and the days go by....faster and faster

I’m in the last few days before moving my house and its meager possessions go into storage. My friend the minesweeper said, “There are slim pickings here”. I am glad that I’m not a pack rat but I’ve been packing up a bit here and a bit there at a time. It’s really, really helped. The other postulant for Holy Hill apparently packed up her house in a matter of 2 to 3 days. I’d be so overwhelmed. Don’t get me wrong, I am a bit overwhelmed and sometimes I realize what’s really going on and I have to dig out the cold stone ice cream cake from my party on Saturday night and tune out with MTV’s my super sweet sixteen show. On a side rant, a country road as a friend says, I cannot believe how much these parents are shelling out for a sixteenth birthday party and getting celebrities to sing and perform. I think that on my 16th birthday, after flunking my driving exam by driving into a curb, I went to a bad Mexican restaurant and had virgin margaritas.

So my house, after donating a lot to Goodwill and to my neighbors, is in the almost empty phase. I’ve got these big bags for my chairs and couch and bed and I need to figure out which friend of mine will help me put them in. Perhaps that’s what the movers can also help with.

The cats…..they know…..they’re scared…..they’re needy right now….they’re hiding….they’re on top of me. I have had these guys since I was newly sober. Translation—they have horribly boundaries and no manners. An ex of mine used to get very, very upset about my lack of cat discipline and asked me if I was going to raise our children the same way I was raising the cats. I promptly asked her if a litter box for the kids would save on the cost of diapers. She didn’t think it was funny. The cats are going to good homes and they will be well taken care of but they will be deeply missed by me.

Even my house doesn’t want me to leave. It’s having major plumbing issues and my toilet and tub are severely backed up and it’s really not pleasant having to go to Starbucks to use the bathroom.

Space bags are the coolest. I was watching TV in a fit of procrastination when I saw these bags. They cost about 6.00 and you can shove a large amount of clothes into this plastic bag and then put a vacuum cleaner on this special hole and all the air gets sucked out and the bag shrinks. It made packing a lot easier and I was able to get most of what I wanted to take into my bags. Bathrobes and bulky jackets are not fun to pack.

More later as the day progresses. I’m off to Goodwill to drop off my stuff and get the car’s oil changed for my big road trip to SF this weekend to drop of my car.

Keep me in your thoughts and prayers…..

Peace out,
Monk_1975