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> "The President's New Clothes", a satire and parody of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' featuring a naked Donald Trump that we self published and have been sneaking into stores locally in Texas.
Honestly, getting rid of stuff is the best advice I can give, despite being someone who loves to hold on to EVERYTHING, just in case.
I know that Marie Kondo doesn't resonate with everyone, but reading her book got me started on the right path. It's easier for me to determine what I really love and want to keep, and what I was holding on to just for the sake of having it.
Then I read this book and I finally felt understood! I have read so many organizing and cleaning books in the past, and nothing ever really stuck. I feel like the author gets me and how my brain works - so between the two books, I at least feel like I'm on the right track. My house is often still a mess, but I look back at old pictures and realize that I've made a ton of progress.
This book was a game-changer for me, although it's taken a while to really see a difference (and sometimes I only realize how much better it is because old pictures of my kids come up on my phone, and I'm horrified by the mess in the background).
The biggest takeaway for me, at least as someone living with three additional mess-makers, was learning to tidy up for the joy of having a clean space. I can't remember exactly how she phrased it in the book, but when I first read it, I rolled my eyes so hard that I almost saw my brain. But it turns out, it's a really good point. When I stop bitching at everyone for leaving messes, and just pick stuff up when I see it (without complaining), our space looks better, I feel better, and my husband and kids actually do start to pitch in more.
That being said, I have a lot left to learn. And getting rid of stuff has also helped a lot - less stuff overall means less stuff that needs to be cleaned/organized. And, like other people have said, don't start with the "big picture", it's overwhelming. Find one space to improve, and as you get into the habit of keeping it how you like it, add another one. Baby steps are key for making good life changes!
Easy stuff first all the way! If you like that approach, you might like this book because it's what the author recommends: https://www.amazon.com/Decluttering-Speed-Life-Winning-Never-Ending-ebook/dp/B072TMNCBH/ref=sr_1_1
Some clays are not compatible with certain molding materials. I have used Sculpey and monster clay with tin-cure and platinum-cure silicones. Avoid anything with any sulfur. This is a good book about sculpting toys and figurines https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0823095223?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I read The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (https://www.amazon.com/dp/006185588X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_pGvSFb68YM3DF). It’s two volumes, but the first volume is enough to establish that TSCC narrative of the history of Christianity differs substantially from the facts. And further, that the facts of Christianity’s history challenge the claim of Christ’s divinity.
Another, shorter, read is Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812981480/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_8KvSFbDCHG8TN), though it is less of a history and more of a persuasive theory drawn from history.
In any case, it becomes clear that - rather than TSCC’s narrative of a divine Christ who established his church on earth during his lifetime, which church subsequently fell into disarray, and was later restored in its fullness by JS, the Christian church began with a small sect of Jews who held some common beliefs based on the teachings of Jesus, that it evolved over time, and that the idea of Jesus as the divine Christ came later, probably starting with the teachings of Paul and codified in later creeds.
At the very least, claims of a restoration are false since there was no “primitive church” to restore.
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There's that coloring book kicking around somewhere too, but that's honestly kind of hilarious.
Edit: aha! Found it: (88 reviews)
https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Cup-Joe-Coloring-Satirical/dp/1250274486
First I laughed, then I noticed the price sticker and realized this is a real book, and now I'm debating whether I really need to spend $12 on a Joe Biden coloring book.
edit:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1534480536/ref=wl_mb_wl_huc_mrai_1_dp
how am I just now finding out that Biden grew up 15 minutes away from me!?
I highly recommend Justo González's The Story of Christianity. It is a two volume anthology of Christian history that is both thorough and entertainingly readable. The first volume is probably what you're looking for as it covers from just after the New Testament up to Reformation, while the second goes through the Reformation up to present day.
Amazon link to the first volume: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Christianity-Vol-Church-Reformation/dp/006185588X
There is also the Didache. A sort of manual for how churches should operate that was probably written within one or two generations of the NT.
