Weekend Uncluttering

[fred_mouse]

What clutter has caught your attention today?

I've been sorting books. So far, I've managed to find two duplicates in the $15 boxes I bought at the recent booksale, so those will be passed on to friends who like them. And another piece of clothing has joined the box in the front hall. I desperately want to find the time to sort through a few piles of Stuff that I suspect will be more than half clutter, but urgent things keep cropping up. Today, we had to trim the tree that one of the chickens has been using to escape over the 8 foot fence!

Comments

[peaceful_sands]

I have visions of a sneaky ninja-like chicken scaling the heights of the tree to some sneaky spy film type music (or maybe the Mission Impossible theme). I've put a bunch of things from the living room into a bucket and taken them downstairs - if I don't miss them in a couple of weeks time I shall dispose of them appropriately (partially used candles, some kids toys that I think are outgrown, and a sort of ... I don't even know what to call it - glass bowl in a metal frame that came with pot pourri and just lurks getting dusty? Some more books and DVDS have been boxed to go.

[fred_mouse]

Putting things in a bucket so you know which ones you are planning to throw out sounds like a good idea. It reminds me that I have several small empty boxes I could use for approximately that purpose.

Given the size of the branch, I think the chicken was waking up at dawn, and sauntering over the fence. This has necessitated several months of being difficult about going into the coop at night, and instead roosting in the same tree. Which either implies a very stupid chicken, taking that long to work it out, or a very clever chicken doing a lot of planning/waiting for the branch to be Just Right or the weather warm enough.