Good News and the Terror of Moving!

[venturous]

I've done it! I have a new home, after over a year's search. My landlord's pregnant wife is finally moving here and I've got to vacate the 'nursery' I've been living in for 2 years.

The cool thing is that its an apartment that's really a small house, with kitchen, laundry and dining room on the lower level, and bed, bath and living/office upstairs. Plus a little deck. Nice shade, nice neighbors and even a bit of a water view.

I want this place to be another step toward living sanely, and since the rooms are small, only what belongs there is going into the place. My current landlord will be patient with me getting all my storage out of here.

So, I'm declaring my intentions, asking for your cheerleading, and looking for ways to manage the countdown to moving day, about 5 weeks away.

Woooo!

weekly declutter - verandah, unloved books

[fred_mouse]

For this week's declutter, I've partly addressed three issues - the collection of unwanted (free) plastic wrapped newspapers and empty boxes on the front verandah; several of the books in the front hall that aren't particularly loved, and the pile of books on the 'rehome' pile in the garage. Books went on the free books table at the second hand bookshop at work; boxes and newspapers went in the recycling bin before the truck came this morning, so there was no guilt about possibly over-filling it. Total items, probably 20? A good haul for a week anyway, and more than meets my 7 items once a week goal for this week, and makes up for last week, if I didn't do anything then.