whew!

okay - i'm all the way into the corner of the office. figure that, while i'm here, i should work a little on the shelves - throw away stuff that's just cluttering up the place, make room for the references i want close to hand... and vacuum before i put anything else here.

found lots more yarn, tons of needles and tools. did NOT find the glue gun i need to use to reattach the power strip at the side of my keyboard tray. poor thing has held up well, but the sticky tape finally just gave up (after about 5 years ;-) ). just dangling above the floor right now - no hot glue available; i'd use velcro tape if i could reach it - it's in the closet on the top shelf.

did i ever mention that even step ladders terrify me? good thing my men are all much taller than i - they're great for reachies - and don't mind any chance to call me "midget". unfortunately, none of them is here right now.

i've cornered myself in the office. haha! pulled down a lot of stuff and put it a box to throw it away, but the box is too big for me to move by myself. guess i'm stuck here for about an hour. #2 son is going to laugh at me.

it's not all "that" bad

okay - so six hours of sleep can make you feel a lot better. when i finally caved in last night, i was really depressed. the task was just waaay overwhelming. i was sure we weren't even close to an acceptable stage for the installer, and i was too tired to deal with it.

this morning, the "mess" didn't seem that messy. after a cup of coffee, it actually looked "doable". the installer is here, he doesn't seem to mind the state we're in at all. which means the goal of having the office and loft done by the time hubby gets back is now more realistic. especially as the office really is almost done. it's even at a "run the vacuum" stage. squee!

i found another stack of magazines - mostly layers, illustrator and knitting. going thru that stack a little more slowly - trimming patterns i really like, and putting them in a notebook. moved a stack of books from in front of the cable control box (maybe the remote will work, now) and there's actually room to move around in here; sweet! i found a box containing the rolling file folder cart; #2 son will put it together for me this afternoon - that solves a paper sorting issue i've been having. getting organized is getting easier by the minute. i still haven't found those bookends...

going to post this, now...the internet connection is going to be broken pretty soon...

it's just too much

not able to pull all nighters like i used to do. sigh. too tired to think, let alone move. if i see another box tonight, i think i'll start to cry. but the office is looking pretty good. south desk is better organized. stack of magazines is gone, as is the spare table. can actually pull the PC out from under the desk without having to move anything out of the way.

good enough for the installer. #2 son is in charge of getting the loft cleared. he says he's got it under control. going to have to trust him, i haven't enough energy to argue about it. going to go take another nap (about 4 hrs. this time) and see what else i can do in the morning. nothing major, until the installation is completed, but there's still a lot i want to do this week while the hubby is out of the way.

it's time to order a dumpster. and i think i'll call the used books store (i think they'll actually come get these). sometimes, you just have to be really ruthless. i said that before, didn't i? "things" are just not going to control the way i live. if i can't give it away, or throw it away, i'm far too attached to the wrong things. should be able to walk away without looking back.

mostly, i think i'm capable of that. the things are nice, or pretty - some of them have sentimental qualities...but they're just things, after all. what really counts is my family and our health. the rest of it is just trimming. it's a bonus we don't have to have. so cleaning up all this clutter is just a way of clarifying the best ideals for us. and it feels like i've accomplished an incredible amount of that in the past couple days.

a variety of interruptions

had to cancel the direcTV service. easiest way to resolve billing was to pay new bill, and they'll refund the balance. takes "6 to 8 weeks", but i'll get my money back. still have to cancel time warner...who say if i cancel the service, verizon will not be able to transfer the numbers. when we switched from verizon to comcast several years ago, NOT cancelling the service resulted in my being billed for two extra months by verizon (who apparently never got a "cancel" order). i'm not going to be a happy camper if TW messes this up.

but, paying the satellite bill pointed out a mis-communication with the printer. wasn't sure if it was low on ink, couldn't get supply levels. restarting the printer got it working, but i needed to order ink. neighbor kid is coming over with a .pdf file he wants printed - maybe i should install the last cartridge?

that's got the other desk occupied. can't do what i was going to do next - guess i'm back to packing books... naw - i'll just have another cuppa java. it can't take more than a few minutes to print the file. and clearing the other desk is high priority. won't do to get really involved when i can do what i need to do first.

bookends

i'm missing some bookends. i had three spare sets, and remember handing them to the hubby. i haven't a clue where he's put them. he used one set in the kitchen...

as i removed things from the desk, other things tend now to tilt!i hate to put clutter in place of a bookend - seems like a mis-direction...