Tuesday

 

Dinner Compliments of S!

Neighbor S gave me not one, but, two containers of her potato and ground beef stew, today!  "One for you and one for your daughter", she said!  She had added bell peppers and basil and it was quite delicious!  Thank you, S!  She also told me that she didn't want the containers back (last time, I washed her containers and returned them to her, along with a small piece of cornbread, since I don't return empty containers).  

Today, I dusted, brought the trash cans in, cleaned the litter box, and did the dishes.  Then, watched the news and the gubernatorial recall election results.  And, since it was a cooler evening and we had two very ripe bananas that needed to be used up soon, daughter and I made banana bread.  

Banana Bread

Yesterday, I had decluttered an ice bucket, but, it was such a pretty cut glass ice bucket, I felt reluctant to part with it!  I set it out on the coffee table and thought, "I could arrange some flowers in it," etc.  When I mentioned it to my daughter, she put it back in the china cabinet and I found the printer tray from an old printer that we no longer had and decluttered that, instead!  

Today, I decluttered a homemade iPad cover:

Old iPad Cover - Closed

My daughter received an iPad when she graduated from high school.  It was something she wanted to take with her to campus when she went to university, but she was concerned that it might get damaged in her backpack among her books, etc.  I think we didn't want to pay the $40 or so for a cover, so I made a padded cover for it, using a piece of old dry erase white board, cut into two pieces, for the sides of the cover!

iPad Cover - Opened

I glued quilt batting to both sides of the white board pieces and asked daughter to choose the cover fabric from my stash.  Then, I used some coordinating scrap fabric to line it and reinforced the inside spine with another piece of fabric.  The cover had two pockets to insert the iPad and any note paper, etc.

One of the Pockets, Inside

The tab to close it had two button holes so it could be adjusted as needed.

It was a sturdy cover and lasted being carried in her backpack for four years.  There were a couple of worn spots in two of the corners where the yellow flowered fabric had torn.  But, she has no need for it now, so, I tossed it, today.  

Today, I am grateful for:

- Neighbor S sending us dinner
- A relaxed day
- Being able to participate in the recall election

- Banana bread
- Working appliances

Today's joyful activity was being in the garden (and enjoying freshly baked banana bread!)

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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