Other than hearing a few fireworks go off that scared Sugar until she shook, I barely realized that today was a holiday. I had wanted to take the morning to sort through the stuff in our storage closet downstairs, but Drew insisted on sleeping until noon. He still doesn't understand that I am best and most energy capable in the morning and that by 3 pm I am winding down, not gearing up. So I spend the morning doing all the house cleaning (since we will be away on the weekend) and then read for my upcoming paper.
By the time he was ready to tackle the storage closet, I was ready for a nap! We compromised. I lay down while he brought everything upstairs (rather than me going downstairs). I think he wanted to do that because we have air conditioning in our apartment, but the downstairs doesn't. Ah, to be young and not mind doing things the hard way.
I was surprised at how much clutter had accumulated down there while I wasn't looking. Odds and ends and bits and pieces. All goes in the garage sale pile. That was at least half the stuff down there. I decide to sell my huge Christmas village set that has served as a nativity for us for a long time. Besides having some chips and missing parts, it is huge and takes up the entire top of the entertainment center. It is also heavy. Now that I will be on my own, I have to downsize to things I can move on my own without assistance. Last year I traded down to a 4 foot Christmas tree because I can carry the box myself. Besides, the old one was getting a bit scrufty.
Drew is happy to see it go, but I wanted to give Kiel a chance to claim it if he were interested. Drew texts him. His response? Mom stop getting rid of stuff. By the time you move you'll be down to one bag and the dog! I look around the living room and laugh. There are at least 5 car loads of stuff just here. I highly doubt that I will be too slim. Really, I am still too hefty in stuff.
I could pare down to just the bare essentials, but even that would be a small van load of boxes and furniture. I am still plenty comfy and could afford to shed lots more, but don't yet feel the necessity. It's not like I am running a guest home and need to be able to offer amenities I wouldn't be using myself. Enough for today though. Drew clears away the clutter while the chicken is cooking for dinner. I can check one more thing off my list!
By the time he was ready to tackle the storage closet, I was ready for a nap! We compromised. I lay down while he brought everything upstairs (rather than me going downstairs). I think he wanted to do that because we have air conditioning in our apartment, but the downstairs doesn't. Ah, to be young and not mind doing things the hard way.
I was surprised at how much clutter had accumulated down there while I wasn't looking. Odds and ends and bits and pieces. All goes in the garage sale pile. That was at least half the stuff down there. I decide to sell my huge Christmas village set that has served as a nativity for us for a long time. Besides having some chips and missing parts, it is huge and takes up the entire top of the entertainment center. It is also heavy. Now that I will be on my own, I have to downsize to things I can move on my own without assistance. Last year I traded down to a 4 foot Christmas tree because I can carry the box myself. Besides, the old one was getting a bit scrufty.
Drew is happy to see it go, but I wanted to give Kiel a chance to claim it if he were interested. Drew texts him. His response? Mom stop getting rid of stuff. By the time you move you'll be down to one bag and the dog! I look around the living room and laugh. There are at least 5 car loads of stuff just here. I highly doubt that I will be too slim. Really, I am still too hefty in stuff.
I could pare down to just the bare essentials, but even that would be a small van load of boxes and furniture. I am still plenty comfy and could afford to shed lots more, but don't yet feel the necessity. It's not like I am running a guest home and need to be able to offer amenities I wouldn't be using myself. Enough for today though. Drew clears away the clutter while the chicken is cooking for dinner. I can check one more thing off my list!
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