Comments on: Here to go

By: Loveandlight

Loveandlight — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:36:52 +0000

Good post, but I was disappointed that the "pop-psych frauds" link didn't go where I thought it should go, so I did it my way here in this comment!

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:05:04 +0000

this hit me so hard, I feel like crying. I do feel like I don’t have a real body. And I need to stop this way of thinking!

“time to decorate” hee :)

By: anna

anna — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:26:32 +0000

I can relate, both regarding my home (my temporary living situation has gone on for years now, yet I haven’t put a single picture on the walls, bought new bedroom furniture, or even completely unpacked) and my body (I’ll do this fun thing or wear that great dress when…). Thanks for the much-needed reminder to live *now*, rather than someday.

By: DW

DW — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:58:07 +0000

I decorate and paint everywhere I live – I like to be in places that feel good to me, and I like nice surroundings,and I’m happiest at home.

I also unpack my clothes in hotel rooms the minute I get there. Hmmmm. At least I still eat babies.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:32:18 +0000

I have always decorated every place I’ve ever lived.

But I did it for different reasons.

I wanted my apartment/townhouse/house to be a place I loved being. There is so much disarray all around me at work, so much stress, that I have to have organization, color and texture at home.

Works for me.

And I’m fat. My skinny girlfriend is messier than a frat boy.

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:23:39 +0000

Yeah, and I was a lot neater when I still had the Lexapro weight.

Of course, I was also still on Lexapro… hm.

By: Stacie

Stacie — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:01:04 +0000

I’ve never read the book Body Clutter, but I do receive most of the emails from FLYLADY and the associated Yahoo groups. While they can be a bit cutesy, twee and “rah rah” for my tastes when I’m having a particularly cynical day, she doesn’t seem to push being a skinny person to be happy. I would be really surprised if her book were written from a “the number on the scale is all that matters” perspective. I don’t think she’s a size zero, and it doesn’t sound like she expects everyone else to be one, either.

And by the way, if weight loss is supposed to have any effect on neatness, I should be demanding my money back. That forty pounds I lost didn’t do a THING for this mountain ‘o’ crap on my desk…

By: For shame, Oprah, for shame » The-F-Word.org

For shame, Oprah, for shame » The-F-Word.org — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:58:29 +0000

[...] this week, Fillyjonk offered up a confessional about her messy, cluttered home, opining “I’m sure some pop-psych frauds would love to [...]

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:11:57 +0000

Oh shit, here I thought I was messy BECAUSE I was fat… turns out it’s the other way around! Thanks Oprah!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:00:20 +0000

Oh, Fillyjonk... didn't you know clutter totally makes you fat? If you'd just straighten up your messy house, you too could look like a supermodel!