Notice of a difference

Yesterday, I had a big day planned including appointments, errands, and seeing friends.  My first appointment was around 10 to meet with an official at the local college (10,000 students+/-) to discuss a photography book taken at their Homecoming parade. My errands included hunting for some head pretties for a Valentine photo shoot and groceries. In my travels, I stopped by to give a dear friend a birthday gift.

I said all of that just to tell you what happened before I even got in the car to leave. I tried to get a few household chores done, head to the shower, and get dressed for the full day of "town".  I went to the closet, pulled out a nice red shirt (team color) and a button was missing. I found another shirt and then needed a small jacket. The first jacket was a snazzy, snappy black dress jacket that feels comfy and casual. The shoulders of the jacket were too big and hung over my arms about an inch on both sides which made the sleeves two inces too long. My fingers were barely visable. I threw it into a discard pile and moved to another gray soft sweater jacket. It also was too big. I had not noticed my weight loss in a big way until this jacket discard pile.

I said all of that to say that necessity dictates I declutter my clothes closet before I tackle the photo closet in my monthly declutter goals.

Goals for the year                                Progress                                 Plans

Declutter Body                                     17 pounds lighter                  STEADY AS SHE GOES

Declutter Budget                                  Who knows                           Continue to pay bills
                                                                                                            Look for ways to slim down
Declutter House                                    2 rooms complete                 STEADY AS SHE GOES