unclutter | Friday Report

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.