Imbolc Settling Moon II
All the boxes with journals and all the boxes with novel notes and manuscripts have been consolidated. Boxes with material that might go into the horizontal file are consolidated, too. From this point I’ll need some new storage options before I can do much more. Built in bookshelves and cabinet space will work, but they’ll take awhile to get in place.
Imbolc Settling Moon II
All books finally living with their friends. At least according to my understanding. This is not the neat, organized shelving I anticipate as the final leg of the library’s journey, rather this is broad clumping and literally stacking of books of related content. My classical/ancient history/mythology bookshelf filled up quickly, has books on top of it stacked and in front, maybe 8 stacks two feet high plus a couple of outliers around the corner. American Studies section is the same, ditto science/environment/emergence. The art books I gave enough space so they’re not as crowded though equally numerous.
This afternoon I’ll start figuring out what to do with the banker’s boxes, the plastic bins filled with files and the boxes containing my journals since the mid-1970’s. Once some filing is done and these boxes have a temporary, but organized home, I will unpack the art. That will take time and creativity, the latter in finding temporary places for it.
At that point I’ll be ready to get back to my Latin, writing, art and to begin hiking in the Arapaho National Forest. I’ll probably get there this month. Faster than I anticipated.
Imbolc Settling Moon II
Up in the loft again after feeding the dogs this morning. A bright, Raphael-esque pink paints the clouds I can see between the lodgepole pines.
Yesterday I came very close to getting all my books stacked by rough category and I will finish today: American studies, emergence/Lake Superior/climate change/science/, art, philosophy, war, aging, weather, bees, classics/mythology/ancient history, poetry/spirituality/religion/renaissance, literature, Asia, Latin America.
Once done with that task I can move on to filing. That will involve moving some files out of banker’s boxes and into my horizontal file. Many of my files, including all my novel manuscripts and research, will stay in boxes. A convenient place for them will to be created.
The congestion has decreased considerably and will decrease a lot more after the filing is done.
My two large rubber mats for the gym area won’t arrive until mid-month, but when they do that will allow me to finish off the workout area. At some point Jon will get started on the built-ins. This whole process will take a good bit of time, but the end result will be wonderful.