SHEs Organized

I took 8 books from my great room end table, put them in my small office with the spine showing, so I see the titles. My idea is to grab a book, from time to time, and go read it.

I also put some things for writing, such as a file of writer's guidelines, spiral notebooks, outline pages, which are in a lined basket, on the floor in front of my end table. It's a small basket, so it's not hazardous to walk by it.

I worked on decluttering my desk where I work, but I admit, I have some places, which need to be decluttered, still, in the small office. I'm trying to figure out where to put a file caddy, which holds files because sometimes when I type, the plastic legs on it make a scoot-scoot-scoot sound, which is a bit comical, yet annoying, too. At first, I thought I had a mouse in here!

Then, I found a couple of totes of yarn, in the bottom of the linen cupboard, so I'm trying to figure out if I want to keep them there or move them. I can use that space for something else we need to keep out of sight.

I had a light bulb moment this weekend while doing meal prep. I seem to keep stupid stuff to toss later what a dumb idea when I can toss it now! So that's my newest goal the I might need this later some day syndrome! It did seem to help me with progress to prevent so much of a dig out thing on Mon. morning.

I was looking for a file from a site, where I'd printed up chapters on certain health problems some people have. I'm glad it was where I had put it, I re-read it from to time to time, to refresh my memory and re-learn valuable tips.

I plan on working on filing patterns today and will try to declutter my purse again to make it lighter in weight.

I filed baby patterns into plastic sleeves in a binder with a cover I made with the title: "IT'S A GIRL!" and it has a drawing of a baby girl on it. I finished getting it filled up.

I worked a bit on the basket on the dining room table. I'm not certain how much I'll do today because I'm wearing a knee brace, so standing and walking are difficult. I don't want to sit too much either, so I'll try to baby-step the decluttering today and this week, or until the job's done or the knee is behaving itself again.

Harriet, I'm happy you got the printer, but it's sad your HRH lost a friend and how your DD is experiencing losses, too. Life seems so unfair sometimes.

I sorted on my basket of folders, papers, etc.. last night for 30 min. while on my feet walking in place, and walking things to recycle or burn or to new homes. I still have quite a mess to sort through, many items to read and file.

Also, I put some old faded crocheted washcloths under the newly rearranged under sink cabinet under DH's sink, with a cleaning spray bottle. I'm slowly redoing under sink areas, with the addition of cleaning cloths and cleaning bottles.

{{{Harriet}}}

Today I dropped of donations @ thrift shop that had been in the trunk a while.

I decluttered some more files, papers, etc.. from that office basket for 29 min. and I have several files to read through this evening. DH will LOVE that! I'll be quiet while he's watching his TV shows because I'll be reading. I'm coming across story ideas I had from years ago, too, which is blowing my mind, too! But it's fun! I've come across some rejected poems, too, so someday, I'll be able to submit them elsewhere, too.

And I found a very sweet photo of my grs-4 when he was 3.

Will be continuing the decluttering of that basket. Finally emptied it out, sort, read things, and put them back in the basket if they're worth keeping at all. Now I have 2 stacks on the dining room table and 1 stack on my end table. Have so much reading to do!