Rachel's Rambles

I don't know about you, but I really enjoy the process of setting up a home. I like figuring out spots for all the furniture and finding homes for the various linens and dishes and other miscellaneous things. I particularly enjoy shopping for new things that meet a need, even a decorating need :). All the same, I'm a bit overwhelmed with the sheer number of boxes of STUFF that my husband unloaded from the moving truck this weekend. When I first moved down I took the essentials and not much else, so finding homes for that was easy. And every weekend since, another small load has come down, which is also manageable. But now I've got the bulk of miscellaneous 'whatever', most of which has been boxed for the past three houses due to not having room. Much of it is not really necessary and needs to be sold/donated/passed on. But I need to sort through it all to determine which is what, and then figure out a process for getting rid of the excess. There are now boxes in every room, particularly the living areas, leaving narrow winding passageways between them. In some ways it's a little bit like Christmas, as I discovered when I unearthed a box of my favorite earthenware mugs. They have been packed for so long I'd forgotten I owned some of them, and several are very definitely going to come in handy this winter. Ditto to the wall-hangings and rugs and so forth, which have also been packed for the past few rentals. This house is also a rental, but I really want to make it feel homey and personal and my own, rather than a generic white box like the last few.

Though, adding all the unpacking/sorting/selling/donating to my already very busy days is going to be a challenge. I guess this is a great opportunity for me to hone my time management skills and rise to the occasion!