Thursday

[chochiyo_sama]

I did three loads of laundry today.  In the laundry were the doll clothes that had been peed on by cats.  I ran each load twice to get the smell out of them.  The dolls that also suffered this indignity were stripped naked and scrubbed with lemon joy dish washing liquid--even their hair.  I have only two left to scrub.  Both have hair dos that I am worried about destroying in the process of getting the stink out of them. 

My "Chatty Baby" doll did not get peed on, but she was so grimey and filthy from just sitting around in a room for years that I scrubbed her down with a nail brush and elbow grease liberally and vigorously applied.  Her hair is really thin and sad looking, but perhaps I can make her a bunch of little bonnets to match the clothing that I intend to sew for her.

Other than her hair she is still a very cute little doll.  I may have to see if there are any vintage Chatty Baby doll clothes patterns.  I'm sure I have something that will fit her, but it would be cool to be able to find something that is made for her.

I put a lot of beads and other small crafting and doll clothes accessorizing materials in my little metal organizer that is actually meant to be used for nails and screws and stuff like that.  It is so handy for craft supplies.  I wish I had another just like it.  The only things I have found similar to it lately are made of plastic and are just not as nice.

Today I really felt trapped.  I really wanted to just get out of the house and GO somewhere.  Two things stopped me:  (1)  Mom is very antsy about the clutter of my stuff in the porch, my room, and the area near my door in  the family room.  (2)  I have very limited funds at this time and I really did not know where to even go!

I think I will feel much much better once all this shit is organized and put away.

Then I can actually do a few fun things like sew or read or write. 

I moved most of the stuff that was piled up on the desk into a tote.  I hope to get that sorted out and organized over the next few days.  It's a mishmosh of patterns, articles I have saved,  bits and pieces of my writing and art, and all kinds of other crap.  It needs to get sorted and filed--especially the patterns.

I think I need another two drawer file cabinet on wheels to match the two I have under my desk.  I need a place to keep important papers like my teaching license and stuff like that. 

I am going to sort through my towels and wash clothes.  I'm going to try to get rid of about half of them.  I don't need that many towels and washclothes.  They are taking up primo space that I would rather use for other things.  Once I get them sorted out, I will either donate them to the animal shelter or else dump them in the green box at the gas station.

Mom, Kari, Caleb, and Cora are all going to Tammy's house on Sunday after church to help her organize her craft room and basement.  I would love to go to, but I feel like I need to stay here and work on my own mess.  I'm thinking that a little time on my own would be nice too--I can haul this paper crap into the family room where there will be no cats leaping and pouncing through it and scattering it all over the place.

Then I can lay it out in appropriate piles and file it appropriately.  I can even roll my two file cabinets out there--they have wheels for just such an occasion. 

I am so tired of all this clutter.

I just want my living space to be neat and organized and have a proper amount of space to walk through it.

I guess that's it for me for now.

Not much else new.

I had a cold roast beef sandwich on multi grain toast for brunch and Mom made up a box of macoroni and cheese for supper.  We had a couple of Oreo cookies each for dessert.

Comments

Fishing tackle box.

[the_godiva]

I don't know if they make them in metal anymore but what you need is a fishing tackle box. One with a tray that is attached to the lid and pops up when you open the box. I have a red one I bought 30 years ago when I did stained class. I'd give it to you but it's stained and rusty inside from the spilled chemicals from the stained glass an soldering so it would be useless to you.

Have you filed for unemployment yet? That would at least bring in a little money.

I thought about going to Sea World on the free pass I worked so hard to get, but I want to stay home and keep organizing for a while. Besides it's $12 to park not including meals so I can't really afford it now either. The pass is good until the end of the year but all of the good stuff is happening now. They're open after dark and have fireworks.

Could you get out to your happy place the spillway and have a picnic? That always helps you to feel serene. Maybe bring a blanket and a book for a few hours.

I need to find myself a happy place.