Our roommate just moved out because the baby is just around the corner. This means I have to run around like a chicken with my head cut off so that I can get everything ready. My mom is set to join us at the end of the week. Jed and I were able to get to the baby room last week, which meant we have not had the chance to spend all the time we would like with the garden, livestock, and repair work.
I was able to change this a little today since I was able to get a hold of a guy who picks up scrap metal for free. He came out and picked up the old pressure tank, all the old sink curly cues, and the scrap metal from our roommate's projects. It was nice just to get all that stuff out of the back. I told him I would call him back when we clean the garage.
A ton of things were also posted on Freecycle. Tomorrow we should have most of the things posted removed from our home. Yaaay! I keep thinking of more things to add to it and it's amazing that there are so many people out there that can use it. I love it! If you haven't heard of Freecycle go onto Yahoo and look up your local group. You post things that you're offering and things you want and people will get a hold of you. It helps you and it keeps things from just taking up space in landfills.
When we were living in Morro Bay we decided that if we have not touched of thought of an object for 2 years then we're obviously not using it and can hand it off to someone else or just get rid of it. We were able to de-clutter our home very well that way. We did that before we moved out and before we moved into our home. It's going to be 2 years again and we're getting to that point again. One of the things I would like to chance is to change how I work on projects. We have a tendency to accumulate fabric and although there are projects that I cannot get to at the moment I hate the thought of hording for the sake of having it. I plan on having a mad sewing workshop (if any of you are interested feel free to get a hold of me) to get as much fabric out of the house, whether that be as new outfits for Jed, myself, the baby, clothing for our friends, or just as loaner gear for our new people. I've allotted a smaller area for fabric and our stash cannot go beyond that point. I hope this helps keep our detritus under control. The same will apply to other crafts. If I have multiples of things and don't need them then I will gladly pass them on to someone who would like to learn or who can use it.
Sometimes it's hard to get into that mindframe, but I hope that this helps the house feel more like home. Now that we have the library back we're looking into ways to combine the craft room and the library and use the space to our advantage. We'll see how that goes and where my mom would like to stay. =)
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