Annual summer clothes cleanout – This week I tried on all my summer pants. I had already gotten rid of anything that didn’t fit or I didn’t like. Now I needed a different tactic because I had too many that I don’t wear but why? Zippers! Buttons! Snaps! Beautiful color but no stretch! I have been spoiled by athletic pull-on clothes with just enough stretch to make them comfortable and I always grab the comfortable stuff. Next week tops. I’ll eliminate any top that doesn’t cover my flappy upper arms and make me feel pretty! I’ve got a goal and new goalposts.
Power! – We are in a 3-day rainy period. We need the rain. I’m taking credit. While we were in the hot period a week ago, I changed from my winter purse to my summer one. (Not much of a purse person, I just do the 2-season change). Immediately the temperature dropped and the rain started. Maybe that’s my superpower.
We need the rain – But the bad news is that it battered down my beautiful irises. Luckily, I took some photos before the rain!
I learned something new! – Someone put a comment on a post requesting I “unsubscribe” them. I always thought you did that yourself. I asked WordPress how and I found that under Jetpack you can look at your subscribers and see if they are opening or clicking on your posts. You can also delete them. Anyhow the person only gave me a first name which made it difficult, but I deleted everyone with the same first name that didn’t open the posts hoping that she was there. This morning I got a message from her through the message feature on WordPress that gave me her full name. I must have deleted her because I couldn’t find any name that matched. Moral of the story is that if you want someone to remove you, give them enough information. I have over 16K subscribers so it’s a needle in a haystack!
On a related note – I never look at my statistics. I do this for myself. It’s a cheap form of therapy. I was amazed at how many hits I get in a day. Most readers are lurkers and don’t comment and that’s just fine. For some blogs, especially on Blogspot which I find hard to maneuver, I don’t comment either. All are welcome and when you are tired of posts about old people and cats, I will gladly remove you (which you can do yourself too)! 😊
So how was your week?
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 
Beautiful iris. I love the color combination!
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I’ve been doing the closet clean out also. The one thing I never get rid of is jeans. They always come back into fashion and it can be hard to find ones that fit. What’s hilarious to me are the way sizes have changed–my Gap jeans from over twenty years ago (size 12) are smaller by 2 sizes than today’s current size 12s.
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I kept my LLBean knit jeans (with zippers). So comfy. They only made them a few years but I bought 5 pair. One is worn out but I still have 4. Yes, jeans are the hardest to find a good fit and you can’t go by size. Those jeans are an 8. My Chico’s are a 4. ????
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I haven’t done a closet cleanout for a while. You may have nudged me a bit to do that. Too HOT outside so staying in today. Noooooooo, not your irises! I am sorry, but why would someone request that you unsub them??? I hope it was done for a good reason and not in an unkind way. I love us old people and cats!
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People subscribe in hopes that you will subscribe to their blog and up their stats. I don’t subscribe unless I am interested in a blog. My posts may not have been her interests! I wasn’t at all offended except that she gave me a first name only and a common one too. Does she think she is only subscriber with that name? Her email gave me her full name which would have made the first try easier for me.
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Those irises are gorgeous ! I’m in blog jail – WordPress (or SOMETHING) won’t let me work on my blog. I’m “dead in the water” as they say as far as producing a blog. Frustrating? You betcha. Spent hours on the computer with a WordPress AI Bot…..lots of “try this/that/the other” but no results. Taking the computer to the doctor this week to see if it’s the computer and not WordPress but it’s ONLY effecting WP. Anyway, sorry for the moan but blogging is my FUN. I miss it. Feels like I’ve lost a close friend. (sniff) Closet cleaning (since I can’t blog) may have to be my new therapy. I’ll give it a try!
Hugs, Pam
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That is really weird! I’ve heard it happening with Facebook for no reason but not WordPress.
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It is something weird…….and it makes sense that it would happen to ME……I think I attract “weird”. HAHA
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Usually I attract weird too!
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Lucky us!
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I’d prefer to win the lottery.
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Ditto !!!
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I cleaned out about 95% of my closet last week. All work clothes and such that I haven’t worn in 20 years and definitely don’t fit anymore. Didn’t even need to try them on since I am no longer that size anymore. It felt good to get them out of there and off to the donation center.
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I’m down to one or two work items (retired in 2011 and haven’t worn since). The problem is they fit and I like them. I just don’t get dressed up like that anymore. Maybe this is the year. It does feel good to see them hauled off.
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I’m envious that things from 2011 still fit you!
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I weigh less now but it redistributes so some things fit and some things don’t or maybe are less comfortable.
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