CLUTTER....

It is such and odd word, yet I guess it does describe the collectible crap that was quite important when it was stashed away, only to be cast out in an effort to "downsize". I have clutter from traveling, those brochures, maps, tickets, etc. that seem to be a good idea to save for scrapbooking, just seem to pile up into mountains of junk! I guess it is better just to take a picture, since digitally it doesn't go int the landfill. I find that when I try to de-clutter, I end up taking it from one room to the other, now that certainly isn't a solution - except temporarily. I have quilting stuff in bags, drawers, baskets, closets, etc. I need more time just to finish my projects! I have "how to books" that never really answer the questions I have which lead to me purchasing them in the first place. I have useless wires that go to gadgets that I'm not even sure that I have any more. CD's that maybe have something on them and then again, maybe not. I've saved gift bags to reuse in an attempt to be frugal and green. I have collections of things that I haven't got a clue as to why I'd even want to collect them. So, today, during this overcast day, I started once again purging out the collectible crap that I have no use for, that really doesn't need to be filling files, draws, bins, baskets, etc. The sad part is....I've hardly made a dent, but I shall continue on.

Lest we never forget.......

It has been eight years since the attack on our country, when those jet planes flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, then the Pentagon, and then the field in Pennsylvania! We all came together that day as a nation in support of one another and for our country. Yet, as time goes on many have forgotten the impact this attack on freedom had on us as a country. Many have become complacent and even doubt that it was an act of terrorism. It boggles my mind. I remember having returned from taking the kids to school and coming home and making coffee and hearing Diane Sawyer on the t.v. Manuel and I were puzzled as to why my country was being attacked and why the issues that lead up to this fateful day had not been addressed. I poured the coffee and heard Manuel say "ugh" and I looked up to see the second plane fly right into the tower and the smoke.....the people falling....the buildings collapsing....people running....smoke and dust billowing! Tears filled my eyes then as they do now as I remember that day. It was a warm, sunny, beautiful day!! The lost lives.....the terror..... May God Bless the souls of those lost and may God Bless America. Today, as then, was my day off.

Just as any other day, it was filled with things that need to be done. First is was Panera and breakfast with Candy and then....the dreaded competencies! I hate themm plain and simple. I think it is mostly because I feel inadequate and fear that I might fail, so I become panicked and dread the entire day. I am fortunate to have friends who take it all in stride and are upbeat and quite frankly, cheerful about the impeding challenges! Some of my irritation is the redundancy. It is aggravating to repetitively do the same tests several times over. I really don't like to have my time wasted nor do I like playing games, just get to it the point and move on, ten words or less!! However, there is always a bright side and no doubt there is always a meal to be eaten, so Leslie, Valerie and Jack, Breanna, Candy, Cindy and Roseann went to lunch at The Crab Shack! :D

Callie is off to Orlando for Rock the Universe and Night of Joy. Natalie is off to Boston to see the Red Sox and family. Me, I get to workout at the gym....LOL
Okay, so I'm late...I had to update how my blog looks...you know important stuff!