Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Still sorting though

Are we there yet? This is a Fraze my parent heard over and over again on long road trips. Ha maybe short ones too. If I never see the inside of our garage again I will be happy. However, we have almost cleaned out the Junk. My husband emptied out 7 trunks of old things and we have now combined them into one trunk for him. YIPEEEE. I'm so excited. I have been down sizing for years. First the move to OK, then the Move to Ohio, Then the move to OK, then the move to TX, now the move to OH and I think we have it handled. Oh sorry mom I know I still have all that stuff there too. Don't worry we'll down size again before we find our new home. :)
Most of my things i needed to clear out are the kids old clothes, toys, home decor we haven't used in a while. My rule of thumb has now become anything we have not used in the past 12 months needs to go. I have that all handled now. I will garage sale and then free cycle the rest. I love Garage sales. All the neat people you meet. The kids have fun too. Dean likes to give out cool aid. Its always great when there is a toy that has not been played with in over a year and you've tired so hard to get them to like it and they just don't. When you try to sell that toy the child has a moment break down. MY FAVORITE TOY.. :)
I my hubby finally has downsized his stuff. Just old junk really. Kept the sentimental stuff letters from his family while deployed, pictures, collector things ect. Finally got him to get ride of all the deployment Pretty looking things hidden in the chest :) WHOHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO. I didn't even have to say a thing. It was just in the trash.
So while he added to the garage sale pile tonight a couple things made it over there that came from a past of his. Well this can go he says. My instincts because I am the kind at heart always wants to make the best of things kind of person, wants to go to old owner and say here you go you left this behind and I thought You might like to have it. But number one it might upset my husband and number two I have always tried so hard on communication and getting along ( with occasional parental disagreements) and when you get someone who basically says FU I'm not dealing with you your nothing why would I go out of my way to be so gracious. As i know if it was the other person it would be in the trash already. I don't know I will sit on it for a while. I'm just not a deceitful person and trys to see the best in everyone. We'll see.....
I will be getting rid of a few of my daycare things as I am not sure yet what I am going to do . I have had a few great phone interview but I am unsettled at going to work and having my husband or family take care of our children. Very emotional topic for me now a days. My husband will be going to school and I will be going to work and in between we with both juggle our schedule and raise the kids.
It would be just so less complicated if we would have just stayed in. or at least for me....