Day 133

Day 133

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Once again, I’m waking up shortly after 4:00 and not happy about it.  My brain just won’t turn off, so much to take care of.  Yesterday was productive; but not completely in ways I expected.

I did start out accomplishing a few things on my list.  I made some phone calls; I “updated” my personal phone book (pulled out clinic and dialysis numbers, made new pages for family numbers that weren’t in it).  I moved the litter box out of the shower, and got 95% of the old litter out.  I still have to scrub it good; but the idea was to get Maggie away from going in there.  The box is just outside the shower.  Once she accepts that, I might move it again.  But then, maybe not .. in just another week it’ll get moved anyway.

In the early afternoon TGF got here with BGS16.  We went to run errands, BGS stayed here and got the glassware out of the high cabinets.  TGF and I tried to track down a dealer who once had a sign up in a local country store.  We couldn’t find him, so went on into town.  We stopped at the one flea market that was open.  After much conversation, and a phone call, we got permission to set up in another location for today through Monday for $50.  We talked it over, and conferred with the other ladies who plan to participate.    In the end, we’ve decided this seems to be the only reasonable option in view of the weather.   The yardsale has already been advertised, so all they have to do is publicize the change of location.  We’re going to take everything there today, and I’m pretty much stuck being there all day .. TGF and the other ladies may come and go at times, but there will be very little time I’m there alone (which would be really dumb since I have trouble identifying money!!)  I certainly hadn’t planned on this project taking so much time … but  with a 90% chance of rain, nothing else makes sense. 

I even asked the man we talked to about taking things on consignment … when I mentioned the EC, he laughed .. won’t touch it, they don’t sell.  Great. L

We will see how we do today and especially tomorrow; and maybe Sunday some.  But everything left will get cleared out Monday.  I absolutely will not stay all day as I have other things I need to get done.  The tentative plan is to try to get ReStore to pick up what’s left (unless a dealer does buy us out, but that seems less likely.  The man we talked to would have been interested, but he’s in a wheelchair and if it’s raining he can’t go to the location where we’ll be.). 

Anyway, once we’d decided about that, we went on to Wal-Mart.  I had to get a few more things, but hoping I’ll need very little else to get me to moving day.  I still have to have grocery money then .. awkward timing because it’ll be a few days before my money Is in the bank.  But, maybe this yardsale will be successful and solve problems anyway.

I got a new broom for the apartment .. a lingering bit of superstition! LOL!

When I got home, I had several emails to take care of.  I did work on a few more things.  The things BGS had pulled down included a few more pieces of my MIL’s china that I have given to DSS & TGF.  I don’t know why it was stored in so many different places!  But I got those wrapped up ready for her to take home.  I sorted out the glassware .. turned out there wasn’t much of it I decided to keep.   I don’t remember what else, but it seemed like I kept popping up and down thinking of something else I needed to do.

By 10:00 there was nothing worth watching on TV and I couldn’t even hold my eyes open, so I gave up trying …which I suppose partly explains why I woke so early.  If I hadn’t had so much on my mind Imight have been able to go back to sleep.  But TGF will be here early .. maybe by 8:30.  We have to be at the flea market by 10:00, as the lady we have to make arrangements with will only be there a short time.  TGF wants us to go on and take a car and trailer load at that time to get started setting up.  I may or may not have one or two of the little boys to help while she goes to her house (which is only 4 or 5 blocks away) to get the rest of the things she had already brought from my house.  We will likely wait until tomorrow morning to take the Christmas stuff that’s out on the porch … it’s outside stuff so rain won’t matter too much.

This morning, since I got up so early, I washed up a lot more stuff including some big canisters from cleaning out the pantry.  There’s nothing left in it but things in glass jars which I’ll pack at the last minute .. and tools.  Goodness, how can one household have so many tools???  I have my own personal toolbox .. and there are I believe 3 more hammers, 2 mallets, and a hatchet.  WHY do we have a hatchet??  (and why didn’t DGS15 find and claim that? LOL)  I have a few things to put away from a load of laundry done yesterday; and have to get in the shower much earlier than “usual” this morning. 

As I said .. my mind just keeps whirling, trying to think of what I need to do before TGF gets here and wondering how and when to fit in other things that need to be done.  I think I’m somewhat organized this morning .. which isn’t bad considering how little “warning” I had about this coming up.  The sky is just beginning to lighten up a little, so still too early.  I will go on and get showered and dressed, and then see what (anything?) I can get done  this morning.

Just for keeping track:  I'm down to 16 days; 38 items on my "to do" list (which includes items for sale, so not *really* things I have to actually do), and only 8 things I still need help to get done.