Beginning of the Week - What to De-Clutter Next?

Son came up on Monday. We got his car dropped off, had a nice meal, a bit of cake and then we drove him back home. Not sure how long the car will be in with the mechanic. He has food enough to last and there is a shop about a mile away so he can walk there if anything else is needed. I'm hoping it won't be too long! 

Today I got started back into the daily routine. Housework done. Another stack of magazines ready to read. A bit of shopping done. My meal plan is done but I messed up on the food shop so there are a couple of items I need to still pick up. There was no walk today as it actually rained. It made for a long day, but I seemed to get quite a bit more done so I'm feeling a little bit more productive. 

I need to get back started on the decluttering again, but I'm struggling with a place to start. I suppose I might start with the easiest - clothes. So tomorrow I'm going to go through the wardrobe again. I'm don't really have loads of clothes, but I have more than I need. I think I can sort them into three categories - Walking Clothes, Comfy/House Clothes and those I wear when going out. I realised, when I was going on holiday, that there are some I hang on to that I don't really wear or feel that comfortable in. It's surprising when you're spending three + weeks away what clothes you actually need. When I was at my sisters this time, I wore all the capris I took - could have used another pair or two. I didn't wear all the tops - found I wasn't comfortable in a couple and two had defaults I hadn't seen until I got them into bright sunlight! My comfy clothes I wore them all. When I was packing there were certain items I avoided, and I don't wear them when I'm home! So why am I hanging on to them? Off to the charity shop they will go!

What do you find the easiest to get rid of? 

Photo today - this is one of the photos I took in England. Mandarin Duck. I love these ducks. The males are really bright and colourful. There are a bunch of them that live in Christchurch Park in Ipswich. My sister always sends me photos of the ones she sees when she is walking there. While I was there I saw mostly females and a few of the young males, not so bright and colourful, but one time we were walking there and there was a pause in human noise and out he popped. He was so very bright and a real treat to see!

A Little at a Time

I went for a little walk today. More walk, sit, walk, sit. It was a lovely day today and it's supposed to rain for the next two days so I wanted to get out while I can. I didn't go anywhere after the walk. Good thing too, as I was quite tired out. Son was still home from work today. He'll take another test later and see how it comes out. He's still feeling a bit off balance too. 

I managed to get a few things crossed off the list today. Well, if I'd made one, I would have crossed them off. Really do need to get on that again. Sigh. I put the fan away (sad face) and got out the little heater (definite sad face). I keep a heater in the living room as sometimes I get quite chilly, and I don't want to turn the heat up as the rest of the house doesn't need it. I didn't use the heater a lot last year as I wrapped up really warm and put a blanket on. Still, it does come in handy, and I certainly don't need a fan anymore!

I also managed to sort out a couple of problem areas. I'm going to work on some more over the next two rainy days. I'm still playing catch-up from my trip to England, Covid and then daughter trip. I certainly like things looking a bit tidier than they are right now! Although I don't like rainy days, they will give me a break from walking without feeling guilty (self-guilt) and give me some much needed time to work on the house. 

Hopefully back tomorrow!

May 1st - But What Happened to Spring?

It's the first of May. Not sure where April went. May is a new month, so things start again. 

The weather today certainly doesn't scream May. There was snow - yes, you read that right - snow showers today. Not a good way to start the month. At least we're not in the UP of Michigan that was supposed to have a LOT of snow. Ours was just annoying snow showers. Yuck. It's been horrible all day. I went out for a walk and got wet - again. 

Yesterday I did my meal plan and worked out what I needed to buy at the shops and today, after my walk, I went and did a grocery shop. There were a couple of items that weren't in stock but I'm hoping to work around them, so I don't have to go back. More trips to the shops = more money spent, and I've spent enough! 

One thing I really wanted to do this week was clean out the freezer above the fridge. I did it today! Yeah! It's been on my list for a while, but today I got it done. I hate doing it as I know there are things in there that have to be thrown out and I feel bad about that. I took a breath and got it done though. Start a fresh. 

Tomorrow looks to be rainy again. Not sure if I will bother going for a walk. I'm tired of getting wet. I shall see. I know that if I stayed home, I could check off a few more things off my list and not have to do them when the weather is better, and I want to stay out!

It was sunnier yesterday and we did manage a walk, so instead of horrible pics from today, some phone photos from yesterday