I think perhaps we DO need an aches and pains thread, where spirituality stuff can weave through if it wants. My son was in the ER this morning with a bad stomach ache, it might be appendicitis, we'll wait 24 hours to see if we will take him down for the surgery. But I'm not going to share any more of that here, because this is the de-clutter thread, not the surgery speculation thread. It was kind of an organic migration of things before when Michelle got sick, but this is just too confusing for more casual de-clutters to sort through.

This afternoon I need to go through papers on my big dining table (in the living room) and file all of the ones we've finished with for my son's college applications and give him a list of the stuff he needs to finish. Since he's back at his dad's house now, he can write an essay. And I'll finish some paperwork and get things mailed. I am planning to have my dining room table cleared of these papers this weekend. I can set up a smaller file thing (you know--those desktop stands with thick wire dividers that you can set folders upright in). Once that table is clear, I'll work on the shelving next to it and put some table setting stuff nearby. So far the upper open part of it is full of collectibles, but there are cupboards down below that don't have much in them. I could put some china in there, for example, and empty one of the trunks in the front room that way.

SRS