A major decluttering of my closet is currently under way, as I finish sorting out the clothes that are now too big for me but are still potentially useful to others. The Canadian Diabetes Society does periodic sweeps with a five-ton truck picking up donations of clothing, books and household stuff, so I can unload redundant stuff before it gets too grungy to appeal to the discriminatong Value Village shopper. I swear it's the Diabetes people who keep us out of the ranks of storage-locker renters.

I have started a new phase of my fitness program: strengthening my feet and ankles so I can start running when Spring finally rolls around. My husband has signed us both up for the Perth Kilt Run in July and I intend to cover the distance (five miles) in less than an hour, so I must raise my game, as they say. I have zero inclination to let my weight start creeping up again, so these little adventures are part of my foreseeable future.