Sometimes I think a deadline would help me, SubC. Tonight is garbage night so I really should get to work in seeing what can be tossed.

I am happy with some personal decisions I am making regarding what to keep and what to get rid of, I'll see if consignment shop can take anything. They are full!

I'm going through pjs and pillow cases today. That will be a good start for me,

Baby boy! I bet each moment is a miracle.

I will report on my progress. Thank you! And a quick shout out to Joan and to CM.

Great start Tatoulia!

I am tired this morning.

I did a little of the paperwork yesterday, but not enough. Hard deadline by lunch today.

There is a lot on my menu, but I may just "snack" today.

Bean found his voice yesterday and started vocalizing, not just squeaking or crying. He gets weighed at the pediatrician today.

I posted a picture of the lamp. I am so glad I bought it. I need to move the artwork around a bit.

The cleaners made my house so nice. They are so good to me.

Hey it's me, Shirley. Thank you SubC and Tillie for getting me going. A bag a room makes sense. I just need ,poorer space so that means fewer things. My cleaners are so nice. They brought me two more pillow cases. That they made out of my fabric. My bed looks really nice.

My new lamp looks fantastic. I have to figure out a place for lamp #2. I have an idea.

So I have already started. I out a paint of PJs in the bag. I am going to wash all tote bags and then choose two to keep. The canvas one. The rest I will fill with things for goodwill. They are open and I did get some dropped off this weekend. I have the sheets and the shower curtain for the woman I met there the week before. And BF donated five cheap, new, unused lamps for her. I can think of a few dresses she might like. I was going to keep the two white pillow cases from the set I'm giving her but the truth is, I put those sheets to be donated because they are sateen and I'm strictly percale. So the pillow cases will give her a complete set. I may have other pilllow cases that I can rethink. It's a matter of getting three bags together for the weekend. I WILL FEEL SO FREE!!!

now, I am in love with your little grand bean. I can just picture him so precious and sweet and sleeping on you.

Tillie I couldn't do this with out you. It's pj clearance time and maybe some shoes, too. SubC I am so grateful for your support and for believing in me. We can do this! Three bags for the weekend.

Good Morning Everyone
"Clink!"

Bean will only be so tiny for such a little while.
Soon he will be running around and too big and active to fit in the sling.
Enjoy that sweet smelling tiny little head.
(((((HUG)))))

WAY TO GO!
You did a LOT yesterday and finished 2 August goals too.

Hi Shirley
What categories of items are bugging you the most?
Excess of needed and useful things?
Put ALL like things together with like and sort out the best and most liked.
Remove all else.
Organize the keepers in the places they are stored.

Décor and knickknacks?
Keep only that which adds value to your space.
When decorating, less is truly more.

Set a goal of filling one bag every category or room that you are working on.
You can do this reducing in rounds.
Go through, remove the easiest things first.
Then go through again later and make some harder decisions.
Trying to find the exactly right balance takes time and is too hard to do in one session.

After making a few rounds it gets easier because there will be less to look at and you can eventually do the "fine" tuning.

This is how I did my "the gentle art of Swedish * cleaning".
Round and round until now it's just right for me and I have been really enjoying just looking around in amazement at how nice and free it feels.
Every round became easier because my mind set kept changing for the better.
It uncluttered a lot of emotional baggage and those
"shoulda, coulda, woulda" thoughts I had as to keeping lots of kitchen and crafting items that I admitted to myself I would never do again.
Times change and so do we.
Now I just have the best of the best and most useful for ME at this stage of MY life.

So Shirley, Where do you want to start round one? 😀

Tatoulia, you can do it!

Just grab a bag and start looking around. Where is there too much stuff? Is everything there important? If so, can you make room for some of it somewhere else by getting rid of less important things?

I did my chicks and chores and showered last night.

I got the dishwasher unloaded and loaded and started again this morning because Dd said I couldn't come until 9 I got all the dried beans put away too. That's TWO preserving food in the first week (but no lesson plans yet).

Bean stayed Awake for almost two hours after I got here, and now he is sleeping on my chest. I have him secured in the sling I used for my son and younger daughter. Dd approved it. I may try to do my paperwork while he naps. Or I may just kick back here on the couch and rub his back and give his head kisses.

Tillie I didn't sleep last night with the news of the explosion in Beirut. We have friends and family living there. People in Cyprus said they felt it, too. Everyone on our end is accounted for.

