Back to the craft room for more reorganizing this week. It's one of those "but first..." projects: I want to do some machine embroidery work and needed to clear off the sewing table and put things away before I could fight with the laptop computer my embroidery software is (not) working on. I sorted two huge basketfuls of magazines, to take to the recycle bin at Dillon's Grocery, and put the ones I'm keeping in magazine boxes. I still need to label the boxes so I'll know what's in there without having to dig one out. Took care of some telephone calls I've been putting off and scheduled a couple of meetings for this next week. Scanned and organized a bunch of papers and photos my sister-in-law sent back with me from my last visit with her.

No guest room yet; stepson is still in there, AND in the other (storage) room at the back of the house, too. At least I can now see the floor in the laundry room, and the counters, and the top of the dryer--believe me, this is progress. JIK has been cleaning the wooden floor in the dining room (bless his heart), and bleaching out some critter stains from the two dogs who are no longer staying here. The silence from barking is wonderful!

Need to clear papers off my computer desk (AGAIN!) and do some more photo scans--there doesn't seem to be any end to that particular chore, although John does a lot of it for me.

Kat, I like the idea of seeing this place as a stranger would. We never use the front door to come in the house; maybe if I do, it would make it easier to see what needs to be de-cluttered next. The craft room is in the back of the house--not where strangers or friends would normally see it. I think I tend to do more in that room because the things in it belong solely to me and I can dispose of them whatever way I want to. Anything else I either have to have permission to throw it away, or risk getting complaints for "rearranging things so no one can find anything."

Lin