mousme: A view of a woman's legs from behind, wearing knee-high rainbow socks. The rest of the picture is black and white. (Cunning Plan)
mousme ([personal profile] mousme) wrote2008-06-17 07:09 am

August 29th

I now have ten weeks to finish my pre-move purge and pack my stuff. If we don't find a new tenant for my place in the interim, then I will be able to sand and re-varatan my floors after I've moved out, which will simplify my life considerably.

Since this weekend's plans have fallen through, I may hie myself off to Canadian Tire and buy a bunch of Rubbermaid boxes in which to house my books. I want to start packing, but I daren't leave cardboard boxes on the floor, where the cats may view them as fair game and pee on them. Especially not since they've developed good litter box habits: no sense leaving temptation lying in plain sight. Rubbermaid bins seems like a reasonable compromise, and I can always use them for something else later (vermicomposting or something).

I did a purge of the bathroom cabinets yesterday, and today, once I get back from taking George to the vet, I am going to attack some of the kitchen cupboards. The plan for the rest of the week is to purge the kitchen and the two closets in the dining room, as well as the three remaining boxes of Stuff that are lurking in my apartment, trying to fool me with their obfuscation skills. I am not fooled. My Auspex is greater than their Obfuscate, clearly. ("There is nothing to see here. We are a bush. Move along.") I have way too much stuff that I don't like and don't use, inherited along the way from various people to whom it didn't seem polite for me to say "no." So out it's all going to go. The less stuff I have, the less I have to move.

[identity profile] bodhifox.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Try sorting through stuff while watching a five and two year old. Arrgh. I want to purge, but I'll be cleaning at 04:00 tonight for tomorrows trash.

[identity profile] mousme.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd suggest recruiting the rugrats in your purging efforts. If memory serves, before the age of 6, all kids love to help out with chores, before they realize that it's work and thus to be avoided. ;)

[identity profile] bodhifox.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
They're TOO eager to help. I can't read what papers I should keep or pitch for instance before they grab them.

[identity profile] mousme.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee!

Poor Princelings. They do mean well.

Maybe you should give them a separate task to do, like wipe down the table or something, while you sort your papers. :)