I think you are right. I have finally got the house clean and clutter-free enough to not be ashamed to have company. I love company! In the seven years I have lived here, dad would not allow me to have anyone over and he only had one retired policeman and his wife visit one time.
Anyone who comes over is not allowed to go into the living room and dining room. That is where I have been stacking all the stuff I want to get rid of. I am quickly running out of room.
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I still have 5 closets and all the drawers in the house to go through. I tried to get dad let me do this so I could clean, get rid of stuff and ask him questions about things but he said I could do it when he was gone. He did not care so I quit trying.
The sad part is I have not even started on the attic. My parents never threw away anything. There is stuff up there from my potty training chair to a broken Lazy Boy recliner. (don't ask me why dad took a broken chair up to the attic or how he even did it) I am thinking I will rent a dumpster and put it under the window to toss it all out. At least you can walk around up there and not have to crawl.
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Guess my posts are still going to include dad. heehee Old habits are pretty hard to break. Oh well, it just all seems overwhelming to me but I know I can only do so much in a day. I cannot throw anything out without looking inside it. My mother had a habit of hiding money in different places. In the 7 years I have found a little over $8,000. There could be more. I hope so. heehee Everytime I found an envelope with money in it, dad got so mad because she never told him about it. It was so funny.
My gosh, here I go with these long posts again. Sorry. Tomorrow I may have something more exciting to post about. I have a dinner date tonight with a
real man. He is taking me to a dinner party at his friend's house. I am not sure what to expect because he said there could be live entertainment there. That just blows my mind. I love doing things for the first time. I am so excited. I just hope I don't embarrass either one of us. heehee We have been on enough dates for him to realize I have a unique way of expressing myself. That's putting it mildly. Watch out world. . . someone left the lock off my cage. bahahahahahaha
Hope everyone is having a
wonderful Saturday!