I'm disgusted by how much stuff I own. Absolutely disgusted. Tillie I am sorry to lean so heavily on you but I would love it if you'd tell me what to do. Just say something like, make hard decisions. Or just do it. Basically I need a slogan. I need a drill sergeant. I can't be happy if I own too much stuff. I just can't. I need to pare down. Say three bags by the end of the night. Just tough love.

It's creeped back in, the clutter. I'm not taking good care of myself or my house.

Ugh I don't want to feel this way. I know that I dont regret my decisions from before when I got rid of stuff. Surely I can do that again (and feel free to call me Shirley). Weak attempt at humor.

Good Evening Everyone
After 10pm here already.

WOW! Subclinical
You really went wild with the buffet.
WAY TO GO!

Happy the glass was dirty.
Last 2 dishes I broke I had just washed and was putting away when I dropped them. >:(

Guess tomorrow you might choose two entrees and skip the appetizer.
Just grooming Twinkles is a huge helping of entre.

Bean is a priority. ;D

Hi Tatoulia
YEA! the lamp is impressive! 😀

Glad the storm weakened before it reached you.
Wish you all could send me some of the extra rain.

A good quality paint on top of adequate primer should be good coverage with two coats of paint.
But since you are hiring a painter I am sure they will do a good job covering up the dark under paint.

Scooter likes to sit on the back of the couch right by my head.
Glad Mom's Kitty does that too. They want to be close to us.

Hope you got a lot of things straightened and put away tonight.
YEA! for cleaning Ladies tomorrow. 😀

Already took my shower and flossed my teeth so I will now brush my teeth and get to sleep.

Baby bean!!!!!

SubC you are doing great! I'm channeling you tonight because I have a lot to do. I pushed myself a little bit tonight.

I was grateful for my food today and I have plenty for tomorrow! The meetings went pretty well but I was very late for one. I still had my headset plugged into the computer so I didn't hear the beep to signal the meeting. I wasn't wearing the headset. I was wandering into the kitchen for an ice pop when I saw the time. Oops.

Our share of the hurricane was minimal. I just got back from my car. I took the old lamp up and brought one of the new ones back. It looks fantastic. Really good. Good texture. Tall. Solid presence. I may have to move my art a bit.

Okay I need to put in some music and get to work. I need to straighten up. The cleaners are coming tomorrow and as they know all too well, I don't actually straighten up for them. So I'm doing it for me. I am losing the peacefulness I need so desperately.

I am getting close to the paint color. I think I'll be choosing Borrowed Light by Farrow and Ball. It will require at least two coats or primer since my bathroom is a deep, deep color.

I just got the reimbursement check for the washer and I immediately deposited it (via app). I was feeling a bit insecure with having that much on my credit card. So that's a relief.

Tillie I can't imagine your little kitty riding the vacuum. Cats are so great and each one is so different. Mom's was sitting on the top of the recliner tonight, up by mom's head.

Dh commented on my menu idea this morning.

He pointed out that you get an entree, two sides, a drink and maybe an appetizer and/or dessert. That it's ok to eat the bread or chips or whatever is in front if you, but that sometimes that means you take leftovers home for tomorrow and that some days, you just want a salad.

Then he left and I went for the all you can eat buffet.

I made him breakfast, took my vitamin, and did my chores.
I gave the baby goats their August wormer.
I put away the clean wine glasses from the counter
I called my boss. That went well and I feel much better.
I picked, trimmed, blanched, and loaded the dehydrator with the green beans.
I paid the mortgage and walked up to the mailbox to mail that and a note I promised to mail for dd.
I washed the ice cream maker and froze the ice cream (so now the ice cream maker is dirty again)
I took the compost out.
I put away five loads of clean laundry that were on the guest bed - which included clean underwear.
I weeded half the garden and picked a few squash, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes and shallots. The shallots were by accident and are still small.
I unloaded the dishwasher, loaded it, started it, and filled the drying rack with handwashables. Somehow without making a dent in the pile in the scullery sink.

I also broke a (dirty) glass.

I believe that I can clean the chick pen, do evening chores, and take a shower before I collapse into bed.

Which leaves some paperwork that I had marked as a high priority today, jam, pickles, two sewing projects, and the rabbit cages and grooming untouched on today's menu. Unfortunately, most of those are "entrees"

The paperwork has to happen tomorrow (which already has it's own menu featuring Bean.)

My house is a mess. There are papers, dishes, and produce scattered everywhere.

Good Morning Everyone

Hi Subclinical
(((((Bean))))) so cute!

