Everyday Randomness

Downsizing and Shopping

Hubby might not be able to walk, but that doesn’t mean I can’t put him to work. We spent most of the morning going through boxes and storage containers of junk we don’t need. We’ve got so much junk in this house, and I’m tired of it. Hubby is such a pack rat! I know I keep things, too, but I have a total of 3 boxes of stuff from my childhood stored here while hubby has whole closet full of nothing but Legos and Garfield books.

I’m trying to convince him to pull out a lot of this stuff to Ebay. I already have quite a few ideas of what I’d like to do with the money. First I would put some of it towards hubby’s hospital bills if we don’t qualify for the hospital’s financial aid program. It’s been a week, and we have yet to receive a bill, so I’m kind of scared about that.

There are a lot of things I’d like to buy for the house to make it look nicer including new blinds all around, new curtains, and new Garden Lighting for the sidewalk. I’ve been trying to convince hubby to get some solar powered lights for awhile, but he doesn’t think we need them. I do! Our front yard is so dark at night thanks to the big tree in the front yard that it’s almost pitch black. I hate taking the dog outside at night just because I know if he somehow jerks the leash out of my hand I’ll never find him. He blends in. Sure I could use the porch light…if it worked. The wiring in it is old, so the light blows on a weekly basis.

I’d rather pick up some nice garden lights to go along the sidewalk or in the flower beds. I was checking out some of the sales going on at Online Discount Mart, and I like what I see. I fell in love with a pond fountain I saw over there. Man I’ve really got to convince him to Ebay his crap!