Day 142

Day 142

Saturday, August 16, 2014

I was not as productive as I would have liked to have been; but I am seriously fizzling out quicker and quicker.I woke, again, at 4:00ish; so by mid morning I had to sit and doze a bit.  I didn’t do a good job of sticking to one area either; but at least I did make some progress where I did work. 

My SIL came over to begin work on removing the fish pond.  First she decided she could help me by bringing boxes downstairs.  I think she managed 3 before she had to admit defeat!  I had brought down a few things before she got here too.  I did go through everything brought down, and the majority of it will go with donations … and that stuff is seriously taking over. 

During the afternoon I tackled the kitchen, trying to deal with as much as possible of the random stuff still laying around.  It’s hard to figure out what to take and what to just throw away (give away or throw away – same thing, if it’s gone it’s gone).  Plus I’m out of boxes; but am gaining empty plastic totes as I work through the things stored upstairs.  The down side of that, of course, is that they can’t be flattened once emptied, so they’re just as much in the way until I can take them off … where ever they need to go.  I wonder if any family needs plastic storage totes???

In the late afternoon DIL got here.  I’m really glad she came.  With her health issues being so unpredictable, I wasn’t sure she’d be able.  It was nice to have her company last night, as I was really on the edge of getting very weepy.  She finished getting file folders set up; and hopefully tonight we can go through the last little bit of paperwork that needs to be put into the folders.

She also explained to me about the audible books.  It doesn’t sound so bad now.  If I pay $15 (actually it’s $14.95 .. but with tax comes to $15.96) a month, I get a credit.  I can get any book for a credit; but I can also continue to buy any additional books I want.  The advantage to membership is in that by upping the amount the credits get cheaper (i.e. $22 for 2 credits a month) … all the way up to buying 2 years worth (I don’t remember how it works out, but over $200 and credits are about $9.50 each).  For me, since most books average around $15 but some newer ones can be a lot higher, the $22 seems a good deal.  Only $11 each per credit …  and I can let purchased credits build up while I read what I alaready have, or just get too busy to listen to a book for awhile.

And it’s all just something else for me to think about …she put the account on hold for me (but she corrected my credit information first .. and in less than 3 minutes they managed to put through a payment!!)  So I don’t feel so “cut off” now from being able to have books to listen to.  I know getting books on CD (from the library which will only be about 2 blocks away) is an option.  The only downside to that is that it’s not a portable answer, since I don’t have any sort of portable CD player.  Christmas wish list??? LOL

I didn’t get up until about 6:30 … woke once around 4:00, but got back to sleep.  DIL is still asleep, and the house is quiet and chilly.  I know what the plans are for today, but no idea at all when they will happen.  DIL drove the truck, and TGF is to come over (no idea when) with the boys.  We will take Maggie, her supplies (note to self: do NOT forget her food and litter!!), and as much as we can load up.  That will be “small” stuff, things that won’t be in the way of full blown moving next weekend.  My plants, which will go in window sills, the mixer to go on the kitchen counter, my shoe box and shoes to go in my closet; maybe even some of my clothes.  I’m afraid to take too much kitchen stuff until I see what kind of space there is.  I’m seriously afraid I’ve packed too much .. it’s just so hard to figure out not only how to downsize a big kitchen to a tiny one, but not actually knowing what DN has that I’m not to bring.  I guess I’ll find that out today too.

The plan is to have the boys to make multiple trips up the stairs.  DIL won’t be able to manage more than once.  I HAVE to be able to .. but not many, and resting in between.  After we leave there, DIL and I will go by the storage unit to take pictures and measurements for DB, and put my lock on it.

TGF and I had talked about me having the boys here tonight so they could help tomorrow by bringing the rest of the things upstairs down.  But there is very  literally no place for them to be.  So DIL will go pick them up in the morning before she goes back home.  At one time she and I had planned to go to the bank; but since we changed how we will handle the banking, I don’t need to do that.  SIL will take me Wednesday to take care of it, and she will give me the $$ she owes me then too.

My thoughts are just all over the place this morning.I ’m down to 6 days and then moving day; and there is so much left to do.  I’m sure once we make the trip today, and then the ReStore makes their pick up Tuesday, it won’t seem quite as overwhelming.  And I have to keep reminding myself that I actually have a month still until everything needs to be out of the house.  I haven’t given up hope of selling some things … but the “back up plan” may have to be a consignment shop.  I’ll get very little for them, but at least I wouldn’t have to pay for storage (leaving the storage space for things I do want to keep!). If I get the payments I’ve been promised (the only one that is “iffy” is TGF’s friend who wants the washer and dryer.  I don’t know him, and don’t know if he’ll actually come up with the money or leave me short at the last minute … but until I have it, he will NOT get the appliances!) I’ll be OK as long as I’m reasonably careful.  The thing that scares me most is that I’ll have overlapping utility bills, since there will technically be a full month with bills from this house and the apartment (at least the electric).

The morning is wearing on, I need to get myself together.  I’m enjoying having DIL here to talk to; but since I don’t know what will happen when, I better be ready for the day.