I’ve been sick all week. I have very little energy for cleaning.
But open studios wait for no woman, sick or not. And so I come in here and I keep plugging away.
What helps?
Focusing on one small area at a time.
Clearing just one shelf, or one drawer, or one pile, keeps me from getting overwhelmed. I still accomplish something. And one more little empty space opens up.
Of course, I need about 150 more of those little spaces to open up. And soon.
But I’m trying not to think about that til the fever abates.
P.S. Someone from my Freecycle group emailed, offering to take everything I’ve posted off my hands for another fund-raising yard sale. I gathered up all the items that people never responded to or never showed up for, boxed them up and stowed them in the garage. They should be picked up by end-of-day–yay! The person said they could continue to pick up more stuff for another week or so. Hallelujah!
I’m especially grateful because my local consignment shop said they are not booking “appointments” for accepting small stuff til mid-January (can you believe it??), and the thrift shops are all full of other people’s leftover yard sale stuff…
Luann Udell 