unpack

These boxes sat here for 8 months and it took all of twenty minutes to unpack them and put the items in the display case. I’m thinking I may want to put just a little more effort into this goal.

This is where I’m going to start. It’s a little scary, because I think most of what is in these boxes is not just stuff but stuff that represents projects that I wanted to do. I find it harder to give up projects than I do to give up stuff, so this may start some new adventures and who knows how long they may take? Worse, I may find some things that I should have taken care of two years ago but that got packed up instead. Oh well, the situation doesn’t improve with time, so I might as well start tackling it.

I’m hope to have an “after” picture here by the end of March.

The before picture of this project is in my “first things first” entry for Jan 2.

We have three areas where stuff accumulated during the move and didn’t get unpacked—my study, the living room, and the dining room. The last two areas contain stuff that is more R’s than mine, so there is a limit to how much control I have over getting that done. But encouragement and support should help. Also, setting a good example by unpacking the things in my study! So, that’s the goal for the next few weeks.