Snow fell last night and covered our woods here in the mountains of NC. I snuggled under my covers with Tiger the cat on her blanket close by. On the floor in their little beds, Smokie and Sunny, who are visiting me this week, curled up like furry balls.



Smokie and Sunny sleeping in their little beds



Tiger on her blanket


I am one who seldom gets cold. I like cool weather and usually, unless the wind is blowing, I don't wear a coat even in winter. But when the high temperature is in the twenties and the low is way, way low, yes, even I get cold.

Life is slow and this is the time to stay indoors and clean out closets, de-clutter our lives before warm weather sets us in gear again to begin our activities. I talked to a friend today who is doing just that. She said she was drowning in paper. Don't we all know that feeling? Since computers came into our lives, we are using more paper and collecting more paper than ever before. Why is that when our goals are always to "go paperless?"

On Sunday of this week, a friend, Rebecca, is coming to visit for a while. She is going to help me get organized and de-cluttered. She has a very big job ahead of her, and she might throw up her hands and say, "enough" after a week.

She plans to start her own business, helping people organize their closets, their offices, and their homes. She can practice on me.