Good grief, stupid computer! Let me try again.

Happy belated, Scrappy! I missed 4 birthdays yesterday because I was HELPING MY SISTER CLEAN HER HOUSE!!!!

We cleaned off her entire back porch, which had lots of unopened Amazon deliveries. We gave maybe 8-10 big garbage bags to my nephew to take to the dump. He brought her a couple long tables and set them up in the garage for sorting purposes. Then we moved on to her front entryway. There were a number of cases of soda and beer that were several years old and some had frozen and burst at some point in time so corrosion and mold and stuff. We emptied them all and tossed it all.

She ordered new furniture which gets delivered Friday so we have a lot more to do every day this week after work each day. It is happening. All the family is just so grateful to see this happening.

I need to get rid of this Monday morning ritual where I wake up full of regrets for all the stuff I didn't get done over the weekend.

Yeah, see also the same ritual on Tuesday, Wednesday, and every other day.

Laura that is amazing.

-t , I feel the same. All I accomplished this weekend was watching shows.

Wow, Laura, that's amazing.

Last night I realized I really needed another weekend after my weekend. And yet? At work.

Go Laura!

I just wake up every morning and think about how I'd really like to win the lottery and not have to work. Sigh. Both projects im working on are kinda crazy right now between what's going on and people being on vacation and so on

My mother will be so proud of me -- I just applied for a guest parking permit. Of course, I borrow hers probably less than once a year, but she gets super stressed out about it, so it's worth $20 to have my own.

All I accomplished this weekend was watching shows.

I didn't even do that. Read two or three books, which I probably am overdoing.

That's great, Laura! How is your sister doing with it?

Way to go, Jesse.

I am slightly less grumpy after reading y'all's posts, so that's nice.

Wow, Laura, that's huge! How is your sister doing? I know there can be a lot of emotional attachment to hoarded stuff.

And -t, I haven't read a full book in a couple of months. We balance each other out.

It was the belief of the family that my sister slipped into this hoarding horror after the death of her son 24 years ago. I really think that the death of our mother is the impetus for letting it go. She has also lost 40 pounds since Mom died. Wanting to make Mom proud of her? I don't know, armchair shrinking here. She is going to have my other sister stay with her when she comes up in a week for Mom's memorial. I haven't even fully gone into the house yet, just the mud room. Her son and I are just acting like it is just normal as can be to clean up after 24 years. Privately we are all weeping with relief that she seems to have turned a big corner in her life.