Dropped the Ball

Well, it's a good thing I did so well for the first half of the month because I totally dropped the ball for the second half. There are a couple of reasons why.

First, we're fostering a couple of puppies. What has this taught me? I now know that I'm not as much of a dog person as I once thought. I guess it depends on the breed and the age of the dog. We've enjoyed having them here . . . for the most part. One reason I wanted to foster them is so that my children would start to feel more comfortable around dogs. In that regard, they have done the job beautifully so I think it has been worth it.

Another thing is that I've been trying to go to play groups with my daughter who is still at home full days. When we're not at home, junk removal just doesn't happen.

One more thing to note is that, while I haven't posted about what I've thrown out for well over a week, I've still been throwing things out. Of course, now I've forgotten what a lot of it was. I know that I got rid of a lot more paperwork that I didn't need. I also went through my felt (after making a bunch of felt hand puppets) and got rid of the scraps and organized the rest. I also got rid of a lot of old seeds that I had. I know that I won't be doing a lot of gardening this year so there was no point in keeping a lot of the seeds I had. I've kept the heirloom seeds and some herb seeds but that's about it.

I still have a ways to go in getting the garbage out and reclaiming our house as a real home but a good start has been made. February will be busy for us. I'm not sure how much I'll get done garbage-wise. I'm having a yard-sale though. Some friends and I have booked a local hall so I'll be getting 2 tables there. In the past, I've had so much stuff piled on the tables that it's been hard for people to even see what I had. This time, I've been more ruthless with things and I threw out the stuff that I figured nobody would buy anyway. It should make for a better sale overall. Plus, it will leave more room for baked goods - that's where you make the real money.