As I am packing for this change in venues, it dawn on me that there is another way to lighten the load. I have several kitchen appliances I've used only once since I've had them and the probability that I will in the foreseeable future is about zero. Good shape works and not dated. In fact the slow cooker has never been out of the original box! That was something given to me by a neighbor who was moving & she never used.
In keeping my "air" clear and the load lighter with one less thing to carry or collect dust, I've decided to put them on NOLAFrugal.com and Craig's list plus our local news paper for sale.
If they do not then Plan B will be Freecycle.com or I can give them to the local food bank who also keeps on hand things like this for families who are starting over from hard times.
I also purged more clothing that are so swimming on me that it would be counter-productive to keep. I knew that when I had a friend to photograph me in one of my favorite gold silk sheath that I loved and had for now 10 years. It is one of those things that never goes out of style.
I bought it off a clearance rack at Ashley Stewart for $5 (if you can believe it)! It was one of those 80% off the lowest price deal. So I think 10 years of wear I've gotten enough mileage out of it say at .50 per year divided by numbers of times worn, it comes out to less then .05 cents.
And I have the same one in a sagey champagne color. When I bought them both it was too big at size 24, but when I gained all the weight and the bulge from my intestine the day came when not only did it start fitting, it became too tight!
Now not only is it too big, but I can slip it over my head without opening the zipper! And it is still too big!9
It is time to let them go with a few others.
And as I am writing this I am delighted to hear the whirring of a lawn mower. The yard man came today!244 I know now it is spring. He had not been here since late Nov in part because the doctors discovered prostate cancer, but it was so early in the detection, they were successful in removal! He had a wonderful attitude then and now! He looks great!
I am enjoying the fragrance of freshly cut grass. Now the yard will look wonderful. We always chat about our gardens, his being much more extensive then mine and I get the clippings for my compost. Speaking of which, my current landlord has agreed to let it stay put after I move so it can continue decomposing and then I can comeback for my soil.
The new place I am moving to has down the street a community garden, no my soil will go there. Hot cha cha cha!
I gave my neighbor upstairs in the back, who tends to be a bit nosy and a little off two novels to read I had told her about "The Help" & "The Little Giant of Aberdeen County" . I've shared my magazines with her as I finish them so its two-fold, she gets enjoyment and I recycle, passing it forward.
So my load will get lighter, the space is clearing. The investing into myself is starting to show early signs of a pay off. It is hard, so terribly hard (did I say hard?) to work your way through things. All the overgrowth,debris, not much light, its too hot/too cold/too tired...
But it is worth it all once you see the meadow, the clearing in the near distance future.
I feel lighter, more energized less weighed down.
By now shape am I out of the woods (yet) and I will not be surprised if later there will be other challenges, I just know to keep on investing me, pulling weeds, watering, fertilizer & pruning.
It is indeed the most worthy of investments I could make where the dividends will reap the highest profits...
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