Day 129
Sunday, August 3, 2014
It was a better day; I don’t know if it was because I’m more
resigned or because there’s at least a plan in place to get some important
things done. I did have a lot of weepy
spells; but some of that was simply my eyes not wanting to cooperate with what
needed to be done. I didn’t completely
finish my paper purging project, but I greatly reduced it. I still have 3 smaller boxes to go through,
and I have created several piles as I sorted that I have to decide what to do
with. I’m still having trouble letting
go of some things .. like blank paper. I
will have no shortage of computer paper; but I also have notebook paper (not as
much, but some) and graph paper. I’ve
already given away loads of that, and still keep finding more. Apparently I’m a paper hoarder. L I’ve separated out useful things, a few things (like special editions of
magazines or play programs) that could, eventually, have a degree of
significance. The trick is to decide if
they should be put in storage. If I do
just store them, perhaps it should be with a note that they were kept for a
reason … and some day when my kids go through my stuff, they won’t wonder why
they’re having to bother with junk like that.
At least they’ll know why, and *maybe* check to see if there’s any value
before they just throw it all away!
Anyway, sorting through all that stuff (I think there are
SIX trash bags .. not full, but as heavy as I could manage) was hard on my
eyes. There is still a lot of stuff
spread on the living room floor; hopefully today I will finish that
project.
I also went through some of the totes where I had emptied
kitchen cabinets. After moving a few
things to where they belonged, and eliminating some things … I was able to
combine the “gadgets” into one plastic box with a lid. At least there will be only one contained
place to search when one of the gadgets is needed.
I got all the pictures down.
I wasn’t sure I could; it involved a bit of balancing on furniture. But, it’s done. I’ve got at least a good start on dividing
those between keep and store. I know I
will have a very limited amount of wall space; and I’ve been *told* that my BIL
is the only one “allowed” to hang pictures (I think it’s just actually that he
knows how to do it on a specific type of wall; but I doubt that applies to
interior walls). And I may well end up
having to put more back into storage, but I just won’t know until I get there
and see.
I do wish I could quit finding more things that need to be
done!
My DN called, she didn’t know that DIL had not been able to
come at all this weekend. (Because of
the limited time left, a future doctor appointment, and a very restricted
energy factor due to health, I seriously doubt she’ll be able to come here at
all. I did ask if she thought she’d be
able to manage one day so we could go to the bank, but she hasn’t answered
that. I’m afraid that, too, will have to
wait. I can go on and order new checks
with the new address, but it seems silly to do that yet when I want to add her
to my bank account. It just seems like,
all things considered, it would be a good idea to have a family member have
access to the account).
DN and DS are coming this morning to get the lease
signed. Hopefully the guys at the rental
office have finally fixed the mistake (and they will call first, not waste a
trip to town if it isn’t ready).
I was searching (unsuccessfully as it turned out) for a file
and stumbled across a spreadsheet with email addresses. I didn’t have many; apparently I had started
the list nad never completed it. But it
did have the right one for TGF. I sent a
“test” email, and she answered. She said
she and BGS16 will be here today. Not
even a hint as to why they didn’t come Friday as she’d said, or not a word from
her all weekend. I will give her the
benefit of the doubt .. she thought DIL was here and she didn’t need to be
bothered. I wrote her back and said to call first, since
I’m supposed to go with DS and DN. I
hope she actually got that email, she didn’t answer. I desperately hope she can manage to spare
enough time to help me ddeal with the trailer and storage … at the very least
look them up and write phone numbers big enough for me to read them.
One other thing I hope she will do (and hope I remember to
ask) .. or possibly BGS can do as he is good with computers. I have a Print Artist program, and want to
use it to print my phone book pages (and will include email addresses with the
phone numbers!!). The main reason for
using that is I can turn the page sideways so it works in the notebook and I
can print large without it going on more than one line. But, I haven’t used the program in a really
long time, and never memorized where the different features are. So I can’t find the supid “save”
button!! Extremely frustrating. I really
need to get that information (family, businesses, etc) available in a form I
can use.
I usually send a newsletter on Monday mornings. Without access to my Hotmail account, I don’t
have most of the addresses I generaly send it to. DIL is going to look them up and send .. but
she’s not been able to do that yet. It
doesn’t actually matter so much if it’s “late”.
Mostly I want to be able to let some people at least know where I am! I
have no way of knowing if anyone has tried to contact me. I’m thinking I might put the newsletter “on
hold” for about a month … it’s really hard to put a “good twist” on this whole
moving issue when I’m so tired and stressed and frustrated. I think both the blog and the newsletter can
take on “new life” once I get settled and then make a very conscious effort to
have “adventures” and fun and have more interesting things to write about!
I set my alarm a fraction early – a little before 6:00 – to make
sure I got up early (even though I always do anyway .. but I have been sleeping
a little later on these gray mornings).
I woke up about a minute before it went off! I can’t even tell how cloudy it is, because
it’s extremely foggy! Now outside looks
about like my vision inside always looks. J I did take time to do the ever present dishes
plus a small amount of straightening in the kitchen. I’m slowly working my way through so much
stuff … hard to do when it’s hard to tell what things are. Plus, as I empty (or get rid of) cabinets ..
the things have to *be* somewhere! So my
counters and table are cluttered and it’s driving me crazy. Crazier. But I keep trying to chip away at it. I’m still having trouble deciding on what to pack. I feel like what will happen is that I will
only be allowed to keep as much as can be stored in whatever space is left that
I allowed to use; and a lot of things will end up getting repacked and taken to
storage. There are at least some people
who think that since I’m “blind” (even though I’m “legally blind” but NOT totally
blind) I have no need of .. well … anything I guess.
I better get busy for a change. I’ve let myself get into a sloppy habit of
not getting dressed right away. I write,
used to read email, wander around doing bits and pieces … and generally just
take my time until after my 8:00 eye drops before I even get in the
shower. I can’t do that today, and
really want to get myself out of that habit anyway. For a really long time I had to get up and be
dressed and ready for the day early. I
guess now I’m rebelling; but it’s time to stop that. I don’t have to be “ready for the day” as
early as 7:30 any more. But waiting
until 9:00 (or even sometimes later) is not good either. So, I change my schedule. Starting today.
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