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Feb. 20th, 2008 02:25 pmI can't believe it, but it's my day at home and Alex is actually napping. She never naps. I hope she isn't getting sick.
I'd love to say that I was celebrating her unexpected nap with some peaceful relaxation - but given that we're moving in two and a half weeks, there's not a chance. We're a little bit behind with the packing - and we're going into church budget season now, which consumes all of Michael's time. So I'm using her naptime to solicit estimates from moving companies, clean out and pack up the linen closet, run some statistics for Lydia, and cycle through a few loads of laundry.
Oh, and post to LJ. What would naptime be without LJ posts? I've almost forgotten, it's been so long.
We did, incidentally, get the lovely house next door to our current house. I'm very excited. All three of us are. They're doing some renovation work over there right now, so we haven't been able to get in, but I am gloating over all the lovely details in my mind's eye. The ones I remember, anyway. I'm finding that my memory is hazy on things like closet space.
Decluttering for the move is going well. We've taken two full carloads of stuff to Goodwill and thrown much more away, and I'm feeling resolute about not moving things we don't need. On the recommendation of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fairoriana and juno I read It's All Too Much by Peter Walsh, and had a lightbulb moment: We shouldn't try to figure out where to put all of our things in the new house, we should try to figure out how we want to use each room of the new house, and then only move in the things that actually serve those purposes. Totally different emphasis.
I'm also realizing how much the clutter gets in the way of actual cleaning. I've always made a distinction between a messy house and a dirty house, but really it's the case that one leads to the other. You can't keep surfaces clean when they have piles of stuff on them.
( moving to-do list )
I'd love to say that I was celebrating her unexpected nap with some peaceful relaxation - but given that we're moving in two and a half weeks, there's not a chance. We're a little bit behind with the packing - and we're going into church budget season now, which consumes all of Michael's time. So I'm using her naptime to solicit estimates from moving companies, clean out and pack up the linen closet, run some statistics for Lydia, and cycle through a few loads of laundry.
Oh, and post to LJ. What would naptime be without LJ posts? I've almost forgotten, it's been so long.
We did, incidentally, get the lovely house next door to our current house. I'm very excited. All three of us are. They're doing some renovation work over there right now, so we haven't been able to get in, but I am gloating over all the lovely details in my mind's eye. The ones I remember, anyway. I'm finding that my memory is hazy on things like closet space.
Decluttering for the move is going well. We've taken two full carloads of stuff to Goodwill and thrown much more away, and I'm feeling resolute about not moving things we don't need. On the recommendation of
fairoriana and juno I read It's All Too Much by Peter Walsh, and had a lightbulb moment: We shouldn't try to figure out where to put all of our things in the new house, we should try to figure out how we want to use each room of the new house, and then only move in the things that actually serve those purposes. Totally different emphasis.I'm also realizing how much the clutter gets in the way of actual cleaning. I've always made a distinction between a messy house and a dirty house, but really it's the case that one leads to the other. You can't keep surfaces clean when they have piles of stuff on them.
( moving to-do list )
