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Mar. 26th, 2021 10:35 pm Every part of me huuuuuuuurts. Okay, not every part of me. It's mostly my feet and my lower back and my legs to a lesser extent. All those muscles have seized up and haaaaaate me.
I did get up on time. I correctly predicted that anxiety would force me out of bed in time to get stuff done, and it did and I did! I cleared out a bunch of garbage/recycling in order to make sure there was a clear space to work in, and although Peggy freaked out and spent a good 30 minutes shrieking at the top of her lungs every time I went by to the garage or the basement, I got everything I wanted to done.
The professional organisers arrived at 09:30, and we had a super productive day! We cleared out so. much. stuff. I got rid of about 90% of my old paperwork, and donated 6 boxes of books (with more to come tomorrow). Unfortunately they complained to their boss that there was too much cat hair in the rooms we were working in (fair enough, as those rooms have been so cluttered for years that I couldn't get in there with a vacuum cleaner), and one of them isn't coming back tomorrow because she claimed she wasn't feeling well as a result. I *did* make a point of telling the lady in charge a month ago that I had multiple pets and that I needed to de-clutter rooms that hadn't been touched in years, and she assured me that no one had allergies or phobias, but I guess that only goes so far. She did say she'll refund me the part of my fee that covers the second person tomorrow, so that's something, at least.
The brightest part of the day was KK spontaneously volunteering to come over to help me build my new computer desk. Not only that, but when I left to fetch Peggy from daycare she actually put together my small bookcase for me too! I am incredibly thankful, because while I could have managed the bookcase just fine, the desk was more complex and would likely have taken me several hours when I was already very tired and very sore. She has the same kind of desk (mine has blue accents and hers is all black), so she remembered how to put it all together, which was quite helpful.
I picked up a rotisserie chicken and made baby potatoes, asparagus, and Caesar salad (from a kit, I was too tired for anything else) for dinner, and both of us hadn't eaten in a very long time, and it was goddamned delicious. As KK said, it hit spots we didn't even know needed hitting. We had meringata for dessert, and hung out and chatted and played with the dogs, and generally had a nice, chill time before she went home around 9:30. We're both really looking forward to moving in together, and it's starting to feel like reality now, which is pretty exciting.
Now it's time to faceplant into my bed. KK actually gave me one of those chair pillows for my bed so I can read/be on my laptop, so that's where I am already, but the important part is the faceplanting. I have more stuff that I want to do before the (solitary) organiser comes tomorrow so as to maximise her time here (more vacuuming, for one thing), so getting more sleep seems like a really good plan right now.
I did get up on time. I correctly predicted that anxiety would force me out of bed in time to get stuff done, and it did and I did! I cleared out a bunch of garbage/recycling in order to make sure there was a clear space to work in, and although Peggy freaked out and spent a good 30 minutes shrieking at the top of her lungs every time I went by to the garage or the basement, I got everything I wanted to done.
The professional organisers arrived at 09:30, and we had a super productive day! We cleared out so. much. stuff. I got rid of about 90% of my old paperwork, and donated 6 boxes of books (with more to come tomorrow). Unfortunately they complained to their boss that there was too much cat hair in the rooms we were working in (fair enough, as those rooms have been so cluttered for years that I couldn't get in there with a vacuum cleaner), and one of them isn't coming back tomorrow because she claimed she wasn't feeling well as a result. I *did* make a point of telling the lady in charge a month ago that I had multiple pets and that I needed to de-clutter rooms that hadn't been touched in years, and she assured me that no one had allergies or phobias, but I guess that only goes so far. She did say she'll refund me the part of my fee that covers the second person tomorrow, so that's something, at least.
The brightest part of the day was KK spontaneously volunteering to come over to help me build my new computer desk. Not only that, but when I left to fetch Peggy from daycare she actually put together my small bookcase for me too! I am incredibly thankful, because while I could have managed the bookcase just fine, the desk was more complex and would likely have taken me several hours when I was already very tired and very sore. She has the same kind of desk (mine has blue accents and hers is all black), so she remembered how to put it all together, which was quite helpful.
I picked up a rotisserie chicken and made baby potatoes, asparagus, and Caesar salad (from a kit, I was too tired for anything else) for dinner, and both of us hadn't eaten in a very long time, and it was goddamned delicious. As KK said, it hit spots we didn't even know needed hitting. We had meringata for dessert, and hung out and chatted and played with the dogs, and generally had a nice, chill time before she went home around 9:30. We're both really looking forward to moving in together, and it's starting to feel like reality now, which is pretty exciting.
Now it's time to faceplant into my bed. KK actually gave me one of those chair pillows for my bed so I can read/be on my laptop, so that's where I am already, but the important part is the faceplanting. I have more stuff that I want to do before the (solitary) organiser comes tomorrow so as to maximise her time here (more vacuuming, for one thing), so getting more sleep seems like a really good plan right now.
