Thursday, July 02, 2026

Room clean out

In April or May, expecting all the kids home for a week in June, youngest and I talked about her old bedroom. It was still quite full. 

She went through it, packing what she wanted to take. The week she was here, we took a very full load to the resale shop. 

My husband has a second full load packed in the SUV as we speak, I am dropping that off to the resale shop this morning. 

And then we are mostly left with paper. So much paper. I plan to take that to a shredding service tomorrow. 

The room will then be clear of everything but furniture for the first time in several decades. 

The upstairs beds will be made and then covered with dust covers. All that linen is already washed.

When everyone is headed home, the next time, we will have very little prep. And that makes a huge difference. 

Their June visit we had an enormous amount of prep including cleaning out the three car garage. When there is that much prep, honestly, one questions whether or not the company is worth it. 

Having the upstairs cleaned out, greatly decluttered, makes a big difference in how it looks and how easy it is to clean. 


Wednesday, July 01, 2026

20th anniversary

July 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of this blog. 

My husband and I have now been married for 40 years. 

The kids are 36, 32, 28 this year. 

How time flies.