Moving Has Commenced
Jun. 23rd, 2007 03:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
qosStep One: Schlep lots and lots of boxes into the house.
Step Two: Assign family members different areas. Mom takes the fragile knick-knacks. Dad starts in on the DVD/VHS collection. Daughter starts on her stuffed animals (many of which, I'm surprised to see, end up in the donation box). I start on the bedroom with my clothes.
Step Three: Make boxes, fill boxes, tape boxes, label boxes, stack boxes. Lather, rinse, repeat.
We got a lot done in just a couple of hours today. The biggest jobs are yet to be done: sorting, prioritizing and packing the library, and sifting through all the files and miscellaneous papers to determine which I need to keep and which I need to get rid of. I'd started that process a couple of months ago, but life intervened. Now it must be done this week. But the process will be good for me.
At one point mid-afternoon I suddenly, without any warning, broke down in tears. It took me completely by surprise. I sat in the rocking chair in my bedroom and cried and cried until my dad came in to comfort me. It's been a long time since he's seen me crying. We talked for a little while, and the crisis passed, but the sadness is still with me.
My parents have gone home. The Daughter is playing in the backyard with the daughter of a friend of Upstairs. I'm going to take a shower and then meditate.
Step Two: Assign family members different areas. Mom takes the fragile knick-knacks. Dad starts in on the DVD/VHS collection. Daughter starts on her stuffed animals (many of which, I'm surprised to see, end up in the donation box). I start on the bedroom with my clothes.
Step Three: Make boxes, fill boxes, tape boxes, label boxes, stack boxes. Lather, rinse, repeat.
We got a lot done in just a couple of hours today. The biggest jobs are yet to be done: sorting, prioritizing and packing the library, and sifting through all the files and miscellaneous papers to determine which I need to keep and which I need to get rid of. I'd started that process a couple of months ago, but life intervened. Now it must be done this week. But the process will be good for me.
At one point mid-afternoon I suddenly, without any warning, broke down in tears. It took me completely by surprise. I sat in the rocking chair in my bedroom and cried and cried until my dad came in to comfort me. It's been a long time since he's seen me crying. We talked for a little while, and the crisis passed, but the sadness is still with me.
My parents have gone home. The Daughter is playing in the backyard with the daughter of a friend of Upstairs. I'm going to take a shower and then meditate.
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Date: 2007-06-23 11:26 pm (UTC)