I wish a happy Labor Day to my North American friends.
I haven't been sewing recently. I thought that my Mojo disappeared--I was avoiding sewing. I identified patterns I wanted to sew and fabric in my stash I wanted to use, but I never got started on any project. I spent some time looking for it in my apartment. It took a week or two for me to realize that my mojo was still in my apartment, but it was BURIED under a huge stash of fabric, patterns, books, dance clothing, fitness clothing and other random stuff. It really depressing being surrounded by too much stuff.
I've lived in the same apartment for 12 years (really in the same complex for 20 years). I haven't done a major re-arrangment of my furniture in err. decades. I did to a major de-stashing last year, but at that time I didn't go through my books, closets, etc. I have not re-located in literally decades, so it's time to thin out my possessions (Example: I have LPs, Cassettes, CDs and digital downloads in my apartment). I do not have an empty flat surface.
So I'm spending this weekend going through as much as possible. I have several plastic bins (mostly fully of fabric) on my patio, and I'm going through everything to get rid of the obvious stuff. I've made two donation trips (books and shoes) and I have stuff set aside for electronic recycling, stuff for a dancer-garage sale. I'm also cleaning and doing minor repairs. I'm pretending I'm moving. I may end up renting some storage space, but I'll have a clearer idea of my possessions. There is a lot to do, so I had better get cracking
