Operation Rich Peasants: Part 2
last week on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The clock has just ticked over here in eastern Australia and it's now Boxing Day.
It's been a busy week. We had the end of the school year, a bad cold, my birthday and Christmas. Despite all that we have finally finished emptying the house down to the bare bones.
Inside the house:
Removed from the premises:
- 7 carloads of donated goods
- 4 trash packs of rubbish
- half a small truck of furniture
- 4 wheelie bins of rubbish and recycling
- Odds and ends returned, given away or sold
Waiting in the shed:
- Furniture and boxes of stuff taking up a little less than 2 car spaces, but it isn't stacked up at all, and there's still room to get the bikes in and out comfortably. If we were to stack the stuff properly it would take up about 2/3 of a car space.
Not properly sorted:
- The Tupperware Drawer. Hey, it's Christmas, cut me some slack! I've been busy. Christmas Eve I made lemon pie, chocolate mousse, bear claw biscuits, egg custard, smoked chicken stock, bathed three dogs and did the traditional secret silent midnight bicycle construction. The day before that I cleaned the house (again) and hosted a dozen people for a dinner party involving homemade smoked meats and souffle (and then cleaned up).
Several of the presents we got for Christmas (and my birthday) were replacements for items we are getting rid of. We are selling our beautiful, beloved dining table. It used to be a monastery door. But it has never quite fitted our rooms or our lifestyle, so it (and the 6 chairs) are going. Instead, we now have one of those fold-down Ikea tables and three stackable stools. I also got rid of the massive ironing board, and replaced it with a tiny table-top version.
Now that the house is emptied the restocking has begun. As we unpack each box we are reviewing and culling Yesterday I brought in the three large boxes of linen that were left after the initial cull. I put half of it in my linen cupboard, the rest is waiting to donate. My linen cupboard is comfortably spaced and 70% full.
We brought in one box of assorted clothing, and filled another 2 grocery bags to donate. The rest of the clothing is put away in the wardrobe.
The china cabinet is organised. We have thrown away or donated around 40 mugs, glasses and beer steins. I've cut down to a single fondue set. The punch bowl now fits inside the cabinet instead of on top, I kept the one nice serving tray I actually use, and we are selling the second, smaller china cabinet that we only ever used to put pretty knick-knacks on.
I did keep all twenty champagne flutes, and all 6 different sized square cake tins. But I did donate the C-cup cake tin.
Over half the boxes in the shed are full of books. Tomorrow we get started filling the bookshelves... Let's call it Unboxing Day!
I just had a birthday. Yes, I know, I mentioned it several times already. It was a lovely birthday. I got some poems, a Gold Star, an easter egg, a wu about my nodername, some beautiful messages from noders. And this is my 100th wu. So thank you. Yes, you. If you could see me, you would see that I am smiling right at you, and I'm asking if you'd be okay with a hug or a fistbump. Yes, I'm still talking to you. Even if we've never talked before, you're reading this now and I appreciate your time and attention.