Continued from below... I've basically moved all clothes to laundry area to was or send to cleaners... I've probably made it through half of that project... or less. Forgetting many loads of wash along the way... another category is crafts. All of that is getting boxed up except for two bins of current projects. I am keeping one bin of current paper work, and one bin is toiletries and clean clothes. I cleaned out a few dresser drawers and asked my husband to fix the broken ones,l I cleared off a lot of the most important fragile stuff that was "shanghaied" on top of my dresser... I repackaged and secured a very valuable item that's very tiny and is always a concern that I will lose in this huge mess.

I've read a little more in the organizing book... "buried" I did some of the chapter 4 exercises. I found the stuff that resonated with me was that a lot of my issues have to do with memory issues or perceived memory issues. No, I really do have memory issues... and control issues. My scores were over 10 for every category though so I have a pretty entrenched situation here... I also reflected on "creating burdensome situations + ADD is a lethal combo... and that I'm "under thinking consequences."

Lastly, I've given some thought to what my biggest challenges might be in "clearing out" these hoards. In terms of volume, the biggest challenge is the bins of mixed paperwork. There's both a huge volume, and it's extremely slow work. I have no attachment to clothes - I'm fine going through things and paring down. I also hoard books but don't have too much trouble paring back when I do focus on it. I have an immense and overwhelming hoard of expensive quilting fabric. I also have 30 or 40 boxes of Christmas stuff. Realistically I think it should be 10 or less. The real emotional black hole of the whole situation is related to my son who has special needs. I finally had some success getting rid of some baby clothes but held on to much of it intending to sell it which I never did. I also have 4x more than I could ever use of school supplies for him. This is a psychological vortex for me. I think it's good that I know there's a problem and have a realistic idea of how much is reasonable to have but the actual process of getting rid of it will be a challenge,

Ok, I know this is kind of a journal entry and sorry so long but I just wanted to put this info out there in the universe. Looking forward to getting to know you and hearing any suggestions if you've experienced some of the same things,

Sending good vibes out to everyone tonight,

Sara

Sorry I've been absent, everyone! Just overwhelmed, I'm afraid.

Mom was moved to a different room in her assisted living. I decided to stay out of it because I'm a nervous wreck. The move was today and although the technician came out, the phone and internet are not working. So they are sending a second tech tomorrow.

Her new room is beautiful. Hardwood floors and granite countertops. Everything is brand new and beautiful. I have been so stressed about this. I did convince her to get a smaller table and my friend and I went thrift shopping and found a beautiful drop leaf table for two that matches her chairs. We brought it in the same day and removed the old one. Other than that mom became angry at my suggestions to get rid of other stuff.

I have her cat here because it was too much in and out with the movers today. I am exhausted from the emotional stress. Funny, tonight she offered her aide three coach bags and the aide wrote to me to ask about them. I said absolutely take if she's offering. So when I went over tonight I said, please take them. I also had given this aide five purses and a few wallets earlier this week. I gave her a beautiful silk purse I bought in Japan and a lovely leather clutch from Paris. I have two of the Paris ones and I gave her the red one, which I am pretty sure I never carried. It was hard to get rid of these things but I did it and I'm proud of myself.

My cleaners came on Wednesday and today is garbage night so I'm feeling pretty good about those things.

Lila I hope you are feeling better. Cm I'm amazed at how well you are holding up with the construction! SubC you bought a secret agent bunny! Sara, welcome and thank you for giving us a glimpse of your life! We are here for you!

Okay I've showered and am going to bed. Goodnight everyone. Don't forget me! I've just been overwhelmed.

Good morning! Welcome! Welcome back! I kept the lights on....

Sara (is it ok if we use your name and it your "name"?),

You probably could help others - and we others hope you will. Other people's stuff is easier than your stuff, and you understand why we are struggling and so can be kind.

I'm glad you found the chat helpful. I am not the chatting type, so I have never tried it. I hope you will come here too.

You are doing an amazing job on your floor! Where are the bins going that your husband is "carrying out"? I heard you say that he was not kind at the beginning, but it sounds like he is giving you the kind of help you need now, which is very good.

It is great that you have identified problem areas and easier spots! If you are feeling overwhelmed and frustrated from challenges or slow progress (papers are everyone's bane, they are always so terribly slow for the space they take up!) you can switch out and do clothes for a bit!

