My middle sister took over my decluttering task and moved it forward…

I had been initially embarrassed to ask her, but I told her what I was trying to accomplish and she came over bright & early (at 7:00 😴am) yesterday with cleaning tools and garbage bags.

This is someone with whom I’ve reluctantly watched "Hoarders" while she described "all they’d have to do to get a handle on the problem". So we worked on my bedroom until she put me out and sent me to work on one of the closets.

Last night, at about 9:00, haulers had come and taken away bags from my 22 year sojourn in this dwelling, and I was very happy. I fixed her a snack, we hugged and she headed on home. I did some sweeping and vacuuming, then realized I couldn’t find stuff…😳
"Dee, do you remember where you put my coat ?"

"I hung it up in the closet, where it should’ve been." (I keep it on a hook by the front door)

I sat down to watch my Roku and was told I had no internet service. I checked my DSL and discovered my phone had been unplugged.
I found the phone, crawled under the bookcase to reach the Jack and all was well. "You said you don’t use the landline for calls", she shrugged.

I’m grateful, really, really I am. 😬