Today started with sleeping in. I had a hard time falling asleep. And the rest of the day I kept saying, “It’s X o’clock already?”
The first order of the day was a trip to Costco. It had been since before Christmas, and maybe Thanksgiving when we last graced the establishment. Part of our Costco runs includes food bank donations, so the second order was a stop at the food bank.
And then it was lunch, already.
In the afternoon I finally made it back to the basement, or more specifically, the garage.
Rearranging a lot of stuff at first, swept and vacuumed, and then built the second set of shelves.
The second set of brown shelves is a set we have had for some time. It lived in the kitchen for several years. Then it was relegated to the basement, where it was subjected to our recent flood. The darkness on the bottom shelf shows how much the particle-board soaked up. It is dry now. .
My first use for these sets of shelves is to collect stuff that we want to get rid of. And then get rid of it through a free garage sale. And whatever doesn’t “sell” will be taken to wherever that’s not our house. The particle board shelves will be departing is amoung the pieces free to any interested party.
The tools on the wall to the right, are not leaving. There is still much to clean and go through in the basement, and finding a home for all, at least temporarily, will be a challenge.
I’m pretty sure there’s at least one more set of shelves in our near future.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:08 pm |
I’ve been having trouble getting to sleep at a decent time too; I wonder why. Then I sleep in longer than I want and have a non-productive morning. It’s looking great! You have an excellent plan. I need inspiration to hit the garage again. I was doing well with it and then bogged down.
January 15, 2026 at 10:14 pm |
I used to have my mind racing with what I had to get done at work. Now it’s not so much lists, which is too bad because I keep a pad by the bed to write those nagging thoughts down.