She played the duck songs to her students. "I sent your songs to my daughter who is a math teacher. "I am inspired by what you do and I am thrilled my children love your work. thank you for making me smile (: " ~Vanessa "Your songs put a smile on my face even at my darkest moments. "The Duck Song is the most popular song at my school right now. "Bryant Oden is by far one of the best musical artists I have heard in a long long time" ~Eddy "My whole high school totally loves The Duck Song!" ~Mike "I'm almost 35 years old, and I can come home from a long, hard, bad day at work and listen to your songs and feel instantly better. "When I'm down, I listen to your songs and they cheer me right up."~Tony "I'm a 17 year old guy enlisting in the Marine Corps and I love the Duck Song." ~Kyle
Once I have settled into a new place this fall, I will be glad to have these familiar things around me in a new setting. My wicker chair has a great little tale to tell. The mystery of the painting that has been hanging above it. The stories of all my books and bookshelves. Nothing else.Įven though there has been no yard sale, and I only have time to pack and move, and must sort things out later, it's still basically Mrs. I actually live on a big hill, so I did not need that bag, but the thought process was interesting.
#Knapsack on my back plus
Beat-up Toyota list: All of the preceding, plus all my diaries and dream journals, and Greenie, the rescued corn plant. My little-girl charm bracelet on wrist.ģ. Bible, Riverside Shakespeare, current journal in a bag on the other. Public transportation list: Cat in carrier hanging from one shoulder. I came up with three bags full, to be used depending on whether I was on foot, on public transportation, or in my car.ġ. When Hurricane Irene was spiralling toward New York City, threatening (according to local media) to roar over the boroughs and destroy us, New Yorkers were encouraged to gather their most important items into "go bags", so as to be ready to evacuate if necessary. It has been shocking to learn that there are books I used to own that even the much-vaunted New York Public Library apparently doesn't. Of course, sometimes I wish later that I had kept something, usually a book. But if that mental shift doesn't happen, every decision takes a long time. Something shifts in my mind, and I can sort and discard quickly and efficiently. I told her that my only regret was that I had brought so much with me that I could have sold or given away before the move. Shortly after I came back to the city in 2006, a friend asked me for moving tips.
Not, mind you, because I was tired of packing, but because I am not exactly travelin' light. I was well into the high double digits a few days ago when I dissolved in tears over how much stuff was left to pack. How endearingly optimistic! Then, all I have to do is fill them, number each box, and keep a list of what is in it. The last time I moved, I got rid of the used ones, because I wouldn't need them again. I have moved a lot of times, packing, unpacking. Peel and I should be elsewhere and ready to relax by teatime. The U-Haul truck is reserved for Wednesday, and if all goes well, Mrs. By sundown this evening, I will have finished packing (as you can see above, some things pack themselves).
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