You have to have a certain level of intimacy to be allowed in someone's basement- It's akin to sharing a locker room with someone, or letting them rifle through your junk drawer or medicine cabinet, or eat off the same plate-- I will let almost anyone into my house- but I won't let just anyone into my basement-- it is way too revealing. Seriously, I only allow 2 types of people into my basement- The first type - people I love and expect reciprocity (you will love me in spite of my basement-- and all my other fabulousness can make up for this) and the second type- people I can't stand- (to whom I present it frankly and make no apologies for all it's ugliness) and therefore by letting you into my basement hope to drive you off and never see you again (a great tactic to avoid unwanted entanglements)
The basement is where you hide all the "unpretty parts" of your house-- the decorations currently out of rotation, the fabric scraps, the paper stacks on filing cabinets, food storage shelves, recycling, left over boxes, oversized canvases, DI piles, some cob webs, and all other random objects.
It's not something you like to show off, and is best at a quick pass in the dark.
lol what about if you don't have a basement?
ReplyDeleteHey, so I've been your basement. I wonder what category that puts me in;-)
ReplyDeleteandrea- I guess you're wearing your unerwe@r all the time ??
ReplyDeletedms- You've stayed at my house- when i was drastically sick (hence utter chaos and disaster) you also have reached a special circle
Well, then I need a basement too! Lol!
ReplyDeleteAnd you've been tagged!
ReplyDeleteMoving every 2 years has it's advantages. I don't have a lot of clutter. It's a good thing, because I don't have a basement to hide it in! I image when we finally get back to the States I'll have a "forbidden" clutter area.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, have you ever seen my basement? Yours is fine and has lots of nifty things at your fingertips!
ReplyDeletebut your basement is where your great stash is. I don't think anyone would hate you because of your basement. Unfortunately, I don't have a basement-- just closets and a 400 degree attic so I'm joining Lei and Andrea in the nudist colony, lol.
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