I’ve been collecting things to give to the folks that come by and take things. I’ve not gotten too far in filling the bag but here it is what I have in the bag:

• A book called My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing “Slow-Medicine,” The compassionate approach to caring for your aging loved ones. A geriatric doctor suggested it back when my dad was ailing. I didn’t get past the first page.
• Four pieces of plastic on which to string Christmas lights
• A fabric coaster filled with cloves and decorated with snowmen. It was a gift from a student.
• An old GPS device
• An Otter Box case for an old phone
• Two briefcases
• Two sets of light-activated candles
• A case for my tablet that I don’t like
• A bunch of thank-you cards
• A cheat-sheet for statistics
• A cord on which to hang a nametag
• Some Moleskin padding, regular
• A pack of replacement fuses for Christmas lights
• A battery powered controller for something I gave away another time
• A small photo album
• A pair of clip-on reading glasses
• An old walking tracker and its plug
• 7 Stretchy silicone tops for containers

Declutter 2018 count 80:

• 29 things in a bag
• 32 Dan Bern Posters
• 2 crystal unicorns, broken
• 9 letters from Sue
• 1 Loon Magic sweatshirt
• 1 shedding scarf
• 1 pair of fingerless gloves
• 1 wool underlayer shirt
• 1 birthday poster from Sue
• 1 baby shower thank you card from Chris and George
• 1 Christmas postcard from Auntie June and Uncle Harold