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Update on Mom’s Move
Just leaving a very quick update to say that Mom has been moved into assisted living as of Wednesday June 3. I have a packing video coming Saturday June 13 and Move in Day on June 20. Our lives have been very busy. It’s like we are working full time jobs again – with PT jobs on the side. Our schedule includes spending a couple of hours at Mom’s villa and a couple of hours at Mom’s unit at assisted living. Mom did not pack anything except her make up and I think that was mainly packed for the wedding we went to the week before and still all together.…
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Decluttering 30+ Categories of Household Items Over Time
Decluttering doesn’t have to be an all week long job. I set a plan to go through a list of areas in my home over several weeks this spring and it worked. A car load of stuff is out of the house! Sometimes it is hard getting rid of familiar things, but it helped me to vision someone else happily using the items, and I was happy to imagine the extra space we would have. We have gone through our house twice. George initiated the first declutter movement in 2024 and I initiated the second one in 2025 after my retirement. But this time it felt different. I challenged myself…
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Summer Bucket List and a Few Surprises
Sunday May 31, 2026 I started a new bucket list for the summer. I had to move a lot from our spring list on to this list. We have just been so busy with Mom’s health and setting up her move. Here was how our list shaped up for Spring: I read 3 books, got my Acaii bowl, cleaned out Mom’s fridge, lost 6 lbs, went yard sailing with George, went to Salvo’s Pizza, had a nice Easter meal, went to Ella’s wedding, looked to declutter the basement closet (we already did it, lol), cleaned out Dexter’s toys, decluttered my unused filming equipment, Mother’s Day celebrations, used up our Starbuck’s…
