First a little info for new members. My Mom and I owned a house with a basement apartment. Before her death last August, I lived downstairs and she lived upstairs. We shared storage and laundry areas and pack rat problems. Mom's will left some things to family members, appointed me executor and left me to decide what to do with everything else. Because it is much lighter upstairs, I have been living upstairs since Mom died. I have made very little progress going through Mom's stuff. I have just not been ready to let go.
Now I have 2 deadlines. Mom left her dining room table/chairs and her bedroom set to my brother and his wife. 2 years ago my brother was transferred to Israel for 2 years. He is being transferred back to the US next month. They will be renting a moving van to move the things they stored from Portland (Oregon) where they used to live to Phoenix (Arizona) where they will be living now. Salt Lake is on the way so they will be picking up the furniture on April 11. The dining room table/chairs aren't a problem - the dining room is some of a problem. The bedroom set is a problem. I have looked in one of the chests to find some papers and other assorted things, other than that I haven't even thought about this. Until January, my brother thought he would be in Israel for another year but they decided it would be better for the family to come back a year early. I really don't want to deal with all the things in the too large chests in the bedroom set now. My brother and his family have become good friends with a member of their congregation. She has become part of their family and has been living with them for a couple of months. I spent 2 weeks in Israel in February visiting my brother (and sightseeing) so I know this friend. She is coming to Utah in May and will be staying with me for 3 days. I am very happy to have her stay with me - I just wish my house didn't need so much work. Just the thought of all I need to do is overwhelming - tonight even thinking about how to break it down into little steps is overwhelming. The one thing I do know is I don't want to do any "commando cleaning". Guess I better go to bed - after including my need for help in my bedtime prayer. Joanne *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 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]
