Thursday

One mammoth sorting session later and the stack of music books in the bigger of the two cupboards has gone from this ... 

via this ...

to this ...

I've been ruthless and just kept the books I know I'll use. The bottom shelf holds all the piano pieces on the left and the piano tutor books on the right - most of these were given to me and will be used during the initial lessons at least. On the shelf above the piano music are some general theory books for Miss C on the left and the music for my principal instrument, the tenor horn, on the right. On the shelf above that is the black folder used during choir performances on the left, and the hymn books etc. on the right.  I still have to look through the top two shelves. They're currently used to store mutes for the brass instruments and various accessories, some of which will go when I sell the instruments.

Of course the rest of the books are still in the house but they have been sorted into piles ready for disposal. There is a pile of books to be sold with the respective instrument, so cornet, flute, clarinet, and saxophone, and I also have some more tutor books for the young lad in the Close who's learning the cornet at school. I'll wait to place the adverts until the schools go back in September as that's the time people will be looking to buy instruments. Finally I have a pile of ensemble arrangements and a pile of recorder music. I may approach the library service to see if the performing arts library in Devizes is interested in the more difficult arrangements and one of the primary schools to see if they want the recorder music. If there's no interest, I will donate it to Oxfam as they will sell it in their specialist music shops. 

Today will be similar to yesterday but with an online Indian cookery class thrown in the mix. I'm concentrating on the playroom room today - some decluttering, a lot of sorting and re-organising as my last attempt to rearrange the room hasn't worked out too well. I have a short list of phone calls to make and I also want to look for a better broadband provider as the current one isn't that reliable with my internet access continually dropping out throughout the day. It's been bugging me for a while but I now need to get it sorted before the piano lessons start.   

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My August decluttering challenge:

• 1st = a set of plastic measuring spoons (I never use them)
• 2nd = a white shirt (band uniform that is now too big) 
• 3rd = odd balls of wool (going to my sister, who can make use of them)
• 4th = a map quiz book (completed and unlikely to want to do it again)
• 5th = blue cardigan (big holes in both elbows so only fit for the bin!)
• 6th = a pile of half completed puzzle books (going to my friend's sister)
• 7th = large fruit bowl (I don't like it but K does, so it's going to her!)
• 8th = a broken Filofax cover (only fit for the bin!)
• 9th = unopened toiletries (unwanted gifts, so going to a friend)
• 10th = 3 small terracotta indoor pots (gifting them to K)
• 11th = old duvet set (to be donated)
• 12th = 5 Pyrex divided containers (to be donated as I never use them)