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Lincoln's surgery is 22 days away. We have a second testosterone treatment next Tuesday then the operation on 2/11.
I truly believe that the build up and anticapation of significant events are always more difficult to endure than the event itself. I am so ready for him to get through this part of his journey and start on phase III.
Finally went through all the boxes in the garage. We've gotten rid of a TON of stuff. We converted about 30 boxes of stuff into a pile of garbage, about 8 boxes of Garage sale stuff, and about 6 big totes of keepers. By the time we throw away the garbage and then have the garage sale we will have half the garage sitting as an open area.
Two things that opened up the most space were the photos we've wound up with from my family on both my mom & dad's side. We basically put the photos into sheet protectors and trashed all the frames, that got rid of a couple boxes by itself. Also went through all of the DVD's in the house - I had about 430 in total - and picked out about 125 or so that I was OK with getting rid of. Book collections were another big space item. I have about 50 text from Grad school that I should have traded in after I graduated, and Julie had 5 boxes dedicated to just the Harvard Classics collection (wonder what they're worth). Clothes that no one would wear were a few boxes worth, and then the baby stuff we were given and a smattering of collectibles rounded out the deal. Throw in a busted entertainment center converted to shelving and a broken lawn mower and you've got yourself a Garage you can't park in.
I truly believe that the build up and anticapation of significant events are always more difficult to endure than the event itself. I am so ready for him to get through this part of his journey and start on phase III.
Finally went through all the boxes in the garage. We've gotten rid of a TON of stuff. We converted about 30 boxes of stuff into a pile of garbage, about 8 boxes of Garage sale stuff, and about 6 big totes of keepers. By the time we throw away the garbage and then have the garage sale we will have half the garage sitting as an open area.
Two things that opened up the most space were the photos we've wound up with from my family on both my mom & dad's side. We basically put the photos into sheet protectors and trashed all the frames, that got rid of a couple boxes by itself. Also went through all of the DVD's in the house - I had about 430 in total - and picked out about 125 or so that I was OK with getting rid of. Book collections were another big space item. I have about 50 text from Grad school that I should have traded in after I graduated, and Julie had 5 boxes dedicated to just the Harvard Classics collection (wonder what they're worth). Clothes that no one would wear were a few boxes worth, and then the baby stuff we were given and a smattering of collectibles rounded out the deal. Throw in a busted entertainment center converted to shelving and a broken lawn mower and you've got yourself a Garage you can't park in.