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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: Jump In With Both Feet (11/28/19)
He came up from the basement with a smile on his face. “Someday I’ll need to get to the chest freezer and the junk that is in my way will be flying!”

“Ooh!”

At the end of two snow days, I have in my point of view, made it possible to get to the freezer.

It’s been worrying me for months because that’s my create space. That’s where I paint, craft, re-purpose, collect, and so much more. When all is chaos, I get overwhelmed and can’t concentrate on any one thing at a time.

Earlier this year, I needed a space to display my art. I joined a co-op and hung my paintings. After two months of no sales and eighty-five dollars a month rent, I decided I needed to find items that would sell.

I became a junk-a-holic. What’s even worse is I befriended a coffee shop owner next to the co-op and she’s also a junker! Sadly, she had to close her shop, Junk & Java, but we still keep in touch.

We text, we gab, we junk, with coffee on the side.

Saturday’s and Monday’s we meet at the Goodwill to see what treasures we may find. After an hour or so, we head to Panera Bakery and to meet her step-mom and discuss our separate worlds.

We are kindred junkers. One thrift shop a day isn’t enough. You never know where you will find your treasure so a couple more stops are in order. That’s how the freezer became unreachable.

At the end of the day, I go home to a dilemma. Will I arrive before my husband and stash my goodies in the basement? Should I just leave them in the car and unload in the morning after he’s gone to work?

He’s very supportive, especially when I turn a profit. But the smile on his face told me that I’d better get busy and organize.

I relocated my small appliances from one shelf to the other across the room. My treasures stood at attention waiting to be stocked on the newly emptied shelves.

Toss this and keep that. I sent a photo of my giveaways to my java friend, moved my little mountains of metals and baskets until several hours later, the floor re-appeared and the path to the freezer cleared.

So proud of my efforts, when my husband got home I asked him to check it out.

He liked the view of the freezer. “You still have a lot of stuff.”

“This pile goes to charity. My friend is getting the pile over there and my mom’s boxes will be gone tomorrow when I change her autumn décor to Christmas.”

He was satisfied and now I can get back to creating. Thank God for snow days when junking is out of the question because of the poor road conditions.

Junkin’ is fun. Java is great. A happy husband is even better.
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Art Westefeld
12/05/19
And here I thought you found a way to parody Dunkin' Donuts into this weeks topic. Fun read and remindds me of how my wife and I quibble about our respective piles of stuff.
Barbara Culler 
12/06/19
Interesting view into someone's life. Not sure where the topic fit in, and it seemed that the tenses kept changing. Your characters sound like fun to be around.
Jenny Fulton 
12/06/19
It was a fun and interesting read. :)

The chronology made it a little tricky to follow. Maybe include more definitive time markers to not when you're describing the past and when you're back to the present day.
LaVonne Wood
12/07/19
I'm a junky myself and have a store with both new and old. However, it is hard to sell anymore as the direct sales people have taken over most of the flea-markets. Loved your story. So hard to throw things away that still have a use. Blessings
susan furst
12/10/19
I love this! I am a kindred spirit! You have described everything from the pull of the thrift store, creating art, procrastination, friendships, and understanding husbands. I think your piece has a universal appeal. One thing I might try, is to write everything in present tense. It makes the experience more immediate. I really enjoyed reading your story!