I'm Sweatin' The Small Stuff

Sometimes it's the smallest things that irritate us the most.

You know those canvas and canvas-like bags that the stores all want you to buy now to put your stuff in when you shop?

Yeah...that's it....supposed to make us all greener *_*

I have about half a dozen of them that are reserved exclusively for shopping. They have nice long handles that slip over the headrest of my power chair. And there are a couple of insulated ones for the cold stuff.  They work really well, especially when you drop in a freezer pack or two before you head to the store.

It's the other ones...the ones with stuff in them...that are taking over.
I looked around today, and I must have 2 dozen of the danged things sitting around the apartment...all with stuff in them.

There's one with the Rummy-O tiles and racks and table pad and score pads, etc. in it.

There's another one with the cards and score pads and shuffler and all that stuff for Hand and Foot Canasta.

One that says GO GREEN on it has a bunch of stuff we picked up at the last Senior Fair. Lots of pamphlets that are going right into the trash, one of these days. (Yes, I see the irony in that)

There's one hanging from my rocker with my latest crochet project in it (a blanket for the cat bed) and the new wooden yarn knitting thing that I just learned how to use today.

At Dave's feet is a bag from another senior apartment complex with yarn in it that he's using for his blankets he makes for the Painted Turtle kid's camp.

The red Trader Joe's bag has yarn that he's NOT using for his blankets he makes for the Painted Turtle kid's camp.

In the bedroom, lined up against the wall under the window, is a colorful bag from Fresh and Easy with crap in it that was in the car when we got rid of it. That was a year ago. I'll go through it. I will....I promise...

That basic black bag has all the Bingo stuff in it that we'll need when we start calling Bingo here at Limpdik Park next week. Gotta keep that one.

There's a pink one that matched my swimsuit that's full of water pistols and kickboards and swimming stuff that hasn't been touched since Debbie and Jacob were here in March of 2010. I plan to use it again....when they come in March of 2012.

I filled up another one with books and crap off of the credenza in the living room, when I was straightening up before the cleaning lady came last Monday.

I swear....at least paper bags were more versatile. You could pack a lunch or pack your clothes in them. You could ripen fruit. You could entertain a cat for hours.

Now the only thing you can do is.....stuff 'em.