A good and productive day

Today I decided to clean out my closet. What a mess! I had no idea I had so many clothes. Spring and summer are all mixed with the fall and winter clothes. They were packed in boxes and bags and lying loose on top of a little dresser inside my closet.

I worked for hours on the piles and boxes, sorting them out into summer and winter piles. Each pile went into a bag or box labeled summer, winter, or donate.  Some were hung back into the closet to be worn soon.  I’ve got a nice selection of tops and sweaters.

I have a lot of leggings and jeans. Those were sorted into piles of jeans that fit now, and the ones that don’t fit were put into the donate boxes. I am donating a couple of summer housecoats that really are too tight and aren’t comfortable.

T shirts! I have a mountain of T-shirts. I’m donating a lot of those. I found a lot of Ruby Ribbon Camis, demi cams, and other items that are nice yet and quite expensive to buy. I’m thinking about sending some of the nicer stuff to one of those resell shops.

I’ve got a bunch of blankets. I’m going to put a couple into the car for those frigid mornings when I just can’t get warm, even with the heater on. The rest will go back into the closet for the cold winter nights.

A lot of stuff went into the laundry room to be washed. I’ll have to be careful with some of the delicate stuff that can’t be dried. I tend to dump everything together into the dryer from the washer.

I think I’ve finally gathered up all the Christmas sweaters. I put them in a plastic tote and sealed them up. They’ll go on the back porch until next Christmas season.  I’ve got one Thanksgiving turkey sweatshirt. I might wear it occasionally since it doesn’t have the word Thanksgiving on it.

I packed away my two swimsuits. I don’t think I’ll need them anytime soon, if ever again.  I really don’t look attractive in a swimsuit and haven’t for about 40 years at least. I still remember that little yellow polka dot bikini that I used to wear when I was in college. I looked good then. But that was more than 50 years ago, before having babies. Sigh!

I still have a mountain of clothes to go through, but I ran out of time, so the pile is back in the closet. But the pile is smaller than it was, and I feel good about what I’ve accomplished. I knew I’d never get it all done today. Maybe I can work on it again tomorrow.

I also did some laundry and got my floors swept. So it has been a productive day. And as you see, I found time to write in my blog. YES!

Now I need to get a painting sketched onto canvas so I can get another one done for the bank. With only 3 members at the present time, I must display a different painting every 3 months. That’s going to keep me hopping.

So, here’s to having a good day! It was a good one and I feel good about it. I hope you have a good day too.