Then Again... A Fine End to a Very Long Day

It's amazing how far a turn-around your mindset can have in the space of a day, eh? (This is a hefty post-script re: the posting below this... Maybe start there and finish here.)

So far today I've managed to generate four large bags of garbage, and four bags for donating... I'm not yet done, but I've tackled about 60% of the clearing-out-of-old that I'd planned to get around to in the coming weeks. Instead of depressed and sad, like I was earlier when I posted, I'm now feeling smug and very can-do about getting through the rest of this.

I'm leaving the worst of it for some night down the line when the rain's seeping into everything in the Wet Coast world and I've a bottle of not cheap, but good red wine, and I can cook a fantastic meal for myself... then I'll put on the memorial CD we made for my mom's funeral, and read all the things I've been scared to face. But I'll do it in the spirit of celebrating her life, not mourning her death, because if anyone appreciated great food, great wine, and good music, it was surely Mom.

Difference is, by then I'll have sorted through everything else and I'll know that's the last I need to face... ever. Ever. That's powerful. That's awesome. That's a night not too far off, then. But I think I'm ready. And I know I'll be ready once I finish off the rest of this stuff (which I aim to do this week, not "in coming weeks", because I know there's not a lot left to sort). Nothing like finally purging the past to own your future.

But I know where the box is, and I've put it within reach. It's nice to finally be achieving something I've run from for the better part of a decade. Yay. :)