THERE'S ALWAYS LAUNDRY TO DO. Just about to the bottom of the basket! I generally allow the wet articles to air dry by hanging them on hangers and placing them on a rack. After the HOLIDAY, I will be going through the closets and drawers again to thin out some more. Later, I will thin out the sweaters before Autumn blows into town. Jackets, coats and shoes are not far behind.
ANOTHER BUSY and FULL DAY.....quick trip to Manhattan. Before we headed out of town, we went searching in the basement to look for more things to donate. There was more.
I will go through the organized storage boxes of Christmas decor after the 4th of July for even more decorations to get rid of. I know this will take some time as there is much to go through. As we continue gathering stuff, there's more to do. I have watched videos where the majority of some people's belongings are parted with. I'm not sure I care to turn loose of 90% of our belongings. Possibly 50%. As I think about turning loose of so much, I have to stop and take a breather. A load at at time taken to the thrift shop is the pace I can easily do.
I truly have felt a burden lifted off my shoulders as I let go.
We left a donation with Goodwill, then went to Endacote Lighting to see if they have candle covers for a hanging light. They could order. We're in high gear to get this new light hung and thought it better to look at MENARDS before placing an order. Off to MENARDS and yes, they have them. Purchased them and off we went.
Then Aldi's. Drove across the Prairie to the COTTAGE and took a few things inside for safe keeping.
The pile of trash we made after working in the shed a few days ago was taken to the curb so the trash pick-up will take place on Thursday. That is a plus. What a pile we made. Have mercy. Onto our HOME TOWN. Ice-cream for a snack. Too tired to fix a meal. We will have a large SALAD for Thursday SUPPER to balance out this kind of day.
Drove to the Laundry Mat to place a large load into their large washing machine. I have had good fortune washing other articles in this machine before. Will allow things to air dry. PTL the small dress that was found in one of the boxes came out smelling fresh. Looked like new.
Such a sweet little dress that belonged to Lil Miss. No stains...no smoke smell. Quite a few of my aprons came out fresh. The tooth fairy pillows I made for my boys when they were young, came out smoke free. Everything came out smelling wonderfully. Only one crochet top came out with dark brown smoke stains still. No unpleasant smell. I will dye this pretty top dark brown and it will look good as new. My stash of lovely scarves all made it. What a fine.
When we were going through the cardboard boxes in the shed, I found my small acrylic box with scripture cards of individual Bible verses. Smiles. The box needed cleaned, but the cards were all intact. I draw a card out, read the scripture and meditate upon it. The first card I drew since this box of scripture disappeared after the fire was
I'm looking forward to another day of LIFE. I believe we will eventually be downsized after many long and busy days of hard work with care. Praise the LORD.
We still have hours to go. I pray we complete this LIFE phase of downsizing. I pray we can work quickly and see a difference in our HOME and storage. It wasn't until we started going through things and donated that I began to fell refreshed. It's been challenging to look at each article and say I can turn loose of this, place it in a to-go box or bag, carry to the car, drive it to the thrift shop and donate.
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