Friday Report

[adair]

I have been working on the 3 areas that accumulate paper - the table near the door, the kitchen table where my laptop sits, and one of the desks. The two tables were mostly cleared; all of stuff I dumped there last week when I was working on the book sale. In the course of doing this I earmarked 4 overstuffed folders in a book case that need sorting and clearing. Paper seems to be the current issue for many of us; that stuff accumulated daily, and sometimes seems so important to keep at the time.

I have 3 boxes partly filled with books for the prison libraries in east central Illinois. These boxes are on the floor behind me. I have to note the contents on lists and then haul the boxes to the garage until Liz and I meet to see if we can mail some where they belong.

My other project involves clothing. I am moving summer clothes to the back closet and pulling out cool weather clothes. At last the weather is cooler. At the same time I am trying to decide what to discard - not always easy because my weight and size fluctuate. The last time I discarded the largest size I gained some weight back and had to buy some new pants that fit. Possibly I should consider getting rid of the smallest size; it might be more fun to shop for clothes if I made it back to that size.

Comments

[yukonsally]

Those landing places are hard! I've been poking at the one in my office but can't do much without office mate/Spouse's input.

I once heard a bit of clothing advice: keep one size up and one size down. I looked at my winter wardrobe this morning and was bored with it instantly. Sometimes the motivation to buy new things is enough to clear out the boring, the old, and the worn out.

[adair]

Thanks for passing on the clothing advice; that makes sense to me. I have shirts and sweaters I like, some I am indifferent to but they fit, and some that are clearly never going to fit. I need closet space. I will try to apply the advice to my too much stuff