This “Stream of Consciousness Saturday” post is part of the “Just Jot it January” challenge, both of which are hosted by Linda, HERE.
The prompt for today was In the……
In the interest of full transparency, I’m typing this in bed
and, because my internet seems to be playing up, I’m typing it in word and will
hopefully be able to transfer it to my blog before the deadline of
midnight.
I’m also keeping a close eye on my laptop battery level as I’ve
left my charger downstairs and my laptop has a nasty habit of just dying on me
without giving me any warning.
It’s been one of those days.
In an ideal world I would have been up early and out for a
walk before getting my Jot done for the day.
This was going to be the plan as then we were heading over to my
daughter’s house to help with sorting her stuff as she’s getting ready to move
and/or providing childcare.
Of course I didn’t get up early and even if I had it was
pouring with rain so no excuse needed for skipping a walk today. I also didn’t get my jot done before we went
out, hence the reason I’m now watching the clock and the battery level!
We did eventually get over to our daughter’s and we did help
with some sorting and childcare. We also
brought a carload of stuff back to our house to put in our loft for the time
being. Mainly Christmas stuff and a
suitcase of clothes not being worn at the moment. They don’t have a lot of storage in their new
house and the plan is to convert their loft into additional bedroom space. Of course I’m reluctant to put too much stuff
into our loft as out of sight is out of mind but, as it’s mainly Christmas
stuff, (so far) I will have no qualms
about delivering it back to them next Christmas. As for the clothes not needed at the moment –
well if they don’t get needed during this coming year, when we deliver that
suitcase back next Christmas my advice will be you probably don’t actually need
them any more – find your nearest charity shop.
Yes I’m planning on being ruthless. My daughter is an adult, now with her own
home. I should not be storing her stuff. Yes she does read my blog. And yes she knows she's loved.
It's nice that you took some time to help your daughter. Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend. :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha, this is good. You're encouraging me in my plan to be ruthless with my kids' stuff. Today, I sorted out our storage area and I decided that they will each get ONE box of stuff to store. I'm sending the rest to them to deal with. Let's see how I do;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chuckles! I do enjoy your posts, Wendy! It is way past my bedtime so, in the interest of getting some sleep tonight, I am off to bed! xo
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed reading your post, Wendy, i have the same situation here with children storing their stuff temporary but for some reason it has become permanent, which will soon change to gone! ~wink~ Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSue
Really nice how you worked in the prompt...
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