Good evening!

We are home safe and sound. We had a great visit with Birdy, who was kind enough to go down for his morning nap right before we had to leave and so make parting easier on me. The new farm sitter did a great job - since she apprenticed with the old farm sitter (her ten years older sister) I was feeling pretty confident.

It's nice to see people have made progress while I was gone. Me, not so much. I have acquired a framed photo of Birdy, a new renfest dress, and six cool bookmarks. The bookmarks are intended to be incorporated into one or more framed art projects, so I am not going to count them as items - since I already have frames (and other papers), so they will get combined with existing objects and not take up more space. but as I'm not sure what i will do with the old renfest dress, I will count both of the other two.

I discovered that if you rinse your dishes "really well" and then leave them in the dishwasher, you may come home to a dishwasher full of ants - so that's running. (It was actually two ants) and I've started the post vacation laundry.

Chores to do and planning on an early night because I leave here to pick up Bean at 7. We'll see if I can fall back into rhythm easily enough to get back to yoga or not.

Good evening! I hope everyone is doing well tonight.
I'm doing ok, but feeling very fatigued and frustrated that I accomplished nothing to clean the house today. I had two appointments today. I had time to come home, eat lunch, and take my dog out in between my appointments. When I got home I got straight on the treadmill. I walked for 30 minutes. I have had absolutely no energy since I got done walking. I am very hopeful that tomorrow I can get some things done since I don't have any appointments.

SubC: I'm glad you made it home safely and had a good visit with Birdy.

I hope to have more to report tomorrow.

Good morning!

The sky is clear and I'm enjoying the super moon.

Goodwin, you had a full day. Any day you don't make things worse is a success.h

Hi Goodwin—I took some of my mother's things to consignment, some artwork and art glass. The textiles were also part of the zero waste day in Boston. I generally take my old towels and bedding to the animal shelter but these were old washcloths and cotton napkins, likely not of use to the shelters. Since our zero waste day recycles textiles, I took the small bag there.

Today I am taking it easy. I just started a load of wash. I had my seltzer and other things delivered. I recently started having the seltzer and other heavy stuff delivered because my BF moved overseas last year and it's been a struggle to get the heavy stuff. The delivery offered by the grocery store is excellent and fast. And the suggested tip is a very reasonable $2 so that fits in, too.

I am now making a bag for goodwill. The owner of the consignment shop told me to bring in one box at a time with no need for an appointment, which is good because appts are booking now for December.

I made myself a to do list today so I best get moving. Yes it's 330PM and I am talking about getting moving!

On my 4th load of laundry. Is isn't even 7PM yet and the skies are getting darker. Also, the wildfire smoke has made things hazy all day.

Heading out for a walk. My thin white quilt is in the wash. All other laundry folded and put away. I cannot leave it out, it is something that I promised myself back in the early days when I was here.

Doing a very good job on my goodwill bag. Very pleased.

Running out. Will check back later.

Got a short walk in. Wow it's humid. Cool and humid.

I haven't done nearly what I need to be doing, so I'm going to put some music on and report back.

Good morning! Coffee clinks! I hope you are all doing well, and have a wonderful day.

SubC: You probably already told me that Birdy is your other grandson. My memory is trash. I hope you have lots of fun visiting with him!

I didn't get a lot of cleaning done yesterday. I was super busy. I had a doctor's appointment in the morning. I came home and got straight on the treadmill. I ate lunch and did some of my PT exercises. Then I went to a couple of stores. I bought some body wash that DH has been wanting from Bath & Body Works that was on sale. I was proud of myself because I went to the bookstore and managed not to buy any magazines. I'm a sucker for magazines, especially ones that I really can't afford to get subscriptions for. Then I went to the Goodwill and wasn't as successful at not buying anything. I bought some birthday cards to send to some of my friends. I went to the ladies' meetup and there were 5 of us there. It was nice to have a good conversation with everyone. I'm hoping that I feel up to going next week. I have to get my MS treatment infusion on Thursday. I usually leave feeling exhausted and with body aches like you feel when you get the flu. I came home after the meetup and rested some before going to bed early.

