Whew! The dumpster left this morning
Current mood: accomplished
Category: Life
We worked our butts off to get rid of a lot of stuff this past few weeks. I'm really proud of both kids for pitching in to get the stuff out of here. The dumpster was full of shingles and household items that have needed to leave this house for a while but just couldn't let go of it.
What helped me? I had bought a book a few years ago that I never sat down to read until this past year and it talks about the reasons, mental, physical and economic impact keeping "souveniers" has on a person's life. It also talked about alternatives to keeping things. It REALLY helped alot.
Next comes gearing up for the garage sale. Now that I have room to go through all the boxes. I can finally break everything down into sections like I have wanted to do for some time but didn't have the space. Got it now! Yeah!
We also have to start with the tear out of the sheetrock and as we started to try to move all of the old appliances out, we found that the stove combo in the back is hard wired. I was like wtf???? I did have the original contractor come out to look at it and he says it's been so many years that he can't remember where the wires went. Just lovely! NOT!
Emotionally I have been trying to hold up. I'm not saying the tears didn't fall as we pitched stuff out. Thomas at one point pulled me off the dumpster because I went to peer in and was surprised by some of the stuff he threw out. He said, "Mom, remember that is what we HAVE to do." He was right and I knew it. It didn't stop the pang that went with it but, I'm glad that he was strong for me.
Speaking of Thomas, well he got kicked off the football team last week. While he had been helping me, he wasn't getting much sleep and since I had gone to his coaches earlier in the school year wanting help in getting him off pot, they assumed that he was "under the influence" while on the field during practice.
The mother in me wanted to step in and go to bat for him like I had always done but, it was also the mother in me that had to step out. He's 17, he has to choose to battle for himself. He choose not to. He was truthful with them, allowed them to search his truck two days in a row and made some choices about what he wanted to do about his own usage and his friends. He's seeing what I have told him all along but, it's hard as a parent to let them fall. I'm very proud of him for making a decision. Right or wrong he made his choice.
Emily on the other hand, made honor roll again. She had perfect attendance and made Citizen of the Month. She too is making awesome strides and I'm so proud that we are working together again as a family unit to get through the things that have torn us down.
Well it's time to get ready to go back to work again. If I don't get to speak to you before Easter, have a happy Easter or what ever you choose to celebrate.
Love to you all,
The Goddess CoverDBabe
