Starting A Doll's Outfit

Yesterday was a mainly cloudy with a high of -1C. This morning it is partly cloudy and -5C. Today is suppose to be a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 3C. 

Lifestyle

I spent yesterday morning putting away all my Christmas gifts and getting bags, tissue paper and boxes dealt with. It was many trips to the basement and garage dealing with that. But, it is done. One gift as put onto the server. A friend made it many years ago and it got framed. She got the picture after her oldest sister died a year ago. 

It fits in perfectly with my display of cardinals. 

After a short rest, I headed to the basement to start cleaning. I decided to work in the storage/maintenance room. I organized everything and as I moved it, I vacuumed the floor. It is 100% better than it was. 

My crafting supplies take a lot more room than I had wanted but most will be gone by the end of November 2025. What is left will be donated to the thrift shop. 

The tubs that will hold the items I make. The bottom one is pictures that I will deal with later on. They are at the bottom of the list. 

And lastly, items that need to go to the thrift store and to be shredded. That area should be emptied before spring. 

I sat with heat on my back when done this area. I was hurting and it really had nothing to do with cleaning. I think there is a weather system coming and my knee wanted to hurt. 

Sewing

I did sew yesterday afternoon. I worked on a top that is part of the Iconic Barbie Outfits that Sewing With Cinnamon did in October. 

I have one snap to put on the front. It wasn't a hard pattern to sew though I didn't serge the hem. I chose to fray check it due to the curves going into the ties. 

Knitting

I didn't knit last night as I was too tired. 

Thoughts

    I was surprised to see the garbage trucks working yesterday. I had thought they would pick up our garbage on Saturday. They have to pick up Wednesday's collection then so out they went on Boxing Day to do our area. I didn't put mine out as I didn't have enough to fill the bags. 

    It was great to clean up the storage/maintenance room yesterday. A first step to doing something each day. It has too much stuff in it still but I want to have most of it gone by December 2025. A goal I will meet for sure as I have my plans in place. 

    One of the legs on my glasses fell off this morning. I have it taped on. I cannot get my eyes checked until the end of March 2025. At the moment, I will have to pay for everything. I will go to the optometrist today and see if they can be fixed. If not, I will have to figure out what I am going to do. In the meantime, I have the leg taped back on so I can do most things. 

    The weather has warmed up enough that most of my driveway is bare. I am still not doing a lot of shovelling yet but hope to work back up to doing it myself in the new year. With rain suppose to be here Sunday night and several days of warm temperatures, I am sure a lot of the snow will be gone. When the next storm arrives, I hope I can shovel the snow off the driveway. 

    I am slowly going back to my healthy eating. I stopped for Christmas which wasn't the right thing to do. I know that part of my soreness is from the weather system coming in and part is from eating things I know that cause inflammation in my joints. I should be back to my proper regime by tomorrow. I am slowly moving back starting yesterday. Today will be better and tomorrow should be back to normal. 

Today

I have to go out and see about my glasses. Once home, I want to do a load of laundry and some cleaning upstairs and downstairs. I may sew this afternoon. If not too tired, I will knit tonight. 

Until the next time..........................................................