Day off and moving in...

i was looking a good picture to describe how i feeling like i am just running around constantly and constantly busy... and for some reason, google images gave me this picture when i googled “busy busy”. i found it rather amusing, so here it is.

so, today is my first day off in a while and i have a million things to do. stupid things- like move in to my new place. i am not good at that and i know that we will not be living here that long, so part of me is not all that hip about REALLY moving in. i have been joking that i have been living out of a suitcase for so long that i have forgotten how to live out of drawers and closets! so, when i got home, i did not want to put my things away (since they did not have homes yet anyway), so i had a large pile in the corner of the room that i sifted through. andrew was not a big fan of my new system, so today- i am officially moving stuff in.

one of the things that i have really come to realize since i have been living on so few items of clothing for so long now- man... i have WAY too many clothes! and i ma not a clothes person at all. neither of us are, but we BOTH have too much crap. i have been doing some massive bingeing. i don’t want to hang on to old t-shirts for sentimental value. all kind of stuff is getting the ol’ heave ho. the funny thing is that andrew has way more clothes than i have too! you would never think it if you met him, but he has so many clothes that he just won’t part with. probably close to a dozen pairs of kaki pants from back in his banker days that either don’t fit well or look horrible from years of wear. but he might need them again. i counted nearly 50 t-shirts today... most over 10 year old. more comfy that way, but each one has a story and so they are hard to part with even if they have not seen the likes the sunshine in years. sigh. for me now, i just want to get rid of it all! if we have not worn it in a year... toss it out. but that is not something that you can instill on someone else. andrew does not tell me to throw things out, so i have to not nag him too much. he knows that i want them gone and has made some sacrifices in his wardrobe. baby steps.

a friend of mine has a rule that if he has not worn something in a month, it is gone. i am impressed with his discipline. that does not work when you have winter and summer wear, but still. i like the idea. in my bingeing, that is in my mind. how long since i have worn this and will i ever REALLY wear it again? do i need it? if it disappeared, would i know? would i care?

it is funny though how hard it is to let go of “things”. especially when they have some sentimental or physical value. it is hard to think that the value of an item is zero if you are not going to sell it or use it. especially if someone else could. it is hard for me, for example, to get rid of old cycling jerseys. i know how much i paid for them, so it is hard to part with them. but i don’t wear them. i have SO many now. so, off they go! i just send them to people who i think will wear them. newer cyclists who are still excited to get a jersey. or a great pair of shorts that would cost $60+ bucks that i won’t be needing...

now, i am off to bed bath and beyond... the mecca for home-makers and their organizational assaults. not a place that i am thrilled to be going to, but i have a gift certificate and could use some trashcans. i just hope i can rally. i am not a shopper...