I have been a busy bee in the garage. I purged from our shared files and I completely emptied Hubby's. The man never shredded anything, but made copies and printed and saved everything. There are things in there that can't simply be recycled - from scouting, insurance, emergency radio service, licenses, all sorts of documents relating to all sorts of things for YEARS.
It is overwhelming to go through it all.
I ordered a new shredder when it became apparent that my little tooty one wasn't up to the job. Bigger, handles more pages at a time, bigger bin. I love it.
I've been spending an hour or so daily, running the shredder as I listen to music and have a glass of wine. The garage is clean and organized (thank goodness for Big Trash day!) so its not terrible. Slowly I am getting a handle on things. But I have many more boxes of files to go through.
Tuesday morning felt like a Monday with a nail in a tire. Thank goodness Hubby had me buy the road hazard insurance for my new tires. In fact, every day this week there has been some minor disaster of some sort. A window frame breaks. The glass shower wall starts leaking. The lock on my locker at work fails.
Just keep swimming.
We may not have a beautiful lawn (yet - I will work on it) but the trees are insane and in need of attention. So yesterday I had a service come out and give me a quote to trim this one and the several in the back yard. I want to love my house and take care of it, including the trees.
I see myself in the mirror and I feel like I have aged terribly the last few weeks. I am doing all of the things I know I should: eating right, taking my vitamins, getting enough sleep. I don't smoke, I don't drink too much, and I try to live life as un-risky as I possibly can. But life does take its toll.
Better days are coming, right?
Gina
4 comments:
I think you are doing amazingly well under the circumstances. Hugs to you!
Maybe a walk around the block (fresh air, vitamin D)? Brighter days ahead, I know it.
You're astonishingly productive. Just keep swimming is right. (And I think you look lovely in your picture!) - Suz
I think you look fabulous! Better days are coming, and you’re doing just fine. I had a similar amount of shredding, because my husband never got rid of anything. I never once thought about accompanying my shredding efforts with a glass of wine. That is genius!
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