Friday and All is Well
The sewing portion of the basement is now on the north side of the basement with plenty of room to access the work table. As evident there is a project waiting in the wings for a great granddaughter.
What a great way to go into the weekend. The work in our basement is finished. No monies needed to be spent. If the going wages for cleaning services would have had to be met, $500 would not have covered it. Damp wiping off of the shelving that is covered with vinyl wall paper was a snap. Our local decorator store had various rolls at reduced prices when we put up all the shelving. The shelving hangs from brackets that are hooked into the top row of concrete block. It just meant a trip to the lumberyard for various lengths of pine boards. No tools were required. A perfect solution for individuals that are challenged in construction skills.
Dennis took care of the half bath area as I finished up the last of items to be put in place. During this process, Dennis had been on hand with his hacksaw to shorten a shelf, lift heavy items down to be cleaned and sorted, plus making a trip to the laundromat to do several loads of rugs from the basement as well as some that were in the laundry basket. It is so much easier on our Maytag stackable unit.
The last of the cleanup was getting our old Filter Queen vacuum to be danced around the floor before some fresh rugs were put down in the half bath area.
This is the south portion of our basement. The button tree has been relocated. At Thanksgiving time, I mentioned that I might put the buttons in clear plastic storage boxes. The idea was nixed by Megan, “No Grammie, it needs to stay a Button Tree.” The entire basement is a much improved area for this Grammie to continue putting out treasures.
During this week, I had taken a lesson from Kevin when it came to the sorting. If there were no emotional attachments, it did make some items easier to be sent to either the garbage container or the recycling container.
There is only one cardboard box left in the basement and I just did not have the energy to sift and sort that one. All things considered, I will not put it off and do it within this next week. I do like the Rubbermade or such brands that make containers of various utility. For me, I needed to organize with pooling “like” sewing and crafty items into one container at one location.
After I rest up a bit, it will be fun to spend some time in this beloved basement that I feel can now be officially labeled as my sewing studio. As Dennis and I worked this week on a much needed reorganization, it was amazing how many projects and quilts we could remember that have gone out of this basement. If there is a passion and a love for an interest or a hobby, it doesn’t have to be, or need to be, anything fancy. All that is needed is the heart to see what can be accomplished and finished for family.