Intro
I entered middle age a few years ago...okay, a little more than a few. Our daughters are 28 and 26. After they left, I cautiously redecorated their bedrooms. I did the usual, donated "Lucky" brand jeans (left from 3rd grade) and stuffed animals to a local thrift store. Next, I threw away countless plastic bags from "The Gap" and other retailers. Some of them included various amounts of change, which of course I took as my housekeeping fee. Every $6.40 helps!
I slowly bought new furniture items that I liked - a futon and frame, small roll-top desk, area rugs and lamps. One room was starting to resemble my new "office" which would double as a guest room when necessary. One morning as I was getting ready to leave for work, I heard (and felt) a very large boom-crash. I cautiously walked upstairs to find the dust clearing and about half of the ceiling of my new room on the floor. Ah, the joys of owning an antique house...
Back from vacation
A few hours ago, we pulled in from about 2 weeks away. Whew - it was a wonderful time but we are road-weary and happy to be home. The good news is that we accumulated very little to find spots for in the house. We traveled 3,400 miles and saw 6 states (one just briefly).
Before we left, we removed any perishables from the frig, and when we got home I actually liked the way it looked because it wasn't cluttered. We tend to buy more produce than we can use while it's still at its best. Now that we are starting with an almost clean slate, I mean frig, a new ideal will be to only buy enough fresh fruits and veggies for a few days.
We live in a part of the country that does not have year-round farmer's markets, but I try to buy organic whenever I can. We seem to end up at some sort of food store every few days anyway, so if we can keep only the freshest ingredients it should also cut down on the frig-clutter.
More good news - even though we spent WAY more time together than usual, we still like each other, had some great conversations and shared a lot of laughter. All in all a great couple of weeks!
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