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November 16, 2004
Purging ..but not like that!
Coffee of the Day: Columbian huila - La Florencia Tom of Sweet Maria's says: "Good Tangy bittersweet chocolate - nut roast taste with fruits (cherry) emerging as it cools" Fran: makes a mighty fine cup of coffee to wake up to. Hmmm..I think Tom's palate is a little more educated than mine, think?
I am on a roll these days! Yes! I'm getting organized somewhat...well in the process...well I mean I purged junk out of the house. Ok...we aren't in any danger of home anorexia or anything but I did buy a shoe holder yesterday. That IS half the battle, you know...having a place for stuff. You need a PLACE for stuff before you can put stuff in their place...right? I'm soooo getting this. Actually what I'm really getting good at is heaving stuff out..period. So my next sentence was going to be something about moving the computer graveyard out of the dark room down into the newly purged basement but then that would negate the statement that I was getting good at heaving stuff out..right? (Update: the computer graveyard is moved. I ask you who needs to keep 2 towers, 4 monitors, 2 scanners 5 keyboards and other stuff...did I mention how HEAVY those old monitors are?) Sigh. I'm really good at rearranging stuff and heaving out some things when I'm highly motivated and the time gods are on my side.
This week's motivation is gearing up for Thanksgiving visitors and I have the whole week at home alone where I can putter around and make piles and only endanger the lives of the cats and myself. My SsIL are coming to finish the sorting out of their mother's "stuff" after her move to Residential Living. Now we have done fairly well keeping the bulk of my MIL's stuff going to Maine, North Carolina or CT & NY. However, an empire dresser is making it's way to our home BUT a big old maple dresser from Morgan's room is making it's way to Maine. Now of course, this meant I had to empty said maple dresser in preparation for the switch. Morgan's room hasn't had the final purge as yet...don't rush me...he's only 27 and moved out 4 years ago! You know the bulk of stuff in his room is disposable and the dresser was the easiest to deal with..afterall there was only one t-shirt and a pair of shoes in there. The rest was trash...except for maybe a few photos and a 4 year old paycheck from the State of NY. (I'm so pleased to know he was so flushed with cash in college he didn't need it) There was one photo that was just so cute...he was sleeping in a closet with all his fraternity brothers enveloping him in their friendship and support...I imagine they are singing him a lullaby. Oh it does a mother's heart good to know her son had such a loving fellowship in which to live while away from his home. Ahem...We've moved on past the era of showing embarASSing baby photos to the prom dates to the more lucrative pile of incriminating photos and stories to tell the grandchildren about their parents.
I think purging is a lot easier if one doesn't inspect each item too closely and definitely leave emotions out of it entirely! Tra la Tra la...off to assemble the shoe rack and ...oh? you think maybe I'm flipping from one task to another? Purging is a long series of tasks! Remember you have to have place to put the stuff? Well, in order to clean one of the guest rooms, I have to have more room so I need to clean the closet which means I have to purge some of my old clothes which means I have more room to do the seasonal swap from our room which means I can clean out our closet and dressers which means I can purge clothes there which means I opened up space on the closet shelf which means I have more room for hanging things and now I realize I have underutilized space on the floor shelf which means I can put in a shoe rack. simple.....
Damn! Those sneaky eBayers just foiled my purchase at the last minute. I so hate that! gggrrrr.....
Have a fine day all...
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Posted by frani at November 16, 2004 08:04 AM
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