Cooler Wednesday

It has been much cooler, today.  Highs in the 90s is nothing compared to what it was on Monday!

I've had a busy, productive day, today.  Spent most of the day doing office work (trying to meet a deadline on a project - did my part on time; the rest is up to someone else at the office).

In between, during breaks, I decided to do a bit more tidying and dusting in my bedroom.  I was unhappy because, even with all the decluttering I did, my room still looked cluttered!  I like to see relatively clear surfaces, but, while better than before, all the furniture still had stuff on them.  So, I started with my bedside table - took everything off, dusted it, put some items in the drawers, put the brass bell away, and put the other things back.  I still have a lot of things there: table lamp, cordless phone and charger, box of tissues, clock radio (electric), a second clock (battery operated, in case the electricity goes off in the night and the other clock's alarm stops working properly), etc.  But the lotions, my bottle of antacids, etc. are now in the drawer.  Then, did the same with the top of the chest of drawers and my desk.  I left the dressing table for another day.  This weekend, perhaps, when it's supposed to be hot, again.  I'll have the window a/c set up and I can work on the dressing table in the nice, cool room. 

While I cleaned the bedroom, I also decluttered 10 items to make up for not decluttering, yesterday:

Decluttering meant for June 21

1 dictionary
1 thesaurus
1 3-ring binder 
1 box
2 scarves
1 glass heart-shaped box
1 metal bookmark still in its box
1 metal sculpture of a dancing couple
1 collection of toy/party favor mirrors (5) and combs (2)
= 10 items.

Later in the evening, I decluttered another 10 items for today:

June 22 Decluttering

8 crochet magazines
1 booklet made of magazine clippings of recipes that I had cut and pasted 
1 notebook containing newspaper clippings of recipes that my mother had cut and pasted
= 10 items.

I do have, and intend to keep, another notebook in which my mother had hand written recipes she had copied from various sources. 

I had leftover spaghetti from last night's dinner for my brunch, today.  Then, around 4:00 p.m., I gave into my craving for a hamburger (have been craving it since yesterday) and drove to a nearby fast food place; I had a coupon for a $3 double cheeseburger meal.  I could eat only half of the cheeseburger, though.  I kept the other half in the fridge for later. 

One of my friends called in the early evening and asked if she and her visiting mother could drop in for a visit a bit later in the evening.  I said yes, of course, then did a quick tidying, dusting, and vacuuming of the living room and dining room and a quick clean of daughter's bathroom, which is also the one visitors use.  My friend brought me fried chicken for dinner!  :)  Except I was too full from the cheeseburger, so I put the fried chicken and biscuit in the fridge. 

After they left, I video chatted with daughter, wrote to a friend, did today's decluttering, etc. 

Today, I am grateful for:

- A cooler day! 
- Meeting my project deadline.
- A visit from my friend.
- My friend bringing me dinner.
- Getting some house cleaning done.

Tomorrow, I would like to clean the kitchen, tidy the family room, wash daughter's bed sheets and remake her bed; she's coming home tomorrow night!  :)

Today, I spent $3.27 for a cheeseburger meal plus sales tax.

How was your Wednesday?  Did you have a good day?