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jammed…

16 Monday Sep 2024

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it was hot but we had a crazy busy and productive day yesterday… the shed, which I haven’t been to the back of for over fifteen years, got emptied…

it had been jammed with all kinds of goodies over the years… let’s be honest, my beloved was a pack rat… and, I may have added a few items…

part way through the process it looked a bit better…

once all the “stuff” was removed, they had to shovel out twelve garbage bags filled with seeds, nuts, bits of cardboard, chewed up wood, and insulation…

when all was said and done, the space looks huge…

on to next part…

rafters…

04 Saturday Nov 2023

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we were back in the garage last weekend and spent an hour reorganizing…

we planned to spend another few hours to make enough space to get the car inside, particularly as we have tons of snow already…

we did spend another focussed time in the space… this time all of the stuff that was in the rafters came down to be sorted…

there is a ton of wood and other items on the floor now, in various piles… for garbage, giveaway, and a small pile to keep… but the space above is cleared out and ready for whatever needs to go back up there…

no room for the car just yet…

hardest…

05 Friday May 2023

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I’ve been thinking about all of the stuff I’ve given away over the last six months…

it makes me so happy to be able to share with others and not add unnecessarily to the landfills…

it is also getting easier to let go of stuff… and the simple way to arrange a pickup by going online is also helpful…

currently the hardest part is to remember to get up early enough to get all of the boxes onto the front steps…

vehicles…

18 Saturday Feb 2023

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Tuesday was a very busy and rather exciting day…

around 5:30 vehicles began to arrive with boxes and furniture, as my grandson moved into the basement for the next while… of course, by that time it was snowing and blowing…

the empty space was all of a sudden filled up with stuff again, in a very messy way… yikes…

after all the stuff was brought in, we had pizza and wings to thank the helpers and celebrate the move being completed…

I was happy because I got a heart-shaped one, ate half of it, and saved the rest for lunch the next day…

drawers…

25 Sunday Sep 2022

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last year I removed the drawers and took a file cabinet outside to become a raised garden planter… it has worked very well…

the drawers, which were filled with my beloved’s stuff, have been stacked on a table in the basement since then…

finally I set up a box for giveaway, one for things to keep, a recycling bin, and a garbage bag…

worked away for a few hours and was able to move items into the various options without a problem…

the drawers went to the back lane, and someone collected them for scrap;-)…

makes me happy to have been able to declutter…

ticking…

02 Wednesday Mar 2022

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my grandson moved on the weekend… he went from one apartment to another…

it reminded me of our move from our only apartment to our house… moving into the apartment had been an easier time as we were both coming from our parents’ homes and all of the furniture was delivered directly from the stores..

when we left the apartment, we didn’t have that much stuff and had friends to help us with the big things…

we arrived at the house eagerly around 9 am and discovered the elderly couple having tea at the kitchen table… they didn’t appear to be packed and may have forgotten they were leaving that day… yikes, it made for a stressful morning as we waited at the basically empty apartment, hoping they were going to be out in time for us to get in…

we had to be out of the apartment at the end of the day, so it did feel as though the clock was ticking…

when we turned up again at 3 pm they were gone and the house was empty…what a relief…

I have not moved since then… now there is a lot of stuff, lol…

stuff…

20 Sunday Sep 2020

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yesterday and today I spent a good portion of the afternoon in the garage…

I haven’t done anything with it since my beloved died… and that was eight years ago, sigh…

I still don’t know where stuff is or even what stuff is in there…

last month I had the roof reshingled and now I’ve decided to make cleaning and sorting it out my fall project…

it is going to take a lot of time, but for now my plan is to fill the garbage can each week with junk and set aside things I want and things I can give away…

this picture might look like a before, but it is actually the after of yesterday’s effort…

three shelving units were cleared off, the garbage can was filled, the next door neighbour took some firewood and the neighbour behind took the fancy woodworking wood that I discovered…

boxes were set up and put on the shelves for gardening, pumps, plants, bubble makers and fish supplies… and I found a couple of things I can use… brought one item in for another little project, and gathered scrap metal for my son-in-law…

today my middle grandson finished emptying the final few shelves, loaded up boxes with bits of wood to take home for their fire pit, washed down all the shelves, put the items back on the shelves and mowed the grass…

the oldest moved the ladders, picked up items at various stores, trimmed the Virginia creeper and loaded the wood into the car…

it is kind of exciting to really know where some stuff is…

looking great;-)…

stuff…

28 Sunday Jul 2019

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started my day in the hot tub… rather quiet as the waterfall is turned off while awaiting repair, lol…

walked to the grocery store; consulted with Hilda the Gardener, who then did some amazing clean-up in the side garden and tidied the main garden; and packed up all my stuff for another few days of camping…

ended the day watching boys jump into the lake from a rather tall rock, which we climbed, and now we sit by the campfire…

did manage to get one flower picture as well;-)…

been a full day… think it might be an early night…

car…

30 Monday Apr 2018

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today I got my new car…

Shadow was traded in and I got a 2018 model tonight… this time I bought the car rather than lease it… I am most excited about the heated steering wheel although when my grandson takes it over, down the road, he will likely appreciate the various safety features… the car will keep you inside the lines on the road and match the speed of the car ahead of you on the highway… pretty cool…

was a bit of a process to get the tires into the car to take with me, lol… happily my neighbour was out and about and was able to come over and help me get them loaded…

I haven’t decided on a name for this new vehicle just yet…

took everything out of the various storage places and even remembered to remove the garage door opener, lol…

took a final picture of Shadow as she sat outside the doors of the dealership… it was very cold as I walked to and from the insurance company… wasn’t thinking I’d be outside for so long… eventually got the keys and met the new vehicle in my life… they even put a big bow on her…

she’s a beauty… now I just have to learn all the new stuff…

old…

07 Tuesday Nov 2017

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got my Canada Goose jacket back from More Than Pyjamas today… Margo took it in by four inches and it fits perfectly now…

so happy because I wasn’t able to wear it last year as it was so big… had been told by the makers and a few sewing places that it couldn’t be altered… pleased that this old coat has been made new again…

spent a lovely time this evening with Kali Martin who owns Atomic Age Vintage… she stopped by the house and took away two boxes of treasures and a stack of old lps…

pleased that I’ve finally made the effort and a tiny dent has been put into the piles of stuff…