Spring Cleaning

I should probably throw some old clothes away. But just a few things this time, since it's not a purge born out of frustration. There are a couple of coats coming apart at the seams, thread bare at the elbows and end of sleeves. There are a few pairs of shoes that I still wear despite having newer substitutes - shoes with soles coming apart from the tops and grommets missing or torn.

Those are things that would leave my closet less cluttered and that, truth be known, I'd hardly miss. Okay, I'd miss one old coat because it's really warm and soft and there is no other with those two qualities in one piece.
There are also still a ton of old electronics and cables I need to let go. A few that I will retain with the hope of one day reclaiming beloved old media that exist only in extinct formats, like my cassette player I found at a yard sale. I still need a VHS player for a lot of old tapes that are completely irreplaceable. But my old scanner and computer accessories all need to go. Entire boxes of cables need to leave my possession. Not even a thrift store will take them, no doubt.

I feel a need for more dispossession because I'm thinking of how much trouble it will be to move again, eventually (not in the near future) since I'm living in a rental property. I know another move is inevitable.

The we're in now house is nifty and huge, but not on a lot I'd ever consider buying. Eventually, I'm sure it will be sold for more than I can possibly pay, even in this economy. As a non-residing owner, the landlord probably has no interest in sinking the money into this place to make it the prize that it could be.

The huge back yard needs a new fence around it to baffle the highway noise and create some privacy. The end of the street in front, though county property, needs to be cleared of debris so that the runoff will flow where it should and not into the front yard - and it is certainly up to the homeowners to do this since I doubt the county ever would. The house needs an entire new roof. The old AC system needs to be completely removed - there are several generations of ducts clogging the space under the house where things were just thrown in on top of the old. We still can't make heads or tails enough to put in new air filters. The yard needs new landscaping with turf and topsoil added to replace what has washed away. The sidewalk should be replaced eventually because the ground has washed out underneath it. All of these things are possible with the right motivation. I kinda hope they do sell the house to an occupant owner to save it. It is a VERY cool building and to have so much garden and yard space would be great.