ohhh good ideas for the tubs, SubC and CM. I just went and nested 3 tubs and put them on top of some things in the garage. I will take your ideas and move things from boxes into tubs, and then take the tubs I like least and fill them to donate. Good ideas.

I managed to consolidate the kids' books into one tub (donated extra and brought a few upstairs to read with grandchild).

I am really antsy to get this loveseat out of there so I can put the exercise machine down there. No one has asked for it yet. If it was not going to be rainy I would stick it outside so I can work. Maybe with a FREE sign on it out front. Son could take it to the dump for me on the weekend if no one wants it, but I worry DH will come home and be angry and want it back in the house. So better if it is gone before then. I just listed it free on a few more pages. It's in good shape so I hope someone wants it.

I will go into dd's room today and continue sorting her floor (piles of stuff). Hey, maybe I can use some of the empty tubs for that!

I hope everything is going well with you guys.

Ooh, finally get to taste some virtual SubC homemade ice cream! 🍨 Yum! 😋

At least this way it's calorie free. I have been back to monitoring the scale and it looks like tightening up on my food intake is helping to re-re-re-re-re-re-lose my weight that has come off and come back on umpteen times. 🙃

I just want to feel confident that it's going down nicely before I have to start living in jeans for the winter. All summer and into the often warmer than normal autumn I have managed to keep wearing shorts, and this year even sandals longer. I run warm anyway so I can do this down to 40 degrees with a hoodie and socks and shoes.

Lila, one thing that I do like so much about tubs of the same size is that the empties can be nested if you may need a few again but not right away.

I was at my storage unit last night briefly just to pick up my copy of Dune since the new movie has come out. Didn't do anything else, but maybe there'll be some mild weather days before the worst cold hits and I can just at least get things less strewn about, whether there's time to go through it in detail or not.

I'm ridiculously behind on many things, and in my crazy "pursuit" pattern. Like going to the library and feeling intrigued by many books and my mind just buzzing with ideas. ADHD dopamine cravings, I haz them. 🐝 Can't take Adderall or any of those, though, because of anxiety and some physical considerations.

Getting good sleep and having less stress would help too. Sleep is a little bit better, but morning always comes too soon. I did get the cat in my bed first time of the season last night, and he stayed almost the whole night. He is long haired so he gets too hot in the summer and prefers to sleep elsewhere.

As for less stress, well, I have no idea how to make that happen...

Lila, that is terrific!

You say you have nowhere to put the empty tubs - do you have things stored in boxes or otherwise that would be better in tubs? Can you tidy your dh's hoard into tubs and just slowly wall off his room? Are the tubs being saved for some other purpose? or do they just need to go? Imagine labeling a tub "donate" and just tossing things in until it is full and then donating the whole thing!

I left off one more good thing yesterday - I cleaned up Bean's toys as soon as he left. Dh appreciates that.

I think I am going to try to put lists of good things in my journal. I haven't bern journaling much lately, and I tend to write all the bad, stressful stuff.

So far today I did yoga, made Dh breakfast, packed his lunch, and emptied the dishwasher. Now finishing my breakfast and then I will start the ice cream maker, put some sweaters in to soak (Dh scrubbed the sink for me last night), and do chores.

Not up to date at all. Sorry to hear of SubC accident. Just stopping to say thank you for making the new thread CM. Very fancy with the hyperlink. Goodnight all.

I like your list of good things you did today.

I managed to sort a teeny bit more. Got my son to help me, and loaded into my car for donation:
big box of toys, books, and misc
big bag of clothes
3 bags of clothes a friend gave me
that box of pretty dishes from the garage
a small bag of more books
a toy that my grandchild outgrew

One big thing is that I now have 6 empty tubs in the family room. There is no where to put them, so I will have to take them to the garage and put items in them until I am ready to donate more.

I also listed the loveseat for free (no bites yet) and the bed/mattress/box springs for free (someone is supposed to come get that before Weds).

There is a big, thick comforter in my room taking up a lot of space. I'm going to offer it to my dd and if she doesn't want it, it is getting donated as well.

Tired but I did get some things done, finally.

I'm bringing ice cream. Just cooked up another batch to freeze tomorrow.

These are the good things I did today:
I took good care of Bean and we had fun.

I put the wagon away after we used it.

I put clean underwear away in the drawers plus some other clean laundry equaling two baskets.

Bean and I picked peppers I grew for dinner. (I also grew the basil)

I unloaded, loaded, and started the dishwasher.

When dd called and asked if she could finish off her work day at my house I managed to clear one end of the porch table for her to work in privacy.

I washed and hung a load of laundry.

I set up the coffee for tomorrow, i remembered my vitamin, and I made the ice cream.

Way to go, SubC!

Guess we better set out the snacks before the others arrive!

Found it!

Hi ladies (and any gents who happen along)

Thought we might need to get the next thread rolling. I'm creating it and will link it back to Phase 15 so everyone can find it.

CM