I've been thinking lately (Yes, I know that's dangerous) but I go through this every now and again when I spend day after day in my house alone and find myself looking over the place and wondering...how do I get rid of some of the "stuff" I've been accumulating year after year. Usually I can let the matter go because I know deciding to plow into this working detail means time and sweat. Still, it does keep coming up and I would like to downsize. If, for no other reason, to make it easier on my daughters when it's time to dispose of their mother's junk.
My first choice would be to give things to people but that presents a problem too because a lot of my friends already have junk of their own. I could always donate it to Goodwill but that doesn't give me any satisfaction. I've heard all the donations you give locally are driven to other places for distribution. Not that that matters but I like my stuff and I'd like to know somebody else is enjoying it.
Having garage sales is an option but one I'm not up to physically anymore. Garage sales are a LOT OF WORK! And I don't think I could handle one alone. I could get everything ready alone but going up and down the garage steps and setting everything out (and bringing leftovers back in) would require more energy than I think I have. There is a free site (local) online that you can advertise stuff on but I'd have to search for it and figure out how to get everything advertised.
Ebay is always an option but that too requires a lot of effort. Posting pictures isn't all that bad but then you have to do the shipping end of it (if you even make a sale) and spending time at the post office is not my idea of a good time. Ideally, I could find people who would like this item or that -- or who would take it off my hands because they know somebody else who could use it. I guess I'm gonna have to think on this some more. I can't be lazy about it because snapping my fingers and having it gone just isn't going to do the trick. Think I'll just mull it over a while more.
Plan on spending some time in the sewing room again today. I've got a few ideas brewing for one project or another. Last night I browsed Showtime to see what they had to offer. I had watched an episode of Fat Actress with Kirstie Alley a couple nights back but it was too cornbally for me. The Circus (about the presidential campaign) looked interesting until they got to Trump and I had to turn it off. One show (United States of Tara) was about a mother of a teenage girl and it was too much over the top. The mom had multiple personalities and one of them was a wild teenage girl that her own daughter enjoyed hanging with when she came out. William G. Macy (who I like) was starring in a real dumb series called Shameless. I'll pass. I did enjoy Billions, The Affair, and Sleeper Cell so I'll return to those.
I've been wanting to tour the Sequim radio station and they're having an open house tomorrow so I'm playing with the idea of driving over. Need to hit Costco anyhow. We'll see....
Suppose I'd best get moving. Have a good weekend. Here's a picture Tom Camfield had displayed on his latest Leader blog. Love those old PT photos.
And here's a Facebook one that made me laugh out loud.
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