I picked out a novel-writing workshop as a gift from Mom. Maybe, in a perfect world, I'd do something crazier, but I'll talk to some strangers and maybe finish "Wedded Twist". Not all bad, right?

Sounds like an awesome gift for someone with writing talent and passion like you. Plus, won't take up space or gather dust in your house!

Mom did kind of find that to be a selling point, too. Not that she isn't interested in the first part, too, but we don't have a lot of closets.

Mom did kind of find that to be a selling point, too. Not that she isn't interested in the first part, too, but we don't have a lot of closets.

I get it! My house is absolute Clutter City! No clear flat surfaces allowed! I'm currently on a "let's get rid of some of this crap" upswing, but am low on energy. But I realize an important first step is not to escalate by bringing in more stuff.

we even do declutter...this place was kind of built without storage. and, then, I bought pandemic consolation prizes, so yeah, still a bit too much.

Oh yeah, the online shopping that happened during lockdown, yikes! Definitely adding to the conglomeration!

Well, I had to do something, and I'm still not all that psyched about touching strangers' library books(Although I doubt the psycho anti-maskers are reading the same stuff as I am.)

I’m going through my clothes. So, I know I don’t need this [link] but boy do I want it.

That is awesome, sj. And also something that does not need to be added to my life. Sigh.

Stupid money.