Story of Christianity by Justo Gonzalez is really great if you're wanting the basic broader history of the church. It's a textbook, just it's so well written it doesn't feel like you're reading a textbook.
Dana K White. https://www.amazon.com/Decluttering-Speed-Life-Winning-Never-Ending/dp/0718080602/
She has a blog and a Youtube channel. Only keep what you have room for and will fit in its container.
I like to keep a tidy house, but am not a naturally tidy person, so I sometimes find myself feeling like I'm always cleaning as well. First off, I would recommend talking to the BF about the issue you're having. Having a conversation about how you feel like you're carrying the bulk of the house chores might be the first step into getting him to either pitch in when you clean or maybe just pick up after himself a little bit. Having someone else's support (even if just moral) can be huge.
The other thing I would recommend is to really work on a tidy-as-you-go habit with your BF. One book (audiobook!) that helped me to kick start some good tidying habits is this book by Dana K White about how to manage your home and cleaning if it's not something that comes naturally to you. She has a few other books on how to organize and purge (if that's an issue for you as it was for me) and I love her realistic, I've-been-there-before approach that isn't as extreme as someone as, say, Marie Kondo. Since I started cleaning as I go, the baseline of my home is much more comfortable for my liking (which makes end of the day cleaning a lot quicker and less daunting) and instead of feeling like I'm constantly spending big chunks of time cleaning, it's broken up into a few minutes or seconds here that just end up being part of my routine that I almost don't even notice it anymore. Because it doesn't come naturally, some weeks I let the habits go a bit and I definitely notice the difference in how much I feel like I'm having to clean to play catch up to get my house to where I want it to be.
Sorry for the long response, but hope that this method can be helpful for you as it was for me!
I just read "Decluttering at the Speed of Life" and I really thought her matter of fact voice/tone in the book was nice! I definitely took a few good things from the book.
BTW it's free to borrow/read right now on kindle if you have prime. https://www.amazon.com/Decluttering-Speed-Life-Winning-Never-Ending-ebook/dp/B072TMNCBH/ref=sr\_1\_1?keywords=decluttering+at+the+speed+of+life&qid=1660268552&sprefix=DECLUT%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1
That’ll be fine for a few hours. I recommend everyone read this book. Has some useful anecdotes about power and water outages.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emergency-This-Book-Will-Save-ebook/dp/B001NLL9P0
Do Dana K White's method with him
https://www.amazon.com/Decluttering-Speed-Life-Winning-Never-Ending/dp/0718080602/
Start with the easy stuff. What is most in the way, what space, closet, drawer is the most bother?
First find trash,
easy donations, duh, why do I even have that?
if something has a home elsewhere, put it away,
If something has no home, where is the first place he'd look?
If he needed this item, would it ever occur he already had one or would he go buy one, instead? Donate that thing.
Hot Cup of Joe: A Piping Hot Coloring Book with America's Sexiest Moderate, Joe Biden― a Satirical Coloring Book for Adults https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250274486/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_E3J76PVKDM78MHEDKVZF
It happens all the time…
Also, I’ve donated some supplies to both my local women’s shelter and the local day program who serves adults with disabilities.
Also, you have permission to let the things go. Remember, the money is already spent. So fretting about it won’t make you richer. Instead consider viewing yourself as an optimist! You have lots of interests and that’s fine! Now time to give yourself space and time to work on those current interests.
In her book, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff, Dana K. White talks about decluttering dreams and identities. Chapter 25. That book changed my life. I strongly recommend it.
I’m currently reading The Story of Christianity, which is a great overview. Supplementing it with Encyclopedia Brittannica
https://www.amazon.com/Decluttering-Speed-Life-Winning-Never-Ending-ebook/dp/B072TMNCBH
I've started her blog from the beginning, forward. She really sounds like she might have ADHD, to me. She has got a handle on her house and has made a lot of progress.