Today I will get some cleaning/decluttering done. My goal is to fill at least 1 bag full of garbage to throw away. I'm hoping to also get more things put in a box to donate to the thrift store.

Take care, everyone!!

EVERYONE! Wow! The progress and the decisions and the thus and the that!

Wow!

I haven't been posting but I've been doing some work in papers and mom's stuff. I have three boxes to cope with from my car and I am so ashamed that I haven't worked on them.

This morning I was thinking about what I need to do and reminded myself, as always, that it's not that I don't have enough room, it's truly that I have too much stuff.

Goodwin I have been here since before 2018. Maybe 2015? Not sure. A loooong time ago. No one knows I am here. It's my private space to have community and help.

Tonight I'm putting on some music and then will start gathering things for tomorrow's hazardous waste day. I have some electronics and some textiles that just need to be recycled. Old face cloths and a few ripped or stained things. I've reserved a car and won't have time to fool around so I need to get them gathered tonight. Unlike our Dear SubC, I am not a morning person.

I've read a bunch of the posts but not all, so I hope everyone continues to do well. Proud of you all. Now to make me proud of myself

Good evening everyone. I hope you are all well. I have been going all week, and I feel really tired. I did get a garbage bag filled with stuff to throw away. I am hoping to go through a few rooms to see if I can find some quick things to put in a box to donate tomorrow. I have two bags full of clothes to donate as well.

Tatoulia: It sounds like you're doing well with cleaning and have a very realistic attitude. You have been here for a long time! No one knows I'm coming here either. It is to be a private place for me to talk to others who understand. I'm proud of you for being here for so long and making progress. You're doing great at what you need to do to make yourself proud.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

I hope everyone's weekend is going well. I thought I'd do a post to update my progress for the day. I feel like it's helping me be accountable.

DH and I took two huge bags full of clothes and a big box full of things to the thrift store. They really make the donation process easy at the store we take things to, because they come out to help you unload everything from the back of your car.

I managed to do some PT exercises and walk on the treadmill. This evening I tackled a shelving unit that had old, expired supplements and medical supplies. Then I went through a couple of boxes and got a few more things thrown away. I did find some things I had been looking for.

I hope everyone has a good night!

Hi Goodwin! Just a quick post to cheer you on! It's great that you are making steady and significant progress!

We're having a great time with Birdy. Very busy.

Hi everyone!

Goodwin you are helping m! I love the feeling of getting rid of stuff! If you have any expired medications l see if your pharmacy can take.

I took my bag of old cords, old phone, broken work headset, and remote controls to hazardous waste day. Also had a small bag of textiles. I was supposed to meet a friend for lunch but she worked closely with someone on Friday who now has covid, so she allowed me to opt out. I had reserved the car for six hours and was too late to change so I took a bag to a consignment shop. Not a lot of stuff, just some things that had been my mother's. I hadn't been to the shop in a long time and so it was good to see everyone. We shall see if anything sells. I'm not good at selling stuff as I prefer to donate but I will see what comes of this.

Tmr there's not a lot on the schedule. I'll need to get some things to goodwill which means I could take the bus or wait til the next time I have a car. A lot more I want to accomplish here inside the house. I also think that I'll end up being in the office four days next week, which I don't like the idea of but will do so if I have to.

Good morning and coffee clinks to everyone!

SubC: Thank you so much! I'm glad you're getting to visit with Birdy. Enjoy!! I look forward to hearing how it all went later when you have time.

Tatoulia: Oh yeah, I have a ton of expired meds. That's great that you took the electronics to the hazard turn-in day and the textiles to consignment. I have terrible luck selling things too, but my husband is a master at it. He could sell ice cubes to polar bears. I sometimes say I couldn't sell water in the desert. I am trying to sell a few things on eBay that are worth money. Maybe I'll have some luck with them soon. I wish you great luck in your consignment sales.

