Demolition Women

[darkemeralds]

My sister came by today and used her superpowers to pull out the last of the earthquake-proof closet.




Three weeks ago


Today


De-nailing the lumber for donation

She still owns a motor vehicle, so we loaded up all the 2x4s, plus large plywood shelves, trim and closet doors, and she drove off to donate it to the Rebuilding Center.

Other not-strictly-garbage stuff magically disappears if I leave it out on the curb for the scrappers.



There are a few things left in the bedroom--including my bed--that still have to come out before flooring can commence. My living room, kitchen, and porch are already heaped high, so the next order of business is a choice: rent a storage pod or just jettison a bunch of stuff.

I'm leaning heavily towards jettisoning. It's a lot simpler.

Comments

[cookiemom6067]

Jettisoning would be more work in the short term but more satisfying in the long term, I would think. You probably aren't gOing to have as much energy for decluttering when you're done with the remodel than you are now, but I know that when you have a lot of energy for a specific project it's irritating to focus on something else, so you may not want to get into it right now. I think it's a "pain now, or pain later" question. If it were me, I would hate to deal with putting all the old stuff in the new space. I'd want it cleared out. Since you're not doing all the work yourself, it might be that you'll have time for discarding the flotsam and jetsom in the meantime

[darkemeralds]

You are so right! And I know from experience that when a project is done, it's done--whether it's all complete or not--and everything tends to fossilize very quickly right where I left it.

I'm going to have to keep plodding along letting the project and my space limitations (and my patience) drive the giving-away process. I appreciate your perspective though, because you remind me how important it is to take care of the "pain" now so that I can really enjoy the outcome later without any little niggling leftover undone things.