It’s the day before a really weird holiday in a really weird time. We are also downsizing possessions in a way we’ve never done before. I don’t know why I’ve kept some things. Ok, they were pretty but useless. I’m … Continue reading
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Whirling dervish!
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It grows like weeds. It replicates like a virus. People get attached to it. I’m talking about stuff. Mostly useless stuff. While helping out my brother and his wife recently, I realized how much stuff people accumulate over time. Lots … Continue reading
Move over Marie Kondo
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It’s that time of the year. I get the nesting thing and start to clean out stuff. I happens every year. Each year the cut gets deeper. The goal is that by the time I move to the nursing home, … Continue reading
Old habits die hard
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I did it again! I accumulate crap like no one else. Not like those hoarders on TV but I can hold my own with “normal” people. (Definition of normal person: Someone like me.) I was cleaning off the top of … Continue reading
Random 5 for November 1 – Coffee, idioms, old stuff, bloggers, cats
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It’s not fair! – I love coffee – the good stuff. I got hooked on a Greek vacation. When I visited Brazil I brought back 10 kilos (while everyone else was bringing back….other stuff). Same thing with Hawaii. All those … Continue reading
Gone nesting!
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Yep, I nest. You know, putz around the house acting like I’m cleaning while I’m really evaluating stuff and clearing things out. (Preferably the beloved husband’s stuff.) Most people do it in the spring. After a long hard winter I … Continue reading
My memoirs in a drawer
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A lot of people make a big deal out of writing their memoirs. They spend years outlining. Sometimes they try to give it a different ending or perhaps just a glamorous twist. Then it’s called fiction. Sometimes they hire a … Continue reading