January-February…
Last week we
celebrated our 30th Christmas in this house. Christmas week usually generates extra trash & recycling items. January is a fresh start—out with
the old and/or unused in order to make room for the new or improved. If you’re also
preparing a house for sale, however, your perception of what is old/unused (and
therefore unnecessary) becomes seriously skewed. Sentiment overrules common sense,
and it’s frequently a double-edged sword – we hold on to useless scraps of
memorabilia and “goodwill”
(yes, it’s a verb now) perfectly good furniture because it’s suddenly too heavy
or awkward.
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| ...only 27 more drawers to go. |
At first I
just pack easy stuff (out of season bedding, “good" china, etc). Eventually I
will have to winnow out the remaining treasures from my years at KJH. That will be
tough. However, it certainly feels good each time I empty an area, dust/wipe it clean, and
close the drawer or door. Meanwhile, Greg is working his way through the garage
mahal (no fun, to be sure, but easier than what comes next – sorting & packing the gazillions
of nuts, bolts, tools, auto parts & whatnot stashed in the real garage
& its attic).
Then
there’s the outside work. $10K got us a new roof without any hands-on labor, but there's still pressure washing, painting new soffits, dismantling the garage mahal, scraping & touching up exterior paint, cleaning out the crawl space so new ducts can be installed, digging dandelions after rain, and mowing the lawn at the first dry opportunity. And, of course, the official inspection (shortly after the new roof) provided a couple more small issues to rectify. There were certainly moments when we weren't working, but at no time was there nothing to do. 😃
BlogThought... Despite this photo, there have been occasional whispers of spring now and then. I try to remember my camera/phone when Lady & I take our morning walk.
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| Love the contrasts! |
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| First tangible signs of spring. |
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| Nature's Royal Fireworks |
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