Back Again and Catching Up

 It's been 15 months since I've done any blogging and 12 months since I left Facebook (which I do not regret at all).  I've decided it is time to find my voice again, so to speak.  It is very much a different voice from the one 15 months ago.  I like it.

 Himself and I have been in a pretty strict Covid seclusion.  His cancer treatments have caused a low WBC meaning he could easily get sick; badly sick.  So we don't 'do' anything much outside of our home.

 My biggest Covid seclusion activity has been to work on finishing my KonMari decluttering.  I have found a couple who are Cub Scout leaders that most of their kids in the troop are from very low income families.  They have twice yearly rummage sales to make money so the kids don't have to pay for membership, uniforms, patches, or activities.  (Bless them!!)  

Since Feb I have been taking my culled things to her for the sales.  She has a spare room she stores stuff in until the next sale.  It makes it so much easier to part with things when I think about the good it will generate for the Scouts.  There have been many full load car trips to her home!

 I'm happy to say the upstairs of our home (the 'living' section) is completely decluttered.  The attic is about 60% finished.  The garage about 90% done and the shed about 80%.  My "studio" is about 90% culled. 

(Sorting journals and scrapbooks)

 A huge amount has been removed... besides the general things I've pulled, my culled art things have been given to a community group that does art programs for underprivileged kids and at the senior centers.  Fabric was given to a group who make small quilts that are given to the police & fire departments to wrap around kids who are in a traumatic situation.  "Warmie" items were donated to a group working with homeless veterans.  I even had a bag of cat food damaged by a bad Amazon delivery (so I wouldn't let Persia have it) that went to a woman who feeds some feral cats.

 I hope to be 100% done (tho you are never truly done, are you?) by the end of the year.

(My finished deep freeze)