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.