In a miracle of miracles, we have sold the Clarinda house. We put sooooo much work in to that place, but there was sooooo much work that would need to continue to be done if we kept it. I have spent the last month dealing with the consequences of my bad choices--just leaving everything there to deal with "someday". Someday came and oh, dear! I gave away a mountain of things that I had stored from the craft shows, I threw away even more, then there was all the furniture to move. Big house, big furniture, old people....not a good combo. My amazing brother and his wife came for 2 weekends and helped move the furniture to our unfinished shop building. My little sister took away all the kitchenwares and the couch. A wonderful woman named Lori works finding things for people in need and her organization took all the beds and linens and odds and ends. There was also 3 trips to the thrift store to give things to them. I am exhausted to say the least.
Here is miracle 1, the empty craft room. It used to be my very messy craft room, then became storage after we moved. It really is a pretty room emptied of its junk.
And here is my last look at the house, I truly never thought I would get everything out of there, but we did, and had an entire 15 minutes left before we had to hand over the keys.
Now the place I actually live is piled with boxes to unpack, furniture to find a place for. I want a clean house so badly, but have to accept that I will be lucky to get there by Thanksgiving.
