Procrastination can extend

This table was put up, temporarily, with the intention that I would use it to sort the genealogy papers that needed filed in their respective 3-ring binders. 

I expected to have it done in 24 hours so the table could be put back in the attic. 

Several weeks later, it took less than an hour to do all the filing, and my husband took the table to its storage place in the attic. 

Yes, we walked around that table for weeks. 

I think the problem was the table was not annoying enough. 

Right by the computer room door - very easy when I was taking the papers off the counter and putting them on top their respective binders. I sorted immediately. 

This started because youngest was here,  was working from home for a week, and I was clearing space for her to spread out in the computer room. 

I even had a package of sheet protectors ready for the filing. But then procrastinated on the next step, putting the pages in the binders, for ages. 

Each time I walk down the hallway now, it seems so big, without the table in the way. 

Two flower pots

I have gotten rid of a lot of flower pots in a use it or lose it mindset. 

The last two now have a set place to go each year. They fit perfectly and add a little dimension. 

The flowering annuals came from the clearance rack. 

Fold3 and Great Aunt Dee

You may have heard of Ancestry and Family Search which are online databases for genealogy. 

In the USA there is Fold3 for military records. 

I have not used it a lot, it is on my “futures” list. 

I just saw an interesting article (below). This topic does not pertain to me, probably not to you either, but it is a good read -

https://blog.fold3.com/wwii-research-and-the-missing-air-crew-reports-collection

This one definitely pertains to me -

https://blog.newspapers.com/exploring-the-society-pages-in-the-newspaper

I discovered that in the 1950’s one of my great aunts wrote a column for the local newspaper in my original  hometown. She lived in an area of the county, outside of town, that was active. She wrote about their local activities as well as the community member’s family activities including our extended family. 

I have placed lots of dates using her column. The best example is I now know when my grandparents moved, because my Great Aunt Dee wrote about going to their new house for a small dinner party. 

Using the better quality, instead of storing them

I had a wild assortment of cheap bins in the cupboards in the garage.  

I had a very nice set of latching bins in the attic, empty. 

I moved supplies from one set of bins to the other, next to the bottom shelf (below). 

The locking ones are so much more reliable to use with heavier garage supplies.

Bonus, they look much tidier since they are cohesive.

And I sold the odd ones quickly/easily.