Louise, Did Michael get a new job? I noticed you mentioned him going to work. Congratulations on the under the bed task & on the top of the wardrobe task.
Sherry in FL On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 09:22:58 -0000 "Louise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello all > > Having read the post about not having anything under the bed I got > down on > my hands and knees and took a look under our bed. > > Well it was stuffed full of stuff, stuff we haven't seen in ages, > stuff I am > afraid to say that I have always ignored even when decluttering the > room. It > also struck me that there was one other area in the bedroom that I > have also > been ignoring.. on top of our wardrobe. > > Its a case of out of sight out of mind for the stuff under the bed, > add to > that the fact that the legs on our bed are not too clever and the > probability that the only thing keeping the bed legs from finally > giving way > is the stuff under it. > > As for the top of the wardrobe, well the unit is so tall and its > difficult > to get to the stuff anyway and I am not very good on a ladder that > has more > than three steps LOL. > > Do these sound like excuses to you? > > I tackled the top of the wardrobe first, its three units and they're > each > eight feet tall. The first one is my wardrobe, in the bottom there > is a > three drawer chest it was wasted space because my long dresses are > in the > next wardrobe. Then there's the hanging rail above which is a shelf > where I > keep my folded clothes. The next unit we share, its been divided > down the > middle vertically one side being full hanging space the other > shelves on > which DH keeps his folded clothes. The next one is storage space in > the > daytime for our bedding (we strip the bed each morning and bundle it > all in, > long story) then there's DHs hanging rail above which is the same > shelf > where we keep motorbike helmets and such like. > > The top of the wardrobe is quite a large area although only about > four feet > high, here is a list of the things that I cleared off of it: > > 1 An eiderdown from my grandmother which we can't use because > DH is > allergic to the feathers > 2 An old electric blanket which we used once then never used > again > 3 Six wool blankets in various colours all single bed size > and too > good for the dog > 4 Three bags of DHs old clothes that I thought he had gotten > rid of > 5 Three boxes, empty, we where keeping them in case we needed > to send > the item back. Each of these items have long gone. > 6 Five cuddly toys with no eyes that the dog chewed > > Items 1 to 4 are going to charity and 5 and 6 are in the bin. > > It took me 20 minutes to get the ladder out, 10 minutes to pull all > the > stuff down, 10 to sort it and 10 minutes to put the ladder away > again. Took > longer to get the ladder out because I couldn't find it LOL. > > After a cup of tea I went to tackle under the bed. I took 18 house > bricks > with me for this task, stacking them three high and putting them > under the > bed beside the legs. The idea being that they would support the bed > and it > wouldn't come down on me whilst I was under it. > > Here's a list of what I found > > 1 A lot of rubbish now in the bin > 2 A small bookcase lying on its back filled with Nasa videos > 3 A couple of pairs of old shoes, gone to the bin > 4 Two candlewick bed spreads also from my grandmother > 5 Various dog toys, I had obviously stumbled on Hobos' hiding > place > which is the reason the following where probably under the bed too > LOL > > a The summer sandal I have been looking for, unchewed but > very dusty > b Most of the odd socks that match the ones in my laundry > basket > c A washing up bowl ... don't ask, I don't know LOL > d A few sticks and a large log, now in the wood basket > e A couple of balls of wool, very matted and a little > shredded, in the > bin > f Shredded newspaper! I can understand this one, when Hobo > was first > here we would threaten him with a rolled up newspaper, I suppose > this was > his way of working out his frustrations LOL. > g Many items of DHs clothes, the dog adores DH and can't bear > to be > parted from him > > That was about it, I must say it was interesting all the stuff the > dog had > hidden where in a pile at the farthest point under the bed. He's not > impressed with me I can tell you. > > The bookcase and videos went back under the bed after a good clean. > I know > the idea was not to have anything under the bed but we need to make > room for > it in the living room and as DH said if its lived under there all > this time > a little longer won't do any harm. I have put notes all over the > kitchen and > living room saying ' Nasa needs a home in the living room'. > > I left the bricks under the bed, now we can see the legs properly it > is > obvious that they will not hold up for much longer. The base is very > old and > we should of replaced it years ago but the money when its available > is > always needed else where, isn't it always. > > So I am now back in the computer/office/craft room and I am going to > tackle > the wardrobe in here. Looking at it I can already see another > feather > eiderdown and a dog bed. Why is the dog bed on top of the wardrobe? > well we > haven't managed to convince the dog not to run round the house > dragging it > behind him, so its on top of the wardrobe, where all dogs sleep of > course! > > Well better get started, talk to you later > > Louise > PS DH left for work at 6 am this morning which is why I got such an > early > start. Its now nearly 9:30 am and I reckon its time for some > elevenses ! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! 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