The Die-Cuts Are Home! The Die-Cuts Are Home!!

... and I am sure that you are wondering? "What?????"

Let me explain.

Way back, many years ago, the Dollar Tree started selling die-cut collections of large visuals that had a common theme. I bought them all and then laminated them all. I have two file boxes full of laminated die-cuts that I have used over and over again for many years. My Dollar Tree no longer offers those packs of 10 die-cuts for a dollar, and I miss getting new die-cuts when I go to buy things for work. Oh well.

Anyway, these die-cuts fit inside file folders, so the boxes that I have contain many themed collections to go with many of the TMEs that I have either created or adopted over the years. I have a folder with farm visuals and another one with continents. Chances are that I have die-cuts that work with just about every TME that I have designed to use visual aids. I also have three other boxes with other types of visuals, tools, and song sheets.

I put them all into my car yesterday which opened up lots of shelf space at work for larger instrument storage. It is now time to get them out of my car and into my home where they will sit for a long time before I get motivated enough to bring them downstairs to a more permanent place. That might take a while, but I am going to be sending some things to other people in the near future.

They are here, and I need to unload my car before I lug these boxes back to work and then back home again.

My second shelving unit arrived yesterday, so I will work on getting that set up tomorrow and Sunday. I have already emptied one shelf in the library bookshelves which will help me put my reading books onto shelves rather than in boxes. This is an ongoing project that will be continuing when I get to my next step in life. Once I know what I have and once it has a place to be, then I can work on sending things out into the universe for other music therapists to use with their clients. 

For now, it is time to wrestle boxes of visuals into the living room before heading to work for two groups and bus duty. I have four days left with one of my suitemates, and six days with the other, so we are processing their leaving as we go through our days. Once I have moved the boxes, I will be able to add more stuff to my vehicle for transport. It is time to start removing some of the toys from the manipulative cabinet. I can bring home anything from my storage because my clients do not see those things. They will not notice that they are gone, but things from the manipulative closet and the book drawers might be missed. I am not openly talking about leaving with my clients yet.

It will be quiet in my music therapy space two Mondays from now. I will get used to it, but it will difficult to start with. Let's do this!!

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