Does anyone want a TV...not a flat panel TV of course, just an old, heavy, relic? I have 2 that are in need of a new home. Also a fridge, queen bed, side table, etc... no one on Craigslist seems very interested. Has Craigslist's usefulness come and gone?! I used to be able to "re home" my castoffs much more easily.... oh well... The garage sale was mildly successful...very mild. I made a few bucks and cleared out some small stuff. I was very grateful to the local realtor (Val Ives) who posted garage sale signs, advertised, and brought me coffee and doughnuts. I was dismayed with the shoppers who would barely spend fifty cents and asked for a bag to carry their purchase. I was particularly unhappy with the young woman who asked me for my "best price" on the fridge, then asked if I could help her move it, THEN asked if I'd knock $20 off my best price!!! NO, I will not... because that was my "best price"! Ah well. After a trip to Goodwill I can now get the car back into the garage, but still the big items remain. Ugh! ...and I haven't stopped finding things all over the house that I should have garage-saled.
I am extremely grateful for Jamie who took Troy to a birthday party for me that afternoon, and for Linda who brought me dinner that night. What am I going to do in WA without my awesome support network?! In an effort to get a jump on networking in WA, I have contacted the MOMS Club of Lacey. They have forwarded me a membership application. Makes me feel a bit better that at least I have an avenue for making some new connections once I get to WA. Not that my wonderful friends here in SoCal could ever be replaced, because they are absolutely irreplaceable!!!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Drowning in Junk!
I feel like I am drowning in junk here! How do we accumulate all these unecessary items!?! I have been sorting, organizing, and making piles for a garage sale next weekend. And boy howdy, do I ever have piles! The work is slow going though, I have the next week cut out for me. I also have 20 or so large items for sale on craigslist. The plan is to not have to unpack, and find a place for, anything extraneous once we get to WA.
Those who have know us for a while, know that we have moved quite a few times. Each time we move I get rid of tons of stuff...and each time I unpack in a new house I feel like I saved too much. I can't imagine living in the same house for years and years, never beeing forced to weed things out......I am starting to understand how hoarding gets started! Seriously!
Shout out this week goes to Val Ives - the local realtor sponsoring next Saturday's neighborhood garage sale....she provides advertising, signage, doughnut and coffee! Yippie!
Those who have know us for a while, know that we have moved quite a few times. Each time we move I get rid of tons of stuff...and each time I unpack in a new house I feel like I saved too much. I can't imagine living in the same house for years and years, never beeing forced to weed things out......I am starting to understand how hoarding gets started! Seriously!
Shout out this week goes to Val Ives - the local realtor sponsoring next Saturday's neighborhood garage sale....she provides advertising, signage, doughnut and coffee! Yippie!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Getting ready to move camp!
Here is my first attempt at blogging! I hope to keep any freinds and/or family who may have an interest, posted on our family's transition into Army life...and beyond. So if YOU have an interest, check here for updates and happenings. I am going to do my best to blog as regularly as possible.
With 4 weeks to go here in Temecula, I am busy sorting, purging, selling, and organizing in preparation for our move to much smaller quarters. The movers are scheduled to arrive on May 31st to pack and move our belongings to Lacey, WA. Scott has already been in WA for 3 weeks now and is enjoying himself... although I am sure he is devastated to be on his own for awhile (wink wink). Aside from reporting to his first duty station (Fort Lewis) he is busy going for bike rides, exploring the area, and getting the house ready for us to arrive. We have rented a cute little house in Lacey that we anticipate being very happy in. Scott will be back May 28th so help us move. The kids and I will fly to my mother's house in Portland on the 31st. As soon as Scott gets the movers squared away, he plans to drive up in the Mitsubishi filled with all our pets.
I am keeping pretty busy and time is flying by with so much to get done. I do have an occasional moment of panic that I only have a small amount of time left here in Temecula. We have loved living in Temecula. We have so may loved ones here!!! We will be very sad to leave. Of course, in the big picture we are very fortunate and we are excited for Scott's new opportunity with the Army ... wherever that may take us. I can certainly think of worse places to move my family than the Pacific Northwest. So I am not complaining about having to go, but I am rather sad to have to leave.
With 4 weeks to go here in Temecula, I am busy sorting, purging, selling, and organizing in preparation for our move to much smaller quarters. The movers are scheduled to arrive on May 31st to pack and move our belongings to Lacey, WA. Scott has already been in WA for 3 weeks now and is enjoying himself... although I am sure he is devastated to be on his own for awhile (wink wink). Aside from reporting to his first duty station (Fort Lewis) he is busy going for bike rides, exploring the area, and getting the house ready for us to arrive. We have rented a cute little house in Lacey that we anticipate being very happy in. Scott will be back May 28th so help us move. The kids and I will fly to my mother's house in Portland on the 31st. As soon as Scott gets the movers squared away, he plans to drive up in the Mitsubishi filled with all our pets.
I am keeping pretty busy and time is flying by with so much to get done. I do have an occasional moment of panic that I only have a small amount of time left here in Temecula. We have loved living in Temecula. We have so may loved ones here!!! We will be very sad to leave. Of course, in the big picture we are very fortunate and we are excited for Scott's new opportunity with the Army ... wherever that may take us. I can certainly think of worse places to move my family than the Pacific Northwest. So I am not complaining about having to go, but I am rather sad to have to leave.
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