Spring Cleaning

Hi.

So recently (like 4 days ago) my mother announced her plan to clear out the basement storage. Now, that doesn't sound too bad, it'll probably be just a bit of sorting through items and reorganizing the remaining items - simple.

But no. This closet is a walk-in space, roughly the size of a large dorm room, with shelves built along the walls, big enough to hold suitcases. And they go so high that even our step stool might not be enough to reach the back of the top rows.

So, this, is not a little bit of spring cleaning. It is a gargantuan endeavor. Maybe that's why we're starting so early... We can only hope to be done by spring. :P

And as I sorted through the things that were out of sight, and therefore, out of mind, I found myself discovering and rediscovering myself, my parents, and a few other things here and there. [Ok, that was a really deep/profound kind of statement, but I don't intend it to be... it raises expectations :P]

And of course, as I start to think, there is of course that urge to write. At first it started with one little episode I wanted to share. And then as I sat down, I realized there is more than one story - more than one group of little tangents that occur to me that can't be defined under one title, one heading. Well ok, technically it can be under one title. I could keep this title of "Spring Cleaning" and have several mini posts with individual titles within this post (like a certain post that I've been working on). But here's the thing. I'm too impatient to wait long enough to get all the stories out and post them all at once, or to post them in little chunks. Ok, wait, that actually might be a good idea...

Right. So, in light of the fact that I get impatient and want to post what I've written the minute I'm done writing it, for now, I'll just be posting things individually (basically I could have the first little post almost ready to put in along with this one, but I don't have the patience to wait to finish writing it and postpone posting this one). But in the future I may chose to group a few together and put them up. [Let's just leave room for any potential option shall we?]

Anyway, now that I've succeeded in making this several sentences too long, thanks to my side commentary... I finally conclude my introduction to the new series of posts born from the efforts of a little spring cleaning.