I emptied the hall closet opposite the door into my office. There is one small batch of electronics (modem, router, cables) and the rest is empty, piled in my office partly, but a the bulk of it is in the recycle bins. Cardboard from electronics (sometimes the boxes are essential, other times, not), cables, bits and pieces. I took a bag full of e-waste out to the pickup to take to work on Monday. I've organized the rest in a couple of baskets.

Tomorrow I'll see about moving around shelves and putting stuff from the kitchen into the hall "pantry." I'll measure the things I want to put in there and may adjust the shelf placement before the final move.

This won't be a pantry off the kitchen, but it will be around the corner in the hall, not too far away. I have lots of extra stuff that needs sorting and tossing, and this is as good a time as any to do it, when I have a plan for the space.

Dorothy, those raccoons sound cute, but at the same time, a lot of work. And in various parts of the house - I hope that once Addy is out you'll block the access points so you don't have succeeding generations being raised in your attic through familiarity with the space (but not so good for the humans living downstairs.)

SRS