It is day 5 of being on my own since John went to the farm. Although day one I had to work, the rest of the days have been spent 'cleaning out the spare room' as well as a lot of other surrounding cleanup which results from it.
The other day I wrote about the funny story of the lady who never got anything accomplished because she kept being distracted by something else? Well, that funny lady is definitely ME!! I must say that I do have the room in much better shape than it was. I have literally tossed two whole garbage bags full, plus one plastic recycle bag full. Two of them are going to Sally Ann's and one is for the garbage. Now, having said that...there were a hundred smaller jobs that resulted out of this.
One of the dressers held a number of developed photos which had not found a home yet. As well, there were two small ' brag' photo albums which contained random photos over the past year. I had decided I was going to put this year's developed photos into an album so they could easily tell the story of 2010. Ha! Although many photos were in there, many more were not! So...I started a 'bunny trail' yesterday from the spare room to my dining room whereby I put all these photos into the album. To do that, I needed to first sort them out chronologically and then I got the bright idea to type up a description for them on Word and then print it off. It sounded good. It did work out. But...it takes time. Once printed off, I had to cut them into standard sized pieces to fit into the slot below the photo which is provided for in the album. Putting the picture into the slot is much easier than sliding a piece of paper into the designated slot which for some reason, tends to stick together almost tightly. However, I did not give up. I stayed with it and it is now completed! Yes!
Last night, I removed all the bedding and washed it and this morning put on clean bedding for all the duvets and fitted sheets on the bunk beds. Have you ever tried putting on sheets on the top level of a bunk?! Not only are my legs short, so are my arms!!! I ended up with two chairs stationed side by side as I walked on each of them as I stretched out the sheet on the top bunk. I then had to climb onto the top bunk to secure it around the back edges. Once you climb on the bunk, your weight tends to hold the sheet in place. This might be a good thing unless you want to stretch out the sheet to fit the corners! Yes, it was quite a spectacle and brought laughter erupting from my inners. Thankfully, I was alone.
The beds are now made and the dresser is empty so that the grandkids can put their clothes in there while they are here for a week. My clothes,which were in the dresser, are now packed away in a plastic container. Half of the clothes which were removed, did not fit, were very old, OR I just didn't like them anymore and finally tossed them! It was quite a parting for me and my clothes!
The next thing to be tackled was the desk with all my papers on it. I did find (under many books) a number of photos which I needed to add to this year's album (which as I said I had already completed). This meant I had to redo some pages and have yet to do the insert for them. I am hoping to do that after lunch.
As I removed some of the papers to the garbage, I took a bathroom break. It was here that I noticed that my white shower curtain was not really white anymore. So...I tackled the obvious. I am sure this is done all the time (maybe not in my house though) but I thought it would take 'no time at all'. Ha! Have you ever tried to remove a shower curtain with your hands over your head for any length of time? Those little suckers do not want to first...come undone...and second...come off the holder. Each one was a challenge. The blood to my head was being forced up to my finger tips which is 26 inches from my shoulder to the longest finger (I just measured it)!! My head was getting light or better yet, lightheaded! Thankfully, I did not fall OFF the little 12 inch stool which was helping me at least reach the top of the shower curtain. With that finally completed, I threw it in the washer (literally, threw it)!
An hour or so later, I am doing the same thing but in reverse! My shoulder and neck are stiff and tight. But, the curtain looks great! However, no one will really notice how white and bright it is except me!
Ok, back to work. Just one more desk and I am finished. I think. I will need to dust and vacuum but basically the big stuff is done (for this year). If anyone, and I mean anyone, suggests that I need to throw out, or clean up or move around, anything in that room, well....the wrath of Khan will come upon them.
Have a great day! I wish you well in your cleaning endeavors!
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