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It’s #DeclutterChallenge2024

January 1, 2024 - By ginny

My sewing room serves multiple functions – guest room, computer room, exercise room, extra TV room… and it needs decluttering and reorganizing to make those functions work. #DeclutterChallenge2024 youtu.be/Y_XxkKGDe0o And my multipurpose room was full of Xmess stuff, badly arranged furniture, and clutter. Day 1 was Garbage Day. Days 2-3 were for clearing out magazines & books, but don’t have many, and they’re in my home office. So I rearranged the furniture to open up space for my training bike – goal is to get it set up this weekend. Then today, Day 4, was to get rid of…

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All Things Interesting - Home Improvement - Sewing And Quilting

It’s #DeclutterChallenge2024

January 1, 2024 - By ginny

My sewing room serves multiple functions – guest room, computer room, exercise room, extra TV room… and it needs decluttering and reorganizing to make those functions work. #DeclutterChallenge2024 youtu.be/Y_XxkKGDe0o And my multipurpose room was full of Xmess stuff, badly arranged furniture, and clutter. Day 1 was Garbage Day. Days 2-3 were for clearing out magazines & books, but don’t have many, and they’re in my home office. So I rearranged the furniture to open up space for my training bike – goal is to get it set up this weekend. Then today, Day 4, was to get rid of…

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Politics, Schmolitics

Can’t Decide Which Color I Like Best…

November 11, 2023 - By ginny

www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Little-Things-You-Can-Do-to-Save-the-Environment-by-hollyatodds/69181176.121KU

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Home Improvement - Mini-Posts

Beautiful Kitchen Design

September 29, 2023 - By ginny

www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2023/sep/29/homes-with-amazing-kitchens-in-pictures

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Mini-Posts - Politics, Schmolitics

No Fair Remembering Stuff: The Brooks Brothers Riot

August 23, 2023 - By ginny

Excellent episode by @driftglass@mastodon.social and @bluegal@newsie.social at #ProfessionalLeftPodcast https://driftglass.blogspot.com/2023/08/ep-737-no-fair-remembering-stuff.html?m=1

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The #DeclutterChallenge Day 1

June 4, 2023 - By ginny

After months of remodeling chaos, my sewing room is a mess. Time to take out the garbage according to her Day 1 declutter challenge.

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All Things Interesting - Home Improvement - Sewing And Quilting

The #DeclutterChallenge Day 1

June 4, 2023 - By ginny

After months of remodeling chaos, my sewing room is a mess. Time to take out the garbage according to her Day 1 declutter challenge.

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All Things Interesting - Home Improvement - Sewing And Quilting

The #DeclutterChallenge Day 1

June 4, 2023 - By ginny

After months of remodeling chaos, my sewing room is a mess. Time to take out the garbage according to her Day 1 declutter challenge.

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Mini-Posts - Politics, Schmolitics

Because I Am Forever A Snickering Tween

January 30, 2023 - By ginny

The Manhattan DA revives the inert “hush money” case against TFG, and this little detail will never fail to make me snicker like a schoolgirl. I’m sure AG of The Daily Beans podcast will happily dust off her Pecker jokes! The Times reported on Monday that witness David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, a tabloid that helped broker the deal with Daniels, was seen entering a building in Lower Manhattan where the grand jury has been empaneled. — Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/30/donald-trump-hush-money-grand-jury-new-york

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Food, Glorious Food - Mini-Posts

The one change that didn’t work: I started baking sourdough – and discovered my obsessive side | Baking | The Guardian

January 25, 2023 - By ginny

I did manage to bake some decent bread, every few weeks. But it’s not easy.

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Insurance season is almost over, thank Dog

Avoid health sharing plans, they're not that great a deal. A friend had one while getting some pretty serious treatment, and he struggled to get the care he needed.

Link: Not serious enough to turn on the siren, toddler’s 39-mile ambulance ride still cost over $9,000
Charm Patch Quilt: On Point

From Sew Can She - this looks like a great way to use up charm squares and scraps that can be at least 4 1/2-5 inches square. The contrast fabric and on-point arrangement add good visual interest without being too busy.

Link: Charm Patch Quilt Pattern: Free Throw quilt Pattern for Pre-Cut Charm Squares!
Tea Towel Hems

Bought some tea towels for gifts, looking for tutorials for adding colorful hanging cuffs after hemming.

I lean toward Method 1, mitred corners. Will decide once the towels arrive in case the selvage edges are good quality.

https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2023/03/26/tutorial-how-to-make-a-tea-towel-three-ways/
Sorry About The Mess: Trump Wrecking World Economy

Post: He’s nuts if he thinks manufacturers will move to the US; they like paying rock bottom non-union wages and they’ll pass the higher costs to American consumers. Lose-lose! What can possibly go wrong?

Since he lives in his own bubble universe, I’m wondering how long his big donors, the few relatively sane conservatives in Congress, and his “IKEA cabinet” will hold out until the murmurs behind the scenes become screaming fights in the Oval Office.

Spine of steel? Nope. Skull of rock.

Global economy rocked again as rates on imports to the US from dozens of trading partners rose further, with China hit by 104% tariffs

Link: Donald Trump unleashes new wave of tariffs against dozens of countries
Now Listening: Joni Mitchell | Black Crow

Text:

”Black Crow - There's a crow flying Black and ragged Tree to tree He's black as the highway that's leading me Now he's diving down To pick up on something shiny I feel like that black crow Flying In a blue sky I took the ferry to the highway Then I drove to a pontoon plane I took a plane to a taxi And a taxi to a train I've been traveling so long How'm I ever gonna know my home When I see it again I'm like a black crow flying In a blue blue sky In search of love and music My whole life has been Illumination Corruption And diving diving diving diving Diving down to pick up on every shiny thing Just like that black crow flying In a blue sky I looked at the morning After being up all night I looked at my haggard face in the bathroom light I looked out the window And I I saw that ragged soul take flight I saw a back crow flying In a blue sky Oh I'm like a black crow flying In a blue sky”

Link: Check out this song I heard on Radio Paradise