ComPact 2019 – Jaded July - Page 4

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@just bee wrote:

@Brisky
@geezerette

I figured we needed a mascot.

I’m never that awake in the morning.

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:

@Brisky
@geezerette

I figured we needed a mascot.
@just bee

I’m never that awake in the morning.

@geezerette

Yeah, but are you jaded?

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:

@Brisky
@geezerette

I figured we needed a mascot.
@just bee

I’m never that awake in the morning.
@geezerette

Yeah, but are you jaded?

@just bee

Always!

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@geezerette wrote:
I think I’ve finally discovered my dilemma with “stuff”.

Some stuff I need and use.

Some stuff I like and use.

Some stuff I don’t need, don’t like, and don’t use.

My problem is that I often can’t tell the difference between them until I’ve bought them. Then, if they fall into the third category, it’s too late.

@geezerette

How about my special category? The items that are sitting in landfill right now.

Stuff I liked but never used.

I now have a new attitude about saving items I like and not using them. It makes no sense.

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

I ordered tea to take advantage of that 25% off sale. Looking forward to a mug of Paris or Victorian London Fog when I get settled into the rental. I have to say it was weird changing my address after 25 years.

Strange: I didn't save most of the tins I'd collected over the years. I think I grabbed fewer than ten. I don't want to replace them.

Honestly? I don't really even know what we saved.

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

Haven't quite figured the logistics, but today we'll start making our move out of the hotel and into the rental.

This whole process has been one step, one hoop, one hurdle at a time.

The move means we have to start thinking about replacing necessities. Recreating the bathroom and kitchen so that when we reach for something, it's actually there.

Can opener. Dishwashing liquid. Paper towels. Aluminum foil. Cutting board. Shampoo. Hangers.

I left hangers behind and now I'll have to replace them. I took 22 hangers to the hotel out of a collection spread over eight closets.

Have to make decisions about storage. I grabbed papers that are important but they smell like soot. What makes this a challenge is that I don't know the space we're moving into. I saw it briefly, but the floors were covered in plastic and our young guy landlord was still painting and getting it ready.

That's why this weekend is important. I have to see what we're actually dealing with.

On Monday, we'll have a bed and couch delivered. Two restoration companies will be returning what we'd given them to restore.

That all happened so haphazardly that I have no idea what we gave them.

In the beginning I was organized and I wrote down what was being restored. A handful of items. Then we were told we had to restore more than that. That's when it became, okay-you-can-take-that-and-that-and-that. It's all a blur.

Things may be missing and we probably won't even know what they are.

I keep getting these thoughts about items I let go. Should we have saved them? Then I think that they would be "let go" eventually, so why not just have it be done now? Less to dust.

I just know this is going to be weird.

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@just bee wrote:
Haven't quite figured the logistics, but today we'll start making our move out of the hotel and into the rental.

This whole process has been one step, one hoop, one hurdle at a time.

The move means we have to start thinking about replacing necessities. Recreating the bathroom and kitchen so that when we reach for something, it's actually there.

Can opener. Dishwashing liquid. Paper towels. Aluminum foil. Cutting board. Shampoo. Hangers.

I left hangers behind and now I'll have to replace them. I took 22 hangers to the hotel out of a collection spread over eight closets.

Have to make decisions about storage. I grabbed papers that are important but they smell like soot. What makes this a challenge is that I don't know the space we're moving into. I saw it briefly, but the floors were covered in plastic and our young guy landlord was still painting and getting it ready.

That's why this weekend is important. I have to see what we're actually dealing with.

On Monday, we'll have a bed and couch delivered. Two restoration companies will be returning what we'd given them to restore.

That all happened so haphazardly that I have no idea what we gave them.

In the beginning I was organized and I wrote down what was being restored. A handful of items. Then we were told we had to restore more than that. That's when it became, okay-you-can-take-that-and-that-and-that. It's all a blur.

Things may be missing and we probably won't even know what they are.

I keep getting these thoughts about items I let go. Should we have saved them? Then I think that they would be "let go" eventually, so why not just have it be done now? Less to dust.

I just know this is going to be weird.

@just bee

Heck, it’s weird and overwhelming to me just reading about it, I can’t imagine how it is for you to live it!

But since you’re finally going to get into a rental, things should be calming down somewhat. It won’t quite be like your own home was, but you’ll be able to start establishing a routine.

Concentrate on the bare bones basics for now. Try not to look at the overall big picture for a while because it’s overwhelming to think about just yet. Just get one of what you need for the immediate future. It will be all too easy to buy back much of what you had before, and this time around you want to only have what you know you want or will use.

A time for every season—a time to mourn what you lost, but also a time to be grateful for the chance to rid yourselves of “too much” and make your lives simpler to give you time—something not available on any store shelf.

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:
Haven't quite figured the logistics, but today we'll start making our move out of the hotel and into the rental.

This whole process has been one step, one hoop, one hurdle at a time.

The move means we have to start thinking about replacing necessities. Recreating the bathroom and kitchen so that when we reach for something, it's actually there.

Can opener. Dishwashing liquid. Paper towels. Aluminum foil. Cutting board. Shampoo. Hangers.

I left hangers behind and now I'll have to replace them. I took 22 hangers to the hotel out of a collection spread over eight closets.

Have to make decisions about storage. I grabbed papers that are important but they smell like soot. What makes this a challenge is that I don't know the space we're moving into. I saw it briefly, but the floors were covered in plastic and our young guy landlord was still painting and getting it ready.

That's why this weekend is important. I have to see what we're actually dealing with.

On Monday, we'll have a bed and couch delivered. Two restoration companies will be returning what we'd given them to restore.

That all happened so haphazardly that I have no idea what we gave them.

In the beginning I was organized and I wrote down what was being restored. A handful of items. Then we were told we had to restore more than that. That's when it became, okay-you-can-take-that-and-that-and-that. It's all a blur.

Things may be missing and we probably won't even know what they are.

I keep getting these thoughts about items I let go. Should we have saved them? Then I think that they would be "let go" eventually, so why not just have it be done now? Less to dust.

I just know this is going to be weird.
@just bee

Heck, it’s weird and overwhelming to me just reading about it, I can’t imagine how it is for you to live it!

But since you’re finally going to get into a rental, things should be calming down somewhat. It won’t quite be like your own home was, but you’ll be able to start establishing a routine.

Concentrate on the bare bones basics for now. Try not to look at the overall big picture for a while because it’s overwhelming to think about just yet. Just get one of what you need for the immediate future. It will be all too easy to buy back much of what you had before, and this time around you want to only have what you know you want or will use.

A time for every season—a time to mourn what you lost, but also a time to be grateful for the chance to rid yourselves of “too much” and make your lives simpler to give you time—something not available on any store shelf.

@geezerette

Good point.

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

Brisky · ‎12-09-2018

I think geezerette is right on the money,as usual.

It take a bulldozer to wake me up.

rnmom · ‎03-11-2010

@just bee -good luck getting moved and settled into a new rental. Even though it isn't permanent I would think that it would be a lot nicer than living in a hotel room. One step closer to back to normal.

It will be interesting to see what kind of items the restoration crews drop off next week! Maybe you shouldn't buy a lot until you see what they bring back The last thing you want is more unwanted duplicates.