3 Weeks = 3 Months

Wow! We are finally back in Texas. Bill and I thought we would be in California 3 or 4 weeks. It ended up taking just under 3 months to get his house remodeled and choose a realtor. Fortunately his classes were online so he didn't miss too much not being home. I didn't get to take a single art class :(

I have made a list of all the things I have been wanting to do and based on its length, I won't be bored for what remains of this fall. In addition to the art work and jewelry I want to create, I am also going through our two houses and eliminating the crap. Why do we have all of these "accessories" anyway? My house is full of knicknacks that I don't need. Some of them I don't really even like. What do I need Harry Potter bookends for? or a cat nightlight? or countless lantern things for candles? Some were gifts, some were on clearance (I will resist in the future) and some I just thought I couldn't live with out. After spending the summer with nothing, I realize that we have a lot of junk. I look at each piece and say, "Do I want to take this to New Zealand with me?" It makes it much easier to part with stuff. We may not move to New Zealand any time soon, but Bill will be starting an internship somewhere else in the spring and we will have to move. I don't want to move a bunch of stuff that I don't need.