Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel (A Dear Daphne Novel) by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson [Carlson, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781433679254
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2013-06-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Daphne was surprised at how reluctant she felt while boarding the jet that would take her back to New York. Despite knowing she would only be there a week, just long enough to pack her things and tie up loose ends and say some good-byes, she felt like it was a step backward. To her amazement, everything in her longed to remain in Appleton.

However, as she buckled her seat belt, Daphne reminded herself, she would be visiting tomorrow night with Beverly and Robert. Really, that would be nice. Of course, she had yet to tell Beverly about her plan to relocate, and although she didn’t expect a brokenhearted reaction, she was not looking forward to it. She was also not looking forward to going through her small but tightly packed bedroom and deciding what to do with her accumulation of stuff. Was there really anything she wanted there? Just thinking of it felt overwhelming.

As the plane took off, Daphne tried to remember the pointers Olivia had given her when they’d met at Red River for coffee yesterday. Daphne had confessed her frustration over the idea of returning to the Brooklyn apartment to sort out her life and junk. “I only have a few days to go through twelve years’ worth of accumulation—mostly clothes and junk.”

“The secret to streamlining your closet and home is really simple,” Olivia explained in her usual methodical way.

“How do you know what to keep and what to toss? I pick up an object or piece of clothing and I begin to imagine that I really need it when I know I don’t. And then I can’t get rid of it.” Daphne cringed to think of the storage crates in her room. She didn’t even know what they contained. Did she really want to pay to ship them to Appleton?

“There are three easy-to-remember rules,” Olivia told her.

Of course, Daphne couldn’t even recall one of them now, but then she spied the edge of the coffee company napkin in her purse pocket, remembering that she’d written Olivia’s organizational tips down. She pulled it out and studied the three rules.

1. Is it useful—have I used it in the past year?

2. Is it eye pleasing—do I like how it looks?

3. Does it feel good—is it comfortable?

As she stuffed the napkin back down in her purse, she thought it sounded too easy, but she hoped it would at least be helpful. Looking out the window, she remembered how she’d felt that last time she’d flown—how she’d gotten gloomy by reminiscing about how Ryan broke her heart. Now he seemed like a distant memory. Yet if anyone had told her a few weeks ago that she’d be feeling romantic interest in a guy, she would’ve been doubtful. And if someone had told her she’d be feeling interested in several guys, she would never have believed it.

Of course, she suspected that most of the “eligible” bachelors she’d experienced an interest in might not be truly eligible . . . and more likely, they probably wouldn’t be interested in her beyond a business sense.

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