Well, I got some sleep last night. Still not enough, but I do feel a bit more human today. My hands are still swollen, and I can tell that I have issues with circulation-- they have that pins-and-needles feeling a little bit.
I've been having something of a dilemma. Barb is moving out of the house in a couple of weeks, but she's leaving most of her stuff behind. And a lot of it is unsorted.
I have an idea that I think will work. It will take some doing, and a rearranging of priorities yet again, and still more physical labor. But I think it strikes a good balance between reclaiming the house and allowing her time to deal with sorting through her stuff.
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IIRC, you are still providing some financial support, yes? Then some requirements are not unreasonable. (Then again, I don't know what requirements have already been set.)
If I can provide both storage and a staging area in the basement, I think it might work. It does mean that she will have to do sorting in the basement, which has spiders and dark corners though...
And then just shove everything in there!
Granted, that doesn't solve the need to sort things, but does create some extra breathing space. I've already been laying out plans in my head for where to start as of September 1st. I strongly suspect that it'll only seem like a serious pain for the first couple of weeks; after that, it'll be details.
Of course, I could be wrong, but I'm charging up my Optimism Blaster(TM) in advance.
There is a room in the basement that I had previously not accounted for in the plans. Currently it's full of *stuff* (like any room in the house isn't?), but I'm pretty sure it's mostly my *stuff*, and once the shed is complete and the basement somewhat unloaded, that room can become first on the "hit list".
Good plan! Let's do it!