Enumerated Update

Happy Monday Tuesday, friends!

The enumerated update has been on hiatus since June, but I thought about dusting it off in January. Then the month of January got away from me and - yada, yada, yada - here we are. Speaking of, the other day, William George asked me, "Why you say 'yada-yada,' Mommy?" That's probably because I watched too much Seinfeld in the 90's.

Anyrate. How is 2015 going for you so far? Here at Lindsey Twins Incorporated we have hit the ground running with a couple of goals. We have been going to the gym on a regular basis, and there has been an official, no holds barred smack down going on in our home. More on that below, but we have been cleaning like it's 1999. Or, rather, we have been cleaning as if we were moving, although we are not. Other than that, here is what's happening:

1) A Bowl Full of Lemons: A very much needed household purge and reorganization is now taking place. Following the very logical and linear outline from A Bowl Full of Lemons, the kitchen, laundry room and two pantries have now been reorganized. The difference (night v day) is astounding! However, there has been a slight casualty. After moving the washing machine and dryer and after replacing the dishwasher (when it simply gave up the ghost - prematurely, I might add) and cleaning underneath all three, I came down with a sinus infection and a righteous case of bronchitis. After ten days of sounding like I belonged in a TB ward, I caved and went to the local doc-in-the-box. The bad news is that my favorite physician has left the practice, meaning that instead of the usual, flask-sized bottle of cough syrup needed to wipe out acute bronchitis, I was given the usual, paltry amount which may barely be adequate. The good news is that they tend to overdo the steroid injection so I should soon be enjoying a steroid-fueled cleaning/organizing/purging few days. Chemical enhancement for the organization challenge? Yes, please. #forthewin

2) Marsala:  Pantone's color of the year is......(drumroll)..... Marsala. While I like the color very much, I also am enjoying that this decade of life that I'm in means that I can pick up a Marsala scarf and nail color and be very much on trend.

3) We Never Met: Do you people watch? You know when you see interesting people on the street (or just out and about, in my case) and you try to figure out their story? The We Never Met Instagram feed does exactly that in the best possible way. Check it out here. Their photography has definitely brightened up my feed, but that may be the anglophile in me talking.

4) Going Private: Speaking of Instagram, you may have noticed the Instagram feed has been removed from the blog. My apologies to family, especially, who enjoyed the photos but are not on Instagram. Due to issues with a couple of questionable followers, I made the account private, which rendered the blog widget not available for viewing. This is disappointing because Instagram is my favorite media outlet.

5) Bags: As someone who admits to having handbag weakness, this article, "What Your Bag Says About You," is simply funny to me. I'm going to have to give a language caution on this one, but it is worth the read, although maybe you have to like bags to really appreciate it.

6) Wonder Boys: Much is made about holiday movies, and I like all of the usual ones, too. Few people talk about post-holiday movies. My absolute favorite post-holiday movie is Wonder Boys. This year, however, I am reading the book instead of watching the movie, and this is Michael Chabon's best work, for sure.  Do you remember the movie? See the old trailer here.

What's happening with you?