I am on vacation this week. As is customary on my vacations I clean out the shed and garage. It's really like shoveling **** against the tide, because it seems no matter what I get rid of, either it comes back or it reproduces. I could swear my partner goes to the county reclamation center and reclaims it all. That's NOT what reclamation center means.
Two years ago I hauled a grand total of 900 lbs to the county dump and reclamation center. Screw yard sales. I toss stuff. My partner is a Pack Rat with a capital P & R. He saves empty boxes in case we need them. I toss stuff. I think I said that.
Out by the curb are two non-functioning 25" TVs, two non-functioning DVD/VCRs, a box of books and crappy adjustable dumbells. I took a box of the full Time-Life home repair series books to the county library to donate.
I hauled a wardrobe box full of his late father's clothes, from the storage shed. I consolidated and compressed the garage. Now I can move around, at least in the center. I filled both our garbage containers with junk. I toss stuff. I might have said that.
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10-06-2008, 10:46 AM #1
Amazing how much you can get done in 3 hours on a few cups of cups of Maxwell House
"Go home, have a beer and smash something. That's what I would do" - Unknown (but probably Thor).
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10-06-2008, 10:47 AM #2
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10-06-2008, 10:50 AM #3
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10-06-2008, 10:50 AM #4
I'm going to try to get to the beach this week, if only to ride the bike along the beachfront. I'm also planning on some trail riding. I love this time of year and always schedule one of my 4 weeks' vacation (yes, 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days ) now.
"Go home, have a beer and smash something. That's what I would do" - Unknown (but probably Thor).
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10-06-2008, 10:52 AM #5
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10-06-2008, 10:55 AM #6
I hate the idea of having to get started, but once I do I am like a man possessed. Part of the problem is that we had to combine two households: his and mine when we got together. Not to mention accumulating stuff over almost 13 years.
And now we have his mother's stuff, most of which she cannot use, being an invalid and 99% bedridden. I'm champing at the bit to get to that room. My philosophy is that if we move, not that we have plans to, I don't want to haul or pay movers to haul unneeded and useless junk. I want to be ready."Go home, have a beer and smash something. That's what I would do" - Unknown (but probably Thor).
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10-06-2008, 10:56 AM #7
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10-06-2008, 10:58 AM #8
plus , i just hate crap sitting around, my house went down , husband moved out 2 1/2 years ago, girls 2 months ago and they took thier animals , so my house is tidy and well organized.i like to clean and organize and im good at it , need to rent myself out to affluent couples as a spare wife , just no benefits
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10-06-2008, 10:58 AM #9
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10-06-2008, 11:03 AM #10
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10-06-2008, 11:36 AM #11
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