Day 111
Thursday, July 17, 2014
I managed to stay busy off and on, a bit more “on” than
off. But it was a difficult day. I made up my mind it wa time to tackle the
sewing area of this room. That’s over
half the room … and I dearly love fabric.
So parting with it .. which also meant letting go of dreams of quilts
yet to be done … was very hard. Many “scraps”
went into the trash bag. Many more
larger pieces … even sets of fat quarters .. went into a bag to be given
away. I still packed a large tote very
full of pieces I wasn’t ready to let go of. In the process I came across some
flat white sheets, originally bought cheap as quilt backing. I put those aside for use on the sleeper sofa
or air mattresses, since pretty much everything else is packed or gone. Perhaps
it’s not a bad idea to hang on to a few “guest sheets” .. just in case. Even once I move there will still be a big
sofa, plus a single and a double air mattress.
I also worked randomly in different areas. I had to leave the room occasionally; but
part of the time sorting drawers and cabinets I had to give in and use a
mask. I really hate those, and had over
2 years of wearing one daily; twice a day in fact. But, when I got to choking I gave in.
It’s vagely discouraging that the pile of “take” stuff keeps
getting bigger, and yet looking around it doesn’t appear I’ve done all that
much. But, I have a whole wall full of
empty cabinets .. that just doesn’t “show”.I’ve made progress, but still feel
overwhelmed … and a bit depressed as I keep going and realize I’m still not
letting go of enough yet.
I’m hoping it will be less so when most of the things that
need to be somewhere else (other than storage) are gone. There’s the huge pile of yardsale stuff. And books.
So many books. And bookcases and
file cabinets for TGF’s classroom, and smaller bookcases for SIL. It would also help if the bigger pieces of
furniture were sold. Hopefully by this
weekend the things to be sold (primarily the huge entertainment center, a
dresser, and my wonderful desk that I hate to give up but must) will be
relisted on the yardsale sites .. with a bit lower prices on the things that
haven’t sold yet.
I keep being told everything is fine. And though I have no reason not to believe
the ones who tell me that … I won’t be really *sure* until those blasted checks
are deposited and cleared .. which as of this morning (Friday) they have
not.
TGF is due back from her trip sometime tonight; but since
(as expected despite what she said) I have not heard from her all week, I don’t
expect to hear before tomorrow at the earliest.
Sometime soon, though, I guess she’ll be coming over to do laundry. SIL
didn’t call me yesterday as she said she would . but she often forgets, so
unless I hear otherwise I’m going to believe her procedure went well and she
will go home today. DIL is not coming
home until the middle of next week. So
altogether I expect today to be another quiet day. The weather is unusually “mild” and nice for
mid July, and I need to take advantage of it and try harder to be more
productive. Instead of feeling
overwhelmed and depressed, I’m going to *try* to just pick one small area at a
time and deal with it. My supply of
boxes is dwindling; and the ones I have are smallish. A lot will still go in them of course … and
thee’s still a lot I can pack (or purge) that I can do even this far (5 weeks)
ahead of the move.
Yesterday afternoon I had a nice long conversation with a
classmate. Our 50th reunion
(HS) will be in October, and I had been trying to contact her to find out
when. I finally found an email from
another classmate. There is something,
after all, to be said for not deleting things … although trying to find it was
a major hassle. But I got the one girl’s
phone number. Turns out the apartment is
close to where her mother lives, and she will come visit. Possibly more than I’d like! LOL! She means well of course, but is always
trying to urge me into weird classes she teaches. Not happening. But the conversation was nice, and I found
out the reunion is around the 11th of October I think (can’t find a
calendar I can read to figure the exact weekend). She offered to come help with packing closer
to the move date. Deending on how things
are going by then, I will keep her in mind.
Hopefully by the first weekend in August
I will be down to only things I will actually need to use up to the
move. Well, maybe by the 2nd
weekend. I’m not sure yet when the next
(and last!) yardsale will be. The
majority of stuff in that pile will be donated if not sold; but there are a few
things I’ll put in storage rather than just give away. Unless, of course, a family member wants any
of it … that would be my first choice anyway; but doesn’t look likely to
happen. Well, someone *might* want the
drop cords. But certainly not furniture
(I’m the only one with such a wonky kitchen I needed to add free standing
cabinets!), or most of the “junk” I’m forcing myself to let go of.
I woke too early … fell asleep earlier since nothing on TV
held my interest. I’ve read every book
on my audible kindle; and at the moment only have one credit to get anything
else. At least, I think I do. Anyway, I’m better off with no reading
material for now, since it distracts me from working through the house.
It’s still too early,
but I guess I might as well go on and get in the shower and get this day
started, see what I can get done. I have
a very long list, and will cross off as many things as I can manage.
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