Brute Force

We rallied the troops this afternoon having cleared out some space on the single car side of the a garage.  The life cycle, a seating bench, bookcase, Pilates chair and Pilates bench and arm chair are now in the garage waiting to be loaded onto the rental truck.  We also have an oak book case in the living room - originally, we planned to take it with us (and the other one just like it from B's room) but in talking it through, we realized we honestly don't have any place for either unless it's for garage storage.  So I think we've decided to possibly post it on the virtual garage sale for $10 [or even free] or just have Salvation Army come pick it up. 

We're having Mountain Mike's pizza for dinner so everyone was happy about and looking forward to that feast which made the work easier. 

We go back and forth between 'just get everything up there and we'll figure it out then' or 'why are we taking this with us again'?  It's a constant discussion - but it's good.  No point moving things if we don't have a purpose for them and realizing how much the moving part will cost is an eye opening 'so we're not taking anything if we don't plan to use it in the house'.

Before B. leaves next Sunday, we will do another round of moving heavier items down to the living room to get as ready as we can be for loading the truck. 

We are taking some things that are 'they will work for now' items - because while we hope to buy new furniture for our dining area, that is a low(er) priority budget item than the move expenses, etc. .  - so we may have to make do for a bit. 

It feels really good to get those 'things' out of the house - we're making steady progress, albeit sometimes slowly.  But we'll get there.

I managed to make it through today with no nap which will have me in bed an hour or so earlier - I've been sleeping in until after 7 which is LOVELY - but I like my quiet, dawn is breaking mornings and think I'll eventually be back to up around 6.  I feel more rested than I have in a long time - and that's a welcome perk of retirement.

We've been roughing up the backyard soil and plan to add some new top soil and then toss down some grass seed and see what happens.  $80 investment that might work and we'll be no worse off if it doesn't.  (Down $80 but oh well.  Worth a try).  I was excited to order some fast growing ground cover from our 'go-to' High Country Garden site - but those plants don't ship until September so that won't work.  We'll hopefully have the house sold at that point.