After the computer rebuild I finally reinstalled a couple of programs that for some reason I'd taken out of the computer last summer. I installed the old PhotoDraw from MS Office (the last version was 2000, so it is ancient, but has a proprietary file extension that none of the Big Boy programs like Photoshop will open or convert). This morning I ran a batch conversion of the .mix files on disks that Janie sent ages ago so I could rescue photos she could no longer open. Sorry it took so long, but the mail carrier just picked up the envelope.

This job didn't take much space on my desk, but it weighed on my mind that I hadn't sent it back yet. I volunteered to help, then sat on them all fall. That kind of task clutter can be as debilitating as object clutter.

Speaking of which, at lunch today I'm going to pull out my IRS file and see what else I need to do my taxes. I'd love to have them sent in before the end of January.

Does anyone have lists of things they want to accomplish this year that aren't to do with removal of excess stuff? Tasks that will in their own way make things easier, navigation better, sense of well-being enhanced? I often have such a list on my fridge, but I took off all of the papers last summer (all except one: a printout of a screen shot from the kids: "I love you, Mom!" and below it "Me, too!").

I need to create that list again and put it in the house notebook on top of the fridge. I've thought of a few more things to add to the notebook, in particular, documentation about all of the pets--photos, rabies certificates, amount of food they each get, in case I have to have someone care for them in my absence. I'm not planning an absence, but how much easier to write this down now and not worry later?

SRS