Productive Monday

Today is the first of the month. I got a lot knocked out today, but in little bursts.

I did a fair amount of laundry, and tossed clothing that was stained or torn. I also discovered one of my best-fitting pairs of jeans had a ginormous hole in the knee. It is summertime, though, so I now have a wonderfully-fitting pair of cutoffs.

After it stopped raining and the sidewalk drained sufficiently to cross it without soaking my ankles, the Babaloo took three bags of trash to the dumpster for me.

I also tackled some more boxes in the bedroom, and sorted stuff to go to the donation center and to The Scrap Exchange. In the process, I found a handful of important documents that have now found their way to the briefcase. Also, I checked the mail and one birth certificate I ordered last week has arrived.

And I called the graduate office to ask about the bound copy of my thesis. They, too, are going digital, and this is the last year they're having them printed and bound, so the process is lagging. The awesome lady with the ruler (to check margins, etc.) told me to call back next month. I explained I wouldn't be here and she said I should ask my sister to swing by to pick it up when it is ready. Only, she doesn't know when it will be ready. But at least I know that's one thing I can't handle before we go.

So I managed to do this today:

One carload gone!

That's six boxes of books, two bags of clothing, one large storage bin of clothing, and one small storage bin of linens and household goods. The donation center looked it all over and handed me a receipt for a $500 donation. I assured them I had not consumed the contents of the ABC store boxes, and told them they'd see me again soon.

Then I finished boxing up all the sewing material and called the mom of a friend who had told him she was interested in it. We had a lovely conversation, and she's putting me in touch with her sister, who lives in town (because everyone has a sister in town) and hopefully we'll meet up this week.

Sewing material and quilting squares and notions.

So I have made headway in the bedroom and now I have space to shuffle and organize a little bit better. Next, I need to find homes for two student desks.

Space! and yearbooks.

Oh, and I also cleared out the freezer space in the refrigerator. I tossed frozen turkey chili and freezer-burnt hot dog buns and homemade ice packs and a bag of pineapple that hadn't been closed properly and coffee ice cubes that would have been great to use if we'd remembered they were there.

Have I mentioned how much I'm looking forward to a minimalist, streamlined life?

Now, you'll have to excuse me, because I think I've earned a nice, long soak in the tub.