Thanks. It's not really a bad storm, no lightning/thunder/wind, just continual rain. The humidity must be 120%.

About the emotional issues with de-cluttering, I don't think I really have a problem with that. My "clutter" is mostly glassware and china that I want to keep, but I want it stored so that 1) I can see it and enjoy it, and 2) that I can take it out & use it, then put it back where it belongs, and 3) I really need to entertain more so that I can use it. Some times I feel about the dishes, like I used to feel about my dolls & toys-- I just like to spread them out and "play with them". Does that make any sense? I just enjoy having them and looking at them-- they're pretty. But if I take things out of the china cabinet, I'm afraid I'll never get them all back in again.

The other stuff is books & record albums/CDs/cassettes, that are all over the house. I've probably got 50 vinyl records that I want to listen to, in case there's something on one that I want to learn. And that's just pure procrastination (no thread creep, really).

Oh, well. Thanks for the info on the books. I'll check the library.

Maryanne