In the narrow space between my computer desk and the wall there was a large heavy subwoofer thingie on the floor, plugged into the wall and attached to the speakers on my computer. This equipment came courtesy of my BIL Ron, who is a fan of large hardware and loud stereos.
On top of that device I put my modem and router and a lot of JUNK. Old keyboards, cables, rolled plastic, cat harnesses I can’t get them into, etc. It was my computer room equivalent of a junk drawer.
Well, after 10 years the speakers and subwoofer/whatever it is have finally gone bellyup. It seems like the perfect time to do a little housecleaning.
Easier said than done. First off, shutting down the machine and turning off all the power — lots of cables to untangle and cords to unplug. Then shoveling out this very narrow corner and trying to sweep it out a bit.
As you can imagine, the boys were very INTRIGUED. This was something they wanted to help with. And help they did. Between sitting on everything Mom wanted to haul out of there, twining around her ankles and tripping her, and playing with all the cords she was trying to untangle, they helped so much Mom is just beside herself.
When I plugged everything back in I was not at all sure it was all back together properly. We had a somewhat-anxious wait through a lengthy rebooting process. But all is well and the trash is all out and that corner looks ever so much better now.
It also creates a whole new area for the boys to explore. Win-win!
Happy Monday all! I hope all your spring cleaning projects go as well as this one did. Hugs.
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