One day, I wll not need baby wipes on my desk....
OK, so my theme this week is clearing up the clutter. Yet again :-). More 'little piles' of stuff to deal with, both work, volunteer work, and house work.
We've managed to say 'bye bye' to some of Richard's baby stuff -- no more swing in my office, no more really big clunky toys like the little scooter he's too big for, no more stacking donuts....most of his stuff now fits onto his toy shelves (formerly, our picture shelves which may not yet return to that status), and we have actually acquired a 'big boy bed' which will soon be replacing his crib. The crib that he really doesn't use, I might add. Wish us luck on the bed thing.
We've managed to get rid of some old SCA stuff -- some of it due to catastrophic failure, some to the realization that we really don't NEED all of this crap. What is it about the SCA that encourages us to save every last old pot, worn sheet, old belt and dozens of hand towels? I had the goal of gettig rid of fabric, too....but after looking at how worn my favourite garb has become, started thinking maybe I better make some new stuff. That's getting rid of fabric, too, isn't it?
Rich is wrapping up his last carpenter gig tomorrow in Millis, and will be available for hire soon -- unless we start on the front porch project, which we will do if no other work crops up. Yep, the front porch time has finally come -- don't want the mailman to sue us.
Elise is home sick with some mild-yet-contagious virus. Guess we're sorta starting summer vacation early. She wants to go to the Girl Scout three-day 'Survivor' camp this summer....this is the kid who is afraid of ladybugs....I'm not so sure it will turn out to be the adventure she envisions. Gonna talk to Rich about it and see what he thinks.
Going to put away most winter clothes today (funny, that -- here in New England, one feels compelled to wait until well into June to see if it's "safe" to put the warm clothing away, and then one better not put them all into storage...).
All in all, life is good -- I can see a future where my desk is clean, my office doesn't look like a nursery school, and all my clothes actually fit into their designated dwelling spaces.
Of course, seeing the sun for the first time in over a week probably helps the cheerful spirit. Sleeping late today didn't suck, either ;-).
Got my clients an accepted Offer on a house yesterday. Inspections are Thursday. Everyone cross an appendage for us....been looking for a few months with these clients, and have had the most awful and unpredictable run of bad timing, luck and Seller Stupidity I've ever seen. Hopefully, it all works out in the end as it should, which is my usual philosophy. This transaction feels ok so far.
Anyway, 'nuff break for now. Time to tackle more after-event cleanup and those tubs of winter clothes I was talking about.
Take care all.
We've managed to say 'bye bye' to some of Richard's baby stuff -- no more swing in my office, no more really big clunky toys like the little scooter he's too big for, no more stacking donuts....most of his stuff now fits onto his toy shelves (formerly, our picture shelves which may not yet return to that status), and we have actually acquired a 'big boy bed' which will soon be replacing his crib. The crib that he really doesn't use, I might add. Wish us luck on the bed thing.
We've managed to get rid of some old SCA stuff -- some of it due to catastrophic failure, some to the realization that we really don't NEED all of this crap. What is it about the SCA that encourages us to save every last old pot, worn sheet, old belt and dozens of hand towels? I had the goal of gettig rid of fabric, too....but after looking at how worn my favourite garb has become, started thinking maybe I better make some new stuff. That's getting rid of fabric, too, isn't it?
Rich is wrapping up his last carpenter gig tomorrow in Millis, and will be available for hire soon -- unless we start on the front porch project, which we will do if no other work crops up. Yep, the front porch time has finally come -- don't want the mailman to sue us.
Elise is home sick with some mild-yet-contagious virus. Guess we're sorta starting summer vacation early. She wants to go to the Girl Scout three-day 'Survivor' camp this summer....this is the kid who is afraid of ladybugs....I'm not so sure it will turn out to be the adventure she envisions. Gonna talk to Rich about it and see what he thinks.
Going to put away most winter clothes today (funny, that -- here in New England, one feels compelled to wait until well into June to see if it's "safe" to put the warm clothing away, and then one better not put them all into storage...).
All in all, life is good -- I can see a future where my desk is clean, my office doesn't look like a nursery school, and all my clothes actually fit into their designated dwelling spaces.
Of course, seeing the sun for the first time in over a week probably helps the cheerful spirit. Sleeping late today didn't suck, either ;-).
Got my clients an accepted Offer on a house yesterday. Inspections are Thursday. Everyone cross an appendage for us....been looking for a few months with these clients, and have had the most awful and unpredictable run of bad timing, luck and Seller Stupidity I've ever seen. Hopefully, it all works out in the end as it should, which is my usual philosophy. This transaction feels ok so far.
Anyway, 'nuff break for now. Time to tackle more after-event cleanup and those tubs of winter clothes I was talking about.
Take care all.