Decluttering

 I am still working on decluttering. How do we manage to collect so much stuff? I went to Canadian Tire the other day to get a new spout for the bathtub. I spent $240. But I came home with a new tea kettle for 57% off. A new frying pan for half price. Some new measuring cups and spoons for the kids and 2 new spatulas since one got left in the oven the other day when the girls were baking. And flashlights. Three new flashlights. They are always lost or not working. Oh, I also got chapstick. They had them at the checkout. 

And it looks like I just might have to get a new keyboard because this one has its issues. Spilling water on it the other day has nothing to do with the 3 letters that keep sticking. A worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd often looks like that. And the "a" is so often awol. Grammarly has a field day with my spelling and punctuation. They send me an email every Monday telling me exactly how many comma errors, missed articles, and my most frequently misspelled word. I upgraded Grammarly to help with my academic work which I do in US English and my manuscript which I do in Candian English spelling. Sometimes I remember to switch it but most times I forget. Well, until I start proofing. Then I figure it out. How do you spell counseling anyway? One "l" or 2? Depends if you are Canadian or not. So, not only did I knock a glass of water over onto the keyboard, 5 minutes later I spilled the replacement cup on the desk mat beside it.  

What was I saying? Yes. Decluttering. Somehow, several boxes of stuff found their way onto the floor of the quilt room in front of the big design wall. I want to put the Ella blocks up so I can see all of them at the same time so I can choose colours for the pieced blocks I am making this month. Then, I had the crazy idea to make the setting triangles in a Grundge turquoise. It might work. But can I mix the ultra-modern Grundge with the wonderful reproduction fabrics I so love working with? Have I ever mentioned that choosing colours is not my forte? And I have finally figured out how to switch the keyboard from English to French accents and back again. It was by accident but I was actually paying attention at the time and I no longer have to restart the whole computer to fix it. 

I will put the Grundge up on the wall with the blocks and sashing strips and ask the girls and boys to tell me if I like it. I received a message today telling me that 7 of my cousins from Poland have purchased tickets to come to Canada in August for our 50th wedding anniversary celebration. I better get moving on this quilt. I only have 8 months to get it done. No pressure. If I wanted pressure I would say complete the doctorate and both manuscripts this week so I can finish everything on my 2020 goals list. Since that is not going to happen, I should probably write a new one for 2021. That should keep me distracted for a few days once I get all the boxes sorted and dealt with. 

Blessings,

Chris