“Necessary” tasks

We have completed some “necessary” tasks the last two days.  Bittersweet; but necessary nonetheless.  Here is a list of our accomplishments:

• Packed away all of the Christmas decorations.
• Removed the toddler bed out of the nursery (  I was never ready to move Ethan from his crib)
• Car seat and swing stored in attic.
• Rearranged the nursery furniture (was set up with crib for Grayson and toddler bed for Ethan) and made space for a play area to accommodate the surplus of Christmas toys.
• Packed away all of Ethan/Grayson’s clothes in Rubbermaid containers. (this was probably the hardest to do. I held tiny little outfits that Ethan wore and I envisioned how Grayson would have looked in them) I really had to ask myself,   “WHY am I saving these things?”
• Packed a bag of new items for a dear friend who is expecting a baby boy in February. Some were items that Ethan never got around to wearing and others were things that I had picked up for Grayson.
• Started the year end cleaning.  All 3 bathrooms are done, vacuuming is done, clothes are washed…I’m sure there will be 100 more cleaning items on the list tomorrow.

My “necessary” tasks…rearranged plans….stored memories...postponed dreams!