Condo Cleanup

This morning we all woke up and worked at changing the condo around. This meant sorting through all the items Hayashi-sama had accumulated over the years and decided what could & should be thrown out to make space. Not only was there quite a bit to go through, but Hayashi-sama was remiss to throw out anything.

Misato started in the bathroom but we found that we reach a point where we could not do anymore. Then we moved to the kitchen and actually accomplished quite a bit. We removed the large television & broke down the wire stand upon which it sat. Misato also sorted through a ton of books and magazines which she had kept at the bottom of this stand for years.

We found a great photo of Misato taken during one of her runway jobs. She was wearing a black cloak and hook, the surroundings were dark and her white face was the only thing illuminated in the photo. It was gorgeous in a Goth sort of way.

Once this space was empty we sorted through the items in the storage units in front of the refrigerator. With everything removed Misato sorted through it all (Hayashi-sama has way too many dishes for her actual needs) while I moved the three units into the area where the wire tv stand had been. I also moved a matching unit from the living room into the same area.

We are going to buy a smaller tv for that area and the overall change has opened up the kitchen & dining area considerably. We still need to do work in the living room. Of course it would be great if we all spent a month or so going through the entire condo. I would like to sort through everything and try to create an environment where Hayashi-sama does not have to bend down so much. That is when she gets dizzy, bending down then standing up too quickly. It would also be great to install some bars in the bathroom for her to use also.

I've tried to convince Misato to stay in Japan a extra few days but nothing doing. She promises to return to Japan with her mother (who is coming to LA for a visit in December).