I'm a teacher and have sooooo many school supplies. Do you mind sharing your son's educational placement? (Home, traditional, supported classroom...) is he an only child?

I like your hashtag, and keep us updated on that floor!

Good morning! (Again) I write a first list to Sara and then remembered it will be below this one.

Tatoulua, I missed you and am so sorry you are overwhelmed. Moving mom must be a huge undertaking. Do you know why she was moved? Her new place sounds nice.

I am astonished every time you find more stuff to give away. I mean, you have empty shelves for storing extra cats, how can there be more to clear out?! You are inspirational! (Dh would love to have cat shelves.)

Maybe he would let the bunnies in the house. I took Trilby to school once when I was subbing for the math teacher and Trilby installed herself in a space on the manipulative shelf. - my classroom has no spaces.

The secret bunny is still a secret. She is doing well. I think I am going to bane her Beatrice. I'm trying the name on for now but it might change as she adjusts to her new surroundings and I get to know her personality.

Yesterday was a very hard day for me. But I have the best son in law in the world. Background: He had forgotten that today is his mother's birthday, so he had to cancel my day with Bean (his relationship with his mother is very complicated)

So I got some bad news at my eye appointment, but just as I came out to schedule the follow-up appointment, he walked in and handed me a sleepy, snuggly baby. He knew when my appointment was and decided that since I didn't get to see Bean today, he would drive up and pick up his contacts while I was there so I could have some Bean cuddles. They were just the thing.

Then Dh took me out to lunch, which I thought would be a good thing, but it was awful. Disclaimer: I don't know everyone's vaccine position and I very much do not want to start a debate or argument here, but I need to share how the experience made me personally FEEL, ok? So we had just started eating and two men sat down in a booth right next to us and began having a loud discussion in which they revealed that they were not vaccinated, their social groups were not vaccinated, and they did not believe health precautions were needed. At which point I began to feel sick to my stomach, and couldn't eat or have a conversation with Dh because all I could focus on was how close one guy's head was to my dh's head and how dh got the j&j vaccine, which is less effective, and how contagious Delta is, and how my friend's vaccinated brother is currently sick with Covid, and how Bean can't be vaccinated, and I had to get my lunch boxed up and leave.

And then between that and my bad exam news, I just cried in the car. I have forgotten how to be in the world. I am out of practice and all my hard won coping skills have atrophied and I think if it weren't for Bean I would just quit my job and become a recluse. But on Monday I am going to take him to the county fair and show him his very first cow.

And I wanted to come home, but I had planned to go to the special amazing grocery store for the first time in two years because we were near it and Dh made me go. And it was not fun either, but at least it was not awful. And now I have nuts and spices and so much amazing fruit including a whole case of peaches to can (this weekend? They are not ripe enough yet) and I bought myself a box of Japanese candy that I like and haven't had in over two years, but then I ate almost the whole box because I was too worn out for self control.

So, yeah. Garden and food management today I think. In the interest of complete stuff disclosure - my acquired items included two bags of rice from which I will likely save the cloth bags and one jam in a canning jar.

Yesterday I had Bean.

I gave his parents a trunk load of recycling for sil to drop off at the moop castle. (Big downtown recycling hub for almost anything)

I also dropped a little bag of trash in the can when I got gas.

The plumber is coming today.

More rain and I need to start putting produce up.

I am struggling a little today because my morning started with the plumber and an email about administrative changes at work - not bad changes necessarily except that most change is bad. (I've been watching a lot of Aspie videos this summer and am starting to just embrace the label.)

But I cleaned up Bean's toys and the dishwasher is running for the second time and I've stripped the bed and done two loads of wash. I also cleaned out the dryer duct while Dh had it detached.

I made TWO phone calls, talked with dd2 who was having a bad day and made her feel better (I think), hard boiled half a dozen eggs for quick lunch ingredients, made (and ate) a batch of popovers, and brewed a pitcher of ice tea.

So, even though I haven't found the energy to attack any of my big projects, I'm doing ok.

I bought a rabbit.
And a rabbit water bottle.

She's seven weeks old. She should still be with her mother, but a raccoon killed her mother and they were selling the babies for $10 each and I didn't take all 5. Or even 2. I think I showed amazing self control. I also think I won't tell Dh. It could be a while before he notices.

Hallooooooooo

I hope everybody is ok.

