5 Things, Hundreds of Things, Stitch free is the way to be

Last night when I got home I did another quick century circuit in the backyard.  I am going to have to decide if I want to erect a pull up bar at my new place.  I don’t know that I would go through the hassle of building a free standing set up with 4″ x 6″ like I have now.  A simple wall mounted bar might suffice, I’ll have to think about it.

I headed out on the V13 last night for a quick ride around the park to shoot a video about five things that I love about this wheel.  As much as I like the V13 I am still glad that I bought a Sherman S for myself, it’s an all around better fit for my needs.

This morning I was back at the dermatologist office having my latest set of stitches removed, a 5 minute job that was a little more uncomfortable the normal because a lot of stitches were used to close the area which was stretched pretty tight.  As always I am hoping to not revisit the scalpel for at least a little while.  I think since my late 30’s I have not been able to go more than a couple years without getting cut into.

Yesterday I officially got a closing date of March 13th for the house I am buying, a scarce 10 days away.  I need to start making some decisions in earnest regarding what will and will not be making the trip with me 25 miles away.  There are a number of furniture items still in the house that either I don’t need or don’t have practical space for at the new place.  Sure I could get everything jammed in there if I wanted to but the truth is that would run counter to my mindset of having just enough instead of too much.

I also had concerns about if I don’t want something, how was I going to get rid of it.  Selling on Facebook marketplace can be a royal PIA with the tidal wave of scammers that contact you and then trying to organize and schedule legitimate buyers.  My buddy Don suggested a much cleaner solution is to contact a charity like St Matthews house, they will actually come and pick up furniture you want to donate.  I believe that is the route I will go.  So one of my goals this weekend is to make a firm stay/go decision on furniture that remains.

I also need to start doing some packing which will once again include more decisions as I clean out cabinets and counters.  I am sure the trash can will be pretty full by the end of the weekend. I’ve taken several days off around my moving date of March 18th to try to get a handle on the countless tasks that will surround relocating my life.  It’s a big hill in front of me but it sure will be nice to coast down the other side.

This weekend I plan to also wrap up my testing of the V13, not because I want to but because I pretty much have to.  I am just not going to have much spare time for the rest of the month to focus on much else but moving.