Weekend work

Weekends aren't all fun and games.  Although by looking into the garage, you'd think that it was a jungle gym full of fun.  Not so much.  The garage has turned into a disaster area.  Each time I tried to clean or organize last summer, the mess got bigger and more out of control.  It's even more out of control because the storage closet on the patio was emptied into the garage while Brent practices his drywall finishing skills.  I've made it a mission for my late summer weeks to complete the garage cleaning/organizing process.  I took one big leap forward over the weekend by taking an entire car full of stuff (a.k.a. junk) to the thrift store.  This donation included over 100 empty CD jewel cases, 75 empty DVD cases, and 150 VHS tapes.  It also included about 20 books, 40 t-shirts, 10 pairs of pants, a pair of work boots, two coats, and other randomness.

This purging made but a mere dent in the disaster that is the garage.  I have some furniture that I've posted for sale so hopefully those items will disappear soon!  More shelving will be needed if there is any hope to seeing  my garage floor again.

I mentioned Brent's project...I wanted to replace the shelves in my storage closet with new wood.  The original shelves my dad installedwere bowing under the weight of junk so thicker shelves were my solution.  Brent's solution was to let him practice his drywall skills, use up some leftover paint, and then, of course, replace the shelves.  This weekend he started the project...

So far it's looking good.  Not that I know what a good drywall job is over a bad one but he looks like he knows what he's doing so I trust him.