Good Morning all. What a change in weather, one day we are breaking temperature high records for that March day & then it's cold, windy & snow flurries. I cannot keep up. Thankfully being a life time Ontario resident, I know this time of year is all about dressing in layers as the temperatures & weather change multiply times in one day.
Currently Watching: we finished easily the one series wonder, Chasing Shadows. We are so disappointed that there wasn't a second series. We have watched series one of Trial & Retribution. We will give a look to series 2.
Currently Reading: started The Recipe Box. I'm having trouble connecting to the main character in what seems like such a predictable plot. I will continue on with hopes of being engaged. Just a few pages left to read for No Two People, and then I have a blank time of books waiting at the library. I do have about 4-5 books on my "holds" list but either the books are newly published & the library is waiting to get their copies or in the case of two books, very popular & a long list of waiting.
Currently 100 Day Project: still doing a little bit of crafting each day, but plan on some chunks of time this week as I have some birthday cards to make & get in the mail. I've kind of stalled on a few of the other PHDs, one that is easy - the labeling the year of past albums. I'm still not sure if I like the stamped year label or the printed out on the computer label. I want a unified look. The Covid album is now sorted into a box that has all the photos, paper & embellishments that I am going to use. I think there are 7 pages to finish. I was very glad at the time that I had made lots of notes about the what, the why & the feelings that go with some of the photos, so those pages should be easy to finish. I now feel that it was a wise decision to abandon a whole bunch of photos & paper clippings that would just add bulk but no real weight to my Covid pandemic story.
Currently Intrigued: I read an article from a decorating site that talks about HUSHING your home. The thought is that you do one room at a time & other than heavy furniture pieces, you take everything out of the room, that is hushing the room - store everything elsewhere from the room & leave empty for 24 -48 hours. Then you return to the room, sit in the room & decide what you really want to put back. What you don't want back in the room, you get rid of. Here' a link to an article about Home Hushing Trend
I also listened to a podcast from a woman that is an experienced declutter-er. She said often where people get stuck or stalled or give up at is when there are too many decisions to make. She gave the example that perhaps you have 25 items in a pile of decision; keep, give away. Her example was of that 25-item pile what were the things she really wanted to keep. For her there were 3 things she wanted to keep, so that reduced the decision making of not having to decide about each of the items. Once she picked the 3 items (3 decisions) the rest was no decision other than where to get rid of.
Not sure either of these methods are for me, maybe, but I do find it interesting to think about things differently.
I'll leave you with a decluttering thought from one of the decluttering experts ... your home is not a storage unit.