HOT AND SWEATY PROGRESS

        It’s getting late in the day on Friday and I don’t know what the temperature is, but the sun isn’t shining very much at this point. I got busy and left the deck door open after the sun rose over the hill and now the house is hot and humid. I’m a bit annoyed with myself, but a gin and tonic once I’m through here should make me better and cooler.

          I spent most of today organizing another of John’s collections. I’m sure he was totally surprised to hear me cursing at him after being so nice to him the last couple of days. I wouldn’t have bothered, but I moved everything into one location which was on my dining room table and I want the table back. I had it kinda semi-sorted, so didn’t just want to throw it all back in a box and then have to start completely over, so I persevered.

          Excel wasn’t a particularly good program for me when I was working. I could do it, but there was some muttered cursing when things didn’t go well. I believe I’ve used Excel more since I began organizing John’s stuff than I ever did at work. The only good thing is I don’t have to mutter the curses, I can scream them if I really screw up.

          At some point, my plan is to use the Excel spreadsheets to see if any of the crap I’ve organized is worth any money. I’ll start that once I’ve gotten all the crap organized, so it may not be utilized until next winter. At least I’ll have it. I did try looking some stuff up, but so many sites can be confusing and I’m not sure which one would be the best when it comes to determining value.

          One of the sites I visited a couple of months ago reached out and got in touch with me. For a small fee of $30.00 per item, they’d be happy to determine the value of stuff. Well, what if they determine the value is $1.00? If that happened and the way all John’s treasures are adding up, it would be more likely I’d be out $29.00.

          So, more progress in a different area and all on my own. It doesn’t seem much like the various piles are dwindling, but they are indeed going down. So, while I might sound a bit cranky here, I’m just hot and sweaty. Think I ‘ll stop and go make that G&T and read a few chapters in my book.