Today I'm going to try to work on some more things in my bedroom or maybe my living room since I spend the most time in my living room.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!

Hey everyone! Good to hear from you all.

I didn't get to everything I wanted to do today. I haven't gotten a lot thrown away today, but I did get in the closet and managed to fill up another lawn and garden trash bag full of clothes and some shoes that I don't need. I felt really accomplished.
I also walked on the treadmill and did PT exercises. I'm tapped out on my energy for today. Tomorrow is another day.

SubC: Thanks! The weight is slowly coming back off. I'm learning as I age that it's getting harder to lose it. Did you get any of your cleaning and organizing done?

Lila: I added a new Instagram account that I can post pictures of my progress on. You can find me as GoodwinTheSlob. Probably not the most cheerful username, but that's how I'm feeling today. I'm so sorry that the clearing-out process is so painful for you right now. I'm so proud of you for what you are doing. I have no children, but I can only imagine how difficult this must be for you. I am sending you hugs and positive vibes. You've been here a while. I hope to learn a lot from you and everyone else.

CM: Thank you so much for the welcome. I'm glad to be here and it's nice to meet you also. It sounds like you're doing a good job working on your goals. I love the pet frog. It is good that you got 2" of rain. I'm sure that didn't get your city out of drought conditions, so I hope you get more soon. The whole year has whizzed by too fast.

Good morning!

Coffee clinks! (Resurrecting an old greeting)

Lila, you have made a huge step! I am so sorry for the pain you are going through, but glad you can let go of things that are only bringing you more heartbreak. You are incredibly strong and brave!

I am also glad to hear that teen has a safe place to live. Is this a permanent placement? As in, can she stay there as long as she needs to?

Can you put all of your kitchen things in the kitchen now?

I understand about the grandkid piles. My sleeping porch has become a messy storage room again because of things I've had to move because of Bean. It happens very fast.

CM, I'm glad to hear that you are spending time on your projects and with your cousin!

I definitely feel like the summer has gone too fast. I don't even know what happened to July! I have made so little progress on anything and truly don't even feel rested. Nor do I feel prepared. I must post my syllabi online today (they are due Friday and tomorrow we drive all day to Birdy's house.) and four of them are not written.

Goodwin, you should feel accomplished! Soon you will have a fully functional closet!

I did get some things done yesterday. I did yoga, finished cleaning out the worst stall in the barn, groomed the rabbits. (CM, I am ashamed to say that I had waited so long that girl rabbit had some mats I had to cut out of her mane), started work on my planner for fall (while avoiding my syllabi), changed the sheets and ran some laundry, mailed in my tag renewal and a rebate form I didn't let expire, froze the last batch of custard, almost caught up with the dishes, went to the feed store, and picked some beets and made a labor intensive dinner that I really like but Dh does not (he had a golf game and dinner with friends last night)

Today is a long list of things I need to get done before we leave to visit Birdy.

Good morning!

Coffee clinks to you too!

SubC: I totally understand not feeling rested. I don't know what happened to July either. I've been so busy this year with medical appointments and treatments. It's great that you're making time to do yoga. I used to do a little yoga and probably should start back. I haven't done any since injuring my back in 2022. I had a lumbar fusion last year and I know there will be some moves I won't be able to do anymore. Yes! I'm extremely proud of the progress made in the closet. It's a walk-in closet that has a few boxes that I'll need to go through as well. Not to mention DH's extensive shoe collection. He collects Nike sneakers and the boxes are taking up way too much space. I hesitate to ask him to find a new spot for them because I take up so much space in the rest of the house.

