Where did all of this junk come from???

I wanted to thank you for your encouragement and kind comments here and on Facebook about my move.  Everyone has to deal with moving, and I don't think anyone really enjoys the extra work involved.  Except maybe my middle sister.

I called her with my "poor me, I have to move, waa waa waa" and she reminding me that she had just moved last year.  And she went on to say "I really like to move because I can get rid of stuff I don't need."  Darn pollyanna sister.  ;-)

Who knew I had so much junk?  We are going to have the movers move the big stuff (furniture).  But this time I am not going to just throw everything in boxes and bring it with me.  I decided to move everything else room-by-room, and I am making a keep, donate, throw pile for each area.

This sounded really great in theory (like so many of my "brilliant" ideas), but now I have piles of stuff EVERYWHERE!  So today I am shifting the piles to the edges so the movers can move the furniture.  I spend most of my time shifting my junk which does not seem so productive.  I need my sisters to come down and help me toss stuff.  It is going to take weeks for us to move everything.

And why in the world do I have so many books???  They are heavy!  And what do you do with old computers/hard drives that you aren't using anymore?  Is there anyway to really delete everything off the drives?

To keep things in perspective I have been rereading one of my favorite books, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.   It was written in the 40's, but it has some of the best quotes and it really helps me when I am feeling stressed.  I actually bought a few copies for some of my family members, it is that good.

So hopefully in a week or so we will be settled and I can get back to homeschooling and blogging.  I love my normal boring life.  The first action I hope to release is the one I have named Luminous Color Burst.  I just need to finish writing the action instructions.  I really love this action and can't wait to post it up here.

I wrote this post today just to avoid working on the move.  But I am going to  grab one more coffee and help the kids pack up their toys now.  Or watch the last bit of Downton Abby I taped on Sunday.  That is one of the best shows I have ever seen and a great way to avoid packing.  Just don't tell my husband.  ;-)

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