Organization is just a myth and other stuff

So, I spent Saturday cleaning out Lindsey's drawers. I do this at least once a year. Don't think that I am stupid or anything and buy her too many clothes, it is that she gets hand-me-downs from two families . . . one of which has two daughters. Lindsey loves this stuff but she hates to part with anything.

Anyway, there were two reasons for my cleaning her drawers this past Saturday. The first is that she isn't home and it is always easier to do it when she isn't arguing with me about every item of clothing. The second reason is that the Federation of the Blind are coming on Thursday and this will give them mucho stuff. Six bags later, her drawers will actually close. The kid wears a 14 slim. There were jeans and pants that were a size 10. The smallest shirt was a child's size 7. She makes me crazed. She had underwear that had never been worn and was still neatly folder straight out of the package. Of course, she wouldn't know that the underwear was there because everything else was just thrown on top of it. Oh, and that is another thing, all of her clothing goes to her room folded. So why isn't it in the drawers that way??? Besides the fact that her drawers were overcrowded?

Being as I was in the mood, I stopped at BigLots on Sunday and bought three bins with latch tops and handles. I sorted some of my yarn into it. Sock yarn, wool and other yarn (I have some lovely Malabrigo) and other stuff. It is a lovely thing. I still have a bag with my reference and pattern books and all my straight needles that I never use. Oh, and the stuff that is buried in the back of the closet. Plus my neighbor is a wonderful garage saler and finds wool for me everywhere she goes.

Of course in organizing this, I discovered that I did not need to make another trip to my favorite LYS to get more yarn for Z-man's sweater. I had it. It was just mixed in with the other stuff. Ah, well, I could return it but I might make a scarf and mittens to match his Wallaby.

Speaking of which, I have one sleeve of the Wallaby done and most of the other. I had most of the body done but decided I hated it and frogged the whole thing. It was just too tight and I was very frustrated because I had checked gauge and everything. Lo and behold when I reread the pattern, I discovered that I was supposed to change needle sizes after the binding was done, oh, duh.

I have also discovered that I love using all those free make-up bags and such that you get stuff in. I have Z-man's sleeve in progress in one that I got from Avon (it actually had curlers in it and can easily hold this small project. For bigger projects I use bigger bags. They are usually plastic lined and fit tidely into my tote bag that I schlep everywhere.

p.s. I have received a very clever card (from Twisted Yarns) and a postcard from my CASP. Very fun stuff.