The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1 by Justo Gonzalez. I'm using it now and it's fantastic. Easy for a layman to get into, with well-rounded approaches to the topics.
The Armchair Theologians series. Can be bought individually on Amazon as well as on Logos.
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Start with trash, donate things that are still good but are easy to part with.
If it's broken, torn, worn, doesn't work, throw it away. How long have you had it waiting for you to mend?
How long have you had perfectly good things that you have never used? Donate them.
Do you have things that have a home but aren't where they belong? Put them away, if there is not room, look for trash and easy to let go of things to make room.
For things that have no home, where is the first place you would look for it? If you needed it, would it even occur to you that you had one? If not, donate it.
The next time you go through your things some of the things you kept before will be easier to let go of.
This is Dana White's method https://www.amazon.com/Decluttering-Speed-Life-Winning-Never-Ending-ebook/dp/B072TMNCBH/
Declutter first.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072TMNCBH/
If you can afford it, have someone come in to do your dishes, and laundry, and take your trash out, that you have bagged up, so you can concentrate on thinning out your things.
If you can just sit there and pick trash out of the places around you, get a box for donating things that are still good, but that you don't need, and a big black trash bag.
Don't pull everything out into big piles or empty entire closets. You will get tired and have to stop. Then the big mess will make you feel worse.
At least if you are only picking trash and donations out of places, when you have to stop, it won't be any worse.
When it is cleared out enough, have a room deep cleaned.
Once you have thinned out your things and had rooms deep cleaned, then think about organizing. A professional organizer will probably get you to get rid of a lot more stuff, btw.
If you're looking for a broad overview of church history, check out Justo González's two-volume The Story of Christianity. It's an excellent big-picture sprint from the patristic era until today. One of the things he does really well is place key individual and key developments in thought in their proper historical context.
Two minor caveats which don't in any lessen my recommendation: (1) His focus is much more clearly the church in the West. You're not going to get a ton of meat about Eastern Orthodoxy after the Great Schism. While Vol. 1 is pre-Reformation history, there's a clear eye in his text towards leading to the Reformation. (2) González is not from the Reformed camp. He's a methodist, and his academic history has all been at mainline seminaries. That's not at all a warning, just an FYI.
Pretty much have to do it yourself unless you want them to take it all out, google for hoarding clean up if that's what you want.
If you don't want that, https://www.amazon.com/Decluttering-Speed-Life-Winning-Never-Ending-ebook/dp/B072TMNCBH/
She tells you to start with the easy stuff. She has videos and a blog.
I highly recommend the book Pop Sculpture: How to Create Action Figures and Collectible Statues, it covers a lot of what you are asking. It's over ten years old, so some of the products they recommend are not available anymore, but it's a great guide.
The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation by Justo L. Gonzalez. I haven't read the second volume, but this is easy read and and decent overview. I was slightly less enthusiastic about his coverage of the medieval era, but overall it's very informative. Gonzalez himself is a Methodist, and as a Catholic there were only a few vague lines I found disagreeable, and even then said lines were perfectly reasonable.
https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Sculpture-Figures-Collectible-Statues/dp/0823095223
It's not about 3D modeling, but it's a good resource to understand how action figures are sculpted and prototyped.
As for adding joints, I think you're going to need to sculpt everything separately, or at least sculpt the legs separately from the torso, in order to get the clearance you need. Maybe make a basic 5 points "skeleton" with all the joints worked out that you can use for different sculpts? That way you could keep your peg sizes consistent.
*edit* Sorry, just saw that you're wanting to use 3d scans. That will definitely make it tougher, but having a skeleton should still work if you can slice through the 3d sculpt in places and insert the skeleton, while carving away areas to create space for joint movement.
I’ve found no better book on understanding colors than Color by Betty Edwards: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors
I’ll add that art making isn’t just reading to gather head knowledge — you must work through the steps. Sounds like a great Father/son activity!