I have begun the indoor work for this Fall.  I watched that show on TV about Obsessive/Compulsive/Disorder (OCD), and although I know I am not one of those people, I sometimes can relate to their anguish when throwing things away.  I still remember certain things I have taken to Good Will that can't come back.  A box of coffee cups, perhaps 15 or 20, that could not fit in my cabinet anymore.  I still remember them, but as I look at that cupboard today, I am barely able to get all that I have into it.  I don't know how I manage to capture and save all the things that I have.  Today's efforts will be to focus on BOOKS that pile up on dressers, tables, bookcase tops....last night I found that I DO have a copy of "Lord of the FLIES" (not Rings), that I had completely forgotten about. 

Senator Russ Feingold was here in the Northwoods yesterday, and I had planned to go with a friend to the meeting.  But I was very dizzy all day and decided it would be better not to go.  John went and said the meeting was good and nobody caused trouble... 

Our snow has finally disappeared, and the leaves are falling fast, coloring and covering the forest floor.  So many leaves remain yet to fall, and the whole world outside is golden, with red trim.  So on I must go, staying inside, and focusing real attention on what I must do to minimize my possessions, and that will be very hard to focus on. 

I have also decided to try to do something radically different about my weight.  I am at least 50 lbs. too heavy, and while I mostly feel comfortable with that, I know that my heart is working too hard, my bones are stressing out, and my circulation must be impaired.  I am seriously considering going to a professional organization to make weight loss happen.  The local hospital is offering a weight management program, and I'm going to call them up on Monday to register.  I might also start swimming at the YMCA.....