AMANDA'S BASKETS: DECLUTTERING AND PACKING CONTINUE...NATURAL FIREWORKS!!!

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

DECLUTTERING AND PACKING CONTINUE...NATURAL FIREWORKS!!!

I have made progress...three boxes packed for me, six for Goodwill. And I have straightened up the main area, all three closets (remember, the apartment is being shown this week to potential renters). I have also taken out all the camping/fishing/picnic stuff to SnowWhite as well as all of the boxes for Goodwill.

Tomorrow my aim is to quickly straighten the bathroom, also work on the kitchen...lots more boxes for Goodwill there. But most of the time will be spent working in my studio. Especially those areas that I think need some 'weeding'.

Big thunderstorms hitting my area of NYC. Lots of thunder and lightening...not much rain. The sky is yellow, not a color I am comfortable with but it hasn't turned green so I don't need to run to the basement!!!

I remember summers in Minnesota. When the sky turned green we headed for the basement. One tornado aimed for our house in Lindstrom but for some reason skipped right over it. Weird because the same thing happened when we were in Ogilvie. Tornado came racing over the field and skipped right over my grandma's house. And yes, we were in the basement!!

Wish I had time to do some creative work but alas that's not in the cards right now. Maybe later...all work and no play make Jill a dull girl (but it does get the place packed and ready to move!!!)

Thanks for stopping by...
Talk with you tomorrow...
Hopefully I will have a better handle to share with you about my studio...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

MAGAZINE IDEAS

(New) One article in the Farmer's Almanac 2024 is a list of trends. One I knew about is the trend to downsize in just about every area. Another trend that I was surprised about was called ''The Human Library' which offers people on loan to talk about specific subjects. Finally, more folks are adding pets to their family and as a result, stores are adding more pet food, toys and medication to their offerings. There's also a nice garden article which suggests mixing vegetables and flowers together for success.

RECIPE IDEAS

Have you every made Cherry Dump Cake. It calls for 2 cans of Cherry Pie Filling (21 ounces), a white cake mix, 1/4 -1/2 cup butter, melted & 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans. In a 9 by 13 pan, spread both cans of cherry pie filling. Add the melted butter to the cake mix and break apart the resulting mixture and crumble it evenly over the pie filling. Sprinkle the pecans evenly over the mixture. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 - 45 minutes until the topping is golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream. Fast, easy and very delicious.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What if you want to establish better habits, then decide what habit you want to work on. Again, try an easier one first for that good feeling of success. Let's consider more exercise. Start small. Don't try to run a marathon right away. Set the amount of time, the type of exercise and when to do it to begin making sure that it is within your reach. If it works for you each week add a bit more. Walking is one of the best ways to get good overall movement but there are many exercise videos on YouTube of varying lengths and difficulty to check out. Change your exercise routines to eliminate getting bored. For hardcore exercise with weights, give yourself a day in-between to recover. Even on days you would rather not exercise, do it and see if you feel better. It takes an average of 66 days to establish a habit. Just think 66 days to establish a good habit for a lifetime. Sounds like a good thing to me...how about you?