Blog 50: (wow look at that dear reader my 50th blog!)  Packing up my troubles in my old kit bag….

I am very sure by now most of you are aware we are on the move! After fifteen years – I don’t know so much if I am as passionate about this move, as I was when it was still an idea. On my giddy aunt the dramas that have unfolded thus far – and I know, I am bracing myself that there will be many more!

We had quite a nasty experience. We found our dream home – well frikken NOT!

It was a blady nightmare. In fact, last night I watched a movie on Netflix, we all know this aunty loves her horror. Well perhaps it wasn’t exactly the correct time to watch that particular movie! Yikes! It was called Open House, and the way it developed and ended, not that I will tell you how it ended but I will say this much – it wasn’t a good ending! Neither was our experience. I guess I should not have even mentioned this nasty experience as in all honesty dear reader I don’t want to even give the situation a second more of my time! But a word or warning – be careful out there – this world – hm its scary (not as scary as the movie I watched last night but pretty close!)

But upwards and onwards we go onto more interesting discussions! A crazy thing I need to ask myself – in fact there are quite a few questions I have for dearest Dizabeth right now!

Dizabeth, why oh why didn’t you frikken unclutter every blady Spring – like everyone else, or is that just in the movies – do you all unclutter every spring? Because clearly, I missed that memo! Now here is a “home secret” if Gary knew exactly what has been tossed – well I think he could file for one or two reasons, and we know what I am meaning when I say “file”. But let’s face it – if its in a cupboard and covered in that much dust you don’t even recognize what it is, till you take the item out – it deserves its place in the Toss it bags! Agreed? The amazing thing though, one mans junk is another man’s gold – Jeez o johnny now that is super true! I am on a “Lets help each other group” – well the “junk” I have put on that group – and sure as bob’s your uncle – every time a coconut- I have a “taker”! Yesterday I put all the kids VHS tapes on it. It was definitely a blast from the past moment I cannot lie. The original Lion King, Toy Story, The Jungle Book, Peter Pan – those were truly good and wholesome days! Anyhow disgressing, as I was saying this ‘taker’ was lucky enough (don’t tell Gary) that as I hoiked out the heaps and heaps of VHS tapes –  a video machine was hidden under all the tapes. It’s funny how you have two little Dizzy’s sitting on each shoulder as you toss too! Have you ever noticed that? The one is saying “keep it keep it” and the other one is “nah out you go!”

I reckon Gary has two of the same on his shoulders – both whispering “Keep it”! On Sunday (Let it be stated the first and only day he has helped tidy – yip tidy , never mind pack!) so he spends shucks I don’t know how long on going through all the “we have not seen it for years as its been in the dark dusty cupboard but now he may – just may need it” (erm NOT!)  after a day of this – on Sunday I broke my 5 o clock rule and poured myself a chilled glass of wine at 4pm! Yip, I needed it! He gets lost in his own little world of rediscovering items –too much time is spent rediscovering and I have realised in all honesty in our house it is not a case of many hands make light work – that is fact is absolute rubbish – excuse the pun – as rubbish is exactly what he is rediscovering! So I have taken upon myself to call the “takers” when Gary isn’t around to come collect the stuff Gary feels is really worth keeping ! (Shhhhhhh dear reader – shhhhhhh!!!)

So, in conclusion; the VHS taker – it is a young mommy who is super excited to share those amazing stories with her kids as we did with ours. I will admit my heart is happy for this giveaway.

Now that is the other thing – everyone is saying Sell! Sell! Sell. I truly just don’t have the heart to make someone pay for my junk. I know we said earlier one man’s junk is another man’s gold – but hey if you can make someone’s day by giving surely that is reward enough! Pay it forward – why not in this blady topsy turvy world that lets be honest seems consumed with scamming and crooks – its  the light at the end of the rainbow – or more precisely the pot of someone’s gold!

Its amazing the effect it has on the household too! Packing I am meaning, I have noticed (besides this little honey bunny throwing a tantrum or two a night) – the pets are most certainly unsettled. I keep reminding them – when the bus leaves – they have a seat – I truly do hope they understand that.

Its been quite a mission looking for a home virtually too! How crafty are the photo’s that people post! I look at this dream home. You see a room that stretches on for days – high ceilings and and and, when in reality the blady house has floorboards missing (conveniently not captured in the photo!) and you couldn’t swing a cat in it! A handy hint for any of you looking for anything virtually – ask a friend to have a look at what ever your heart is desiring as a back up to your view. I saw my “dream home” (yip another one) I was ready to sign on the dotted line – when a friend casually mentioned none of the bedrooms had cupboards in them! Dizabeth did not spot that “tiny” detail at all! We started to get a bit “antsy” as all the houses we spotted were perfect BUT in the not so perfect area – or in a perfect area but not so perfect once you walked through the front door! Friends said: “the right one will come” and you kinda sigh inwardly to yourself as you smile fakely back at your friend and agree. And you know what, the right one has come along.

I do have to confess I am a huge worrier – and if I had to add all the hours of my life I have angst about things – things do have a way of working out for the best – remember the movie something about the Marigold hotel …. When the old man says, “It will all be fine in the end, and if its not fine, its not the end!” – as I say not always easy to comprehend when you deep in the worry wars, but yip life does work out as it should. One of my besties has always said “its written in the stars”.

Footnote: Michelle it WILL all be fine – love you my friend.

The other question I have to ask myself, why is it – only when you moving out – you blady fix things – that squiff shelf – that overfilled cupboard that you always fought with to get groceries out – why is it when the landlord is coming with prospective tenants – you fix all that you were going to get to but never did – and now I have a few weeks to enjoy it the way I always wanted it to be! Why oh why didn’t I just rectify it back then!  But on the upside – how nice is it finding things you completely forgot you had! More so with regards to personal goodies, perfumes, clothes, earrings – now here I have been a bit of a “Gary” when I rediscovered these items! But again, dear reader shhh!

I bet some of you have also noticed the great delay in the posting of the previous blog and this one – for that I do apologise. As SABC TV used to say “please be patient we have a problem” – it’s in all honesty going to be a while before there is a more regular (yip did you notice I didn’t say “regular” rather a “more regular” blog posted as I am aware there can be great pauses between posts but this too shall be fine in the end.

, on that note dear reader -for now that’s all she wrote.

Stay well – and thanks for loving my infrequent blogs the way you do.

Love you all madly.

Mwah mwah