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Organizing Before the Holidays
lifestyle blog · mindfulness · minimalism · organizing · personal blog · personal development · self-care · simple life

Organizing Before the Holidays

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It has been a difficult last few months. I got the flu and recovered then I got Covid.

In between the flu and COVID, I was working and trying to catch up on things I needed to do. But Thanksgiving came and before I knew it I was sick for two weeks with COVID. I am still recovering from the fatigue it brings. But of course I started to get sinus and allergy problems.

The To Do List

Today is Monday. I have been going to the adoration chapel for an hour to fulfill my ministry. It’s a nice place to talk to God and just take time to reflect on all his goodness.

But starting this week I’m going to take time to clean and reorganize my belongings and maybe find items to donate or sell.

Etsy disappoints Me

I tried selling my items on Etsy. But I took my art off of it. I was being harassed by a “customer” I won’t go into the details but I’m disappointed in that site. It’s hard to get noticed unless you pay for ads.

I’m not sure if I was to pursue selling my art anymore. I lost my motivation for it and feel my interests moved into learning to sew and make a quilt.

Purging myself and my items is the goal today.

Before and After

I forgot to take a before photo.

Here’s the after photo

The downstairs is finished.

The next room will be my bedroom.

Caroline

Cuddling with Books
book · cross stitch · gluten free · organizing · simple life

Cuddling with Books

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The other day I tried making gluten free pita bread. It was a flop. I decided to buy a few gluten free cookbooks to learn more about it.

The books arrived today. I’m going to sit on the sofa and read a little and watch some tv. Then I need to go through another cross stitch pattern I found and decide if I want to start stitching it after winter gatherings.

Did You Know

I’m at the introduction of the gluten free cookbook and learning so much.

I didn’t know that you can not measure gluten free flour the same as wheat flour. And it’s best to use a kitchen scale.

Off to the store tomorrow to buy a kitchen scale.

Dinner

Here’s my dinner:

It’s Salmon, rice, beets, asparagus. With a glass of water.

Earlier today I started organizing and looking through a bin on my vanity.

Most items in this bin was thrown away. Yes, all nail polish was tossed. Only the clear nail polish was kept. I’m not into painting nails anymore.

Tomorrow there’s a few clients on my schedule. But I am planning to get to the store and then try to go through my cleaning supplies and reorganize the closet in the office.

Then stitching at night until I fall asleep. I don’t care for new years eve. So it’s not important to watch the ball drop. I rather get sleep!

Happy Evening

Caroline