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Mar. 24th, 2014
Trapped by a warm cat on a chilly morning
Mar. 24th, 2014 09:01 amI was all caught up on coffee and internets and getting ready to get up when Zoey curled herself into my lap and draped her head over my arm. So... I can wait a few minutes to move. I'm crosslegged on the bed with the computer (and Zoey). She's purring very loudly.
My Task Rabbit lady comes at 10 and it's just now 9. I showered at the pool so, really, I have time to kill. There are four very tall cabinets out on the terrace - the equivalent of two 5 feet by 10 feet wardrobes - that are crammed to the gills with crap. It's the kind of crap that, when I can't find it, I buy more - screws and nails and cables and stuff.
Cull, toss, get into order so I can find shit. That's the Task Du Jour. The Task Rabbit is here for 3 hours.
Ok, Zoey's decided it's time to get up and get ready. So I will.
My Task Rabbit lady comes at 10 and it's just now 9. I showered at the pool so, really, I have time to kill. There are four very tall cabinets out on the terrace - the equivalent of two 5 feet by 10 feet wardrobes - that are crammed to the gills with crap. It's the kind of crap that, when I can't find it, I buy more - screws and nails and cables and stuff.
Cull, toss, get into order so I can find shit. That's the Task Du Jour. The Task Rabbit is here for 3 hours.
Ok, Zoey's decided it's time to get up and get ready. So I will.
This task rabbit is whipped
Mar. 24th, 2014 01:05 pmTerri, my Task Rabbit, arrived about 15 minutes early. I hired her for cleaning and organization. Of the terrace cupboards. She turned out to be a tireless worker and pretty darned efficient. I was hoping for more actual organizational help and advice but she waited to see where I wanted stuff put and then put it there. So no brilliant organizational insights. But it was fine.
Having someone there meant 1. no breaks - my back and feet are just exhausted and I'm filthy dirty. But had I done the job at my pace, a couple of birthdays would have gone by before I finished. So in this case, pain but big gain. and 2. I had no time to make important Keep or Toss decisions so I ended up tossing out a whole lot more than I would have on my own - probably twice as much.
I did not toss out anything that cannot be replaced if I decide that life is no longer worth living without it. And OMG, do I have beautiful storage space now. With room. Whew. It's perfect. And all the stuff is out of here. Two 2-tier carts full took two trips to the dumpster.
My next step - NOT today - is to go through the living room cupboard and move some of it to the terrace so that everything will have room to breathe and will be accessible easily. But, today was a giant step forward. Yeah!
I'm trying to figure out if I have enough energy to make a sandwich or if it would be easier to go down to the coffee shop and order one and bring it back. I could sure use a magic wand right now - a magic wand with a sandwich on the end of it!
Having someone there meant 1. no breaks - my back and feet are just exhausted and I'm filthy dirty. But had I done the job at my pace, a couple of birthdays would have gone by before I finished. So in this case, pain but big gain. and 2. I had no time to make important Keep or Toss decisions so I ended up tossing out a whole lot more than I would have on my own - probably twice as much.
I did not toss out anything that cannot be replaced if I decide that life is no longer worth living without it. And OMG, do I have beautiful storage space now. With room. Whew. It's perfect. And all the stuff is out of here. Two 2-tier carts full took two trips to the dumpster.
My next step - NOT today - is to go through the living room cupboard and move some of it to the terrace so that everything will have room to breathe and will be accessible easily. But, today was a giant step forward. Yeah!
I'm trying to figure out if I have enough energy to make a sandwich or if it would be easier to go down to the coffee shop and order one and bring it back. I could sure use a magic wand right now - a magic wand with a sandwich on the end of it!
Da evidence
Mar. 24th, 2014 02:05 pmOk, I got my sandwich and I'm now feeling a leeetle more human but tomorrow I am going to be one sore - organized - bitch.
Here are the befores and afters. These two cabinets line the opposite ends of my terrace and are, normally, hidden behind those purple drapes. This just makes my heart sing.
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