I'll take you there...

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

I'll take you there...

I know a place

Ain't nobody cryin'

Ain't nobody worried

Ain't no smilin' faces

Mmm, no no

Lyin' to the races

Help me, come on, come on

Somebody, help me now

(I'll take you there)

Help me, ya'all

(I'll take you there)

Help me now

(I'll take you there)

Oh!

(I'll take you there)

Oh! Oh! Mercy!

(I'll take you there)

Oh, let me take you there

(I'll take you there)

"I'll Take You There", as sung by the Pointer Sisters*

I have furniture...

Ahhh....so nice to actually have a place to sit and a place to eat and a place to relax!

And a real, live bed! No more airmattresses!!! Yipeeee!

I won't bore you with pictures of the entire house, but suffice it to say that I'm one happy camper.

It took about 10 months to get to this point, but I did it. I finally completed everything I set out to do earlier in the year.

I painted the interior of my house in February, and then over the course of the next 9 months, I got new window treatments, painted the exterior, replaced ALL of the landscaping, got rid of all my old furniture - and have now replaced it with the new stuff.

So I spent much of today cleaning out the last of the old and replacing with the new. I have my old artwork, my old knickknacks, and other assorted stuff that no longer *fits* with my new decor.

Rich's computer table (he built a PC into a glasstop coffee table) was a tough one to dismantle...it's like you want to keep every little thing of theirs for nostalgic reasons. But it was something I had to do. For the moment, it's sitting in my garage, but I suspect that after the new year, I'll either donate the entire thing to a local charity - or else give it to whoever wants it.

Seems harsh, but it needed to be done.

The truth of the matter is that purging is relatively symbolic of my life: I've created a new life for myself, a new outlook, etc.

I'm a different person than I was in September 2004. My mind is different, my spirit is different, and um, now my house is different.

And it feels good. Really, really good.

ARIES (Mar 20 - Apr 19): The background events of your life are moving slower than you prefer, but at least they are pushing forward now. Have confidence that the snags you've hit are a thing of the past, even though your progress is still tentative. It's important to realize there is no need to struggle. The biggest problem may be your impatient desire to reach your destination. Forget about it and relax while you can.

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