the burning house

I've seen some pretty pictures around the burning house site.

Pretty, yes. 

Pretty impractical, too.

Although I like the idea of this project, 

and I am totally respectful of other people's point of view... 

I saw somebody posting pictures with books, vinyl records, silver bowls, an axe and some more sentimental valuables, including potted orchids, succulents & other major heavy loads.
Sentimental stuff is indeed important, but if the temperature is rising quickly, the heck with these things, I just want to get out.

If my house was burning, 

and if I had to run and get my sorry butt out of there...

(Since my dogs are living with my parents now, 
I am not mentioning them, 
but they would be a no brainer otherwise.)

* my crocs flip flops
beside are these are the most comfortable flip-flops, I wear them all the time (during winter with socks, how sexy) and they rest next to my bed at night... since I would be freaked out, probably wear them on opposite feet

inspiration&realisation

yes, having more time, I would probably take a lot of other stuff


* crocs

* my purse of the day before 

which usually holds my wallet, credit cards, chances of some money, sunglasses, reading glasses, chapstick and hopefully my iphone which I always forget to plug in 

* laptop 

for pictures and files and all the stuff that's usually in a laptop

* passport & green card 
somewhere between my laptop, my craft supplies, or buried in a drawer, so yeah, chances are I'll have to stand in line at the immigration office again (but I do have a scanned copy in my laptop)
* a change of clothes
probably sweatshirt and sweatpants and a pair of sneakers, I wouldn't think of party clothes at that point
* the bag with some of my blings 
most of them are sentimental values either gifts from my husband, my parents or my grandparents.

So as much as I can accept the "the burning house" as a concept, the result on the website isn't quite credible: 
if you want to put together a pretty picture just call it 

"the 10 things I care a lot and look how cool I am".

But I guess it wouldn't sound as good.

I don't want to sound bitter, but after seeing the desolation that a fire or another calamity can cause, being hipster and play cool doesn't appeal.
Go and ask people who really lost everything in New Orleans, or in Japan, or in Joplin how they feel about all the sentimental and not so sentimental things that they have lost.


While I lived in Houston, I did find myself where there would be the chance that my house would be seriously damaged - if not destroyed - during hurricane Ike. 


I spent that night dressed in layers, with my shoes on (guess what? I wasn't wearing my pretty stilettos), my dog on a leash, (on my bed) and a waist bag with passport, green card, money, credit cards, a pocket knife, a flash light, a chocolate bar and a ziplock of dog food. 
Bottle of water on hand.
A backpack next to me with a change of clothes, more dog food and some protein bars.


My husband was on a business trip. I was alone and it was freaky.


That time, I've got lucky. 
My home was intact and was one of the very few that never lost power, many other on the coast are still rebuilding and mourning.

Sorry for the long and logorrheic post.
Sometimes I have to vent. 
And, I will not submit this
to the burning house.

DIY and tutorials resuming ASAP

xox, d.