I worked in my studio for an hour tonight. Mostly cleaning up boxes and paper. Small (6 wine bottle sized) box of recycling, half a grocery bag of trash. Washed and put away a few brushes and tucked a couple of things into the box to go back to school.

I'm not doing very well on that 100 hour challenge, but I'm doing some things. (I also spent two hours mulching my raspberries - used up some of the cardboard that was stored in the studio.)

Load of dishes, load of laundry, almost caught up on both.

Eye dr. Tomorrow.

Be careful what you wish for... I said in my past post I was annoyed and considering calling in "sick" but didn't. Well, now I am actually sick. And on day 2 "off." I plan to be home through Monday and go back if I am better. But how annoying that my husband is gone and instead of enjoying it and decluttering I am sitting on the couch in a daze, blowing my nose every 30 seconds. Sigh.

Hopefully I will feel better soon so I can start working on the clutter again.

Hi Lila,

I'm sorry you're sick. Do you think it's from your outing?

Hi all, hi @subclinical and thanks for suggesting this thread. I participated in the Sunday night chat a couple weeks ago which I found really friendly and helpful. I've had an unusual amount of chaos in my life this month but I know that's not going to be typical so I'm ok with having limited progress thE last few weeks but don't want to lose my momentum going forward.

I did do some shopping which is not on my "plan" but have to smile and shine a light on the fact that 2/5 of what I bought were two Marie Kondo books. I don't know if this is a "type" But I have to admit I'm that person who thinks I could help other hoarders way more than any hoarding coach even while still having a hoarded up house. Just a little delusional in this sphere perhaps. Haha.

Taking a deep breath before I write this "confessional..." I guess this hoarding situation is by nature a secretive thing to some degree, so while I try to be honest with close friends about my situation, a lot of times people will say "no, you're not a hoarder..." and I'm like if you could see my room, my garage or my basement, you would see that I am. I think it would be helpful here for me to be really specific about what I'm doing which will cause me to be say things I've never said "out loud."

Anyway, my focus has been on my room. My husband has the master, Which is clean, and I moved out to the guest room A few years ago for various reasons. I've boxed up and he's cArried out about 15-20 bins so far. There's enough crap in here to fill 40 bins I'm pretty sure. This ain't my first rodeo. I've probably hauled out 4 garbage bags of garbage and paper that may once have been important but has been on the floor getting "churned" for so long it is now garbage. He wanted to take a shovel to it and naturally proposed that in the least sensitive way possible, but I truly felt like I needed to go through every scrap because I'm afraid something "important" Will get tossed... some of that worry is probably delusional and some of that worry is legitimate. Happy to say that even though that task seemed insurmountable - partly because it is so gross - as it turns out, was not insurmountable. I did get through more than half of it and could probably get the rest of that task done in two more sessions. See, spelling it out like this is helpful to me... and hopeful. I need hope! #keephopealive! 😆😘 the general idea was to completely empty this room, clean it, maybe repaint it, make some adjustments to the furniture and then bring back only a carefully selected and appropriate amount of stuff for the room... so far I'm still mainly dealing with clearing garbage off the floor... but good news is there is about 10 square feet of bare wood floor showing right now... sorry I'm rambling... more in a sec.

I need the discipline for two hours a day on a project. Who can help me figure it out? Something other than fooling around with my iPad!

Will write more later! Keep up the good work, CM and SubC! And Lila and others!

I was able to get one load of friends laundry done today. Only have one more. The laundry room was a busy place.

I'm cooking her dinner tomorrow night so she will be here and I'm pretty excited about that. My cleaners come tomorrow.

Went for a very hot walk with BF and now it's thundering out.

I have cat laundry to do.

I'm a bit scattered but am getting a lot of work done tonight so there's that. The thunder is very scary but so far kitty hasn't run away. She's looking scared but staying on the couch

Missing Tillie a lot.

Tatoulia,
have fun with your friend!

I miss tillie too. Sometimes I go read old posts to "hear" her voice.

Very tired at the moment. Had a fun but full day with Bean. He ate so much kohlrabi for dinner! Then we had ice cream. He also seemed tired when his Daddy picked him up - at 8 - instead of me taking him to Dd after work, so we got dinner and the evening with him and no driving.

I am up one finger painted rooster (dsil brought it. Bean did the fingerpainting and Dd sketched the rooster over the colors.)

