Organized Packrat

I like stuff, pretty stuff, old stuff and new stuff. Most of my stuff has some value because of where it came from so I guess I am a little bit sentimental. That can cause and even greater problem to the stuff. I don't know why I'm hearing so much about being organized and I don't know why it seems like my toes are being stepped on! Yes' I am very aware that my house needed a good dose of organizing and sorting and, well, maybe even getting rid of stuff. But why is it that suddenly this year I feel weary with my stuff? I don't remember that it was a problem before...I can't understand why this new revelation suddenly appeared.


Sept.22,2014

 I was at a ladies seminar recently and one of the topics was about being organized and how to get rid of stuff. It was a really good session with a really good speaker but I am even more convinced that my house will always have more clutter and more stuff then my properly organized lady friends. Last weeks speaker does not think its a good idea to give décor for a gift...I disagree. Because, I have received many beautiful gifts that I never would have bought for myself but since they were a gift I get to enjoy them. I will admit though that precisely that, is one reason I have to much stuff. New gifts came in and I don't have any idea what to do with my old stuff because its still nice and I still like it a lot!! Maybe the speaker had a point...its not a really sharp one. She did not suggest what we should give but maybe she was thinking fabric since that is practical and she owns a fabric store!! O dear, One can only wear so many dresses.
 Jonathan liked stuff too and he was sentimental too! Several years ago I had a yard sale and I was going to sell the potty chair. It was given to me when my first son was ready to start using it and I potty trained all my boys with it. I thought that now I was done using it so selling it made sense. He did not think so. He rescued it from the yard sale and put it back up to the attic because...well I don't know why, but he did not want me to get rid of it. Maybe the grandchildren...hmm...Is that a grandma's job? I think now is the time to tell you that I am going to be a grandma!! Yes, me a grandma. I thought they used to be old ladies, but I guess I was wrong. Randall and Mary are going to be parents the end of Feb. I am so excited!!
 Back to organizing...So I like stuff but I like to be organized too. Its possible to be orderly with stuff but its a bigger job. I also have lots of stuff that is not fun to deal with. I need to go through medical stuff, sift through health info and  lots of stuff that was part of life when Jonathan was still here. Test kits and a wheel chair, his cane, lots of vitamins etc. Its all here still waiting to be dealt with, and I don't know how to do it! Slowly but surely I am disposing, organizing, sorting, making decisions, and well, I'm Ok.Cards and letters were a huge blessing and I never counted them but there were many! I will keep them for a long time and read them when I am bored but they need an organized spot where they belong. I don't want to be a pack rat and hord stuff but stuff that is special to me is to hard to get rid of! So whether I am a pack rat or not could be a matter of opinion, but I hope to at least be an organized packrat. And just in case that organized lady speaker reads this, I would hope she is not slighted by my opinion that differs from hers. I can't imagine taking so much stuff to the thrift store that my children are afraid they are gonna be next!!Her sense of humor was awesome!


Oct.22,2014

Oct.22,2014

 A year ago Jonathan was feeling so good. Just getting better and better! He had spent a day at a local auction and he loved it. I was with him and would move his chair with him then he would sit until the auction moved on to the next spot. He bought several things that day with one being a leaf blower. Later that evening or the next week he was outside blowing leaves. He loved being outside just as much as he could. One day Carlin was playing in the leaves all by himself so Jonathan went outside to join him. He laid down in the pile of leaves and Carlin covered him up then he exploded out of them. It was so special watching him do that knowing that his leg was still hurting him. He was making memories and I'm so glad I took pictures! It's so hard to believe all that took place this past year
 I know that God is orderly and makes no mistakes...I will trust Him.