Today’s Notes
General: 2nd Day of moving mom. Had some coffee, no breakfast yet. Fed the cows. We’re still separating the stuff ON the furniture and the drawers inside. The hutch and dresser are so dirty I think our only option is to hose them down. Even then, there is a good layer of “Grime” that needs to be scrubbed off this stuff. Doug is coming some time this morning, I need him to separate the hutch and mom’s big dresser. We’re working from the back of the house to the front so that we carry dirty through dirty. (Which means mom’s room is first.) I’ve been unable to capture the cat, we might have to bring mom over here to catch her. I’ve laid roach hotels throughout the house and I’m getting rid of all the loose/open food I can find. I have gotten requests for items for mom’s dogs, if the item is worn out or cannot be cleaned I think it’s best to replace it. It’s going to start costing mom cash money to keep all four dogs, I don’t see any other way at this point. One thing we need to have a “Sit Down” about is all these memento’s. There is some justification to “Let them go” now before moving them to grandpa’s just to let them go later. The only place to store these items if we move them is rent a storage room. There’s not enough storage in the house for this stuff and grandpa’s shed will destroy them anyway. The good news is that the furniture seems to endure being washed and hand dried so far. mom’s large kennel is working really good as a washing stand since it’s basically a sturdy wire cage. We did get mom’s dresser and mirror cleaned, it’s at grandpa’s. The top part of the hutch was fairly clean, so that wasn’t too difficult either. The bottom of the hutch is miserably filthy and is still here. I meant to get the dryer working but, worked all day on the two large pieces. (Because I had paid help to move them.) My sister and I are both worried that we won’t be able to clean the wood sufficiently given it’s poor condition and we’ll end up with an infestation at grandpa’s. Google Foo also reinforces that conclusion. https://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/german.htm The current thought is to remove all the wood furniture from grandpa’s house and just buy exactly what she needs, nothing more or it will end up not being cleaned like this house. I have an idea to catch the cat, I’ve pulled the shade down over the entire window. The shade will let her into the room but she won’t be able to leap from the floor and clear the shade to go back outside. If successful the cat will be in the bedroom tomorrow morning unable to leave. I had an OH WOW! moment, the bottom of the hutch we could not clean is on the porch. It has four closed walls no ventilation. I went in there just a minute ago and the pheromone sent from this one piece of furniture is overwhelming!!! I am really glad that I didn’t move it!! Since I did clean this piece we now know that water and cloth is insufficient to get the scent (and probably feces) from wood furniture.
Tomorrow: Install the dryer.
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT set clear goals for the day? No
Did I DMBT make progress to those goals? No
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT fix something today? Yes
Did I DMBT improve something today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
Did I DMBT be fully engaged? Yes
*Did My Best To