Sunday Fun

 

Cranberry-Almond Mini Tarts

An early morning (7:30 a.m.) phone call from cousin P woke me up, this morning.  Not an emergency; she just wanted to know if today was when the donations pick up was scheduled.  No, it is scheduled for Monday morning.  Later in the morning, she called again to apologize for waking me up so early!

I made blueberry pancakes for brunch and chatted with neighbor T (our regular Sunday phone call).  In the afternoon, I did some laundry (the sofa slip covers).  Later, daughter and I did a craft project together, using a melt and pour soapmaking kit she had received as a gift several years ago.  That was fun and we enjoyed quite a few laughs in the process.  I took some pictures, but, they are for another post.

Then, I got the donations ready for pick up in the morning, boxing up 50 manga/anime books and 25 DVD my daughter decluttered along with some other items of hers, which were not included in my monthly decluttering totals.  I decluttered several additional items to be donated.  They included:

Clock Radio 

This was a gift I received back in 1982, at one of my jobs, from my coworkers.  I've used it every day, since then, as my bedside alarm clock.  But, I have another, battery operated alarm clock and I don't need two clocks.  

Painted Wooden Letter Holder

Sideview Showing Clothespin Holder

This was a little gift from my half sister, one year.  It's cute and I used it to hold a cat-themed card she had given me.  But, I decided it was time to let it go.

It was also time to let go of the little piano player doll that I had bought for my daughter one Christmas when she first started playing the piano - she didn't much care for it and I had it displayed on my shelf:

Piano Player Doll

I had displayed it in the original box, which had kept the doll dust free.  I used to put my daughter's hair in ringlet curls like that!  

And it was time to let go of these two dolls, too, which still had their original boxes:

Seated Native American Doll

Standing Native American Doll

All in all, there were seven bags and three boxes ready to be donated this time around:

Donations

Dinner was rice, shrimp curry, moringa curry, dhal, and broccoli.  For dessert, daughter and I baked mini cranberry-almond puff pastry tarts!  We used frozen puff pastry and some homemade cranberry sauce I had in the freezer.  The cranberry sauce ran all over the baking tray, as you can see from the picture on top, but, the little tarts are delicious!  

Today, I am grateful for:

- Enjoying doing a crafts project with my daughter
- Baking with my daughter
- Getting the donations ready for pick up
- Phone calls and texts with cousins, neighbors, and friends
- What I was able to accomplish

Today's joyful activities included doing crafts projects and baking with my daughter.

Plans for Monday include, donations being picked up, putting the washed slip covers back on the sofa, and my regular Monday cleaning routines.

How was your Sunday?  What are your plans for Monday?

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September Decluttering:  I am continuing to declutter at least one item a day in September, too.

9/1 - 1 Crossword book, completed (recycled)

9/2 - 1 T shirt (daughter's; to be donated)

9/3 - 1 knitting book (to be donated)

9/4 - unused cards (to be donated)

9/5 - 1 participation medal (daughter's; tossed)

9/6 - 1 seashell necklace (to be donated)

9/7 - 3 copper bowls (to be donated)
      - 3 text books (daughter's; recycled)

9/8 - 1 text book (daughter's; recycled)

9/9 - 2 metal spare parts that are no longer needed (recycled)

9/10 - 1 CD (chemistry lecture supplement; daughter's; tossed)

9/11 - 1 bag of small plastic toy reptiles and amphibians (3 snakes, 4 frogs, and 4 lizards; to be donated)

9/12 - 2 crocheted shawls

9/13 - 1 ice bucket printer paper tray

9/14 - 1 homemade iPad cover

9/15 - a set of 4 stem glasses (to be donated)

9/16 - 3 books (daughter's; to be donated)

        - 1 handbag/purse (daughter's; to be donated)

        - 2 telephone directories (recycled)

        - 3 magazines (recycled)

        - 1 knitted shrug (to be donated)

        - 2 zippered plastic covers that bedding came in
        - 2 storage boxes 

9/17 - 1 jacket (to be donated)

9/18 - 3 disposable food containers (given with food)
        - 1 hooded sweatshirt (to be donated)
        - more old make up (eye liner that was dry! Tossed)

9/19 - 1 old wash cloth that was torn in the middle  (tossed)
        - 1 wooden cat shaped letter holder
        - 1 clock radio
        - 3 collectible dolls
        - several posters (daughter's; recycled)