tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post6462116634882923325..comments2024-02-25T23:58:14.990-08:00Comments on Greta's Genealogy Bog: A Proper Place for SentimentGreta Koehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-32245870850443857232011-09-25T16:37:52.610-07:002011-09-25T16:37:52.610-07:00Cynthia - The go-go boots were in good shape, and ...Cynthia - The go-go boots were in good shape, and I asked my daughter whether it was okay to give them to Good Will - she was fine with it, so I put them in the bag. But it's just an item that I'm hoping she won't regret giving away. (I had platform shoes once, but no go-go boots.)<br /><br />dee - I was close a couple of times, but keeping busy, oddly enough, kept my mind off of the damage.<br /><br />Mavis - Thank you for your sympathy - it's pretty much all cleaned up now, but I sure would like to have a dry winter....<br /><br />Joan - Exactly! - The less stuff we have, the less we have to worry about being damaged, but it's still hard to sort out the most meaningful items.<br /><br />Shasta - There were definitely a lot of lessons learned! Mostly about the "how" and the "what" of storing things.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-20942820240076033282011-09-25T12:25:52.171-07:002011-09-25T12:25:52.171-07:00I'm so sorry about your flooded basement. I h...I'm so sorry about your flooded basement. I had a basement flood this year as well, so I can feel your pain, as well as your joy about having a clean, lighter basement. I am hoping I can keep the lessons I learned during the cleanup this year.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-56096380563314689682011-09-20T17:27:00.139-07:002011-09-20T17:27:00.139-07:00Greta, Bravo for the drying and copying marathon!A...Greta, Bravo for the drying and copying marathon!And a huge thank you for reminding me (and your faithful readers) of the meaning of balance in our lives --- and collections.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-57729795826147151442011-09-17T13:13:35.131-07:002011-09-17T13:13:35.131-07:00Sorry to hear about the disaster.Sorry to hear about the disaster.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-90128431074262129142011-09-16T18:05:11.197-07:002011-09-16T18:05:11.197-07:00You are so amazingly philsophical about this.
And...You are so amazingly philsophical about this.<br /><br />And an inspiration to me. I think even hard-core exhaustion would have made me weepy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-15058772055606458582011-09-16T09:14:10.118-07:002011-09-16T09:14:10.118-07:00So sorry to hear about your flooding, but happy it...So sorry to hear about your flooding, but happy it has resulted in a more organized basement. I've experience my share of broken pipes and flooded basements, though thankfully never in my current home. Such a mess is never fun. <br /><br />As someone who has spent the last several years sorting through endless items from my mom's house, I agree with Susan that your final paragraph is profound.<br /><br />I'm also sad to hear you had to toss your daughter's go-go boots and the memories that go-go with them. I still have fond memories of mine--black patent leather--though at this point their appeal might be more from a collector's point of view and their potential value on e-bay.Cynthia Shenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089125778529696076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-74240952971011864192011-09-15T18:39:49.360-07:002011-09-15T18:39:49.360-07:00All - Thank you for your kind comments and wishes....All - Thank you for your kind comments and wishes.<br /><br />Sheri - I know, I'm having minor panic thoughts about those boots even now....<br /><br />Laura - We definitely feel lighter!<br /><br />Brenda - I'll just have to shut my eyes if go-go boots come back (and put blinkers on my daughter).<br /><br />Michele - We are lucky to live pretty close to a Good Will. And you know, I'm going to try that for items that are hard to give up but I know have to go - I'll take a picture - thank you for that great idea!<br /><br />Susan - Oh, you are so kind! We probably have kept a few things that could go, but there will always be time to do that - they just didn't meet the threshold this time.<br /><br />Nancy - I feel the same way; at first I didn't feel like doing anything, but I knew I had to save my daughters program and course materials, so I just did that like a zombie. It was really my husband who came through on a lot of the stuff.<br /><br />Sierra - When defrosted the items will be wet again - but everything else will be dry, so we will have time to focus on drying them slowly and carefully. My husband has thought a vacuum chamber would be handy for sucking the water out while they are frozen, but don't know how we would get our hands on one - probably just have to dry it out.<br /><br />Barbara - You went through the same triple whammy we did! I am glad you did not lose anything. One of our early floods occurred when we were putting the addition on the house - the roof was half open (just a tarp on that side) - and we had a huge rainfall before the sump pumps were put in the basement addition (where our new kitchen cabinets were stored). Insurance money saved that situation.<br /><br />Karen - Thank you! I don't know how I would have coped had we had any major losses. When I saw how floods were affecting people elsewhere, I truly knew that we were getting off very easy.<br /><br />Carol - It's funny how we all share many of the same dilemmas - what to keep, what to give/throw away? It will never be an easy choice.<br /><br />Becky - You have embarked on a brave adventure that I could never do, and getting rid of so many of your possessions was a big part of what I could not do.