:00

Still got to organize those messy cables, but tossed a LOT of c**p!

Small Accomplishment of the Weekend... But a Nice One

2011-03-20T18:14:00.001-04:00

Accomplished

2011-03-11T18:32:00.002-05:00

I Think I Can Do It At Work Too... Need It?

2011-03-08T18:52:00.002-05:00

The Other One

2011-03-07T13:45:00.004-05:00

Yeah, yeah... I got rid of the Fat Burning Cleanser... It-does-not-work (big news huh)

New Achievements Of The Weekend

2011-03-07T13:38:00.002-05:00

I must have watched at least 4 episodes of Hoarders: Buried Alive this weekend... whheeww! All in the name of research, right? My paper outline is due this Thursday.

It did inspire me too to do more than one drawer decluttering. Here are the before and after pics. Oh, and these, nothing went back in them this time (or misteriously appeared in my bathroom). That's progress I say!

* SIGH *

2011-03-06T09:52:00.004-05:00

My family is not exactly on the same page as I.

Yesterday I found that some things from the 'let go' box made their way back into my cool uncluttered kitchen drawer - a couple of twisty straws which are almost impossible to clean. They are gone as of this morning.

Other things made their way into the bathroom to be used as "cooking show" utensils while she took her playing in the bathtub baths.

And finally, the husband didn't think one's kitchen would be complete without metal tongs.

...... :-/.......

I'll keep working on it.

First Step Into Freedom !

2011-03-05T11:54:00.005-05:00

BEFORE and AFTER pictures :-)

It wasn't hard at all, even on a Friday evening post-working week tired!

Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work | Video on TED.com

2011-03-02T07:54:00.001-05:00

Not started on the little project yet. Well, I started, if you consider choosing the first place to 'tackle' a good start :-)

One of the kitchen drawers, full of stuff I never used or use mixed with some stuff I use sometimes/often. I can NEVER find what I want as fast as I need it. That's where I'm going to start.

But this post is not just about that.

I want to share this 'idea' from one of TED's speeches. It's one of the topics that have been plaguing me of late. Being in a job where I spend 9 hours of my day + roughly 1 1/2 hours commute, I feel I have no life left for the "other things", when the 'other things' are what really matter.

Very good:

Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work Video on TED.com

A Follower !! I Got A Follower !!

2011-03-01T16:27:00.002-05:00

How so cool is that.

Talking to my sister about the 'little' project, she got all pumped to do the same!

We will coordinate when possible (different lifestyles, different 'issues', different STUFF, even different COUNTRY) and she will be sending me her pictures of before and after and other stuff.

I wonder if she will be able to convince Pi to join in?

Yay!

Diminishing, Decluttering, Minimizing...

2011-03-01T13:51:00.003-05:00

I'm not a hoarder.....

There is a big BUT here, though.

I have way way too much 'stuff'. Stuff which at times - lots of times and an increasingly growing amount of times - suffocate me. Stuff of all kinds... Clothes, Shoes, Books, Art Supplies, This, That.... A lot of it, JUNK. Emotional junk, art junk, junk junk junk. Lots of nice stuff too. Or that I perceive to be nice. But the truth is, it is weighing on me. And it's just too heavy.

I have been reading a lot about hoarding and hoarding behaviors for a paper I have to write for school and present at the end of the semester. As a consequence, I have also come across numerous blogs and websites on the subject of minimalism.

I have no plans to become a radical minimalist, but I've been thinking lately of how nice it would be if I could 'simplify'. Simplify my wardrobe, my drawers, my pockets... I am so so tired of the clutter. So tired of picking up and putting away (in crammed places).

So I will. I will use this oh so abandoned blog (because I just spend too much time and am so busy sorting and putting all the STUFF away) to jot some notes about the process of minimizing, simplifying and decluttering my life and my surroundings.

I don't even know WHERE to start! I will find a place. Or a drawer. Or something.

Good luck to me :-)

Long Time No See

2011-03-01T08:26:00.001-05:00

Clara

Linda da Mama

Haha the fun apps are :-)

2010-04-05T16:08:00.000-04:00

Fine French Dining in the Boondocks with the Honey :-)

2010-04-05T16:04:00.000-04:00

Jay Leno?

