Garage Cleanup Begins to Take Shape
Well, the garage has graduated from disaster to simply a huge mess. It's actually quite the accomplishment, given what it looked like when this all started. Today's objective was to start from the back door and get as far as I could, dividing things into
- Garbage-- preferably, this is stuff actually in a garbage can by day's end
- Recycle-- Cans and bottles can go in the recycle bin, cardboard broken down
- Wood-- These are burnable courtesy of my sister-in-law, so we can add to the bonfire
- Donations
This then left the other "stuff". The things that actually belong in the garage. For now, the idea is to reduce what's there to what is supposed to actually be there. Later on we can do things like organize tools and hang rakes and shovels.
After about 3 hours of work, the mission was large accomplished. Both trash bins are full and ready for the city to dump next week. We then have one overflow can about 1/3 full. The recycle bin is full and there's a loosely organized pile of cardboard on the floor. Donations are gone-- having make a trip to Goodwill and only coming back with the baby gate and stroller that they did not accept. A bunch of larger items to dump in the trash have been identified-- old car seats, strollers, a trashed crib mattress, etc. There are about eight florescent bulbs, one computer monitor and one microwave oven to deliver to the city recycling plant tomorrow.
It was a good start and there is a noticable difference. I'm still not able to park a car in here, but we are getting close. After the trash and recycles are gone, the next step is to identify a home for the extra furniture that's out there-- two bookcases and two storage lockers. If those can vacate the center of the garage, then we'll have at least some hope of getting the van out of the elements this winter.
Meanwhile, I can ponder what to do with the tandem jogging stroller that doesn't fold up...