Hope the stressful phone call is over & done with and that things worked out well for you.

Good luck on the menu today.
Clean underwear seems to be important even in quarantine.
Gaming stuff spread out helps when the game is still in progress.
Good luck getting outside after the rain and that it's not too wet to do the gardening.

Enjoy that delicious icecream. 😀

Still 100F+ here.
Need to wash cat bedding because Twinkles threw up on his bed.
Plan to just rattle around inside until evening when I will water some stuff.

Good morning!

Great to hear from everyone! You must all stay healthy!

Tatoulia, good job on the food shopping. I like thinking of you snug in your nest with your new washer and lamps, picking out your paint. I hope that hiring the painter is easy.things like that stress me out. I'm happy to hear that your mom is enjoying her new technology.

CM, I'm glad your roommate is ok. I hope that the visit goes well. The thought of people coming into my house right now is overwhelming.

It is hard living in someone else's space. Even if it is also your space. Right now my gaming stuff is spread out all over the den. I know it drives Dh nuts even though he only walks through there, but I am going to put it away after our last meeting on Thursday. I don't see the point now.

I'm sorry you didn't get a chance to capture the ideas. Maybe you could keep a small notepad in your purse or car? Then you could stop and write before going back into the house.

I spent the last two days with the kids and grandbaby, but they sent me home at dinner time. Sunday I froze the ice cream and last night I cooked up another batch. I wanted to work in the garden, but it was raining. It should be nice today.

The kids have a huge rolling recycling bin as part of their city trash pick up. I put almost two months worth of my recycling in it yesterday. It is not full!

I'm getting a slow start this morning, and I have a very long menu. I like the idea that it is a menu, not a list.

Must dos are a few extra barn chores, prep for the last summer camp session and call my boss. The call will be stressful for me, so I want to do it fairly early and be done. I have some thoughts/concerns about my schedule I need to address with her. I hope she is willing and able to answer some questions I have. Also there is last night's ice cream to freeze, and Dh just informed me that clean underwear must make the cut.

Obviously today I am staying home. Dd says I can come back on Wednesday and Friday and we will talk about next week after that. They appreciate the extra sleep, but "bean" is doing well now and they feel like they need to start managing life as a family on their own.

Good Evening Everyone

Hi Tatoulia
YEA! for getting some good food in!
Especially since you will be busy and also in case you can't get out with the rain & wind.

Glad you are happily doing your own laundry again.
It's better things don't sit too long in the hamper anyway waiting for the service to pick up.
I like having all my things clean and ready to use every week.
This way we don't need to have too many extras too.

That's wonderful your Mom is enjoying her GrandPad.
Now we don't have to worry she is feeling too cut off and isolated from everyone. 😀

You can have anything I ever write here.
We all need to find our motivating where ever we can find it.

Honestly I don't know how old Scooter & twinkles are.
Maybe 5 for Scooter and 10 for Twinkles?
I don't keep very good track of years and have a hard time remembering my own age or any one else's.
My big Orange Kitty who died used to like to ride on the vacuum as I vacuumed when he was small enough to fit.

Get the lamps out of the car and see how they look inside.
Do they have shades? Do you like the shades or will you replace them?
Hope the lamps are exactly what you need. 😀

Relieved to know you didn't have a fever and are feeling better.
Did getting out help with the allergies?

WTG! getting the daily usual tasks accomplished!

I got mine done and watered the grass too.
Now with the grass wet I have a fan in the window bringing in the coolness off the wet grass. 😀

It's not bad but I need better. Wow, Tillie! I'm going to have to borrow that phrase. I think it will help me! So happy you could vacuum. That is very odd about the cats. What are their ages? My brother used to have two cats that always put up with the vacuum. But I've never seen any other cats just chilling while the vacuum is on!

CM, that is nerve wracking about the visitors. I am so nervous around people right now.

It was good to have the day off. I drove out west to get my friend's thing and then I did a little antiquing and my two favorite workers were there. I've been itching to replace the lamp in my living room and they had a pair of lamps that I think can work. I bought them but they are still in my car. I really only need one but a pair is best and plus, they weren't for sale singly. I hope they work out okay.

Mom is loving her GrandPad from Consumer Cellular! It is working out nicely for us!

