Snowball Effect

Normally I go on and on in my ramblings but today I think I'm going to switch it up a bit.

Aside from the splitting headache and all over muscle ache from doing way too much, I got allot accomplished this weekend and that in itself for me is huge because I am a procrastinator. So when I get motivated to make changes, I go all out.

The snowball effect is a mysteriously interesting concept, which I find absolutely fascinating. The intent this weekend was to change my partners oldest son's room so it is a little more functional (task #1). Well, his room is in the basement and shares the computer area. In the computer area is my old dinning room table which is far too big for my current dinning room. Considering the size and the fact that it becomes a dumping ground for all those things that need to be dealt with (at a later date of course) it was a HUGE (both literally and figuratively) bone of contention for me. So task #1 is now task #2 because in order to complete the first we need the space.

The dinning room table/computer desk gets cleared off, and dis-assembled, the actual computer desk that we decided was too small, is re-assembled and the computer now has a new home and the dogs kennels are out of the way. Task #1 complete (well almost, the dis-assembled table still needs to be removed). So you would think now, back to task #2, not quite. There is a double loft bed in the room that is no longer being used because my partners son feels claustrophobic when he sleeps on it. He has taken over the leather couch below and prefers sleeping there. Being a teenager, he really doesn't care that it's a couch, he's happy.

So now the loft bed needs to come out. My son also has a loft bed in his room, but won't sleep on it because he claims there are man eating spiders up there. So task #2 is bumped to task #3 because we decide to cut the legs of the double loft bed in the basement and move it to my sons room. The reason for this is, currently there was a couch that turns into a bed under my sons loft bed and that's were he's been sleeping. It is also were my mom and dad sleep when they come to visit, and my poor son gets ushered up to his bed with the spiders. So, the thought is this, we move the couch/bed to my partners youngest sons room (he also has a loft bed) because he needs something to sit on while playing XBox and he has the room, we move the double loft bed to my sons room, and when my mom and dad visit they have a decent bed to sleep on, and my son can sleep on the couch or bunk with his sister if that's an option.

O.K., task #3 is now #4, task #2 is now #3 and we are working on cleaning and re-arranging the youngests room to be able to move the couch/bed in. That was by far the easiest of the tasks. Task #2 is done, and the youngest is thrilled! On to task #3, dis-assembling the loft bed in my sons room. Luckily we have a taker for the bed, my partners friend needs it for his son, and they come by shortly after it's apart and take it away, one less thing to store and that's a good thing. Now you would think my son's room is empty and ready for the double loft bed that will be converted to a floor bed, but NO his room is a toy nightmare. He has all the boys Lego, Bionicles and Nerf guns in his closet which amounts to four large totes and an ever larger toy bin all of which are stored in his closet and which I had previously pulled out to go through and get rid of toys that are broken or no longer played with. (optional task #3)

Now onto task #4 right? Wrong, the only way anything will fit is if my son's room is put back in order, no longer optional task #3 but task #3. So the original task #1 is now task #5 (snowballing) Once, task #3 is complete we are able to dis-assemble and then re-assemble the former double loft bed, now floor bed in my sons room, along with that means re-arranging the dresser and shelving unit, as well as bringing in the table and tv that are replacing the tv that used to sit on the dresser which is now in the youngests room. By this time we have had a full day of tasks, along with taking care of a sick child, my partner installing something on his dad's vehicle, and his mom stopping in to drop off banana loaf, and staying to make lunch, good thing because I would have worked through.

Ok, now for task #5 the original task that should have taken an hour at the most. Well, at this time we are still not done. By 9:00pm we had the cable re-run from our room, and the 32" LCD moved over, but there are still a few things that need to be done, which, barring the snowball effect occurring again, should only take an hour, this time around. That is until I get another bright idea.

There is still the laundry area to be dealt with, once the dryer is stacked on top of the washer and the duct re-run, I may just be content to sit back and procrastinate for a while. But then...

With much love, light and laughter,
Tammy.