I found an old huge notebook that I haven't been using in ages so I've decided to turn it into my second secrets journal (I ran out of pages to collage in my other one) since Wal-Mart refuses to carry anything helpful in the journaling arena.
I've glued 2-3 pages together for stouter paper and spent several happy minutes gluing more of my magazine clipping collection onto the pages. I'm slowly filling up my first book with secrets and I was getting antsy wondering where the second one was going to come from and when it would arrive!
I've got a haircut on Monday so that I can look more like Shirley MacLaine for the Murder Mystery party...pretty excited about that...and now I just need mascara and an outfit.
Eliminating unnecessary items is easy, but actually physically getting rid of it is hard. I have several trash bags lying around the house, some bins to go through (STILL), and many, many overflowing boxes of things that are going to the thrift store...I think once Saturday hits and all the extra furniture/books/movies/dishes are gone, the house will feel much more empty. Then I can get on with the cleaning/packing.
Cynde (my boss) came over to help me pack yesterday afternoon (TOTAL BLESSING!) and we packed up about 95% of the kitchen (few more dishes in the fridge, some food in the pantry, and the few dishes we're keeping out to use for next week). We also got most of my craft room done (about 98%, just the dollhouse stuff and the sheets/pillows from the twin mattress left). Stu got most of his study done, and all that's left in our bedroom is clothes. Also, the attic is 100% EMPTY.
So that leaves us with:
Music room (most of that stuff is going to the thrift store, so about 80% is done)
Living Room/Laundry room - 80% done (finish packing DVDs and miscellaneous stuff, 1 more bin)
Bathroom - 95% complete (I cleaned it, we just have stuff we're using)
Hallway - 85% complete (several bins/needs to be vacuumed)
Whew. We have next week to pack/clean and then we move out Monday the 27th or Tuesday the 28th. We are staying with Cynde for 3-4 nights, and then we move into our house!
The only other thing we have to worry about is storing our stuff - next week we have to take our things to Michael and Elizabeth's (hopefully we won't have to bug Gina...I kind of want all our stuff to stay in one place!) and then live out of a suitcase for most of the week.
3 moves in 2 years. Really hoping we don't continue this streak.
...but I'm really excited about the apartment. :)
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