I plead the fifth. Or I drank a fifth. Haven't posted a great deal just due to getting acclimated in the new place after the move,. Woody wagon huh ? Hmmmm..... Does a van count ?
John Campbell Oh, moving explains everything. I am still in a state of limbo on so many things from the pending move we are one of these days actually going to be able to do. Just when is the mystery right now. We are just happy you are back with us and wanted you to know we missed you.
Now we have misplaced Matthew Woodall and have not heard from him in a little while. Although we know what is going on with him, we hope he can come and say hello again soon. Oshi Shikigami have you heard from Matthew lately? Tell him we miss him here.
Sadly I have not heard from Matthew Woodall, in a while. As far as I know he is doing well. As he lost the Internet connection he had at home, and has difficulties getting about, I understand why. But I also wish I could here from him again soon. When I do I will tell him of the many people that long to hear from him soon. :-)
Yeah. Matthew is a great guy. What a wonderful eye for art. I love what he posts.
And Margaret., like Arnold Shwarzeneggar said when working out with Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon on Saturday Night Live about a decade ago, "Hear me now, Listen to me latah. " ..Start boxing your none essentials now. If you're moving to a smaller place, get rid of stuff now, via a series of garage sales, or by just giving stuff away to family, friends, neighbors, and charities. If you're doing the move all by yourselves, count on needing twice as much time as what you're budgeting now. And when you get to the new place, again, if it's smaller, plan on getting rid of more stuff. I said plan, because we've moved to a smaller place, and we still have a lot of stuff in the new garage, and two storage sheds that i'm going to have to go through to do the "keep this, junk this" routine again.
But once you have spent a few nights in the new place, you get acclimated to it. You start to settle in. We feel good where we're at now. Feels like a new beginning.
Anyways, Don't wait. Don't hesitate, Margaret. Get started now. You'll feel less stress later.
John Campbell Excellent, excellent advice. It is right up there with every thing I have read and quite literally been putting into practice. It is not easy to sift through ones life and decide what memories to keep and what to let go. I have discovered that taking photographs of some things makes it easier to part with the physical object. Memory intact, space saved, it is a win/win when you get right down to it. I just have to keep asking myself; Is this something I would want to grab if I only had an hour to save my life and what is in the house? Would I truly miss it if it was gone?
The answer is usually no. And I have to laugh at society for getting to the point that we think the kid with the most toys wins.
Thanks for your input and the reminder that this is not an easy walk in the park for anyone. If nothing else misery loves company. ; )
I understand that these were very good cars. At least I can remember my dad talking about them that way. He always had a Pontiac though.
ReplyDeleteAhhh what a hot looking car!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a woody wagon, er woody convertible. LOL
ReplyDeleteWhere is John Campbell when you really want a quip about a comment like Oshi's? : )
ReplyDeleteI plead the fifth. Or I drank a fifth. Haven't posted a great deal just due to getting acclimated in the new place after the move,. Woody wagon huh ? Hmmmm.....
ReplyDeleteDoes a van count ?
John Campbell Oh, moving explains everything. I am still in a state of limbo on so many things from the pending move we are one of these days actually going to be able to do. Just when is the mystery right now.
ReplyDeleteWe are just happy you are back with us and wanted you to know we missed you.
Now we have misplaced Matthew Woodall and have not heard from him in a little while.
Although we know what is going on with him, we hope he can come and say hello again soon.
Oshi Shikigami have you heard from Matthew lately? Tell him we miss him here.
Sadly I have not heard from Matthew Woodall, in a while. As far as I know he is doing well. As he lost the Internet connection he had at home, and has difficulties getting about, I understand why. But I also wish I could here from him again soon. When I do I will tell him of the many people that long to hear from him soon. :-)
ReplyDeleteYeah. Matthew is a great guy. What a wonderful eye for art. I love what he posts.
ReplyDeleteAnd Margaret., like Arnold Shwarzeneggar said when working out with Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon on Saturday Night Live about a decade ago, "Hear me now, Listen to me latah. " ..Start boxing your none essentials now. If you're moving to a smaller place, get rid of stuff now, via a series of garage sales, or by just giving stuff away to family, friends, neighbors, and charities. If you're doing the move all by yourselves, count on needing twice as much time as what you're budgeting now. And when you get to the new place, again, if it's smaller, plan on getting rid of more stuff. I said plan, because we've moved to a smaller place, and we still have a lot of stuff in the new garage, and two storage sheds that i'm going to have to go through to do the "keep this, junk this" routine again.
But once you have spent a few nights in the new place, you get acclimated to it. You start to settle in. We feel good where we're at now. Feels like a new beginning.
Anyways, Don't wait. Don't hesitate, Margaret. Get started now. You'll feel less stress later.
John Campbell Excellent, excellent advice. It is right up there with every thing I have read and quite literally been putting into practice. It is not easy to sift through ones life and decide what memories to keep and what to let go.
ReplyDeleteI have discovered that taking photographs of some things makes it easier to part with the physical object. Memory intact, space saved, it is a win/win when you get right down to it. I just have to keep asking myself; Is this something I would want to grab if I only had an hour to save my life and what is in the house?
Would I truly miss it if it was gone?
The answer is usually no. And I have to laugh at society for getting to the point that we think the kid with the most toys wins.
Thanks for your input and the reminder that this is not an easy walk in the park for anyone. If nothing else misery loves company. ; )