Postby Harriet » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:11 pm
Desk - I made 30 small decisions at my desk. (toss, reorganize, hand off to others, etc.)
Books and magazines - I tossed 40 magazine-like items. Mostly the electric cooperative's magazines, charity magazines, and other magazines that are mailed freebies, such as gardening. This made a pretty heavy paper grocery bag full. It's hard to believe I live with this much freebie-arrival stuff. Each has a temporary value and someone works hard to get them right each month, I'm sure. I have saved electric cooperative's magazines for dsonil, since it will have regional pieces, and a somewhat masculine angle. But then when he is here, he hardly has time to read them, and probably wouldn't notice whether I do this for him.
Harmony, I do think of 15 minutes a day as maintenance, although I can't honestly say I think of it as progress. Every home is different and I'm sure I have friends who would wonder what to do for 15 minutes a day. Betcha even those friends would tell us that it can quickly become bogged down with just a few household complications, though. Thinking of your home, and to a lesser extent, mine - someone is working from home, so that's automatically tougher.