I've got a rather busy day scheduled for today. I plan on taking one of the bags full of clothes to the thrift store to donate sometime this morning. I have a chiropractor appointment this morning and then lunch with DH. After I get home I will need to walk on the treadmill. I really would like to get one bag of garbage filled up to put in the can before the end of the day. It will be nice just to get one of the bags out of the house. DH was running late for work and didn't have time to put the other bag in my car. It's really too heavy for me to lift, so I told him we could take more stuff on Saturday.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful morning. If anyone else has an Instagram account that they'd like to share with me, I'll be happy to add anyone. It is kind of scary for me to think of posting pictures of my piles, but it might help me get a better idea of what needs to be done. I took pictures for myself once before to try to get motivated.

Good morning!
Coffee clinks!

Goodwin, I looked at your Instagram, but it was empty? Did the bag go?

This morning I do chores,pack, and head off to see Birdy.

I snacked and sat too much yesterday because I was getting things up online for my classes. The more we have to do online, the less I like my job. I'm waiting for the computer to get smart enough that I can go back to writing everything out longhand and then just read it to the computer and tell the computer to post it and not have to worry about editing it. - unlikely.

Although, last year we did finally get a computer projector that is as easy to use as an old fashioned opaque projector. (Almost no one I work with has any idea what that is)

Ok, off I go, I'll catch up when I can.

Good morning! Coffee clinks! I hope you are all doing well today.

SubC: Oh yeah, I just now created an account on Instagram and haven't posted to it yet. I will post some of my trouble areas this weekend. Have safe travels. Is Birdy your daughter? How far away do you have to travel?

Yesterday was insanely busy. I did get one of the bags of clothes to the thrift store to donate. DH ran out of time to put more bags in the back of my car. He did put a bag of his clothes out there last night, so if I have time today I'll take it to the thrift store. They make it super easy because you just pull up and open the car and they take it out for you. I somehow managed to get a trash bag full of junk to toss out. I realized there was a ton of stuff under my sink in the bathroom that needed to go. I need to get to the drawers in there and the cabinets under DH sink.

Yesterday I had to go to the chiropractor. I met DH out for lunch and walked on the treadmill for a mile when I got home.

Today, I have an early appointment and then I'll come home briefly. I will need to do a few of my therapy exercises. I'll be leaving in the late afternoon to go to a social meetup. I'm really hoping to make friends with the ladies I've been meeting with. I just started going to the meetups and I feel like I've clicked with a couple of ladies. It may take a long time, but my goal is to get my house to a point where I feel comfortable having a friend over if I want. That would be so nice. I plan on getting at least one bag of garbage ready to take out before the day is up.

Catch up with you all later! Have a wonderful day!

Hi Goodwin!

Birdy is my other grandson - my son's child. He was born early and was like a little bird. He's 7 months now and doing great.

We'll be driving all day.

I hope you find some good irl friends.

Just a little this & that as a way of saying hello - been keeping up with posts. I had a couple of Instagrams and then got locked out of them. One was for my dolls and then my main one (which had some dolls also; I was going to migrate most of them to the doll one). Now that I have a new phone I might get around to reviving those.

I've been doing a bit here and there, feeling a little more energy towards decluttering and picking up languishing projects and starting to do more with them again. My cousin has been able to stop by more often and that is fun because she and I like some of the same things. She likes vintage and collectibles; I'm more firm in my intentions to downsize these days so we're somewhat going in different directions. Though hopefully after dealing with my grandma's house she won't be tempted to keep too many items. And she has seen my mess, so that should serve as a warning.

I'm picking at my space and stacks, sort of like you described, Lila, though I'm glad it doesn't make me sad. It's just the stuff itself, and various decisions, nothing too weighty. More just practicality. Actually it makes me more hopeful, because one of the biggest things for me is simply that I developed such inertia on decluttering midway through the pandemic and with my roommate retiring and us starting to do things like go to the gym, so that time management got shaken up. Maybe it's settling into a groove now, who knows.

I don't know if I got a chance to say welcome to Goodwin - welcome, Goodwin. I know what you mean about focus, because I do happen to have ADHD, and I can't take the meds for it because of other health things so I try to hack it with exercise and supplements etc. I'm also artsy and collage is something I've tried in the past and would enjoy doing more of - streamlining supplies could help me be more efficient and productive in that and many other areas. So, nice to meet you.

