It’s only a new house, I know. But so many little things are changing — and I kind of love it:
- Gracie and I have gone for walks every single afternoon since we moved in. Oh wait, I lied — we did skip Tuesday when we had monsoon-like wind and rain. But we did walk today in the drizzle-rain. It’s quickly becoming an after-work routine for us.
- Small kitchen = clean kitchen. I’m quickly finding out that when you have a teeny-tiny kitchen, you can’t let it get messy. Our counter space is so limited that letting dirty dishes (for instance) pile up is simply not an option. And ya know what? It’s a good thing! It’s really nice to always walk into a kitchen that’s perfectly clean, bright and cheery!
- By far the most drastic change is sharing a home with my hunnybear. We work very opposite shifts so we don’t get to see each other nearly as much as you’d think, but the limited time we do have together is nice!
It’s the small things.
In a few short days, a Realtor will be coming to pound a “For Sale” sign into the yard in front of the house where I live. I couldn’t be more relieved.
I’ve been packing for several days. Surprisingly, I’ve packed a lot less than I expected, and I’ve gotten rid of a lot more. My mother was in awe as I tossed things (mostly old arts and crafts materials) into huge contractor-sized garbage bags, with an obvious look of satisfaction on my face.
It was cleansing. The first step to a new beginning.
I have a bit more packing to do, and then the deep-cleaning begins, as well as some paint touch-ups here and there.
Half my life is encapsulated in cardboard at the moment, and I just don’t care. It’s interesting how little you really need in life. I’m beginning to value simplicity a lot more.
… Of course, I should disclose the fact that I packed several plastic totes full of yarn and one full of spinning fiber. (Let me have my one vice, ‘kay?) Honestly, I know I don’t need those things either. But I do enjoy them a lot.
I’m actually not sure where I’m going when the house sells. Doesn’t that sound crazy? But I think that’s half the fun, flying by the seat of my pants…
YES, I did it again. Thursday morning I jumped on a plane to Erie. Thankfully I got out of Nashville right before a big storm and into Erie in between the major snowfall. Talk about luck!
The downside: I spent my whole trip miserable with a sinus infection/tonsillitis, taking giant horse-pills (some kick-butt antibiotics and Mucinex DM). Needless to say, that prevented me from visiting with my grandmother (who has emphysema and can’t risk that kind of illness). I was very disappointed about that.
I did get to visit other friends and family though. Ate at a few of my favorite restaurants.
I gave in and got my iPhone. I can’t believe I didn’t do it sooner.
I love this thing.
I have barely put it down since I got it. Can’t believe I didn’t give in and get one sooner. I haven’t had any problems so far with the service in Erie, Nashville, or on the drive in between. I’ve been busy tweeting, FourSquare-ing, and Gowalla-ing from my phone. (‘Cause I’m a geek like that.) If you’re on either/any of those sites, connect with me.
This week my mother is staying with me (actually for a week or two, not sure yet…) to work on cleaning and organizing the house so that we can put it up for sale.
I’m telling myself that it is time to downsize immensely. I really long to have simplicity in my life, but I’m a major failure at that. There’s a huge part of me that wants to just go through my stuff like a whirlwind and throw out about 80-90% of it. One area I’m planning on paring down hugely is my arts and crafts supplies. Any more, I mostly just knit; I haven’t done much sewing, painting, scrapbooking, etc. in a long, long time. I’m thinking I can give away/donate/throw out almost everything from that genre of stuff. I’m also getting rid of my aquarium (my friend Cyndi said she’d take it) and some other stuff like that.
I’m just hoping I can keep that attitude and momentum and not get sucked in my sentimental stuff. I need the Clean House gang to come kick my ass–where the heck is Niecy Nash when you need her!?
