Kathy and I both tested negative today. We will retest in 48 hours to confirm but am hopeful this round of Covid has been put to bed. Kathy continues to have brain fog and shortness of breath. I am full of snot and am worn out from attempting to cough it up. And this too shall pass – maybe like a kidney stone, but it will pass.
Grateful we are both negative and the healing has begun. It has been a long week for me since I tested positive and Kathy is well into her second week. We are both ready to get on with our lives and are looking forward to regaining our energy and being able to get out and about at will.
I am cranky today. I told Kathy a bit ago that I wished someone would call me and give me a good reason to go off on them. I feel like I could bite someone’s head off and have it for lunch. Not sure why I am so cranky but it is one of those days.
Got another email from my new insurance company. They keep trying to charge me extra for my house insurance. I have the Class 4 shingles and qualify for a discount. My agent tells them that, it gets corrected and then the decision gets reversed and they change it back to the higher rate. Not sure why they can’t figure this out. This is the second round of this. Not sure what I will do if we go for round three but enough is enough. Not today, folks!
I have five more boxes ready to take to the Salvation Army next time I go to town. Probably have two more boxes of stuff pulled out but not put in a box yet. I have put two boxes full in Jason’s room for him to take to his new house. I am almost done with the pantry and kitchen downsizing project. Have a couple more cabinets to go through and I want to go over the pantry one more time and I will be done. I’ll probably find a few more things when I actually pack but at least most of it has been pulled out. It will make packing much easier knowing I want to take all that is left.
I may work on the coat closet this afternoon. I have a basket full of hats and scarves that need reduced. I also have too many jackets and coats and won’t be taking all of them. I will have a much smaller closet at the house I am moving to and seriously need to reduce what I have. I hate a too full closet as it makes it hard to find what you want.
I have the two guest bathrooms and bedrooms downstairs that I need to go down and see what is in them. There is a chance Kathy’s daughter and granddaughter are coming for a weekend visit soon so will wait to get rid of extra things until their visit is over. I still have plenty of time before the move to do it but am wanting to get as much done as I can ahead of time. That will make moving week much less stressful.
The biggest project left to declutter besides the barn is the furnace room. I have lots of tubs of yarn, family mementos, etc. in that room and need to go through everything and drastically reduce what I keep. I’m ready to part with the yarn so that part will be easy. Anyone want yarn? I have a bit of this and a bit of that and a lot of that. I rarely knit these days and will get new yarn if the urge hits again.
I have two massage tables and only need one – if I decide to keep one. I appreciate having one when I need it but rarely use one. Not sure which way I will go on that one. Anyone need a massage table?
I am seeing the disadvantages of having a big house. I had room so I kept more than I needed. I am appreciating this chance to declutter and reduce what I have. I am all for simplicity these days and reducing the amount of stuff I have to take care of works for me. Betting I won’t even miss anything I have gotten rid of so far. I thought I had been doing a good job of decluttering but since I had extra space, I could justify keeping things I rarely used. Can’t do that in the new space.
Someone picked up my surplus of knitting needles yesterday. I put them on the Chase County Cares site and someone said they would put them to good use. They came and got them promptly. That encourages me to try that site again and give some more things away.
I listed the egg incubator for sale on a Facebook site. If it doesn’t get any takers, I will try giving it away. Surely someone wants to have the fun of hatching some baby chicks. I only used it once – it worked. I won’t be having chickens again so won’t be doing that again.
Took the trash down to the curb earlier. Took two big trash bags full from stuff from the barn. Hope it doesn’t blow into Morris County tonight. The wind is mighty strong today and in a big hurry to get somewhere. There is a cold front moving in that might bring some snow overnight. It is close to 80 today so that will be a big drop in temperatures. It is to warm up again by Thursday.
The EFIS guys are to be here Saturday to start that project. I sure will feel better when I see them here and working. Part of me still is wondering if they will show up as promised. The hail damage was over six months ago and the restoration project is still not done.
No plans for the rest of the week or weekend. I’m not doing taxes tomorrow out of Covid precautions. I sure don’t want to pass this crud on to someone else. I will continue the downsizing project and see how many boxes I can fill of giveaways. I’ll need to get back down to the barn and get the two bags filled for next week’s trash pickup. I am starting to see the reduction in stuff in the barn. Still have lots of bags to fill but progress is being made. Once I get rid of everything I then will need to clean up the barn. It is disgusting right now.
March will be here this week. February flew by. I’m sure March and April will go by fast too. Moving day will be here before I know it. Still don’t know if it will be early May or June 1. Should know later this week. It will be good to have a firm date in my head.
Think I will spend the rest of the day in time-out as a public service to my fellow human friends. One of those rare days for me where I am below the neutral level and struggling to rise above it. I will get there soon. Evidently I have some emotions that need to be heard and then released. They can pull me down sometimes. I will take some time to listen and hear what they have to tell me. When I can do that, I find they release rather easily.
Grateful for the negative test results for both Kathy and I today, grateful for all the things that are leaving my home in trash bags and donation boxes, and grateful that this mood will pass soon.