Overjoyed

Okay so maybe "overjoyed" is a bit of an exaggeration but I am definitely very happy because we have found a new washer and dryer! Some may underestimate the importance of said machines but those of us who have kids understand the great need for them! It's not like our new place has a communal laundry room and there are no laundromats around either! However none of this matters because I bought I two year-old used washer and dryer off of Kijiji or Craigslist (one of those websites) and it is being picked up and brought to our apartment on Wednesday. Now all we have to do is get rid of our old ones... One step at a time.

On the topic of laundry we have a whole lot of laundry to do! We've been slacking and the pile has just been growing bigger and bigger. For some reason when there's clutter in the house (including but not limited to piles of laundry) I can't sleep very well at night and during the day I feel uneasy. I can't deal with clutter... I feel a little bit claustrophobic. So every once in awhile when things have gotten out of control I pull the "Trish is boss" card! I wave my magic wand and all these helping hands come out of nowhere to aid in the major clean-up of the house! I swear it's magic.

Clearing Out

So we are in the process of cleaning out the house and deciding what to take with us to our new place and what to give away, etc... I can't decide if I'm actually enjoying this whole process or not. In one way it's very cleansing to toss old items that you don't need anymore and well the obvious other side of the equation is that it's a whole lot of work! One by one we go through every piece of clothing to every book (and that's a lot of books!) and try to make a decision as to whether we really want or need the item. So far so good. We've weeded out an entire box of books that are are going "bye-bye" and some broken/McDonald's toys that are being thrown out (do not tell Bulldozer though!). The whole idea is to reduce our belongings to a significant amount less since we have at least half the storage room at our new home than we do here. So much to do in so little time. As the time nears though I'm getting more and more excited about moving.