Thanks bless, but back to work today. Still stiff and refuse to push myself. But...., I did get a lot done in the office and think I figured out a way to handle all these leads being sent to me for follow up. Yes, email is how they come in, but have not found an efficient way on the computer to schedule follow up and I suck at excel.

So I have printed them off, have a 1 to 31 book and make notes on each one as way to follow up

Gotta start making some money so I can go to part time at the job thats gonna kill my back!

Take care BL. Good idea on the sorter, use to use one years ago. That was good thinking.

I am excited about DGS coming in a week to help me with the basement finishing up, as we WILL finish most of the moving and shaking I need help with. Maybe I can finally finish it!

Haven't really done much more in the 3rd bedroom this week (evenings after work have been busy doing other things) but plan to spend some time in there tonight.

I need to go through the 4 drawer chest of drawers I have in the closet. This is the last piece of furniture from a bedroom set I bought for $200 from a thrift store back in 1980! It is particle board, but has given me good use for the past 32 (!) years. Except now, the bottom of one drawer keeps falling down - I've tried to fix it, but the particle board is so chipped that the nails don't hold. I guess the time has come to toss this piece of furniture, but, before I do, I need to go through what I store in it and condense it and find new storage for the items I will be keeping.

Do you have to toss it because of the drawer Bless? You could store a container or two in the space and toss the drawer out that is broken, you keep it in the closet,right? Just a thought.

Diana, you are supposed to encourage me to toss things, not give me suggestions about how to keep them!

Yes, it's in the closet and out of sight. I will give it more thought.

Just know how you like to use what you have before you spend money on other things,Bless. and I figured if 3/4 of the dresser is usable, and you need/want what is in it, then take the broken part out and use it differently. You are so busy all the time, when would you find time to shop?

Diana, you know me too well! Ideally, I'd find other storage for the items I wanted to keep and not get another chest of drawers to replace the one I have.

I took a look at what I had in there, yesterday: DM's files & mementos (some of which I guess I am ready to part with now), some picture frames (which could be donated), 2 pairs of DD's baby shoes (awwww, so tiny!) which, when I showed her, she said, "Why are you keeping them?", the jewelery box DD gave to DM for a birthday which says "Grandmother" and the box it came in (DM kept a bead necklace DD had made for her in the box), some costume jewelery, and a few other things that I know I want to keep.

I guess I will first declutter/condense stuff. Then, see if I can repair the drawer one more time. If so, I will keep it, as it provides convenient storage (craft items can be stored in there!)

Yep, been friends on here a long time, right?
Sounds like a good plan.

Going to put the throws, extra pillows away in a cabinet, and
mentally plan the rest.

Not one, but 2 drawers were broken! The bottom of one came completely out when I tried to remove it. But both are fixed now, with nails (chip board really doesn't like nails!) I don't think they will hold as much weight as before, but it should work well enough for storing fabric and so forth.

Decluttering DM's papers is hard. I am more ready to toss now than I was earlier, but, with each piece of paper I toss, I feel I am erasing one more piece of evidence of her life.