Nancy's attempts to declutter

Nancy Reading wrote:

Ra Kenworth wrote:
Leaky welly boots make cute planters!

I have seen those,
... transplant some of my tea seedlings into them? They are needing a bit more root space....I'd have to stuff the toe with something

Rocks do nicely to stabilize the shape of the boot, and they make cute gifts too.
(If you don't have enough rocks I have plenty)

almost no more progress on the decluttering front

It's good weather for decluttering now!  I'm too busy outside during the warmer months to focus much attention on my house, but now I should really get some indoor stuff done while it's cold/dark/rainy.  

I thinned out the small daughter's books by about a third (we have a lot of kids' books), but only taking ones that weren't much fun to read out loud/didn't have great pictures.  It doesn't look like I've even made a dent in the collection though...

Another use for work socks not worth repairing is a sweat (head) band:
Tie the holey toes together which you place against your forehead then tie a knot in the back.

I usually have a pair of these on the dashboard in summer, which occasionally get used as rags (for wiping oil spills off the engine while refilling the oil and checking the gasoline)

PS
I expect that socks are a preferred dog toy because puppies love to hoard their owners' scent, so they remember they're usually a forbidden item -- so to own sock toys!

Since I have a bit of downtime, I'm concentrating on the totes of denim for sewing and quilting projects.  In the past few weeks I've broken down approximately 20 pairs of jeans into quarters or halves.  Zippers are put into a container for future use along with the waistbands.  Currently have the "parts" in a spare laundry basket where some will be cut into pieces for upcoming projects.

Also put all of my T-shirts with really short sleeves into the donate pile.  I don't like the sleeve length and rarely wear them, so why keep them.