Yesterday's Day

Hello,

Leroy took the afternoon off yesterday because he realized that he was putting in more hours than the church wants to pay for. That is one good thing about working by the hour. Instead he worked for me. 

We cleaned out the closet in the living room discovering one thing that I will give away when I feel a little less attached. I should read that tidying up book again to get the right sequence of events.

In the morning, I had visited with a guy who was dumpster diving across the alley. Our neighbors are moving and have brought in a dumpster. They had a number of clothing items that still had store tags on them. This guy said he was going to take some sweat shirts and would I want anything. I told him I have a friend who works with refugees and she would be able to use much of it. He put two large boxes and one big bag by our back steps. I did look in there and was able to use one sweat shirt the rest my friend took and was happy to get.

I had such a hard time with the idea that clothes that have not even been worn would be sent to the dump. There is certainly something wrong with how we treat things in this country. There are so many places to give things away if you do not like the philosophy of this or that place you can select another. Certainly putting them in the dump does not help the earth. I suppose it could be argued that it helps the economy because people buy so much and keep money moving.

I had a return visit with my dermatologist this morning. I was so pleased that I got in without waiting so long. During his exam under strong lights and perhaps a magnifier he declared that I have three places that still need treatment. I have to put the crème on just these three spots. He felt that it would take care of it and I would not have to return for a year. I was hoping for that to be the case now. At least I did not throw away the cream. I put some on right after I came home. Hoping for the redness and crusty to come soon because it means it is working.

Paula