I had to think a minute when I typed the year. It will take me a bit to get used to writing 2023. Happy New Year’s!
I had another productive day. Phil came and got the last of the stuff that needed to go away. He took five pickup loads plus five full trailers of stuff. Some of the stuff he will attempt to sell, some he will gave away and most will go to the dump. It feels so good to have the house, garage and barn free of clutter and stuff. I now need to get the garage and barn cleaned and reset with the little that remains. I smiled when I drove in the garage tonight.
I helped load one of the loads today. I needed to show Phil what stayed (very little) and what needed to go. I’m grateful it was nice outside today.
I cleaned some more on the lower level today and rearranged furniture. Did some touch-up painting to cover some holes that had been put in the wall to secure some bookcases. Still have lots of cleaning to do but making progress.
A friend invited me over this afternoon for a meal of black-eyed pea soup and cabbage steaks. Yummy! It was nice to get out and interact with others for a bit. Sometimes the quiet is too quiet out here on the hill.
I wrapped a few Christmas presents today. Have a few more to wrap but I have until Saturday to get them done.
Keith came over and picked up his fudge, peanut brittle, and New Year’s Cookies. He took Chad’s with him and will deliver those for me. Good to have that stuff out of the house. I need to make one more batch of them for Saturday and then I can quit Christmas baking.
Another friend got hold of me this evening and invited me to meet her in Council Grove tomorrow. It is a halfway place for us to meet up at. It will be fun to take a drive and have lunch with her.
Thinking it will be an early bedtime for me tonight. I am tired for some reason tonight. I managed to stay up till midnight last night but was up and going before 6:00 this morning. Some nights I have trouble finding sleep and last night was one of those nights. Maybe tonight I will sleep better.
I need to go to Emporia when I come home from Council Grove tomorrow and run a few errands. I have a couple little projects I am working on and need some supplies to get those finished up and off my desk.
Clearing out the clutter from the garage and barn has been good for my soul. It has reminded me to let go of things that are not useful so I can make room for new things to come in. I still have too much stuff in the house and need to let go of some more things. The house is easier to keep clean when there is less stuff to work around. I can also find things easier when my drawers and closets are not so full.
Grateful for Phil and the work he did to remove all the extra stuff from my property, grateful for friends that invite me out, and grateful the lower level is getting cleaned.