T Stands for Tuesday & The Downsizing

Good morning everyone,
   Happy T-on Tuesdays we share a post with friends that must include a photo with a beverage. You are most welcome to join us-find link in my right hand column with our hostess Bleubeard and Elizabeth.

   The weather people were still building up this major snow event that was to occur over the weekend-but Mother Nature had other plans-so thankful.  We woke up to an inch of snow, and we are having the arctic cold for a few nights. This morning (Monday) we still have water and heat so I am very thankful.
   Sunday one weather person explained the reason we didn't get allot of snow was because the system sped up and flew past Missouri-he apologized to all those viewers that wanted the snow lol thought that was sweet.

   However, I see that many of you on the east coast will be getting slammed with a major storm-stay warm and safe and hope no one gets hurt or loses their electricity. and my prayers go out to those with the tornadoes south of me-so sad.

  All weekend and most of last week, I have been going through things in my craft room. It is really unbelievable how much stuff is crammed into this small room-floor to ceiling.
   Over the weekend I went through the very large and deep metal file cabinet-where I had saved articles, and information on quilting and all things crafts. This cabinet has been buried for the last few years so I hadn't been able to use it. I discarded most all of the quilt patterns, kept everything wool, weaving, spinning and other craft ideas. I have two very large boxes full-that I am putting into the auction. Saturday I watched movies and stayed up til midnight working on this.
  I even found weaving information with my address in Denver Colorado back in the '70s  so much of my craft room has come with me in all my moves since then. crazy I guess lol

   I also went through my cookbooks again and discarded 4 more big boxes to the auction-there just is not room in the new lake house.

   I am having a very difficult time doing this-many say it is empowering to let go-for me it is not at all. Hubs is ready for this I am not-but I will get through it.

   I also went through the boxes of the vintage kitchen items we collected when we first got together-and was able to let go of another box of those. I probably still have too much in kitchen items and cookbooks but for now will see what will fit. I guess it is not good to want to hold on to tangibles but it all has memories for me.I really enjoyed all the garage and farm sales we went to finding all of these items.
   One of my wood rolling pins-and I know which one- Hubs bought for me when we were courting. I could only let go of about 5 rolling pins-the others not yet.
   I still have my late sisters (she passed very young a year after graduating college) little singer sewing machine that she had as a child. I put that in the auction things and an hour later put back in the to keep area.

  So far this is the auction area I decided the hallway was a perfect spot as my living room is full of the to keep boxes from craft room-mostly weaving yarns.

   We have a large collection of vintage trunks and I love them all-they were put to use in this home since we have no closets, no storage areas. I really want to keep all of them-if not must decide what must go.
   Another big thing to go through and decide what to keep is a huge trunk of leather and hides. We wanted to sew traditional clothing and get back into the pow wows and mountain man events but we just ran out of time.

   I really am not complaining-though re reading this I guess it sounds like it. Part of the mood I think, is the weather here-so un normal to be this cold all of February and now in March as well-most years gardens are being planted, and grass is being cut by now-so that is depressing. My Hubs has ptsd and that is showing up more now-he went to bed early like around 6 pm for several days now-I always feel sleep for him is a good thing-he is safe. although many nights the nightmares continue-they usually stop during the summer time. This cold weather and many days rain is slowing down the outside work at the lake house that needs to get done.

   Tuesday I will be going with a friend to the big city an hour or more drive away in Springfield, Mo to get our taxes done.
   We usually make a day of it-I discovered a place called Relics which is a huge building of antiques-I know I know lol-and a tea room-here is the menu (the salad choices look perfect for gluten free) so maybe we will visit that-and I will bring the camera and try to remember to use it lol.   
     Those of you I don't visit for T tonight I will visit late Tuesday or Wednesday.

  Wednesday morning early I visit the eye doctor for my month follow up.
     I need to talk to him about what glasses will be best. I am thinking progressives again. The long distance is excellent-but everything else not so much. I am getting by for now with one of Hub's number 2 reading glasses-but they are not strong enough for very close up and a bit too strong for reading and the computer-so have been frustrated with all that. Can't see to read anything-like the washing machine dials, preparing and eating my food is all blurry-so will be anxious to find out what will be best for me.

Last night I wanted a treat-I was not up to baking cookies, or a cake so decided on my chocolate popcorn-always sooo good and makes me happy I added allot more popcorn this time then the recipe calls for-so not totally covered in chocolate but gave us more. (recipe can be found in the search on my blog)
    Hubs this morning says Wow and I slept through chocolate popcorn? lol

The sun is shining this morning-loving that but it is and will stay very cold today and tomorrow in the single digits.

   For my drink sharing I am enjoying a cup of my chicory beverage with cream in my favorite cup.
   I also am loving the chia seeds soaked overnight in the frig in almond milk. Tastes like homemade tapioca to me and loving it.

I add a little agave and sometimes dried blueberries or other fruits. This morning it was not as thick as it usually it is- I think I added in a touch too much almond milk-but I am really loving this for breakfast of if I need a bit of a snack in the early evenings-I am using different unsweetened milked nuts from the company Elmhurst that I shared a few posts back.

Happy T Everyone.