And hello to SubC, Tatoulia, and Alanna, once again everybody has lots going on, I can tell.

My city has been under drought restrictions for a couple weeks now and my gardener roommate has had to restrict watering or carry buckets of greywater, which is tiring. But in the wee hours we got 2 inches. My pet frog, who is an amateur meterologist, croaked loudly about that.

I feel like the summer whizzed by way too fast.

Good morning! I hope everyone has a great Monday!!

SubC: Thank you! I'm planning on starting on the chair in a little while. I'm also hoping to get one bag of garbage filled today. It's amazing how many things I have that just need to be thrown away! Yes, DH is pretty good at helping me out with things. I am really appreciative of that.
That's cool that your mom used to leave your toys out to play with. I was messy, even as a child. My mom would just make me close my bedroom door so she wouldn't have to look at the clutter.
I am a bit sore from exercising yesterday myself. I'll be continuing to walk on the treadmill each day.

How long has everyone been on this site? I just happened upon it. Do you all frequent other sites about decluttering/cleaning?

Good afternoon. How did the chair go?

I can no longer remember how long I've been here. Since all the chairs in my house had piles on the seats and walls were lined with boxes?

I don't go to any other decluttering/cleaning/organizing sites, but I watch YouTube videos.

I did yoga, I spent an hour on my barn, I froze ice cream, and I baked two loaves of bread.

Then I tried to go to stores. Home depot did not have the thing they supposedly had. Lowes also didn't have it, despite it supposedly being available for curbside pickup at that location. I guess they were going to send it there by ten pm? It's out of stock on Amazon and I think I give up. I will find a different way to store my desk ephemera. They don't make refills for my packing tape dispenser anymore. - the core is too small.

I went to the grocery store. I bought soda and wine because I am weak. I bought sugar because we are almost out and pasta because it was on sale and two bananas because I just wanted them. Dh gave me a list of 15 items and I found ten of them plus what I think are reasonable substitutions for 3. Only two of them were non-ultra processed food. Literally the only reason I went to the grocery store was so we wouldn't run out of sugar.

I did get the replacement chick waterer I needed and realize I did not need another plastic feed bucket. I can adapt an empty cat litter bucket - which I have a bunch of. (I do not buy cat litter in buckets, people give them to me for clay at school, and eventually the lids break and I just bring the bucket home.)

Basically I was gone for two and a half hours and now I have a giant pile of packaged "food" in plastic bags in my kitchen and I never want to leave the house again.

CM, I am becoming concerned about you not posting. Is everything ok?

Hey there! Good morning, everyone! I hope you are all doing well today.

The chair went really well. I literally had an entire lawn/garden bag filled with clothes I didn't like, didn't fit, or no longer needed. I still had quite a few clothes that I wanted to keep. They were all piled on top of the bed, but when DH got home, he got in on the project. He partially filled up a lawn/garden bag with some of his clothes from the closet that he didn't need/want. He handed me a bunch of hangers to hang my clothes up. He put them all in the closet for me. I have some clothes in the closet that need to be donated too. Most of the problems with the clothing have come from my wild swings in weight. I used to be extremely obese, but lost 170 pounds with diet/exercise. I injured my foot and was no longer able to exercise the way I wanted to, and then I injured my back (which required 2 surgeries). I was so depressed that I gained about 70 pounds. Early in 2023 when I had my second back surgery (a 3-level lumbar fusion) the surgeon told me if I didn't lose weight, we'd be back in the same position doing more surgery. I told him I liked him and all, but didn't want to have to see him again. I have now lost 48 pounds and very much plan to get back down to my lowest weight if not lower. All this to say I have clothes of various sizes. Yesterday I got rid of all of the clothes that were too big, that I don't ever wear, or that I just had too many questions about. I literally had clothes with tags still on them. They'd gotten lost in the pile and now they're too big.

