I’m back at it again, trying to get things gone through and I’m finally done with the kitchen. Today’ it is going to be the dining room which has more cupboards as well as the China hutch. That is unless I talk myself out of it and hold off on it for another day.

My biggest problem is deciding what to do with stuff. Even if I decide I don’t want it, then what to do with it? I’m not interested in having any garage sales, so that most likely means lugging it to the Goodwill or some other charity shop that will take the items.

But there are some items that have sentimental value, and I struggle with the idea of whether to keep it, give it to another family member or just putting it back in the drawer for now. Especially when it comes to mom’s jewelry. Now mom didn’t have a lot of it, but still there are items such as her wedding ring, engagement ring, and a couple of other rings she wore from time to time. Earrings, bracelets, watches, necklaces, etc, along with dad’s tie tacks, belt buckles, and other assorted little bits one finds in a jewelry chest.

I am not even sure if any of her rings will fit, I haven’t tried any of them on, it just feels a bit weird to do so. To tell the truth, I am sure they will have to be resized because her hands changed over the years. Even though she was a petite woman, her hands were ravaged from arthritis, and she had swollen knuckles and joints that made it hard to get her rings off and on. I’m not sure what size they are, and heck, I am not even sure what size ring I wear now.

It had me wondering then if shoe sizes and ring sizes are the same for a lot of people? My hands haven’t really changed much but my feet have. So if they were ever the same size at one time, they certainly aren’t now. Which then got me to wondering what about wrist sizes? Can you have big fingers and small wrists, or big wrists and small fingers and well then of course, Google came in.

Looking at all sorts of charts, I find it amazing that wrist sizes are as big as they are. Just looking at my wrist, it’s hard to believe that a small wrist is 6 inches. That is half a foot! It doesn’t seem possible, but yet that is considered a small wrist size.

So now my curiosity is peaked. Ring size, wrist size, shoe size… how close are they to each other and are they similar or wildly different? I look at my hands and I know I have my father’s hands. Thankfully arthritis has not affected my joints, or at least not yet to where it is visible. Time will tell on that front, and I know that most likely for now, the jewelry will all go back in the drawer at least for a little while. But I know before the end of the day, curiosity will have the better of me and I will be checking out my ring size, getting a string to measure my wrist and see if they are even close. If they aren’t, I am going to feel like such a Neanderthal.

Don’t even get me started on ankle bracelets. So, bloggers do you know the size of it all? Have you noticed changes in your hands, wrists, feet, etc? Are they similar? Or are you fearing you could be a descendent of Bigfoot too?

The things I think of,… anything to get out of tackling those dishes.

Even though it is Labor Day, it’s just going to be another regular day here. No big plans of celebrating, but if anyone should happen to break out the grill, I will take a cheeseburger please, with some ketchup.

Whatever you have planned for the day, I hope it is a good one!

For today’s Music Monday, I chose this song, even though it doesn’t have a work or labor type theme, it is an uplifting song and that is what music does. It evokes a feeling in the listener and can be a positive force.

Have a favorite song? Feel free to join in and post it for today’s “Music Monday”.

That is how I feel today after trying to clean out and organize all of the Tupperware, Rubbermaid, and other brands of plastic containers. I have tried to wrangle all of those containers into two cabinets, and after trying to put up a container the other day and have lids topple out haphazardly, I decided to bite the bullet and try and tackle that project.

I’m sort of done, but sort of not. All of the containers were removed from the cabinets, washed, dried, stacked, and then it became a puzzle on how to put it all back together. I threw away two bags of cool whip bowls, salad bowls, all of those little containers you get things in like soft spread margarine, deli stuff, and ice cream buckets. And it still was a struggle to get things as orderly as I wanted it to be.

Add to the problem is I have Tupperware, and I inherited mom’s Tupperware, and it’s hard to decide what to keep, what to toss, what to give away. I started off well on the project determined to be ruthless. Afterall, who need FOUR cake carriers? There is a fifth one floating around here somewhere that is a large rectangular shaped carrier, where it’s at, I have no idea. That was another problem that I came across, that things were stuffed in odd places. I have dealt with that problem a lot for a while. Mom with her dementia never put anything back in the same place. So, I know I will be finding more Tupperware in a closet, or another cabinet, or someplace even stranger when I get to cleaning out more cabinets and closets.

Purge, I keep telling myself, purge it now while you are handling it and I had planned on doing that….but then I stopped for lunch while the containers were draining and drying and then when I went to decide, I really couldn’t. Someone might want that, I might use that, that could really come in handy when there is a large crowd, etc., etc.

I even took the time to google Tupperware to see about how to get replacement lids that were cracked or broken. A phone call and an e-mail later and I have three lids, and a container ready to be boxed up and sent to their offices to see if they can be replaced. I was told it could take up to 6 weeks to receive the parts,…if they determined it fell under their guaranteed stuff. I will let you know how that pans out.

