We have a yard shed in the back corner of the lot. It had been a while since I'd used it. How long? I don't know, but the evidence suggests several years. First, both Pam and I had forgotten the combination to the lock. Second, the paving stone path up the hill to the shed was hidden beneath a thick layer of leaves and soil, and the acubas had grown out to block the way. I wanted to tidy up the garage some and move some little used gardening things to the shed, and I was looking for our lawn sprinkler, which also hadn't been used in several years. I have a good pair of bolt cutters, so after trying several combinations that came to mind, I gave up and cut the lock. The shed was empty except for a number of empty pots for plants. No sprinkler.
I cleaned off the path, trimmed the shrubs, and began packing things from the garage. The garage is quite a bit neater, the shed has been put to use, and I found the sprinkler on the garage floor, out of sight - partially beneath a weed eater that I had completely forgotten we had. Yes, the last three years or so of working full time and being busy with yoga teacher training and then training, took my attention off a lot of things. After a couple of hours, I have a neater garage and a refreshed mental map of the things we have there.
The sheer volume of "stuff" we have around the house is going to take a lot of effort to work through. So far my efforts have been baby steps - like the stack of long unused clothing I'm going to drop off tonight on my way to teach yoga - but at least there is movement in the right direction.
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