Day 48: KinderMusik books & cds

Ooh, this can start to get a little uncomfortable, this public parading of stuff and what getting rid of it says about us. These books and cds can go on display in the Museum of Good Intentions, Parenting Wing: I was going to sit down with Jack and do these little musical lessons every day. I really was. And then we didn't. I tried a few times but the books were confusing and our cd player is a pain in the ass to use and nobody was having any fun with it, so I think on like the third day we went outside to make mudpies instead. So Jack might not have much in the way of rhythm, thanks to his slacker no KinderMusik-doin' mama, but my boy CAN pack one heck of a mud pie.

When these turned up this morning in our entertainment center cabinet while I was searching for "The Jungle Book" dvd that was not in its case, I sort of automatically put them aside. Despite the fact it's been at least three years since their last spin in our cd player I thought, "Oh! I'll use these with Cole!" and set them down...but before I could even draw my hand away second-thought, "No, you won't." And picked them back up again, this time to go to the InvisiBox.

Once upon a time I would have kept the stuff, left it to gather dust, rather than admit that the little stack of brightly colored materials represented wasted money and unfulfilled intentions. Doing Impedimenta has become such an automatic habit these days that I don't really spend much conscious thought contemplating how it might be affecting me, but this was a clear example of purging something that once upon a time I would have allowed to lounge about our home indefinitely, despite its lack of appeal.

(Interesting unrelated note regarding the difference between 'intent' and 'intention': intent implies a sustained unbroken commitment or purpose, while intention would imply an intermittent resolution or an initial aim or plan. Thesaurus.com only recognizes 'intent' as a word, however, having no entries for 'intention').