I managed to do some PT exercises and I walked for a mile on the treadmill. Today I will walk on the treadmill hopefully for a mile. I will have different PT exercises to do. I alternate what I do every other day.

I plan on going through some cabinets to get rid of things that are expired or no longer needed. My goal is to also go in the closet to get clothes out that I'm not going to wear anymore to donate.

It sounds like you were very productive yesterday, SubC. I haven't baked any loaves of bread in a good while. I hate grocery shopping. DH does the bulk of it now because it doesn't bother him too much.

I hope you all have a great day!!

Good morning!

I went to bed feeling overwhelmed and discouraged last night, but I am a morning person and today is a new day.

Goodwin, that is really inspirational about your weight. I think a lot of us suffer from the clothes size issue. I know Lila and I do.

You did a fantastic job on your clothes though!

I go through phases with the bread. I would like to bake all of our bread (and desserts), just because I think it is healthier, but sometimes I bake a lot and sometimes I buy a bunch of discount stuff because I think "why am I spending so much time when this is so cheap?" Then I gain weight and remember why.

Good luck on your jobs today! I am still more cleaning and organizing than clearing out, but i will let you guys know if I make any progress.

Good morning! So nice to read the conversation here with a cup of coffee to start my day, on days off.

SubC, hmm, where DID all the junk in the bedroom come from? I had it 90% cleared in that area not that long ago. I will think about that as I work on it today (I did not work on it yesterday). I believe I have a habit of taking things in there and tossing them on the floor there until I can deal with them. That is a bad habit, but what can I do instead? For example if my grandkids get into something they shouldn't, I will stick it in there until I find a safer place. Or hmm, I dunno what even IS there. Just piles! I am going to try to get my instagram page up and put photos on there and take feedback if any of you are willing.

Goodwin, I don't know how long I have been on this site, but it has been before my exDH left two years ago. Maybe I have posted regularly for 3 or 4 years? Tillie was still here, when did she stop showing up SubC? Before that, maybe even 10 years ago, I made a few really angry posts about my husband, using the name "wife." I did not talk to anyone, really, just ranted a lot out of anger at his hoard. Well now he is gone, and I am still working on my own habits and space.

Okay, I managed to get my instagram to let me log in! Last year we tried to connect to each other on IG but then it was locking me out. I don't know why I can get on there now. I think I have "followed" Tatoulia and SubC - take a look, you will know it is me because it has Lila in the name. Goodwin and others, if you have an account let me know and we can connect! I am only using that IG for hoarding progress. I plan to take a picture right now of my badly cluttered bedroom areas and post them, and you can see what I am dealing with and I can take some input too. Let me know if you get on there.

Will read more later.

slight meltdown about decluttering, but with a tip that helped me.

I worked in my bedroom and the little storage room today. I have sorted them before. This time, I started in one corner and looked at every item and in every box, working my way around the perimeter. I found things I missed last time, by doing this.

So far 45 things donated or thrown out, not including about 5 empty ripped boxes.

But sorting this time is different. Now that Teen is gone, things don't look the same. I know for a fact she isn't going to want most of this stuff, ever. So I am donating a lot of little girl things I was hanging onto, because I adore her so, and miss the little girl before she got so angry. I don't want to pass these items on to Tot because looking at them makes me sad. Sorting in there is like a gut punch and I feel physically almost ill. But I am doing it. For example, hidden in the back of a drawer was a torn up piece of folded notebook paper and a bent pretty little flower hair bow. As soon as I saw it, it reminded me of finding suicide notes in her drawers, and bent metal things she would use to self harm. (She is an adult now, and living in a placement home with supervision, so don't worry). Anyway, it is no big deal to throw out a piece of ripped folded paper (which was blank) and a bent hair clip, but it hurts me. I want to forget about that and move on.

I am about halfway around the perimeter of the storage room, consolidating things in bins and on shelves. The very last thing will be the closet, which will be very painful to sort, like a childhood time capsule, but it's time.

