reflections in the mirror

Ah, what a week. I have tried to keep to my “schedule”, and though I have not gotten some things done, I have accomplished others. So for todays Thursday Thirteen

1. Food Storage. We got new shelving for our food storage and I have moved most of the cans to the house

2. My Closet. At the apartment we have walkin closets, which is good, as we do not have any storage. So, getting into my closet, is sometimes an adventure in itself…but this week, I actually found the floor, and the back wall.

3. From Youngest room. Toys. Not all of them, just some to give him something to do, when we are at the house. He has actually been very helpful…though at times his running around the house is a bit much

4. From Eldest’s room. Clothes, books, bookshelves and other non-essential items. I think we have worked out the “cat problem”. As none of my cats can go outside, and the doors will be open most of the day of the move, I have decided that Eldests room should be moved before the actually move date. We will put most everything in her room, leaving the bedding as it is now, so that the cats can be put into the room and the door shut, and they will be able to be left without to much stress.

5. Coat closet. This probably was the easiest part of the move. There isnt much in the closet except the coats, some boots, and tents. This took about an hour and I feel like I actually accomplished something.

6. Holiday decorations. I have boxes and boxes of decorations. At times I have had to find new places to put things after the holidays are over. Some of the stuff is under Youngests bed, some in the laundry room…I am just happy to have it all in one place.

7. Clothes. It is amazing how much clothing we had in our apartment. At this time we have moved about 15 boxes/bags/plastic containers of clothes to the house. At this point we have also brought 11 bags to GoodWill, Salvation Army, and a local church thrift shop.

8. Some craft stuff. I brought at least 5 plastic containers of fabric (I really need to get sewing) Cross-stitch kits, yarn (2 containers, and a bag), and a box of odds and ends.

9. Books. I have a large set of shelves in my current livingroom. I designed them, just for this apartment, which means that they are 8 foot tall (I have 9 foot ceilings at the apartment) and I will not be able to use them in the house, unless I have them “altered” to fit into the house

10. fragile stuff. Today, my goal is to bring over the breakable things that I dont let anyone but myself move. I figure that if I were to drop a box or if something were to break, I can only be mad at myself.

11. Patio chairs and table. I think that it is about time for me to get some of the stuff off the porch, so they will also go over today

12.Junk. We have some stuff that I am not ready to go through yet. Mostly because of the time it would take to go through the stuff. So, it will have to wait till I get settled some more time

13. Lastly, I rewarded myself yesterday. I said that if I moved all the holiday decorations, and the stuff in the coat closet, that I could put together the Dinningroom Table. I now have a room that actually looks like a room