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We are on Day Four of our Spring Cleaning activities!<\/p><\/div>\n

No, we have not arranged for hired help!\u00a0 Mary and I work like 3 1\/2 people, each having the effect of seven!\u00a0 Mary did another flyby on her closet while I attacked my two small file cabinets.\u00a0 We have taken our four waste baskets full of useless paper and created four box loads of clothes, belts, shoes, etc.\u00a0 \u00a0Mary began the attack on her “costume\/vintage” closet, removing several outfits to consign to a vintage store.<\/p>\n

We only had one meal today around noon because we were on a roll and didn’t want to stop the momentum.<\/p>\n

We spent the afternoon tackling the office closet shelf above the clothes racks, and let me tell you, it was like diving into a time capsule of bad decisions! I managed to clean out six boxes of things we definitely didn\u2019t need. I mean, who knew we were hoarding accessories for two flatbed scanners? It\u2019s like keeping a box of VHS tapes when you\u2019ve switched to streaming!<\/span><\/p>\n

And those massive printer manuals? What am I supposed to do with a 200-page guide on a printer that went extinct before dinosaurs roamed the Earth? I half expected to find a long-lost sibling in there. Honestly, if anyone needs a manual on how to avoid clutter in their lives, I\u2019m now an expert in what not to keep!<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomorrow I plan to load the van and take things to Goodwill.\u00a0 Goodwill was founded by Rev. Edgar J. Helms in Boston (1902) with the “not charity, but a chance” philosophy, using donated goods to train people for jobs.\u00a0 Key facts include its non-profit status, that it’s a network of independent local agencies, and that donations fund job training, not corporate profit, with some stores (like Seattle’s flagship) being huge retail hubs for these programs.<\/p>\n

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Colleen is well known at the store after she helped us move into the new house!<\/p><\/div>\n

Around 4:00 pm, I set the sump pump in motion and drained the swimspa, sending 600 gallons of water down the drain.\u00a0 Then, I began the refilling process, which took almost twohours using a single hose.\u00a0 We are expecting a brand new swimspa cover to be delivered and installed within the next two weeks!<\/p>\n

We finally stopped around 6:00 pm and watched two westerns in the newly reorganized “Exercise Room” where we store our 60″ roll around TV and stand.\u00a0 \u00a0We watched two movies with Willie Nelson, including the remake of Stagecoach (1986) alongside Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson, playing Doc Holliday.<\/p>\n

Stagecoach was great.\u00a0 Here is one clip:<\/p>\n