I freed the paper sorter! The "book end" was a little flat backed brass cat that I had stuck in a corner, so moving that was good too. My paper sorter (which has a little drawer) is now tucked under the end of my dining table, holding a reasonable amount of each kind of paper I regularly use, plus a box of colored pencils and a tin of paperclips. The drawer will come right out and go on or next to my desk.

While I was freeing the paper sorter, I found some books in English and Spanish from when my kids were young and my early teaching. Ddil happened to mention that they are reading to Birdy in both Spanish and English but only have one Spanish book, so I am taking them these. As they are mine, I will add them to the tally. (Ddil has been studying Spanish for five years and is very serious about becoming fluent)

Good work on the shelf/sorter/etc stuff, SubC! I too had a box of partially used spiral notebooks. I gave them away on Buy Nothing on FB. Then found more, and gave those to Tot to draw in. She can fill a whole notebook with "drawings" in one day!

Yes, I am feeling somewhat better with the new anti inflammatory med. Did I tell you I signed up for a personal trainer for an evaluation and 3 free sessions at a small gym? Now, I know that there is going to be a membership push afterwards and this is not a usual gym, but a true coaching situation in small groups, so likely not at all cheap. But we will see what they tell me about cost and I will decide if I can continue for a few weeks. I am exceptionally weak and out of balance. I may be able to learn and progress enough to continue at home.

My bedroom is a wreck. The area between my bed and the closet is once again completely piled and scattered with junk. And all of the junk is junk I think I want. Today, if I work on anything at all in there, it will be that area. I can barely get to the closet, again. Wish me luck.

Good afternoon!

Lila, you did tell about the personal trainer. Ask lots of questions! Take lots of notes! I hope it will help.

Do you know where the junk in your bedroom came from?

I ask because it matters - if it is simply stuff that has a place but did not get put back away, that is good. Just work on putting it away.
If it came from somewhere else in your house and the somewhere else is better now, that is ok.
If it came from unloading a space you hadn't been able to deal with before, that is still progress.

But if it came from outside of your house, or is there to make room for things that came from outside your house, you need to stop and think about why you are making these decisions.

My farm sitter came over and we went over chores. I need to send her some photos. Then I puttered around in my office space for a while. A bit more trash/recycling/school box/general organization. Dh has been working in the den on his music system. He is trying to optimize the sound quality by adjusting the room. (He has really good ears. His sister has perfect pitch - as in, she can sing a requested note into a tuner and it just lights up green.)

He brought me a brass trivet and said "this is a problem." I said "Actually, I have no need for that. It came from your mother." And he said "great!"

So, that is now in the donate box along with a charger from my desk in the basement that fits nothing we still own.

Good morning, everyone! I hope you are all well.

I was rather productive on Friday with my PT exercises. After all that, I was tired, but I managed to get a garbage bag filled with junk to go in the trash. I am trying to be realistic about what things are still needed and which have no place in the house.

I visited my mom's house yesterday to visit her and her identical twin sister. I hadn't seen my aunt in about a year. It was nice to be in a super clean space and to help motivate me. I was so tired by the time we got home that I didn't get any cleaning done last night.

My plan for today is to fill up at least one or two more bags of trash. Our trash collection day is tomorrow, and I have a really full garbage can. I would like to take some items to the thrift store to donate this week. I have one box that was already full, but I'm hoping to have at least one more.

Has everyone been having a good weekend?

Lila: I can totally identify with you on the bedroom being a wreck. I have a gigantic pile of clothes that need to be sorted through. Some things I know won't fit anymore and others I just won't enjoy. I hate trying on clothes and it seems like so much trouble to go through this mountain. I need to though, because I'm going on a trip soon and need to find some pants I know I have somewhere in the pile.
Congrats on the personal trainer. I hope that it works out really well for you.

SubC: It sounds like you're having a productive weekend. That's awesome!