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-67223670108473077402011-09-15T17:21:27.658-07:002011-09-15T17:21:27.658-07:00So sorry to hear of the disasters that have befall...So sorry to hear of the disasters that have befallen you but, well done, with the clean up and discarding of flotsam and jetsam. I went through a similar cycle of disposing of "stuff" when I downsized two years ago in order to travel and live in my van! <br /><br />Whatever I own is either with me now or in a 5x10' storage space! And some of that will probably be disposed up when I return to it... if I haven't needed it in two years, do I really need it now? But it is "my life" that is in storage, so we'll see how much more is actually gotten rid of when the time comes.<br /><br />It is liberating to clean out the closet now and then... Hopefully the disasters are over and you can breathe a little easier.Becky Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074730861618500334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-24212836492506477062011-09-15T06:22:20.224-07:002011-09-15T06:22:20.224-07:00Painful to read, even though I knew you had had a ...Painful to read, even though I knew you had had a flooded basement. Joyful to read, as you really have your act and your priorities and your life in order. I think like Susan, I need to laminate the last paragraph, or maybe tatoo it on my arm, well, no, no tatoo, I don't think I could stand the pain! LOLCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-54559191148320806852011-09-15T05:49:53.507-07:002011-09-15T05:49:53.507-07:00Taking something that could have been so negative ...Taking something that could have been so negative and putting a positive spin on it is always a good thing. Enjoyed the article, sorry about the events that led up to it. <br />Thanks for the inspiration!Karen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12624286643791601297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-79786513909257800852011-09-15T00:19:31.943-07:002011-09-15T00:19:31.943-07:00I was also forced into the great basement clean ou...I was also forced into the great basement clean out during the recent earthquake, hurricane, and the tropical storm that finally flooded my basement. Grabbing all the genealogy research out of the basement was first priority. I was lucky nothing got wet, but now my office is on the 3rd floor of the house. Good thing the roof was just replaced this past spring. No chance of a leaky roof in my new office.Barbara Hacker Allshousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632028076403558528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-4798839686146857262011-09-15T00:09:41.560-07:002011-09-15T00:09:41.560-07:00Cleaning house is such a great stress reliever. I...Cleaning house is such a great stress reliever. Instead of nesting during my pregnancy earlier this year, I purged. I even got to know the man at our Salvation Army site by first name.<br /><br />I am curious about the frozen book. What do you do with it after the freezer? I have never dealt with flooded papers or books before.Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193023613589962376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-85536836121600432182011-09-14T21:53:36.484-07:002011-09-14T21:53:36.484-07:00Lightening the load of "stuff" in my hou...Lightening the load of "stuff" in my house always lightens my spirits, but being forced to do it doesn't. It's always so hard to choose what to save and what to keep, even harder when there's pressure. I'm so sorry about your flooded basement. And yet, you found good in something awful.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-58965143522535754772011-09-14T19:16:23.972-07:002011-09-14T19:16:23.972-07:00So well done! How do you create such beauty out of...So well done! How do you create such beauty out of what must have been enormously stressful? I'm laminating your last paragraph and posting it in my office - and closet - and basement - and attic - and garage. Should probably have it in my purse, as well.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-8621322459849256232011-09-14T18:06:16.114-07:002011-09-14T18:06:16.114-07:00Two observations from cleaning out well over 50 ye...Two observations from cleaning out well over 50 years of memories and stuff from my parents home:<br />1. You can always preserve your memories of an item by taking a picture of it.<br />2. If you decide you shouldn't have gotten rid of something uou can always go down to the Goodwill (or wherever and buy it back for a quarter!Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-13387295491835309222011-09-14T18:04:06.294-07:002011-09-14T18:04:06.294-07:00So sorry to hear of your troubles. Nonetheless, yo...So sorry to hear of your troubles. Nonetheless, you turned it around into a thoughtful reappraisal (and a lot of activity!). And hey. It may be some years before Go-Go boots recycle onto the fashion scene again :)<br />BrendaBDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-26647225717200958302011-09-14T17:59:31.728-07:002011-09-14T17:59:31.728-07:00Greta, I'm sorry to hear of the reason for you...Greta, I'm sorry to hear of the reason for your cleaning campaign, but happy you have "lightened your load".Laura Aanensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704005867617529814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-31451440538658250782011-09-14T17:54:08.837-07:002011-09-14T17:54:08.837-07:00Umm, Greta? It probably was a mistake to throw th...Umm, Greta? It probably was a mistake to throw the go-go boots away. Go-Go Boots = Cool Cool Kitty <br /><br />I'm just saying.Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.com