Also I have a new soft commitment - I told dsil I will be happy to have bean two days a week in the summer if it is ok with Dd.

I will be caught up on laundry if I put the dry shirts away, but I am behind on dishes now and want to change our sheets tomorrow.

Sounds like a delightful day, SubC! And the Bean loves his vegetables!

I would like to go finish friend's laundry. I'm showered and in my pjs. I should go assess the situation. I'd love to have it all finished for her even if it is too heavy. She needn't take it all tomorrow.

Since I gave her all the bedding I bought in December in anticipation of her stay, I can't really offer to have her sleep over tmr night. She'll probably want to go home, anyway, to spend time with her cat.

I'll have clean sheets tmr night, after my ladies change them for me. The biggest luxury for me is clean sheets and clean pajamas.

Yes SubC, I meant the other posters. Looks like a few have come back! Hi everyone.

I did take all that stuff to donate. They came home, he did not say a word to me, which is good. Now he is gone again on a family emergency. I think I will have a week or two to get rid of some more things before he gets back. I have no motivation but I am going to force myself, starting tomorrow.

Today I cleaned out the fridge (he is a fridge hoarder too, meaning, nothing gets throw out and he always wants to keep spoiled food so I usually hide it in the trash on trash day. But today I took everything out and cleaned the fridge and put the good things back and tossed the rest. I also cut up some fruit and froze it so it wouldn't go bad. I am proud of myself. It is so much nicer. I also threw out some very old stuff from the freezer and cabinets.

That is all I will get done today. I have to go to an event that I am not excited about and am so exhausted but have to go (commitment). I am going to stay for the absolute minimum time which is about 3 hours. I will go hide in a room by myself for some of that time because it is overwhelming.

I have gotten to the emotional point where I am angry and DONE with my junk because I can never find anything. It was one of my kids' birthday last week and I LOST two of their presents!!! How do you lose presents in a bedroom??? It is either in the bedroom or on the piled up counter. And if you have been reading my posts you know the LOADS of boxes, bins and bags that have gone out of my bedroom!! It is so frustrating. I feel ready to get rid of EVERYTHING but then it seems the second I get rid of something I need it. For 2 years my daughter has been saying she did not want 2 tubs of clothes. I held onto them because they were expensive and she might change her mind. Finally last week I donated them without her knowing, and TODAY she asks me where this certain tank top is!!! It was donated. UGH.

Anyway I am in an irritable mood because I really just want to stay home but instead I have to go get ready, put makeup on, do my hair, find something to wear, and go out in this heat and be around people. I considered calling in "sick" but I know I would really regret it, so I have to go.

Yay Lila!

I am so glad to hear you got your stuff out!

And wow on the fridge. Just the fridge - no cabinets - would be a whole day for me! My fridge is full of produce. I want to make pickles and cheese, but not enough to make it a priority at the moment. (I am learning to be honest about how I allocate my time and energy.)

I hate that feeling when you lose something important. It will get better as you get more organized and have less stuff.
As for the tank top, let it go. It wasn't needed or it would have been claimed earlier. You don't want to teach people that they never have to think about the future or store or care for their own things. You asked. More than once even.

Good luck on your next stage!

I hope your event went ok.

Yesterday the kids brought Bean over and nearly finished my mobile chicken coop. Bean is so full of excitement and joy! He just shrieks and laughs all the time.

Sil is going to the moop castle next week, and I have started a pile of stuff for him to take for me.

Bean and I worked in my studio a little bit yesterday. We started a box to go back to school and found two cookie cutters to donate. (His job was taking the cookie cutters out of the bin, tasting them, and showing them to me one at a time before checking to be sure gravity worked on them.)

Today it is supposed to rain a lot. It rained all last night, so everything is wet, but I am still going to try to do some work in the yard during dry stretches. Otherwise - maybe I will make progress on the house.

I didn't get my yard work done.

My day started out really well.

Dh was working on the leak in the pipe in the basement and I was working on cleaning up the basement (I found a very small number of things for goodwill/recycling) I also found a case of pints of jam that are ten years old. I gave one to the chickens today. I will try to remember to give one to the chickens every day until all the jars are empty and washed out. All I can do is better....

But then I had a fight with Dh, which completely derailed me. I made pancakes and ate most of them and watched videos on the couch. Fighting with Dh is the worst.

