For the first time since we have bought our home, we are hiring someone to do a project. Normally I don't have a problem with Jack learning and taking on home projects and I get to be his lovely assistant, but this time we were getting new carpets in our bedrooms and we just don't have the skills nor the tools to install carpet. We needed a professional in this case since we wanted to make this major investment last for decades and not years. Once the carpet is installed I will post before and after pictures along with some helpful tips and lessons learned. For now I want to talk about prepping for such a huge project. Thank about it for a second all three of our bedrooms were getting carpet so that means we had to pack up and move EVERYTHING out of them! We took this time to purge our offices and our clothes to make it easier to pack and move (twice). I had several tubs full of fabric and unfinished craft projects that I cleaned out and organized. Anything I no longer wanted either got tossed or donated to a local therapist office who held children support groups and uses crafts to help work through their feelings. I was able to clean out about 2/3rd of my tubs, but I still feel like I have too many unfinished projects. We also were able to shred unneeded files, toss out old school notes, and donate books and other Knick knacks. Lastly there were the clothes; I think I buy a new wardrobe every other season. I had so many clothes I just never wore or no longer was my taste, same with Jack. The one thing I do not donate to thrift stores is clothes; I always take the time to donate them to the local foster care shelter. Most of the children there have nothing and all of the clothes are communal. Jack and I always have gently used professional clothes that the older kids and wear to court. Technically this is a tax write off, but we never use them.
As we moved the last pieces of furniture out of the rooms a very weird feeling came over us. We hadn't seen these rooms emptied in eight years and it really felt like we were moving. We knew this was silly, but it was an odd feeling. Thankfully we are not moving and tomorrow we will have new carpet and hopefully the energy to move everything back into our rooms.
As we moved the last pieces of furniture out of the rooms a very weird feeling came over us. We hadn't seen these rooms emptied in eight years and it really felt like we were moving. We knew this was silly, but it was an odd feeling. Thankfully we are not moving and tomorrow we will have new carpet and hopefully the energy to move everything back into our rooms.