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I've reached that age where weather changes really jack up my joints. Welcome to the age of being a human barometer.
This week, I decided to tackle a pile in the corner in the basement. This is a pile of boxes that have not been properly unpacked since the move some 3 years ago. A lot of the stuff is things that need storage, but were packed in haste and are completely unsorted. I have, since we moved in, been chipping away at those boxes, but progress is slow. But in three years, many of the boxes had been whittled down to half full or less.. So this week I decided that I needed to at least consolidate the space. I'm not entirely done, but I've already pulled out about 5 empty boxes that I've consolidated down, and may yet have one or two more. The reconfiguration will allow me to make the stack smaller and pull out some shelving that has been otherwise tied up that we've discovered we need. It will also free up space in the corner and surrounding area that will allow that part of the room to get closer to resembling what we once had in mind.
Another piece that sits in that corner is a shelf that holds our network router and switches. I had purchased a wall mounted shelf, and have slowly been migrating up the equipment as well.
That reminds me... since we've been working at home, our internet usage has been mighty and impressive. We're blowing the doors off the Comcast usage cap. For some reason, we fell into a black hole about the time we moved in, and they never were able to calculate our usage, so on the bill, it showed up as zero. I never really questioned it because I knew about the cap, and if they weren't counting, I wasn't complaining. But sometime in November, they finally, after 3 years, started counting, and we got the warning on the first full month. I realized I didn't have a great way of tracking what that usage was with my Edgerouter Lite so it was hard to confirm or deny the figures coming from Comcast, so I sprung for a UniFi USG which had a lot better deep packet inspection. And boy. This thing has all the stats. We do a lot of streaming in this house. It makes a lot of sense. But given that this was the bulk of the usage, I didn't really feel like I wanted to curb that given all things, so I opted for the unlimited upgrade to our account. I've read a lot of grumbles about the usage cap, and there are lawsuits pending. It will be interesting to see what happens when the dust settles.
Still more to do on all fronts, but progress is steady.
This week, I decided to tackle a pile in the corner in the basement. This is a pile of boxes that have not been properly unpacked since the move some 3 years ago. A lot of the stuff is things that need storage, but were packed in haste and are completely unsorted. I have, since we moved in, been chipping away at those boxes, but progress is slow. But in three years, many of the boxes had been whittled down to half full or less.. So this week I decided that I needed to at least consolidate the space. I'm not entirely done, but I've already pulled out about 5 empty boxes that I've consolidated down, and may yet have one or two more. The reconfiguration will allow me to make the stack smaller and pull out some shelving that has been otherwise tied up that we've discovered we need. It will also free up space in the corner and surrounding area that will allow that part of the room to get closer to resembling what we once had in mind.
Another piece that sits in that corner is a shelf that holds our network router and switches. I had purchased a wall mounted shelf, and have slowly been migrating up the equipment as well.
That reminds me... since we've been working at home, our internet usage has been mighty and impressive. We're blowing the doors off the Comcast usage cap. For some reason, we fell into a black hole about the time we moved in, and they never were able to calculate our usage, so on the bill, it showed up as zero. I never really questioned it because I knew about the cap, and if they weren't counting, I wasn't complaining. But sometime in November, they finally, after 3 years, started counting, and we got the warning on the first full month. I realized I didn't have a great way of tracking what that usage was with my Edgerouter Lite so it was hard to confirm or deny the figures coming from Comcast, so I sprung for a UniFi USG which had a lot better deep packet inspection. And boy. This thing has all the stats. We do a lot of streaming in this house. It makes a lot of sense. But given that this was the bulk of the usage, I didn't really feel like I wanted to curb that given all things, so I opted for the unlimited upgrade to our account. I've read a lot of grumbles about the usage cap, and there are lawsuits pending. It will be interesting to see what happens when the dust settles.
Still more to do on all fronts, but progress is steady.
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Sometimes it is the only way progress happens. I seem to have more energy and sense of mind for smaller goes than I do for big bursts. That said, seeing the partially resolved things or situations does weigh on me, and I have to work out how to feel about that. That guilt and frustration sometimes leads to bigger bursts to at least push the rock in a notable way further up the hill. I've also had to learn how to be judicious and realistic with my time and energy in the sense that if I make that push too large in scope, I end up with another mess to deal with that I may not have the time and energy to resolve.
I have a favorite mug with a quote from Chris Bingham of Bone Poets Orchestra that says, "When all else fails, rearrange the clutter!" I'm not much for the Kondo plan, but there are moments when I feel like I have to negotiate with myself about the fact that my "planning for when I might need this" needs to take a back seat to space for other things. Sometimes just space for the sake of space. As I get older, I feel a greater need for space for the sake of space.
Little by little.
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For decluttering I have started to not only ask myself „is this still useful“ but also „how hard would it be to replace it should I actually need it?“.
If it is easy to acquire again I find it easier to let it go.
And yes... energy is a thing. The drain of unfinished things as well.
Sending hugs.