Three relish trays, one big, one possibly a meat tray? I don’t know, it is flat and has a big round lid that would make it hard to put in much in the way of bigger veggies. A small tray less than twelve inches across that I am assuming is for things like olives and pickles. And of course, since they are all different that makes it harder to decide, which to keep?

Jell-O molds, I came across two. I have never used them for Jell-O, one of them I have used a time or two for an ice mold for punch. Which now I tell myself, maybe I should try making a Jell-O mold. And then there is the Rubbermaid, some of it newer that I only use once or twice a year during the holidays to store cookies. Does that justify keeping them? Of course it does, we are talking cookies folks. Stale cookies are an affront to all things American, etc., etc.

You see my problem. I can find an excuse for anything. I don’t know what kind of hold this stuff has over me, but it does. I have brand new stuff never even used. Dusty blue square plates, matching cups and glasses, perfect for packing for a picnic. I don’t go on picnics, I don’t like picnics, I don’t like fighting the ants and flies for my meal.

Stackable pie keeper for transporting multiple pies. Am I seriously going to get that ambitious to make a bunch of pies to take somewhere? Maybe in the past for potlucks and trips down to Grandma’s, but times change, things change, and nobody really gets together every Sunday with family for those huge dinners any more.

I’m thinking at Christmas I will pull out a lot of it and set it out to see if anyone wants to take any of it. Maybe I will even throw in some cookies to entice them. Big plans, big ideas for my excessive Tupperware and Rubbermaid horde. I need to downsize. And yet, I am already telling myself that if Tupperware doesn’t honor the guarantee on that rectangular container and lid that is cracked, I will have to buy a new one.

I’m tired. I haven’t even started on the pots and pans. New pans, never used, old pans that have sentimental value, some pans missing a handle, but they are Saladmaster pans, and they should have a lifetime guarantee. I just have to now go google them and see how I go about getting the replacement parts for them and if they are covered.

Yeah, I need help. Seriously.

Just a few hummingbird pics I took this morning. It won’t be long before they are gone for the year.

Morning Bloggers, another start to a new week. It’s hard to believe it’s almost the end of August. Schools have started back here, most county fairs are over, and it seems like there has been an increase at the bird feeders which makes me feel like an early fall is at hand. Unfortunately, this week is going to continue to be a scorcher with another day of 100 degrees predicted. Don’t think I will get much of anything done outside except for maybe a bit of watering.

For today’s Music Monday I chose this as much for the video as the song. I can’t even imagine the amount of work and hours of prep that went into this dancing endeavor. Not quite what one thinks of for dance videos, but it is so creative.

Have a favorite tune or a song running through your mind today? Feel free to post it for today’s Music Monday!

Morning Bloggers, it’s time for another Music Monday! I came across this singer recently and never had heard of her before, but evidently, she was a contestant on “The Voice” awhile back. I have never watched any of those kind of talent shows, but I usually stumble upon some of the singers on Youtube, such as the recent guy who is a school custodian from Iowa who made a big splash singing a song by “Journey”. I don’t know how well or how far this singer got on the show, but Katie Kadan has an amazing voice and really does justice to this old Janis Joplin hit in the video below.

Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post one today for Music Monday. I will try and blog more than just once a week on Mondays. It’s been a bit busy around here and I am hoping that after the past few weeks of iron infusions I will have a bit more energy to get more postings done on here.

Have a good week Bloggers!

Morning Bloggers, today’s video choice for Music Monday is by a group called “Elbow”. I came across this song from a movie I had watched recently called, “Swims with Men” which is a little British comedy about a group of middle-aged men who try their hand at synchronized swimming. The movie had serious “Full Monty” vibes with a pool scene stolen straight out of “Caddyshack”. This song was towards the end of the movie and it had me searching for it later on YouTube. It’s such an upbeat tune that keeps growing on me more and more as I listen to it. I hope you enjoy it as well!

Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it today for Music Monday.

Morning Bloggers, it’s Monday again and time for today’s Music Monday. I chose this song after hearing/reading about Aerosmith retiring because of a vocal injury that just wasn’t responding or getting back to the lead singer’s original performance expectations. I’m sure it’s hard to admit that even singing is affected by our aging process and things never stay on the same trajectory in life as we expect or hope that it does.

It’s going to be another warm day here and I am planning on doing as little as possible, at least outdoors. One more iron infusion to go in this series this week, and I am hoping to a bit more energy and gumption to get more done, including blogging.

Have a favorite song? Feel free to post it for today’s Music Monday!

It’s Monday again and you know what that means! Time for Music Monday! Have a favorite tune? Feel free to post it to get yourself in the mood for the week. Have a good one today, it’s going to be a hot one here in my neck of the woods, so there may not be much outside work other than watering and filling the hummingbird feeders this week.

Morning Bloggers, another Monday, another Music Monday Blog. I came across this song the other day and I chose it as much for the video as for the song. Who doesn’t love Leonard Nimoy? It gave me a chuckle, and some could even say it is my own personal anthem. Everyone loves a good lazy day, especially those lazy days that involve a nap!

Have a favorite song to get you into the mood today? Feel free to post it for Today’s Music Monday!