Kelly and I returned home on Wednesday, August 20 and on Thursday we commenced our decluttering project with good energy. We started in the garage.
When the house was built in 1960 a two car garage with a carport overhang was built. The garage has two separate doors -- but no access to the inside of the house (an interesting story for another day.) When we moved in we had access to both sides, but over time and with the building of the new Providence Christian Church, and the birth of Kelly's business, Stablemate Creative, along with the passing of grandparents and parents, we lost one side to stuff. Let's call it clutter. The clutter was a combination of boxes full of art project files, client files, tools, toys, soccer balls and cleats, and some things that are best described as, "oh, that's a nice box. We should keep that."
Thursday, that began to change. And we did a lot that day.
Here is the big thing for me from that day. I have a footlocker that belonged to my mother's younger brother, my Uncle David. I have had it since college days (1977-81, then 81-84 for grad school.) It was full of well-organized class notes, research/term papers, tests and such from every college course and every graduate course I took. Why did I keep all those? I don't know. But they are gone now. The footlocker is still here, because it's a good box. But the history of my academic career went to be recycled. And it didn't bother me at all. In the process, a couple of gems were found, and sorry to Dallas, but those are staying until I am gone from this earth.
Friday brought more work and more good experiences clearing out the garage. We are now within a couple hours work of reclaiming the lost side. But, a new issue has arisen. The lost side garage door opener broke several years ago, but now the other side is going too. Plastic gears, y'all.
More later.
Jerry
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