2010-04-05T16:02:00.000-04:00

Meu/My IF dorminhoco/sleepyhead

2009-07-28T08:48:00.000-04:00

IF party :-)

2009-07-28T08:34:00.000-04:00

Last Saturday, Maira, Priscila and Alia came over and we gathered some yarn and junk from upstairs... The results to follow:

Maira and her IF - Name???

2009-07-28T08:31:00.000-04:00

Pri and her IF - Surfer Girl Helena

2009-07-28T08:13:00.000-04:00

Alia and her Arab IF - Aziza

2009-07-28T08:11:00.000-04:00

Baby IF for MA

2009-07-28T08:00:00.000-04:00

New IF - Jenn's

2009-07-26T17:43:00.000-04:00

Where it all started...

2009-06-12T11:21:00.000-04:00

With this guy here, which I made on the bus, under tsk tsk looks from my fellow commuters...
Here my IF (imaginary friend) sits in his regular spot. After this, it all got out of hand, so see below.

Maira's IF - Fofa e lindinha, toda mocinha IM :-)

2009-06-12T11:18:00.000-04:00

Me nd Pi nothing to do IFs... :-)

2009-06-12T11:09:00.000-04:00

Bbinho's IF - I am never alone IM :-) - Bday IF.

2009-06-12T11:08:00.000-04:00

Maco's IF - Compulsory Meditation, full of ideas IM :-)

2009-06-12T11:06:00.000-04:00

Dan's IF - What to do about that... I M :-)

2009-06-12T11:05:00.000-04:00

Alia's IF - Salsa dance IM :-)

2009-06-12T11:02:00.000-04:00

Lisa's IF - I like my hair I do :-)

2009-06-12T11:00:00.001-04:00

New Box, Caixinha Nova

2009-04-23T09:45:00.000-04:00

Different PhotoEdits

2009-04-23T09:44:00.000-04:00

Pi thinks the doll face is creepy :-)

2009-04-23T09:43:00.000-04:00

Details, Birdcage, Knitting, Embroidery, Beads

2009-04-23T09:42:00.000-04:00

Details, Embroidery, Crochet, Applique

2009-04-23T09:40:00.000-04:00

Details - Music Box, Mama Pic

2009-04-23T09:38:00.000-04:00

A great day of Fun

2009-01-25T20:37:00.000-05:00

The Hurricaners :-)

Niiiiice Thanksgiving Dinner....

2008-11-28T20:01:00.000-05:00

Much much to be thankful for, food the least of everything :-!

Day off at the park, picnic by the lake

2008-11-17T10:56:00.000-05:00

Christmas Tree 2008

2008-11-17T10:20:00.000-05:00

And my friend asked "Xmas?! But it's not even Turkey day yet!" ... :-)
Well, if you have it all bought and made and wrapped in wait, I say it's time!
Daughter to aunt on the phone this morning: "Yes, it's ready... mmmm... a weird looking heap of books plus other stuff stacked on it, but don't worry, we put up the normal one in the basement -where they sleep when sis is here - for us when you come for christmas". Well, she has the best description of it I can think of. Still, I love it. It's just AS I LIKE IT.
Merry Christmas from precociously yours,
Renata :*

Our Names

2008-11-17T10:11:00.000-05:00

Details

2008-11-17T10:10:00.000-05:00

Moraine State Park

2008-11-17T10:03:00.000-05:00

Lindinho

2008-09-30T08:23:00.000-04:00

Startn'

2008-09-30T08:18:00.000-04:00

Popo, Dido, Nina e Tata

2008-09-30T08:14:00.000-04:00

Papai

2008-09-30T08:10:00.000-04:00

Pi

2008-09-30T08:09:00.000-04:00

Borges

2008-06-17T07:35:00.000-04:00

Au Naturel... No more color!

2008-06-17T07:32:00.000-04:00

On a walk, yum

2008-06-17T07:30:00.000-04:00

pqp, eu sou MAMAE com um piercing! I am my MOTHER with a nose piercing!!!!!!!

2008-06-17T07:15:00.000-04:00

2 other details of Writer Doll

2008-06-05T10:03:00.000-04:00

Box I made for my Pilot Sister, Eveline.

