cant wait to put all my stuff back in the office and start sewing. Almost too frightened to put it all back and am deciding if I should sell or donate some of the craft things left over from my 'wedding planning' days. If I tell people I know - they'll tAKE it but theres always that "just put it away for me" - i'll pick it up later. Uh No! I want it out of my space now. Not stashed away in the garage or in a closet. Away now. Oh ..... the clarity that comes with no clutter. You all should try. It took me 20 yrs to come to terms and finally i feel free. By the way if you havent already noticed - my favorite Tv show right now is Style networks Clean House with Neecee Nash. Im a organizing neat freak. ITs a disease. Sometimes not a good thing for my family. FYI: as a kid I would scream and chase my dad out of the house for the DAY so I could clean house without disturbance. Weird I know. I have always been a weirdo. :0)
Just a pix I thru in of "Thank You" cookie Treat Bag's I made for Rhy's teachers. Yes I made it. I was so proud. I've had crafting block for months and this was thrown together in 30 minutes (even the cookies baked again store bought dough).
First of all I wanted to say thanks for listening. I updated Rhyans post earlier and then posted my news and walked away from the computer. *pause* Standing in the Laundry room I realized how much better I felt after venting. I was feeling really lonely because DC has been distant lately. So having no one to listen to me or talk to I was feeling really yuk. Then I decided to post and now I feel like someones listening. Thanks guys for checking in. give me feedback so I know someones reading. Hello? *echoes*
Pictures of my unfunctional craft room/office. And the new craft table that DC built for me over the past five days. Now I can breathe in the room. I couldnt figure why he spent so much on something Ihad nothing to do with. I didnt ask for it - he just made it. Surprise Surprise! I asked why - was told just because he wanted to. honestly I think hes tired of our evening routine and wanted to do something to get away from me. Im too much work for him. News to report - soon DC will have his ears surgically reattached because apparently I talked his ears off!
He's even admitted that when family comes to visit - he disappears because my family and friends give him a chance to himself while they keep ME preocuppied. Well - why I...? If thats the case - fine - He can stay lonely in the garage for the entire marriage. LOL. I need a mail shoot installed for his meal trays to fit through the laundry room door. You hear that all. Come visit me - cuz im real lonely. Maybe its time to get a job. Wait I have Rhy I cant! So enjoy the pictures.
I'd like to think I got the desk as a reward for reducing my clutter in the garage and in the house. When I say Im a pack rat thats no joke. I finally threw away 18 yrs of excess baggage. No joke. I've kept years and years of paper work. A heriditary curse - receipt collecting. I keep all my college work notes, lecture books (that were relevant), medical receipts, letters, every birthday card or congrats card I ever received. No joke. You think Im exaggerating - Nope. I kept it all. If you know me well enough you know that this is true.
So on with the details, I emptied 15 rubbermaid bins (the medium sized ones) of clutter, donated piles and pounds of textbooks, romance novels, clothes and books and books and more clothes - you name it. I am STILL shredding an entire bin full of receipts, bank statements, school related papers (drop/add forms, enrollment verification) etc etc etc. The poor paper shredding machine I purchased keeps over heating and has to wait 15 minutes before it powers on again. This is why its taking so long. Also because the waste basket that attaches is sooooo small it has to be dumped every few sheets of paper. ARGH! Did you know I even have bank statements and junk mail and IMPORTANT mail unopened from as far back as 2001. No joke. So I have to end the procrastination and open every single one and shred whats not important anymore. LOL I even found a letter about bills and bank statements I didnt know I had. I went delinquent on one of school loans - funny story 0 NOW! I was two yrs behind and didnt even know it. My dad said didnt you get a payment booklet - how could you have missed that. They make it easy for you Rhonda. So I swore up and down and sidways that I never received a payment book. If I had I wouldve known that my forbearance was over and it was TIME TO PAY! BUt nothing. This was five yrs ago we went through this fiasco. Then last month I after my umteenth bundle of unopened mail that had been packed away in a bin and stored in closet after closet - I opened an envelope that contained one sallie mae payment book. Then three days later I opened another envelope dated one yr later with a duplicate payment book from sallie mae. HUH! wouldnt you know I did get one. *ROTFL* Now its funny but then - oh heck no. My father was furious. And I was so elated. Doh!
