A New Start

I am going to be a grandma.

3 years ago I may have viewed this differently, but now I see it as a little bit of Happy
coming our way.

As if a light bulb has been switched on,
I realized that I can no longer wallow in my

world of overwhelmed chaos (ha, humor) and I need to set things right again. My house is bulging with too much stuff. My head is filled with to much clutter (no jokes please). I feel that soon I will be seen on the TV show Hoarders if I don't pick myself up and get busy organizing things in my life.

This afternoon I have spent time cleaning. I have the American Vets coming on Friday to pick up everything from clothes that do not fit, furniture that has outlived its usefulness, and everything in between.

I have a boat load of things for the trash. When Erik was in elementary school, I sent a quarter with him for his milk money. I found out months later that he was not getting milk. No, instead he used the money to buy a pencil from the pencil machine. A good 18 years later those pencils are still packed tightly in a coffee can. Guess what, they are in the trash pile! That alone makes me feel lighter.
 I put away a hose that was lying on the ground outside
and I even "de-pooped" that back patio.
I am on a roll.

I guess it took the realization that I am going to be a grandma to help me realize that life moves on and we must not let the hurt take over our lives.

I am happy for this new start.

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