out of room

all I wanted to do was allow my computer to update last night while I slept

I clicked the buttons I knew I needed to click at about 11:00 Wednesday night

and this came up-

I investigated 

I needed (what I thought) was a little more space

messages and photos seemed to be the best bet to look at to free up space

I deleted at least half of them

still not enough room

so I moved on to my photos

and was up until after 2AM sorting and choosing

still not enough free space

after doing everything that needed to be done in my house this morning

I sat down with my computer again-

ironically about 12 hours after I began the process

and spent about the same amount of time going through photos and videos

deleting

trimming

emptying trash, 

a total of at least six hours,

and about 1,000 pictures later

I was sure I'd cleared up enough space

I was wrong

I have a hand full of thumb drives in a desk drawer

all of them have something on them and none are bigger than 2GB

I can't bear to keep working like I have

going down memory lane,

making decisions about what pictures to keep and which to delete

so it's time for a Walmart run

I figure I can get there,

pick up 2 32GB thumb drives

and be home in less time than I've spent either session trying to make room so far

I'll be able to save anything I want to save and update my computer

once I figure out how to transfer pictures from my mac to the stick

wish me luck!