The past week has been hectic for me. My youngest sister is here for a holiday while waiting for her university intake in July. We have also decided to move into the apartment by the first week of May. Guess KK trip has to wait another week... :(
I got the mover to deliver a few boxes yesterday so I can start with de-cluttering. Some of the furniture won't fit and some items are just junk. Boy, the junks could fill a small room! It's a good feeling though... getting rid of some old stuffs. I started with the study/home-office. You wouldn't believe what sort of documents I found... Valentine's Day card from 2004, receipts from 1997(!?) etc. etc. Getting the paper shredder sure helps a lot! I sorted out all my account & credit cards statements, utility bills and insurance documents and shredded all that either expired or was issued in 2007 or before. I couldn't believe that in the files, I'd still keep bills from 2004, the year I moved here from Sabah! It was so many that I had to oil the shredder machine twice! But I enjoyed doing it... and nothing beats the feeling after it was done! I feel so much more organized and lighter!
Last night, I de-cluttered my wardrobe. Since I quit smoking, some of my clothes shrunk! So, I gathered my sisters and got them to choose whichever they want and the rest will go to other relatives or charity. Though, I am still unsure if I should give an orphanage home some of my party outfits. I know they'd enjoy my baju kurungs since I wore each of them only once, but backless tops & spaghetti straps? Also, I am not sure if some of my shoes will fit them? Maybe I'll just give them to friends or other relatives. But who'd want 2 pair of worn out boots, a be-dazzled wooden clog & a pink pump? Maybe I should just throw them away... My sisters hoped that I'd give up my bags, but those are the things that I invested so much on and since they are all classics and will never shrink on me, I'll keep them to pass to my daughters one day.
I got rid and gave away a lot of things... If I were to sell them, I may get some money. But really, I don't have time putting them up in Ebay or Mudah. I guess it won't be any loss anyway.
But of all the things that I gave up, there is one thing that really made me sad. I shed tears last night. One thing that definitely won't fit into the apartment even if I throw the whole house content away is Angel. I blogged about him last year. He came to us almost a year ago in the first months we stayed in this house. During the time he was with us, we took really good care of him. We groomed him, fed him with quality dog food, nurse him, vaccinated him and castrated him. When a friend decided to adopt him, I was relieved because I know for sure that this friend is also a dog lover like me and he has a couple of dogs already and he has huge land area in his house and he also has dog houses. I am sure that Angel is in good hands and will be well taken care of. But it was still a sad parting nonetheless. We have grown fond of him and he has already adapted to our commands. Last night, while we put him in my friend's car, he looked at us with sad eyes. I didn't even want to take pictures because it was so heart breaking.
On a happier note, I didn't have to send him to PAWS or SPCA. Thanks to our friend, we can visit him anytime we want... And when Bo called just now, he was told that Angel is adapting well to his new surroundings and new friends, he's already happy to be able to run around!
But, I will still miss his presence... and his very 'Angelic' attitude.
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