I feel fine today, a bit itchy eyes but otherwise okay. It is definitely allergies and CM your mention of ragweed explains it all! My temperature and oxygen are right where they should be. I did go to Whole Foods and bought some good prepared foods. Vegan spanikopota, sandwich, three different salads. I bought that much because I have back-to-back meetings all day tomorrow, starting at 9:30 and not ending til 4 or 4:30. So a lot of information will be thrown at me. Tomorrow night we will be welcoming Tropical Storm Isaias. Just want to have enough for the next few days.

Garbage and recycling are out and kitty has a clean box. I've run the dishwasher and I did two loads of laundry. One was sheets and the other was dish towels and napkins. So I'm back to doing my own laundry! That's a good feeling. I just don't have enough to allow for outsourcing this task.

Goodnight dear friends!

Good Afternoon Everyone

He got up a little after 1:00pm and the house is cool with the cooler running so I was able to vacuum the carpet.
YEA!
Neither cat got upset. They both continued napping where they were.
So unusual. ;D

Will get onto the kitchen soon, after I eat something.
It's not bad but I want it better.

Good Morning Everybody
"Clink!"

Hi CriticalMass
I like what you said here...
"Friday I had gone out to do a bit of shopping and it went well; finding what I was looking for and it just felt better to be out, came back home full of ideas that I wanted to write down for tackling specific areas and categories of stuff. Felt really happy and excited about those ideas, like I might really begin to shift out of the gridlock."

Seems to me that being out and away from home gave you the breathing room you needed to think and make plans.
Maybe you should just get outside somewhere often to help clear your head and think through what you want to do from a better perspective. 🙂

Like a mini vacation.
Many people feel refreshed and ready to tackle projects when they get back home.

The last relative visit had you fretting and when her people came it all went well and you all had a pleasant visit.
This visit will probably be a good one too. (((HUG)))

It is hard having to gather up and cart out things to do a project.
Only thing I can think is maybe storing the items in easily totable bins/boxes/baskets. Then just carting out the ones you need to where you need them.
When finished, cart them back to where they are kept.
But all this sounds like a real pain too. 🙁

Slept in this morning.
YEA!
Yesterday did a lot of watering then showered & washed my hair.
Then did laundry and let it dry over night on the clothesline.
This morning went out, brought it in, folded and put it away.
All before even having my tea.
Kitchen needs some attention and carpet needs vacuuming.
Maybe I'll get to that today. "?"

Glad you enjoyed the flower pictures, Tillie.

Tatoulia, I will pray no Covid - it is likely allergies as this is August and you've been being careful. For me the mask seems to have prevented some spring and summer allergies; I've had very little trouble. Ragweed is about to hit, so we'll see.

In other news...

This past week was a far cry from the calmer week of accomplishment I had envisioned. I just quite simply didn't get much done. Hope next week will be better.

I thought today was the Zoom funeral of my college friend's brother but it's not till the 16th.

Last night my roommate had a serious allergic reaction to her antibiotic. We were able to get it under control with Benadryl but for a time were wondering if an ER trip would happen.

Looks like are going to have company again in a couple weeks. Her youngest brother and his wife want to come down from Kansas City. Things have been so chaotic here that it feels intimidating the amount of work that it may take to make the place semi-presentable.

I was just feeling like I was coming out of my lethargic, confused, accomplishing very little funk Friday when this news came. And I don't want to begrudge anyone the opportunity to see family. It'll probably be fine, but first I have to panic...

Tomorrow is payday, so I'll deal with bill paying and such first.

My August goal is to make some goals, both for the visit, and the goals I had on Friday (see below).

It strikes me, not for the first time since I've lived here, that I lead a migratory existence within this house. I have a few niches that have been allotted to me but most of my stuff I'm working on or with has to be in my bedroom some of the time and out on the couch other times.

For example, my laptop, papers, books, sewing, etc. I'm forever bundling stuff up to cart to another location to see if I can get any better progress made in that location, or just due to time of day, or my roommate doing Zoom for her work, when where I happen to be becomes less workable. It's not conducive to productivity to be constantly flitting about. And it makes it easier to lose things.

Tillie, you nailed it on how one's own daily routine can get to be a drag because it is endless. And that it's easier to do a one-time task elsewhere.

I hope you get your angel food and raspberries. Sounds yum. Glad the power and water are running again. And hope the beads hold out till you can get more.

Friday I had gone out to do a bit of shopping and it went well; finding what I was looking for and it just felt better to be out, came back home full of ideas that I wanted to write down for tackling specific areas and categories of stuff. Felt really happy and excited about those ideas, like I might really begin to shift out of the gridlock.

