achieving order from chaos

[baratron]

Today, Richard & I have mostly been doing battle with entropy. We sorted out & took four large bags of junk to the charity shops that were open on a Sunday (Oxfam and the Romanian Orphan shop), and have put an enormous bag of stuff outside for the Heart Foundation people to collect tomorrow; and have put tons of junk mail in the recycling and shredded three binbags-full of old paperwork. The house is still a freaking mess though :/

We have tons of stuff to Freecycle too. If you know anyone who'd like a load of Education in Science journals, secondary school teaching materials, many many Jiffy bags & other useful eBay-selling packaging materials, and, eventually, an Ikea wooden-framed single loft bed and matching wardrobe that fits underneath, point them in my direction. I also have a woman's framed Duke of Edinburgh's Award-style rucksack, which is either 50 or 60 litres - the woman's framing means it is designed for a shorter person and the straps are in slightly different places to account for a female-bodied centre of gravity. I think it cost something like £80 or £100 when I bought it 15 years ago for D of E, and I've used it maybe four times on my Bronze and Silver expeditions, and it's no good at all to me now with my back.

I think we're going to buy a new vacuum cleaner tomorrow. Woo. The excitement of my domestic life!

Comments

[memevector.livejournal.com]

:: is impressed ::

I salute your valiant efforts to bring order from chaos!

[taimatsu]

I could certainly make use of the rucksack! I tried to replace a similar one a couple of years ago and could only afford a 25 litre one.

[baratron.livejournal.com]

I thought you might! OK, consider it your birthday present. Although, considering the size, it would be useful if you could come here to pick it up. Otherwise, I have no idea when I'll have the time to attempt to wrap it up and post it.

[taimatsu]

I assume you can't make it over for the 9th? (Forgive me if you've already told me and I have lost track!) I will make sure to let you know when I am passing through London - hopefully quite soon (and if not, will make specific plans to do so). *hug* Thank you very much - it will be immensely useful.

[oilrig.livejournal.com]

could hand carry via artremis and myself? Depending on the urgency.....