This blog has been on my mind
almost daily since I put it on a fall hiatus. I discovered that I was writing
too long before the move to keep the subject of my postings related to
relocation, and too many entries were veering off into other subjects. They were all Disney related, but they did
not serve the core reason for the blog.
Once Mark and I have settled into our “Florida Compound” and have
started to get to know the area, I plan on changing the direction of the blog,
but before the move, I want to keep the focus with fewer off shoots into other
subjects. I think we are now at a point
in the timeline that I can start up again, but don’t worry if I still occasionally
veer off into other directions just for the fun of it (alright, I’ll admit that
Mark and I have a few non-relocation blog postings already in mind). Among
other things that are simmering on the burners are these thoughts:
· Boy, I can’t wait to get my hands on some of the
home-improvement and furniture refinishing jobs that I have planned. I have started some of them, and I’m itching
to dive back in again so that we can make the house as re-sellable as possible.
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I am also an artist, and now that the overtime
at work has ended, it is a personal requirement to get back to my art. All of this is about balance, and not tipping
the scales with any one project so that it becomes a detriment to other tasks
that also need attention. My first
project is a pen and ink Mickey head silhouette that will be embellished with a
swirly design and mounted in 3D, in a shadow box. I’m planning on a series of
them.
·
Oh yes, the damned rummage sale… This thing really needs to be a priority. I
have 13 years in the house we live in now, and it feels like I never threw
anything away in that 13 years. I have completed a sifting of the first layer
and it’s enough to fill the back porch, and about 15 bins. We’ve been going out
to work on pricing everything for a few hours each weekend, but I keep finding
more to drag out. Sometimes I look at it all and I just don’t know where to
start. Where the hell did I get that accordion?!?!
·
I’m also focusing more attention on my on-line
bookstore through Amazon.com. Last week,
I mentioned that we spent a few hours digging through Goodwill bins for games
to sell and we made a great haul. I’ve made the first sale from that batch of
games today; The Game Of Preferences for $38.99, plus shipping. I see that as
$39 bucks more towards the Move to Disney fund! Oh, and as an aside, that $39 dollars covers the entire cost of last week's Goodwill haul, gas included; all other game sales from that haul are pure profit.
Please help keep up the blog-o-sphere morale by commenting
every now and then, even on old posts; knowing that people are out there
reading (or even FOLLOWING the
blog-hint hint) is really a great confidence boost!
Comments are welcome. Positive feedback encouraged!
Mouseketeer Ken
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