Tuesday

[chochiyo_sama]

I had hoped to continue with my basement lair today and get more stuff organized and "housed" in proper spots.  However, it was a lovely cool day with an amazing breeze and Mom wouldn't rest until I worked in the porch.  I did get quite a lot done out there, which makes me happy, but it also makes me a bit despondent that I couldn't get anything in my room done.  I had hoped that I would get most all of  the clutter dealt with today.

Now I have a bunch MORE clutter down here to deal with.

However, I did get at least four more totes of my "treasures" put out in the shed.  I am terrified that all that stuff will be ruined out there, but there's nothing to be done about it.  I am trying to keep my favorite things and anything made of cloth or foam in the house. 

I got three full Walmart bags of stuff set aside for Diane and Cynthia Butler.  Cynthia got my doll house--the wooden one that belonged to the daughter of this old lady named Mabel.  Her husband had made it for the daughter.  The daughter died really young of cancer--and was buried in her wedding dress, never having had the wedding.  Her husband died soon after of a heart attack.  She had all her daughter's bar bie things--her daughter had been a huge fan of Barbie as a child.  

She hated to get rid of it, but she needed to get things sorted.  So, she gave it all to me.  I loved that house.  But, there was no place for it here.

Not long after she gave me the stuff, she fell down the steps in her garage, hit her head on the cement floor and died.  About two weeks later she was found.  It was July.  It was a horrible mess, I guess.  A grim way for that sweet lady to die.

The stuff for Kim, my pots and pans, some vintage snack trays, my other CD/radio, and a variety of things, is in the trunk of my car.  Next time I am in Owatonna I will drop it all off to her.

I have a big bag of clothing to put in the green box.  I had a full white garbage bag of garbage which is now in mom's trash bin.

I also got quite a few things hauled down to my lair that now are cluttering up the place and needing to be sorted and housed.

Kari and the kids came over to help me with the lifting and carrying.  

I have such cool stuff in my collection--but I will never be able to enjoy it out in that stupid shed.

I got rid of a lot of my Christmas and Halloween stuff.  I don't need it.  I stopped decorating for holidays a long time ago.

I kept the things that I  truly cherish.  But, I will probably never actually use them again.

I need to do laundry tomorrow.  I have a lot of stuff that needs washing.  Also, I have a bunch of doll clothes that smell like cat pee.  I don't know if these guys did it or if Komet did it.  I suspect it was one of these guys.  I want to get it taken care of before they decide to pee on it again.

Mom will be gone to Bible study and go out to lunch with her Bible study buddies tomorrow, so I will have a little privacy in the morning.  I intend to work on the room and take a bath while she is gone.  I do need to go out and finish tidying up the little bit of messiness I left in the porch.  I worked out there today from about noon until after five pm.  I have two more totes just about ready to go to the shed.

I am feeling a little scattered today.  I'm feeling really sad and depressed about not going back to school.  Even though it was a terrible year last year, I didn't want to be unemployed!

My life is usually quite disappointing to me.

I need to get this shitty mess dealt with.  It is getting to me.

Oh, I finished reading The Doll House Murders today.  It's sort of a 'tween book.  I read it mostly as research as I hope to possibly write some books for that age group.  And I would love to do a series of books set in a doll's house.  My very favorite book when I was about ten was The Doll's House by Rumor Godden. I think that book set the stage for my immense love of my dolls.