O. M. G. Now I'm quoting from Lord of the Rings. But I don't know what else to say. No, I'm not working out and getting fit. Although that may happen eventually. I imagine that at some point, I'll get down to a layer of house shit that is acceptable and feels like an improvement, so that I can, once again, focus on LIVING my life in my house. Meanwhile, however, I am prowling the house one room, no, one cabinet/bookcase/closet at a time, cleaning out year and YEARS of "stuff" that I have been keeping. And for some reason, I can look at this stuff now, and just think, "WTH? Why was I keeping this?" Now that I'm not sick and tired all the time, I seem to have more time and energy to just get this stuff done. And I'm much more motivated than I have been for years. The piles of "stuff" were just getting to me to the point where I was starting to feel like a hoarder, and I am determined to get it all cleaned up and put away and have room to spare for more junk. That's the plan anyway. Plus then everything will be easier to clean, so I'll have less dust, thus making my life and health betterer. Bonus.
Last weekend I cleaned out half the kitchen and dining room cabinets. This week, I am improving my office with new, grown-up storage (a secretary and a nice wooden lateral file cabinet). After that, I'm going to refinish the vintage oak office furniture in a nice ebony finish, and, voila, new and improved office. It's about frickin' time. And did I mention I just bought new office and home phones? That was long overdue as well.
Lest anyone get the impression that I'm going to be really clean and organized in short order, I'm looking at a serious pile of camping crappola taking up half my guest room. And there's more in the car. So that will need to be sorted and stored. (I was hoping to camp again, but after Connor passed out on my last trip, the vet says he has pulmonary arterial hypertension, and shouldn't go to altitude. So camping is out for the immediate future. Dang it. I had a birthday yoga retreat and literary fest planned for next week. Canceled. But maybe I can do something on a smaller scale at home.) And don't get me started on the backyard -- I'd clean that all up, but first I have to sort through the shed and the art studio out back. Both of them are a total mess, but I can't touch them until the weather cools off again, so we're looking at October, probably. So I won't be done soon.
BUT, when I AM done, there will be scads of room to breathe and yoga, and strength train, and....
Well, Hell, now I'm wondering if I'm just cleaning/organizing to avoid working out.
That's why *I* clean and sort - to keep from working out - it's effective - I've got the (ever expanding) butt to prove it! That's gonna all come to and end, though. The yard's in decent shape, garage is too. Now I have one file cabinet, one closet, and a pantry to deal with. A couple of things in my office need to go, too.
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