For the last few weeks, I've been trying to sort. There's too much stuff in the house. I have a pile in the garage that is destined for the dumpster. A pile that is headed for Goodwill. A pile that will probably be stored in the house as our own little "stash" (something for Philip to raid when he moves out in a couple of months). A pile of stuff that needs to be kept, but must be put in a more reasonable place than where it currently lives.
Over the past 15 years, I have definitely become one of those people with a Depression-Era mindset. Things can't be thrown out because you know there won't be money to replace it later. I hate storing and packratting; if there's much of that, you can't find things when you need them anyhow. But it's hard to get rid of things, especially with Maggie's special needs. I eliminated so many toys when she was 4 or 5, and it turned out that toys I'd thought she would've grown out of were actually toys she hadn't grow into yet. That makes me hesitant to get rid of too much.
Nevertheless, today I have gotten rid of
the wicker paper-plate supports,
quite a few tablecloths,
gobs of plastic spoons and forks saved by my in-laws,
an aluminum saucepan,
bunches of old ice-cream buckets,
many board games,
picture cards to reinforce kids' Bible study,
and much more.
At meals, we're currently using the leftover napkins from our wedding. (Did you know that paper napkins get a bit stiff and non-absorbent after 26 years?)
I'm still struggling with what to do with the rocker. Sometimes things just break beyond repair. But when it's got memories of many babies rocked in the chair for two or more generations, you keep thinking that maybe you should find somebody else who has more skills, somebody who might be able to fix it.
Still lots of clothes and books to go through, and more closets and other things tucked away. This takes more brain effort than I have to spare at the moment.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
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What does the rocker need? Colin has become pretty good with wood working and shoring up old furniture. And he usually completes projects for other people far more speedily than he does mine. ;)
ReplyDeleteRocker is split lengthwise horizontally, at a pressure point. Gary said there's a woodworker married to somebody in the congregation who could do it. But then it's a matter of finding a place for the chair in the house. (Maybe we could stick it in Philip's apt for a while??)
ReplyDeleteWhich rocker is it? No. We do not want it. We have the same problems you do about TOO MUCH stuff!
ReplyDeleteEither Nanna's or Grandma's. I wasn't ever clear on which one it belonged to. Or was it Grandma's first and then Nanna's? It used to have a beige seat, but I recovered it.
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