Tuesday 26th October

I'm counting yesterday as a successful day ... definitely productive and I got more done than I thought I would. I sorted through the stuff on the table - four large boxes and a huge pile of books - and decided that about a third of it can be donated to charity. That's been packed into bags ready for the next kerbside collection and for the time being is out of the way on the spare bed. There's also a big pile of children's recorder music which can go to the local primary school if they want it or to the charity shop if not - I've emailed the school and am waiting on a response. The remainder has to be sold so I've taken most of the photos ready to start placing the ads later today.

I also did a fair bit of the admin, mostly clearing emails, filing, and shredding, so that all looks better. I worked out a meal plan of sorts for the next two weeks and will be shopping for the few bits I need later tonight. 

The style class was all to do with decluttering your wardrobe! Basically the suggestion is to empty all of your clothes, shoes and accessories onto the bed, including items in the laundry basket. Have bags/boxes ready for items you can donate, sell, needs repair, or can gift, so that you can sort as you go. Try each item on and look at yourself in a full length mirror - only keep the items that are right for your body shape, fit properly, are colours you like, and are in good condition.  I feel that it's quite a black and white approach and have no plans to do this yet. I'll start looking at my clothes once the sales start whether I've decluttered my wardrobe or not!

So today is more of the same. I need to do some shopping, sort out the cards for the November birthdays, place as many adverts as I can, and finish off a couple of emails. There are no online classes today but I do need to spend some extra time practicing this week's piano piece as I'm not playing it as well as I'd like and the lesson is tomorrow.