Day 138

Day 138

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Very few things were crossed off my list yesterday; and since there were a few things to add, I have more now to do in fewer days.  But, a huge amount was accomplished … things I didn’t even know needed to be done.  In my defense .. this is a strange experience.  I’ve lived in this house for 13 years, but before this I didn’t live in any one place longer than 5 years since 1965.  That means a lot of moves .. but not alone.  And not from houses this big.   And not so impaired that it was very hard to see what needed to be done.  And I wasn’t this darned old!!!  Usually the TV is enough of a distraction; but at that time of night, not so much.  Finally .. around 4:00 (ish) I ate some cookies, took some Aleve, and put on a sweater.  And went soundly back to sleep, but was awake again just before 7:00.

Yesterday DB orchestrated getting things organized by destination.  One room has things to go to the apartment.  One room has things to go to storage.  One room has things that will be picked up by someone else at some point.  There are some “corss over” things, but they’re already labeled. 

Today’s plan (he just poped in a little bit ago to let me know) is to finish getting everything except this little corner with my computer out of this room.  Then we will start bringing things down from the attic and put in here where I can go through them.   That way I don’t have to deal with the stairs multiple times, or try to work in the heat up there.  (even with the milder than normal summer we’ve been having, much time upstairs gets uncomfortably warm.  Plus, it really doesn’t have very good light for me to work in).

My grands were very useful, even though a few times they did have to be prodded just a little.  They packed up the “wedding china” …. That is the best packed box of china I think I’ve ever seen! LOL!  I had to send a message to DIL to bring more bubble wrap!  They also vacuumed all but one rug and got them rolled up.  And they figured out the scale and made templates of furniture to figure out what will fit where. 

I have learned that the dining room is not nearly as big as I had envisioned; but my room will comfortably fit what I hoped to put in it.  The living room is unsure yet, but I think there’s a tentative plan that will work.

In the middle of the night I get very depressed; but I think it was more from being tired (and awake at a ridiculous time) than anything else.  This whole thing .. alone, nearly blind, giving up a lifetime of accumulating treasures, achy joints and tired muscles .. is just overwhelming, stressful, and depressing.

And I just found out this morning I’m not sure I’ll be able to keep getting  my audio books (on the Kindle).  They now want a membership fee that I find too high.  And it would limit the number of books I’m allowed to get as well.  My world seems to continue to shrink to nothingness.

I guess I better go on and get a shower and get the day going.