With a baby on the way, my partner and I are currently trying to declutter our house.
It goes something like this. Me: OK, this weekend we really have to get this place sorted. Partner: Yep. I suggest we start with the guest room. (We stop just inside the door, which is basically as far as we can get without climbing over stuff.) Me: *swearword* Partner: Let's just work our way through it one pile at a time. You start with those papers and I'll go through the contents of this box. (We squeeze into the room and set to work.) Me: Do we really need these bank statements from ten years ago? Partner: It's important to keep your financial information in order. Me: But it's not in order, it's all over the floor. Partner: Put it in a pile of its own and we'll file it later. (Silence.) Partner: Do we really need this clump of multi-coloured ribbons? Me: Ribbons are useful. Partner: How about these foil wrappings from the chocolates we had three Christmases ago? Me: They're perfect for making cards. Partner: But you haven't made any cards since the Great Card Disaster of 2008. Me: Well, maybe I'll have more time after the baby is born. (Silence.) Partner: How about – Me: Hang on a second. I've just found a story idea I wrote on the back of a napkin and it's actually pretty good. (Long silence.) Me: Yeah, turns out it's not so great after all. What were you going to ask me? Partner: Hmm? Oh, can't remember now. But look! Here's the dinosaur comic I drew when I was twelve! I thought I'd lost this years ago! Me (catching sight of what was underneath): And there's my first ever diary! Wow, I remember those days … I was so young … (Longer silence full of companionable reading.) Partner: Huh. It's getting dark. Better get the dinner on. (We survey the room.) Partner: I think we made pretty good progress. Me (doubtfully): There seem to be more piles than when we started. Partner: But at least now we know what's in them. The A to Z Challenge continues tomorrow.
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15/4/2012 01:11:15 pm
lol - I've been there!! I finally got our third bedroom cleaned out 2 years ago and it's kinda getting destroyed again what with our diving gear and all my sewing stuff...lol...Good Luck!!
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