So, I worked a long time tonight just cleaning the basement. I wish I had picked up some daytime allergy meds today, because now I'm paying for it. It's too early for a Benadryl tablet, they put me right to sleep!
If you compare this photo with the one I posted September 16th, you can see there has been some change. Since that time I've sold a lot of books or given them away to Title Wave, and donated arty goods to SCRAP, or just made a pile for Salvation Army. I have a laundry room off to the side, and it's now the place where I put the household item donations. Despite the fact that things are actually leaving this basement room, the change doesn't look like a whole lot.
See that blond wood thing on the floor in the middle? That's a piece of furniture that really needs to go. I wish I gave it away when I had a chance weeks ago! When one of my friends was helping me move it in here, he asked, "Is this thing made of concrete?" It's probably heavier than a lot of other bigger furniture I have, and now it's stuck where it is because it's too heavy for me to drag up the stairs.
If I had more pictures of the room from different angles you could see that I have made good progress, and I should be pleased.
I discovered a clever means of making a "shelf helper", which is what those white plastic-covered wire things were that I was praising September 30th. I took four bricks (39 to 44 cents each at Home Depot) and laid a wire shelf that I found for free on the sidewalk across the top. I think the shelf I found would normally be attached to brackets on a wall. It's not a very dressy look but it did the trick for a basement bookcase I have.
I've been reading The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliff, and I'm almost done. There was a movie made based on it called The Eagle, starring Channing Tatum. The book is much, much better. It takes place in Britain in the Roman era, one of my favorite periods of history. I understand this book was written for young adults, but it's a great read at any age.
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