Saturday, January 16, 2010

Saturday Sorting


Good afternoon on this wonderful springlike day. It was good to see the rays of the sunlight flowing through my windows.   From reading other blogs, it looks pretty much like this is the weather across the country.  Now, if it would remain like this, you would never hear a complaint out of me. 

Sort of taking a blogging break today.   I think it's time for the Christmas stuff to come down, don't you?  And since this is a three day weekend...YIPPEE--what better time to do it.  After all, we're already in the latter half of January.  LOL!!!  But, it is so much work.  Not only do I have to take all of my villages down, I have to wrap them before packing them away.  And they there is the tree and the battle with the lights.  One year I got so frustrated I just said the heck with it and didn't worry about unraveling them...just tossed them away and bought new.  But I can't do that every year...especially this year.  Anyone know a secret to putting the tree lights on so you don't have to unravel them when you take them down?  Any tips will be surely appreciated for next year.

And that's not the end of it.  Now that everything is wrapped and packed away, it is time to put the books back.  That's another chore that is a pain in the you know where...because now all the books have to be sorted to subject matter.--astrology, Celtic, Druid, Mythology, Shamanism, etc.  Why don't you pack them sorted as you take them down, you may ask?  Well, that's because they weren't in order to begin with.  What I am accomplishing today with the sorting is all well and good, but how long does it last?  Books are my addiction, and I am forever buying them...and when I don't find room to place them in the order they belong, they go wherever I can find the room...and sometimes as I read, they don't go back where they belong, so by the time I pack them for Christmas, it's a hodge podge of subjects in each box.  Actually, this has become one of my after Christmas traditions.

So, just wanted to check in and say hello.  It is back to work for me.  It's a long, long process...You see, as I unpack, I keep coming across books that I simply "must" sit down and glance through.  And if it looks inviting and like something I think I would like to read again soon, it goes into a little pile....and the hodge podge begins again.

9 comments:

  1. We put away all our Christmas decorations this week, but the tree itself is still up. It will be tomorrow's job to pack it away in its box. Then I must attack my clutter corner!

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  2. A friend of mine has a small tree that she leaves up year round and decorates for each of the holidays. On Valentines Day and Easter, it looks beautiful, but somehow it takes away from Christmas.

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  3. I know what you mean about the books. In moving, I realized that I have SO many more books than I thought, and still a good 30 or so that I bought and haven't read!

    Hope it all goes well, and you find yourself wonderfully organized by the time you have to go back to work!

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  4. ~we just took our tree down on wednesday....right htere with you! i love puttin it all up but what a time comsuming project to get it all packaged back up for safe keepings...uugghh...our tree was so dry i clogged our vacuum and had to bring in the shop vac and the broom..lesson learned...will be on top of it next year...just wanted to savor the holiday for a little bit more! good luck sorting...may your books find a wonderful home all neatly put away...brightest blessings and happy sorting~

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  5. Oh no lol The dreaded after Christmas clean up. I feel for you and wish you the best of luck!

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  6. After Christmas clean up...One of the reasons I did not put much up this years... yet sounds like you have it down to a science.... Would love to see your book collection.... I likewise have a book fetish and love to look at others... the collection of books one has can say volumes about them... ha... I made a funny... enjoy your sunday

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  7. Are you kidding? In another 2 months or so the stores will be putting UP the Christmas decorations... save yourself the hassle and just leave them up. ;) Just kidding =)

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  8. -grin- Glad we aren't the only place, where not alllllllll of the Christmas stuff, is down!!!

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  9. Ohhhh, no more Word Verification here! Wheeeee...

    :-)

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