In a message dated 03/04/2002 7:43:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< >>Karen, were you a cheerleader in high school? LOL I didn't get to the clothes today except for a few tops & dresses up that I knew still fit me. But....are you ready for this.....drum rollX.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.I finally took down the Christmas tree. Yes, of course it was still up all this time. I would have informed you if I had completed the task sooner. Every time I walked through the living room or sat at the Kitchen table I could feel the tree looking at me. LOL Talk about guilt. It was chastising me for not watering it anymore, turning the lights on it anymore, looking lovingly at the ornaments the boys had made anymore, but still not taking it down & putting it to rest with all of the other great Christmas trees up in the sky!! I have separated all of the ornaments into about 8 shallow 3"-4" boxes that I brought home from Costco for sorting craft items & I have them stacked on the floor against the wall where the tree was. I have to get up into the attic to bring down the boxes that the ornaments get packed back into. I still have the jillion snowmen that are scattered everywhere to gather up but I will wait until I bring down the boxes for that. I managed to stuff the entire 8' tree into one of those tree bags & carried it through the kitchen & out the door & chucked it over the deck railing. I felt a little guilty but exhilarated at the same time. It weighed practically nothing since it was so dried out and half the needles were left behind on the floor-at least it is hardwood & easy to sweep. Tomorrow I will try to finish the ornaments or at least put some order to the living room. My DH warned me that I wasn't going to Disney with them next month if the tree didn't go soon. I used to take the tree down about the middle of January & then it got closer to the end & then last year it was into February...but this year really took the cake. I really don't have any excuse for it other than I just didn't want to face it. After older DS had bronchitis for 2 weeks in January & then the next 2 weeks trying like mad to make up all of his schoolwork, then younger DS had the flu & strep throat & then I got it....well I was so weary from all of that I did everything but. I put the tree over the fence into the backyard (ours is a separate squared off area in the woods out back) since I missed the trash men this morning. I saw no need to point out to all the neighbors how nutty I am!!! It has been so cold & windy lately with my luck it would have blown into someone else's yard if I hadn't chucked it over the fence anyhow. Well, there you have it. Top that for procrastinating!!!! Debbie in Delaware *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
