[Magdalen] Life's challenges

[Grace Cangialosi]

I'm sorry, Marion, I misunderstood your time frame. I thought you were emptying it out and moving somewhere temporarily until the house sells--didn't realize you'd still be living there. That does make it harder, IMO.

On February 27, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:

The house goes on the market on MAY 8TH!  The agent, my neighbour who 
was the listing agent 23 yrs ago when we bought this place, leaves me in 
no doubt about what needs to happen.  Empty, empty! the upstairs room 
completely, including taking up the tacky broadloom we inherited.  Many 
of the hung pictures, stuff off the fridge door (I knew that),  all the 
other things that sit on counters and flat surfaces made to disappear, 
however I achieve that.  Fine if you know it will sell in a few days or 
weeks, but what if it doesn't? How can I live in such a sterile 
cell????  I'll go mad.

At these times, angry feelings wash over me about the inequity of it 
all.  Jim buggered off and I am left with all this to deal with, having 
to totally unravel MY life because of his own selfish wish to live on 
his own.  I don't allow myself to go there very often, but some time one 
day  I wlll cry for a month, maybe longer, about LIFE, my life over all 
the years.  Grrrrr!

Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....

On 2/27/2015 10:03 AM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> Along those lines, Marion, there's an online Lenten discipline called "40 Bags in 40 Days." It doesn't have to be collaborative, though it can be, but the main idea is slow and steady. I don't know what your time frame , is, but I think the concept is a good one. I'm not faced with a move, but with an overwhelming amount of clutter, and I'm finding this idea of one bag (or giveaway box or whatever) a day helpful. Mind you, I've gotten a bit behind, but still...  ( and that's where a buddy can be helpful.)
>
> Also, do consider the idea of getting someone to move your things, even if it's just from your house to a temporary storage unit. Your house will sell more quickly once it's cleaned out, too.
> Blessings to you...this is no fun, for sure.
> Grace
>
>> On Feb 26, 2015, at 1:06 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think the important thing is to start now and work on it everyday, not
>> thinking about "how will I get this done?" There is no point in thinking of
>> the impossible.  One does not do the entire thing, for that cannot be done
>> in one act.  All we can do is one box at a time. One shelf at a time. One
>> drawer at a time.
>>
>> And resist the urge to rush.  Rushing means eventually something gets
>> broken and someone sprains an ankle and the hard work becomes even harder.
>>
>> But start now. Not tomorrow --  Now. Don't rush, but start now.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
>> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
>> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Marion Thompson
>>>
>>> I really am not ready for this and will surely need prayers for strength
>>>> and fortitude.
>>> Oy -- short notice for lots of stuff. A wrenching challenge to be sure.
>>>
>>> Maybe you could hire someone with a truck and crew to take out everything
>>> that's yours and place it in an economic self-storage room? Then when you
>>> move, you can retrieve things like books and bookcases as you get settled.
>>>
>>> Jim Guthrie
>>>