I Almost Wish Someone Would Just Burn the Place Down
I am almost over it. Packing. I gave myself a few days to pack up what I need/want for the next 3 months, pack away the stuff we'll probably want for our new place and truck everything we don't want down to the storage room (aka Yard Sale Room) in the basement. I've been dabbling on this project for quite a while, and have been more productive than I imagined. Today is the last day for packing, and I've somehow found plenty of time for reading MySpace blogs, watching a three-week-old episode of Inside MMA, writing this blog entry and cooking two casseroles to freeze for GC to eat when I'm gone. Oh, and wait for the Whirlpool repairman to come fix our dryer so I could get started washing all my Cancun clothes, my stored summer clothes and all the dirty clothes that piled up while we were on vacation. Oh, and pack. Except for the clothes in the washer/dryer right now and my laptop/printer and last-minute toiletries, I'm pretty much ready to go. Tomorrow I will load up my car (fingers crossed that everything will fit - there may be frenzied re-packing) and clean the house. Thursday, I set sail.
I am alarmed at how much stuff I have, and how much of that stuff I think I need. I'm doing a good job designating things for sale or donation, but there's still so much left! Once I get to DC, I hope to stop shopping. Other than perishables and consumables (food & toiletries), I can't think of much more that I need. I'm just going to enjoy everything that I have now. I'm sure there will be some things that I need to make my temporary living quarters comfortable, but I hope to keep acquisitions to a bare minimum. I feel another Not Buying It project coming on... April seems to be the time when I get all fired up for paring down. Spring cleaning, shaking out the doldrums, clearing out the deadwood and all that.
by the way, Happy April Fool's Day! Anyone play any tricks on you?
I have to pick up my car from the mechanic, where it is getting scheduled maintenance and preparing for big city life. Hopefully the mechanic won't play any tricks on me!