Unfortunately I did not get the chance to write the ideas down while they were fresh in my mind. Hope I can still remember what they were. And I'll have to add prepping for company things into the mix. Feel anxious that it'll get confusing.

Weather has been decent - some rain, some lower than normal temps for late July/early August.

SubC, I too am thrilled your mom got to see the baby. 🙂 And you too.

Good Afternoon Everyone

Hi Tatoulia
For the past week I have had terrible coughing spells, sneezing, tiredness, dry scratchy throat and headache.
BUT...
The two times I went into town last week I was completely symptom free.
So, something here in my house and yard is triggering allergies.

My symptoms all started to clear up when I was driving into town with the windows open.
Got back home and they have all returned.
Definitely allergies so no worries. 🙂

Don't rush your paint color decision.
Live with it a few days to be absolutely positively sure that you love it completely.
Then we have to get working on that chandelier too.
If it can't be fixed or the light can't be bright enough then start thinking about an alternative.
What a beautiful bathroom that will be!

WTG! for getting carrots! 😀
Look, since you have symptoms of some sort
could you ask for delivery or pick up on some salads and other foods to help you feel better?

Happy you have juice and a book and are resting today
(((HUG)))

Weather forecast for the next 10 days is 100+F degrees with no chance of rain.
So tired of all these too hot days.
No matter how much I keep watering everything is looking scorched.
Have the hose slowly watering a tree since morning.
After sunset tonight I will be out watering more stuff.
Meanwhile I am watching Netflix and eating grapes.
Cats all had breakfast and went back to bed.

Good morning!

Your husband is such a sweetheart, SubC. I'm so glad you have him and that he has you. Great work! I really need to borrow some of your energy!

I woke up with a sore throat today. I don't know if it's allergies or just what. My oxygen is good as is my temperature. I don't know what to make of it. And do you know what? I've woken up with these types of sore throats over the years and I've similarly been unable to tell if I'm sick or if it's allergies and I've never been able to resolve it. So while I'll continue to exhibit very careful behavior, I am not sure this means COVID-19.

I had to paint three coats of primer over my very dark bathroom paint. Today I'll be able to paint the three samples for the bathroom and then I'll order the paint and call the painter for an estimate. It's a small space but with very tall ceilings. So I want him to come here and look at the space and give me the cost. He's a nice, quiet, shy person who keeps to himself. He's a neighbor of the BF's. He was on track, many many years ago, to become a championship swimmer but then he discovered drugs. I'm sure he has a lot of regrets. He is a meticulous painter and a very kind soul. The best thing about him is he is quiet. He did very good and grueling work for our building a number of years back. His price was insanely low so I had to talk to him about valuing his work properly. So I want his price ahead of time so I can see if it's fair, I'll likely have to increase the price to make it fair. But what I don't want is a situation where someone says just pay me what you think it's worth. We had a handyman who did that and it was awful. I just want to know the price. I'll take it from there and if it's undervalued, I'll fix it.

So that's where I stand today. We did mom's groceries last night and I got my baby carrots! But not much else for me. I'll need to go get some salads and stuff at Whole Foods. But not until I have a better handle on my sore throat.

Tillie what's on tap for today? I'll be drinking lots of juices and reading a book that I started.

Good Evening Everybody

Your Dh is a real treasure!
((((HUGS)))) for him Subclinical 😀

WOW! GREAT start on August goals!
Cheese and ice cream mix.
Yeah, the goat milk is a time sensitive thing.
You have to milk when the Goats are producing.

WAY TO GO! for all the clean dishes! 😀

Best wishes working out visiting times.
We know you would never get tired of being with that precious Baby.
But now that he's doing better she may want more time on her own now.

Watered the grass this evening and a few other things, like the bird baths.
Did some beads today. Trying to make the beads last.

I forgot to tell you,

A box arrived today addressed to Dh and marked "fragile" he said "oh, that's for you. Open it." So I did.

Last week when I was loading the dishwasher, my hands were wet and I dropped a pan. It landed on one of my favorite little bowls and broke it. I made a sad comment and moved on.

Dh found the same bowl on eBay and bought it for me. 🙂

I made cheese, AND ice cream mix.

The milk was starting to take over the kitchen.

So now, I have one putting up food day done for this week. Excellent start!

Dd says I can come back and hang out with the baby again tomorrow. But maybe not stay as late. She thinks I'm going to get tired of coming. Silly girl. We'll have to discuss that because I want to be sure she doesn't let me wear out my welcome.

