Friday report
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unclutterI hauled a bag of books to Books to Prisoners, along with some saved newspapers for packing. I organized some more fanfic on the new computer and deleted a few files either incomplete or now of no interest. That is going to be a long-term project.
I looked through a stack of saved paperwork and either dealt with it or shredded it (requests for donations from various organizations that I decided I did not want to donate to just now). I hope to make that kind of decision quickly in the future and not let it all collect on the desk.
Wednesdays and Fridays are my free days - no regular outside commitments. I am encouraging myself to use at least a couple of morning hours for some regular household organization activities - pay bills, sort piles on the desk, rip addresses off catalogs, attend to surfaces where things accumulate. For me these are the bedroom chair, the table inside the door, my desk, the kitchen table area where my laptop sits. If I let these surfaces go the piles get intimidating. If I tend them fairly often the surfaces clear for at least half a day and paperwork is dealt with before it gets too old. Most bills go in the top file box and are checked regularly (Wednesdays, most often) but other stuff like requests for donations or shopping coupons stack up. So I am trying to make Wed and Fri mornings a time to do a little surface clearing. That worked this week.
My next major project is to sort my closet, move summer-only clothes to the utility room closet and move winter clothes to the bedroom. As part of this effort I hope to discard some clothing. I have a bag for donations and I want to fill it. I think I am changing my ideas about what clothing needs to be kept - we shall see.
I looked through a stack of saved paperwork and either dealt with it or shredded it (requests for donations from various organizations that I decided I did not want to donate to just now). I hope to make that kind of decision quickly in the future and not let it all collect on the desk.
Wednesdays and Fridays are my free days - no regular outside commitments. I am encouraging myself to use at least a couple of morning hours for some regular household organization activities - pay bills, sort piles on the desk, rip addresses off catalogs, attend to surfaces where things accumulate. For me these are the bedroom chair, the table inside the door, my desk, the kitchen table area where my laptop sits. If I let these surfaces go the piles get intimidating. If I tend them fairly often the surfaces clear for at least half a day and paperwork is dealt with before it gets too old. Most bills go in the top file box and are checked regularly (Wednesdays, most often) but other stuff like requests for donations or shopping coupons stack up. So I am trying to make Wed and Fri mornings a time to do a little surface clearing. That worked this week.
My next major project is to sort my closet, move summer-only clothes to the utility room closet and move winter clothes to the bedroom. As part of this effort I hope to discard some clothing. I have a bag for donations and I want to fill it. I think I am changing my ideas about what clothing needs to be kept - we shall see.
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Date: 2017-09-09 07:54 pm (UTC)I sold two things at the consignment store and used store credit to buy shoes for one of my kids. Shipped 2 packages (one was a good sized box of things). That's all I could manage this week.
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Date: 2017-09-10 04:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2017-09-10 03:44 am (UTC)Thank you for doing this! ^_^
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Date: 2017-09-10 04:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2017-09-10 05:31 pm (UTC)Well, the Innocence Project has proven that many people are wrongfully convicted.
and then there are people who have been jailed for marijuana, and who are still in jail, even now that marijuana is being legalised or decriminalised and sold in dispensaries.
and there's the fact that people of colour are often jailed for crimes that white people would be put on probation and/or fined for.
And then there's the fact that no matter what someone did, treating them with compassion and giving them opportunities for further education increases the chance that they'll get a job when they're released, and reduces the chance that they'll re-offend.
also, research seems to suggest that reading fiction leads to increased empathy. and increased empathy might lead to less violence.