Kathi BL, I have the same sort of issues. Kids stuff has been one of the toughest for me. I worry that I'm getting rid of things that she will wish I had kept when she's older. Realistically though, I wish I didn't even have the stuff from my childhood... One of the things that worked well for me when I was decluttering a large amount of childrens stuff was to do it a little bit at time to get me going. Pick out a small grocery bag of clothes or toys that were rarely/never used, or that you feel no particular attachment to. Take it to a drop off location, and then see how you feel. I bet you will get over any feelings of anxiety rather quickly. The other day I was thinking about an item I had donated a few years ago, but would have trouble donating now. I asked myself if I would want it back if that was possible- the answer was "NO!" It can be very complicated, these emotions. I have a pick up scheduled today and I feel that anxiety. I pray for the truck to get here and tow it off early- because I know once the truck is here and gone, it's over and done. Until the truck shows up, I can still run outside and remove things from the stack. Once the truck comes, the anxiety goes with it.

Raven, that sounds so good I think we'll have it tomorrow. I have frozen hash browns in the freezer and everything else I need to make it. Thanks for the good idea!! Hope you enjoyed it. Bengardening, I haven't had pork roast for so long. I like it with Nita's recipe with the cherry preserve sauce over it. I don't know how you can stand to be in the kitchen at home after being in one all day. You must be a saint!! Glenda--honey, if I go to the Irondale Cafe, I'm just having fried green tomatoes and lots of corn bread. I'm still amazed I really liked that corn bread with no sugar. :-) Shirley, the KFC livers--if you catch them at the right time--are crunchy outside and tender inside. Do you bread yours? Jasdip, I love bran muffins right out of the oven with melty butter. I haven't bought raisins lately as they seem to last a long time around here.

bleusblue2, how right you are! “Fashion is a mystery”! To me as well. I try not to be a fuddy-duddy but I often fail! It’s those moments I take a second look and try to see what a younger generation sees in the newer trends, or how they put it all together making their own statements, and then I feel a bit less old, a bit less critical and cynical. We were all younger once (and many here are still young), and we wore some silly styles! Yes, I see the clothes aimed toward elderly women, and yes, with a bit of imagination, one can put newer trends and older trends together, discarding what won’t work for us and our own tastes, and look pretty good! This coat/sweater can only look good in motion, wrapped, hugged, swishing – we have similar tastes! I think with regular jeans (not the original shown), and something lighter weight (that moves as you said) in the tunic look as depicted, it might be a nice casual look (without the men’s shoes!)

Not so fast Mama Goose, each state has it’s own laws and in Maryland, there are no statue’s of limitations for a violent crime. This victim still has the right to file charges even now and is actually being encouraged to do so by some. Professor Ford has done absolutely everything she has available to her to prove that this happened, so yeah, now the burden is on him to prove her wrong, nothing unfair about that. Now why doesn’t that committee comprised of all old white men step up to the plate and show her some fairness? Under the circumstances I think it’s her due. https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2018/09/21/msnbc-maybe-ford-should-file-criminal-charges-against-kavanaugh