I have a load of clean dishes to unload (mostly the cheese making stuff) and a load of wash to switch over in a few minutes.

Good Afternoon Everyone

Hi Subclinical
Yep, the other night Steven was headed into the bathroom and I shouted out "DONT FLUSH!".
😀

Glad you slept in, I tried to.

Those are very good goals and sound very Do-Able.

Well, by now you have decided on cheese or pickles or the couch and videos. 😉
I vote for the couch.

I've had the hose on the tree slowly watering since 8:30am.
I ate some real food.
Strung some beads.
Fed 3 cats and brushed Twinkles because he wouldn't quit staring at me till I did.
Another 100+ day so I am taking it easy.

Good afternoon

I grew up on well water and Dh still laughs about the first time our power went out and I yelled at him for flushing the toilet with just liquid.

I succeeded at the sleeping late, but am still trying to find the energy for cheese or pickles.

I think my two goals for August are to put up food 4 times, and plan 6 weeks of lessons for fall.

Good Evening Everyone

Good bye July!
It's been real ;p

Wishing us ALL the best August imaginable 🙂

Hi Tatoulia
Yep, mental resistance.
When it comes to washing our own dishes, doing our own laundry, cleaning our own bathroom...
Those are never ending jobs. There will always be more dishes, laundry and housework to do.
But helping out somebody by doing their dishes, laundry or some cleaning task is so much easier and we happily do it because this is only temporary.

The power outage was not scary. Yes it was dark but I lit one of my Great Granma's kerosene lamps and had it on the counter.
Sitting outside I was watching the almost full moon.
What annoyed me was I really wanted to take a shower but needed to finish watering the grass but had to wait for the power to come back on first.
That's one of the problems of being on a well without a backup generator.
No electricity = no water.
But I do have a way to get enough water out should we ever be dyeing of thirst, you can siphon water out with a hose but that takes some work.
Or I could lower a cup down on a line.
When I take the well cap off I can look down and see the water in there.
You have to keep the well covered so animals don't fall in because that spoils the water.
Nobody wants to drink mouse water except Scooter.

Mental resistance.

I need to meditate on that. Very interesting.

Great to hear from you SubC. Tillie the power out must be scary. I bet it's dark where you live.

Good Afternoon

OK, since the cooler is working properly and the power is staying on I went ahead and did some oven type cooking.

Have the stuff cooled down and wrapped up and in the freezer.
Now I will have some ready to eat meals that won't take long to put together with a side dish and veggies.

The kitchen has been cleaned too.

Maybe tomorrow I will bake that cake?

CriticalMass

Thank you 😀

Hi Subclinical
We cross posted 😉

Wonderful news!!!!
And so happy your Mom is over the moon with her new Great Grandson.
((((HUGS)))) all around.

Yes, have a good long rest in bed and then an easy time doing things at home tomorrow.

I think it's easier to do things like dishes and laundry for others because there is no mental resistance.
At home I always have to wash dishes again and again because it's the only way they will ever get washed.
That builds up resistance in me, always repeating the same task over and over with no end in sight.
Washing someone else's dishes is a task with an end in sight.
Just a temporary task to help out.

It's easier to declutter someone else's stuff too because there are no emotional attachments to the stuff.
We have no plans for how the items were going to be used.
That's why "helpful" people are always doing the wrong thing when decluttering other people's things.
I would be furious if someone came in and decided what could be tossed of my things too.
When I have assisted with a clean out I basically just sit with them and ask questions they don't have to answer out loud, just answer to themselves and that helps with decision making.
When I leave they know the questions to ask themselves as they continue their sorting.

Good afternoon!

Dd is sleeping and dgs is having a socially distanced visit on the porch with his daddy and his paternal auntie.

I have finished the laundry and dishes (why is it so much easier to do someone else's laundry and dishes?)

They don't want me tomorrow, other grandmother is visiting again, so I am planning to sleep late and do some putting food up.

CM, I agree with giving the bunny club a deadline.

Do you have a portable file or a crate that you can designate for important papers and fill as you go? Is there a particular spot where they belong?

I hope the baby helps your young cousin decide to turn her life around.

Tatoulia, good job on the trash - that counts as doing something.

Our baby is doing great! 15 wet diapers yesterday! And sometimes he is asking to eat. We FaceTimed my mom this morning and she was very pleased. She took a whole row of screen shots. When she sent it to me, it reminded me of those strips you get from a photo booth. I think she's doing better these days. She's been writing letters to everyone she knows telling them about her great grandson.