@Purpsy: Oh! So mom is getting rid of more stuff? That's awesome!
Yes, we still have leftovers too from the weekend. The watermelon leftovers, I don't mind. It's the leftover cake, etc. that's a bit of an issue XD

I hope you get a chance to relax a little bit today - and work on your art. I'm hoping to do something similar, actually, but part of me wants to get some errands done just so they're entirely off my plate...

@Purpsy: I would be proud of her too :3 It sounds like she's embracing this decluttering thing, now that she's started! <3

I need to do a good amount of decluttering here too, but it's not anywhere the level you've described. I just need to go through the stuff that has naturally accumulated and is no longer needed since my kids are now adults and we're done homeschooling.

Awww... I hope your brother gets some sleep. It sounds like he needs it. What does he do?

Good Morning. <3

@Wildfire: so far so good. I slept hard. I only woke up a few minutes ago. Coffee is brewing, music is playing.
How are you doing?

@Wildfire: I don't have anything planned today. I'll probably clean a bit.
I should start the big project of cleaning out my niece's temporary room and shifting bedrooms around to make room for the new roommate.
Today is going to be too hot to go outside, so it'll be an indoor day with the kids.

@Wildfire: yes indeed. My old roommate is excited and nervous to move back in with us. We have a very "tough Love" type of relationship with him and he says he severely needs that right now.
My feathers are a bit fluffed though because our new upstairs renters aren't paying rent when they said they would. So I might need to look like the 'bad guy' and ask them. My husband has been in charge of being the landlord with them, but he's pussyfooting around the subject with them. e.e
I'm happier now, my dogs are recovering well from their marmot brawl.
lol! speaking of dogs, it's a howl-time right now. My house sounds like a kennel at a pound. lol . There's always one husky off-key in their songs. XD
Humidity is horrible! I was just thinking about your sauna and being where you live- I imagine your sauna would compete with outside weather. lol.
I need to put chemicals in our hot tub or drain it again. I dunno. I didn't do a good job of cleaning the tub last time I drained it. :T

@Wildfire: oh my gosh, I am now at the point where excessive sugar hurts my mood and body pretty bad. I feel your pain. I had a pretty big bowl of ice cream before bed and woke up in the middle of the night with acid climbing up my throat. e.e
I have friends that still down energy drinks like it's tea or coffee, and I can't understand it.
Good point about your sauna, it would have a dryer feel than outdoor wet-humidity. I lived in Wyoming for a long time, it's So dry there. I didn't even realize how dry that state was until I went to Michigan and got blasted with humidity [which isn't even as bad as FL] It was so sticky! How do you functionally live?! lol!
My dog stressed me out so bad the last many days, I didn't notice initially after the marmot brawl that her paw was cut open. My husband worked his war-veteran magic and bandaged her up. We had to go find surgical glue and hold her down to apply it. She's not limping today! <3 Her limping was heartbreaking. D: And she was cuddling me and leaning against my legs when I walked around the house, she's not the type to want affection.
My other dog's nose is missing a small chunk, but it's healing well.
UHG. can't believe my dogs lost to a marmot.
I'm starting to notice the type of relationship my new upstairs roommies have. AAAHG... man, I brought the gf to the liquor store with me and it wasn't until I saw her birth year, that I realized she's the same age as my niece and nephew. OTL I feel so old- but to be fair, my niece and nephew Are adults.. It just hit hard. She's in the beginning of her adult life, and I'm settling into mine.

@Koah: btw, it's nice to know I'm not the only one who reacts like that but I'm sorry to hear that you're affected by sugar, etc. too

@Wildfire: I've been dealing with that "I'm almost 30" crisis. I sort of feel like I'm losing myself while I've been home, raising the kids. :T Eh, anyway- I'll sort myself out somehow.
I can't even imagine the stage your going through with the kiddos moving out and doing adult stuff. My sister with my eldest nephew, her and I talk often and my nephew is on his own now trying to start a business and has a long-term relationship. He's settling into adulthood pretty well.