The process of decluttering a home that is in good repair and is simply a bit too full is one thing; houses of hoarders that are health and safety hazards are something else entirely. And both are so subjective that I suspect a neighborhood effort might go awry. That said, I completely understand the impulse. In my town I can drive through pretty little streets with charming small homes that are in need of repairs that are probably unaffordable by the owners. Even to repair and paint the outsides of homes would be a boost to the residents, but how to go about such a program?

There is a home of a friend that I entered a year or two ago and realized they have a real problem. But they are two grown adults with grown children so I'm not going to offer to help. This is me who realized this week that if I go dust now, after dusting just a couple of weeks ago, that the microfilament duster thing will be very effective and get most of this. I wait until things are so dusty that it means frequent trips outside the shake out the contents.

Don, a friend of mine swears by a small portable sauna for aches and pains though it sounds like you're using more pressure on that spot. I'm not a fan of chiropractic but that also sounds like something people go to them for. (Osteopaths used to get the "manipulation" training along with their medical training - and I had a dislocation fixed by a DO once).

Things suddenly got busy here, and that can help elevate the mood during short overcast days, but I'm reminded to not beat up on myself if I don't get everything done at once. Pacing myself this holiday season.