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I’ve Put it Off for Seven Months

I have something to do that I’ve been putting off for about seven months now. Also, given that I am at home typing this right now I suppose I am still putting it off even for a few more mintues.

My parents house needs to be cleaned out. Every few weeks since September I’ve been telling myself to go over there and at least do something. Every few weeks I ignore myself. That ends today. I want to start on the second floor. I want to sort all of the shit up there into three piles. Keep, donate somewhere, and trash. The trash pile is going to contain almost everything. I’ve got my eyes on one bedroom closet today. That’s going to be a tough spot as it’s full to bursting with random crap. The other big deal up there is the eaves, but we’ll need someone much smaller than I to handle that. There’s stuff in there dating back to my parents wedding. Who knows what secrets will be uncovered.

Okay, breakfast and morning vitamins are done, the post is written… I guess I have to go over there now.

Wish me luck.

I’m hoping I might find the t-shirt I bought at my first Rush concert in 1987. Maybe I’ll frame it and hang it in my new office down cellar. Maybe I’ll have some success with the weight loss surgery and it will actually fit again. That would be funny and virtually impossible. We’ll see.

The Downside of New Floors

The downside of having new floors in the cellar is putting stuff on them so we can’t see them any more.

The contractor said it was okay to bring some stuff downstairs, so long as we keep the base of the walls clear.

It’s Begun

We didn’t think it was going to happen until tomorrow but it started today!

There is a little strip of new floor in the cellar! Oh happy day! I’ll share a pic after the contractor leaves. I can’t wait for it to be finished so Patches can have an entirely new floor space to barf all over.

Happy Lunch Hour

It’s the tail end of my lunch break and I have nothing to share. Hard to believe, I know.

The contractor is supposed to be getting here within the next 10 minutes or so. I would be stunned if he was able to prime the whole cellar (the cellar is kinda huge), but I am really looking forward to going downstairs after he leaves and seeing how far he gets. Color on the walls? It’s hard to picture it in my head.

I have a group meeting today at 2:30. I am planning on letting my staff know that I am going to be out for a while for the surgery. My boss has all the details, and so does his boss and likely his boss’ boss. The people who report directly to me have not been given even the smallest hint. I don’t know what I am going to say. I might just say I am going on medical leave and leave it at that. Fessing up to weight loss surgery is embarrassing. Well… at least fessing up to actual people rather than posting about it on the anonymous internet is embarrassing.

We’ll see how it goes.