Some friends and I went to the movie theater the other night for a live presentation of "Hamlet" from the London stage. It starred everyone's new favorite British man of the hour, Benedict Cumberbatch, so we were pretty excited to see it. It was great fun, although the most unique interpretation of the sweet prince that I've ever seen. And despite the 3 1/2 hour run time, we made it through, and I even managed to stay up past my normal bedtime. Hoorah!
If you've been watching Netflix much lately, you've probably seen the new series "Tidying Up", with Marie Kondo. She's an expert in cleaning, tidying, and storing stuff, and her method is quite inspiring. I enjoyed the show so much that I ordered her book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up", and spent several days trying to get my house more in order. Not that I'm a hoarder - I have a basically tidy home. But the Kon-mari method teaches you to look at your belongings and ask yourself if each particular belonging brings you joy. If it doesn't, it's time for it to move on. I went through all my clothes first, followed by my books and DVD's, followed by the office, followed by the kitchen and laundry room. Whatever didn't bring me joy or a happy memory went into the pile. And when all was said and done, I ended up taking an entire car full of stuff to the local Deseret Industries, to hopefully be re-purposed for someone else to find
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