I'm sorry you had to rehome your cat -- that must have been a tough decision, but it sounds like it was the best for all concerned.

Well done on continuing to get rid of things as you come across them (it helps prevent further build-up, I think?), even if the "focused" uncluttering isn't happening as much as you'd like.

(And I hope your shoulder is doing better and you can get back to All! the knitting. :-D )