We are ok now, but he is sad and tired and his back hurts and he couldn't fix the leak so we will have to call a plumber. And I am sad and tired and hating myself for wasting the day.

The dishwasher is running.

I can't do laundry because he disconnected the dryer to make room to fix the pipes.

What a week it was and still lots going on. So much so that I don't have time to post a lot yet. The work on the house is quite involved but I think progressing well. Workmen coming daily M-F.

I've been getting some organization and projects done, and also have some new resources to work with on planning financial and practical matters, which will mean new busyness and paperwork but hopefully all for the good.

But so much is happening that sometimes my energy just poops out. My knee has been slightly gimpy from overuse, I don't know if it's the MCL ligament, bursitis, or what. Dr. Google is not very helpful. But I got an elastic support band and ice packs, which do give relief.

Roommate's bunny is under the weather. Our poor animals - and we humans - have still been battling those cussed fleas. The bunnies seem free of them but they've also been shedding. My girl had had a go round with ingested hair, which rabbits can't just eject the way cats can. Now roommate's girl bunny is needing hairball remedy and hand feeding to keep her digestive tract moving.

It's been cray cray. Better go now and do whatever needs doing next.

CM, when my bunny had fleas the vet gave her Program for kittens. The fleas bite the bunny, can't reproduce, and die off.

Mine are super long haired and get dried papaya chunks regularly to avoid wool block. They love the treat.

I'm glad your house is progressing, but oh my! Workmen every day! Ack!

Hang in there and try to stay off your knees you can.

I am relieved, thankful, and happy to report that we are back on track. The unexpected glitch yesterday was fixed today AND the work began on the replacing of wood. It's too bad it wasn't able to be done before the pandemic when wood wasn't hard to get and expensive, but it'll get done.

Not only that, but I have been in my bedroom and done some good there. I've had some favorite books - Young Adult mental comfort food books like Harry Potter and others - by my bed for most of the time I've lived here. I had them in sweater box size plastic boxes a few years ago. Then I decided it'd be better to get one large box.

Well, the large box sort of worked, but also didn't, and it got other books put in it on top of poor Harry Potter and Beany Malone and whoever else. It also took up a substantial chunk of floor real estate. So now I'm going back to smaller boxes and whatever other solutions I have yet to brainstorm. It'll help that I'm getting books organized in the storage unit and letting go of some.

Had to sleep on the living room sofa due to things on the bed. But slept well. Today I got back on track with the books, and was able to get clothes put away that have been sitting for WAY too long.

Other categories to be tackled will be my Barbie collection, writing notebooks, and art supplies to name the main ones. So it's a work in progress - but at least there is progress! Thanks for the comforting and encouraging words.

Good morning!

Coffee clinks.

Where is Lila? I want to know how she is doing.

CM, I'm glad things are moving in the right direction for you.

Tatoulia, I can't believe you are doing your friend's laundry! It astonishes me how much you go out of your way for people.

I forgot to mention that while we were on our trip, I took a bunch of notes from old lesson plans and recycled about an inch and a half of paper. It boiled down to four pages in a spiral notebook that I already had.

I am half caught up with the weeding, almost caught up with the laundry, and fine on dishes. I need to do major barn work and move the chicks and the rabbits back where they belong tomorrow (due to the incident before vacation I have a bunch of very smelly chicks in my pottery studio barn. I am also down by 4 chicks and two raccoons.)

I gained 4 lbs on vacation. Right now I am just trying to eat the things from my garden. It is coming in fast and hopefully eating all those fresh veggies will help with my weight.

Today I get Bean. I am going to steam yellow beans for our lunch.

Another thing I am doing the next 5 weeks is a 100 hour challenge. It actually started two weeks ago, so I will be content if I finish 50 hours. Especially because I actually picked two things to focus on, so 50 each would be 100. Anyway, you pick a thing and you try to work on it for two hours a day (7x7x2 +2) I picked my garden/yard/outdoor homesteading goals (regular chores don't count, only things that create lasting improvement or product) and my pottery studio - any progress or production at all! Yesterday I did 5 homestead hours.

Lila I am proud of you! Good work getting some things taken care of snd out of the house! And I'm sad, too. I'm sorry about your marriage. I found myself in an abusive relationship with my brother and it was hard to extricate but I did snd never looked back. We didn't live together or have the emotions of a marriage and kids, obviously, but it was a good nice for me. I cannot tell you what to do other than to tell you we are here did you!

