I boxed up all of the programming & other work-related books that I brought home when I retired. I'm not sure where I'll put them (maybe I'll just throw a table cloth over them) but they're in the hallway for now. Then I unpacked all of my Irish language books and tapes, and put them on the bookcase where the work books had been. I even hooked up a radio/cassette-player, but discovered that the radio plays, but it won't play cassettes any more. Bummer, but I found a small cassette player to serve in the meantime. Now I have to quit de-cluttering and concentrate on my Irish studies.
I also cleaned out 2 dresser drawers in the guest-room. At least now a guest could have a little space to unpack. Still have 2 more drawers to go thru-- mostly papers of my mother's.
Yesterday I started going thru drawers in a dresser in the "music" room. I emptied one drawer and reloaded it with all of my Christmas music cassettes, which just fit, so they're all in one place-- what a radical idea. The other drawers contain old tax returns and bills/receipts, so I'll need to pull all of that out and box up what I need to keep & recycle the rest.
It's quiet & peaceful on the street this afternoon, so I'll wait until tomorrow to run the lawnmower.