2008-06-04T19:30:00.000-04:00

Detail - My Popozinho

2008-06-04T19:28:00.000-04:00

Detail - Tattoo

2008-06-04T19:27:00.000-04:00

Detail - Popo Soninho

2008-06-04T19:26:00.000-04:00

Detalhe - Meninas, Sobrinhas

2008-06-04T19:25:00.000-04:00

Detail - PiuPiu - Pripiu

2008-06-04T19:24:00.000-04:00

Detail - Me and Her

2008-06-04T19:23:00.000-04:00

Detalhe - Frida

2008-06-04T19:22:00.000-04:00

A Doll for my Writer Sister - Completed and Home... Congratulations, Issima!

2008-06-04T19:17:00.000-04:00

2008-06-04T19:14:00.000-04:00

Detalhes

2008-06-04T19:12:00.000-04:00

Not YET!!

2008-05-12T10:34:00.000-04:00

Art-In-A-Carton FUN :-)

2008-04-19T21:02:00.000-04:00

Here is what I got in the mail this Friday :-). I saw my friend Connie was "playing" and decided to write Susan to see if there were still any places in her artsy game... I got a lovely chocolatey looking carton full of goodies, chocolate included. An artsy 7 day diary, a matchbox little chest, lovely with oriental looking pattern and a butterfly ornament, very cute indeed... Now I am on the way to sending other artists their cartons! Thank you Susan, I loved it. You can click on Susan's name and the link will take you to her page, where a description of the project can be found.

Body Parts and Help

2008-04-17T10:29:00.000-04:00

Body Parts II

2008-04-17T10:25:00.000-04:00

Tiny bits

2008-04-09T09:35:00.000-04:00

Rose is back...

2008-04-08T12:22:00.000-04:00

B&W

2008-03-13T09:27:00.000-04:00

Fotinhas

2008-03-13T09:25:00.000-04:00

New Hair Alert :-P

2008-03-13T09:23:00.000-04:00

Three Sisters, Completed...

2008-03-13T09:21:00.000-04:00

Connie's Knitter

2008-03-13T09:19:00.001-04:00

Here's the completed Knitter... I am sending her to Connie, in Hawaii :-)

:-)

2008-02-27T11:43:00.000-05:00

Wintry Times Here

2008-02-27T11:42:00.000-05:00

the new upstairs and what i'm working on... a 3 sisters project

2008-01-18T15:13:00.000-05:00

:-)

2008-01-07T09:30:00.000-05:00

Happy Xmas to me: My christmas presents :-)

2008-01-07T09:29:00.000-05:00

Pittsburgh, Christmas eve.

2008-01-07T09:27:00.000-05:00

Fred, the snowman

2008-01-07T09:26:00.000-05:00

Lasted exactly one day... next day, the rain got the best of fred :-)

VEM LOOOGOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!

2007-11-27T14:45:00.000-05:00

New Job, New Job Description.

2007-11-20T15:43:00.000-05:00

My world woke up like this today :-)

2007-11-16T10:39:00.000-05:00

Have a look at Pi's blog for her first snow pictures...

Knitter to be

2007-11-09T07:46:00.000-05:00

Inspired by my recent knitting 'activities', this madam will be a Knitter... Her knitting will be free form (of course, because, what else can I do!) and her yarn comes from her hair... Lots of other knitting related details, which, of course, can't be seen yet as she's too naked yet (tho notice she'a a bit of a prude, covering her non-boobs and privates, Eva style...). More pictures to come, as I progress.

Click

2007-10-25T09:08:00.000-04:00

:-)

2007-10-24T16:34:00.000-04:00

My Walk Today

2007-10-24T12:45:00.000-04:00

Pi-O-Lantern

2007-10-24T06:59:00.000-04:00

Ontem pi carved her pumpkin :-)... aqui um trick de fotos com ela e a pumpkin

Laurel Caves

2007-10-23T07:19:00.000-04:00

Me and Pi

2007-10-22T09:58:00.000-04:00

Quem Quer?

2007-10-17T09:11:00.000-04:00

Lavanda

2007-10-17T09:09:00.000-04:00

Pat na Provence, lembrei de vc, claro...

Matching Hats, me and Piii

2007-10-15T14:12:00.000-04:00

Meu cabelo fica MAAASSSAAA aqui!

2007-10-15T11:40:00.000-04:00

Um Retrato da Suburbia... :-)

2007-10-15T10:26:00.000-04:00

:-O !!!

2007-10-15T10:24:00.000-04:00

No outro dia... uma BOYSTA .... resultado, pintar agora... argh.

Casamento

2007-10-12T14:57:00.000-04:00