SubC, I'm sorry about the sentencing hearing. What a terrible tragedy. I was happy hearing about your visitors and your plans!

I know I will miss cooking dinner for my friend when she leaves. What a great time we have had for the past two months!

Cm good to hear from you?hoping we can catch up soon.

Good morning!

Tatoulia, I hope you feel better.
I know you will miss your friend, but think how open and quiet your home will be!

CM, I hope things settle down for you.

Lila, did you take your big lead to donate?

I am at my mom's house.

It was a long day yesterday - starting with a delayed trip due to a raccoon problem that did not resolve satisfactorily and two hours of surprise physical laborers to address it as best I could, followed by an 11 hour drive - the first half in the pounding, sometimes blinding rain, but I am here and get to spend two and a half days in the house I grew up in with my parents, Dh, two of my kids, and my dil.

My aunt and uncle are coming by this evening, and my brother arrives with his kids tomorrow.

I am currently the only person awake, and in traditional me fashion, I am eating cake for breakfast. My mom said I could.

When she gets up we're going to tackle her list. I helped her put some things away in a closet night, and the closet was amazing! Organized, nothing on the floor, and you could see everything - no layers of different stuff. I did laugh because my mom is 6 feet tall, and I had to hand her things to put away because I couldn't reach, my 5'4" Dd called out "can I help?"and I just said "no."

That sounds so comforting to be home, SubC. And I love that your mom approved cake for breakfast! It is a joy to be in an organized home! Enjoy your time there.

I was showing BF's neighbor a picture of mom's cat in my closet (on a shelf) and she said, who has an empty shelf in their closet? And I explained that my very neat friend is staying with me and all my closets look like that now with wide open spaces.
My friend and I discussed this AM how well I've kept up with the organizing she did. I put everything where it belongs. Very good for me to live this way.
My friend just sent me a picture of her new apartment. She will go pick up the table and chairs I found for her at the consignment shop. Then tomorrow she drives to NYC to get her stuff out of storage. We have all of her things here in my office area. I was able to give her a quilt and pillows etc. my other friend gave her dishes, which are still in my car. I'm really happy for her. I was able to locate some Pyrex at goodwill for her, too, so she's happy all around. And the biggest thing is she will get her cat back tonight! I'm so happy for her.

Hello hello!

Little stressed out today. I'm letting people get to me.

We got out early yesterday then I went to friend's new apartment to watch the truck as she unloaded it. Today she's having other problems with her WiFi installation and other things. She's still waiting for her bed to be delivered. Then we have to go somewhere to get the stuff that is being stored locally. I don't feel like doing any of this. It's rainy and grey and I just want to st any here.

I'm doing laundry to help with my stress.

Going to be rainy all weekend. My mom is also stressing me out. I need a bit of a vacation here from other people's needs. Yesterday after work I had to take something to BF, then help mom with something, then run downtown to help friend (I got there just as she pulled up from NYC,) then I did a bit of shopping with friend then visited BF (brought him dinner) then just freaked out a bit. I'm really freaked out today too. Mom called while I was still asleep and friend started texting while I was asleep then BF stressed me out and all around I am stressed. But it's all Other People's Stress so it's my own fault I feel this way.

Hi Tatoulua.

Take time to breathe and try not to own other people's stress.

I'm at my inlaws now and it's all other peoples stress.
Great visit with birth family, details later (bringing home stuff.)

Thank you, SubC. It was thunder storming when friend and I went to pick up her stuff. She drove. Her bed arrived no issues. I didn't hear how the WiFi situation ended up. I was having severe anxiety in the car. I came home, showered, and ate ice cream.

I also took a Xanax, for good measure.

Looking forward to hearing about your trip.

Happy 4th of July!

Terribly rainy all weekend til about 5 tonight. My friend came over and then BF took us for dinner. Then the three of us walked her almost home. It stopped raining about 5.

It certainly didn't feel like the 4th. It actually felt like less of the 4 th than last year.

I have tmr off. I'll go spend some time with mom.

I have kept my place neat as a pin and it feels so big with my friend having moved out. She is happy in her new apartment but still hasn't gotten the WiFi installed.

Beautiful day here. I slept til 11. Going to make my second cup of coffee then go face the afternoon. Have been shredding papers.