Drawers!

I keep whittling away at the sorting and cleaning and clearing things out. I got to my underwear drawer today and I really wonder what I was thinking. I cannot believe the items I have saved that I have not worn for years... I think I have a gene that goes back directly to my Auntie Zoe -- "Use it up; make it do; make it over; do without!" Auntie Zoe was a recycler before there even was such a word.

The bottom drawer under that one is still spread out on the bedspread. I have always picked up trinkets and little gifts for my family as we travel. Sometimes it seems I have stashed them away in that drawer and then forgotten I had them. I've found some lovely bracelets and necklaces tucked away in there. Some things are just pure nostalgia. Like a butter pat plate from my late friend Phyllis; or a burl made from a burned shrub from our MDS stint in Dulzura; or the collections of pins from our visits to all of the lower 48 states. Others are from my working days like the jewelry I wore every day to the office. Then there's all the Players Club cards we've picked up at casinos we've visited. It' s an interesting hodgepodge of items that all needed to be looked at and have their story told.

We had made a decision earlier to stop using the kitchen corner garbage drop so that we could use the compartment below for storage. I found the Corian cover for the corner hole in Forry's closet we cleaned a couple of days ago. Today Forry moved the dishwasher out of the way, cleaned up the corner, then moved the countertop dishwasher as far into the corner as possible (had to leave space for the cord and the hoses). That will give me a little more counter and storage space.