Moving..OT

[LenV]

Hi All and hello to all the newbies!

I'm so sorry I've been out of touch lately.  As some of you know, we have bought a new house (well new to us).  It's really quite lovely and I know I'll enjoy it but I truly think it will kill me in the process.  Can't get hubbie organized.  Have no one to help me, I've taken 8 carloads (SUV) to the local womens charity store and can't tell I've taken anything.  We've been in this house 25 years and there is just so much junk.  I've had a tearoom business and a big craft business that I had to just resign from because of health reasons.  All the inventory from it is everywhere.

I'd truly like to quit donating and just trash it all at this point.  It is just so hard to pack it up and deliver it.  And turning loose of all the memories since we are downsizing is taking a big chunk out of my heart.  But my kids will thank me when I die.....hopefully!

My dogs are my biggest worry.  They have lived their entire little lives in the rural part of Texas.  Not much sound and very few people.  They will freak out!

There...That's part of my rant.  My pain is another story.  I had a Radio Frequency Ablation of my sacroilliac joint on the left side.  Canceled the right side one.   Pain has just been so bad.  Will it get any better?

I'm so ready for my life to be a little more normal again.  And tired....oh my goodness...I'm so tired.  I fall asleep sitting up at the table before dinner.

That's some more of my rant.  Please tell me this will all get better.  I have the eyes from " ----" too.  That's some more of the rant. 

With that last line, I'll say good night.  I'll say extra prayers for all of you to have a better night and hope it continues to get better.

Hello to Pooh, Linda, lynnmarie, Irish, Epson, Scottie, oh goodness, you all know who I'm talking to.  Eyes are giving out.

Good night and Sweet Dreams,
Billye

[salsen]

It will get better but no time soon.  But look forward to the day when all is normal again and enjoy the progress that gets done daily.  When my husband mentions moving because our area is getting too crowded, I tell him no way.  I have decided my kids, since they will inherit it all, get to clean out all the closets and accumulated junk LOL. 

Will some of the local charities come pick up the items you are donating?  It might be worth calling if you have large amounts to donate.  I know what you are feeling - at a certain point you just give up and your mind goes into rote saying keep - toss.  The donate mode seems to vanish.

Take a break and take a nap in the middle of the day.  One thing for sure, it will be there waiting after you are rested.   Good luck, I will be thinking of you.


 

[eyeamdry]

Billye, since you said you'd like to "give away" some stuff (instead of hauling it)--you might consider the local "Freecycle" which you can find on Yahoo.  Freecycle and then your city.  It's great for giving things away (people come and pick up).  It's also good for people looking for (free) things.  You'd have to "join" but it's free and would be done by email.  You can contact only those you want.  Lucy

[irish]

billye, Boy, when you have a project you do it up big!!! That is a very good idea---call and see if the charities will pick up. Also, have you tried calling any churches to see if they would be having a "garage sale" and be interested in some stuff??

I know where you are coming from though. We live on an acreage with a barn and out buildings and have been here for 30 years. I have been trying to downsize slowly so my DIL won't talk about me when I am gone. It is such a hard thing to do. I don't have much emotional attachment to a lot of things anymore, but gosh darn, you never know when you might need it!!!

Hubby has the out buildings full of stuff also and much of it isn't worth the gas to take to the dump!!!

I wish I could be there to help you cause I think you are working way too hard. A couple of hours of work in a day is all most of us can take and then we need a couple days off. I wish there was someone trustworthy that you could hire for a few hours a week. Sometimes all we need is someone with a good back to do stuff for us. Oh, did I mention that some days someone with a good mind would help also!!!! I am not making light of this issue, billye, just some of my sick humor.

Please don't work too hard. Maybe hubby would do better if you assigned him a small job now and then. I swear that our big, strong men don't do as well as we do when it comes to giving up the home place and moving on. They think that nothing will ever change. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs Irish

[Pooh]

Oh Billye, I'm with Irish, you never do anything in moderation do you.   I hope you take time to rest now and then and please for heavens sake, DON'T FALL. 

If worse comes to worse, put the stuff on the front lawn with a FOR FREE, TAKE sign on it.  If it's still there on trash pick up day, out it goes too.

Take care and don't kill yourself in the process of moving.  It will be worth enjoying your new digs if you can be there. 

Hugs and God Bless,
Pooh

[eyeamdry]

Hubby has the out buildings full of stuff also and much of it isn't worth the gas to take to the dump!!!

I wonder how much a drawer full of rusty nails that are 40 years old are worth?  That's just an example.  Pooh, I think there are more "outbuildings" that we realize.  I thought we were out of the ordinary.  This "stuff" (junk) has absolutely no use, or is of no interest to anyone but my hubby.  He can't use it, or it would be all used up.  LOL.

Billy--dear, take it easy.  Lucy

[Katybarstool]

Billye

I can empathize with you. My mum is due to move house within a couple of weeks, and she has a huge collection of 'treasures' (junk to you and I). I took her some boxes and called after work for her recycling/charity offerings - what did I get? Just one black bagful for the charity shop. I asked what was in the other boxes? She gave me a huge grin and said, they're going with me. Umm!! Now that should be interesting, considering she is moving into a tiny cottage! I'm thinking of sneaking in while she is on holiday for the next two weeks, and stealing as much as I can - it will be too late to retrieve it by the time she gets back

Kathyx

[LenV]

Well, this morning I left hubbie at the new house while I ran to Walmart to get curtain rods and a curtain for the kitchen window.  I get back and no hubbie.  Finally I decide to start washing out drawers and cabinets so that I can carry a carload over and put it up when I go to town.  I have to wait for the move until I get the airconditioner and heating system replaced.  And the wood floor has to be torn up and a ceramic tile one installed.

I finished up all the washing I can reach and still no hubbie.  So I go home to eat and he's asleep in his recliner.  His list that I left when I left him at the new house has nothing ticked off on it.  And he hasn't made any phone calls that we needed made.  I think I'm in way over my head with no help.  He's always been one of those that think "I'll do that tomorrow".  All the moves we've made I've done by myself.  He always managed a business trip I think.  He said, "well I didn't have a step ladder".  Well I walked accross the ally and borrowed one from the neighbor that we know and climbed one rung and hung my curtain rod while I was waiting on him.  He said, "well I didn't think about that."

Anyway...this gets more and more of a fun job....

Pray for me.
Billye

And....Irish....I'll send you plane fare.   

[irish]

billye, Boy, I wish I could come and help you. I managed 4 long distance moves and did them myself as hubby was off to his new territory and I was home with the kids getting ready for the moving van. I was always "primed" and read and had things really organized. Now-----well you know what that means . I'm not worth a tinker but I am good for a few hours here and there.

It goes so much faster when 2 people work together doesn't it. I hope and pray that you can find someone to hire to help you. Maybe someone will knock at your door and tell you they came to help you pack. Well, one can always hope !!!! Irish