I Downloaded the Bible

I was going to read to a patient who was upset and wanted somebody with her.  I talked to her for a while but it was a really one-sided conversation.  When I offered to read to her, she was agreeable.  However, it turned out she wasn't a fan of science fiction, mysteries, westerns, or action books and I couldn't bring myself to offer to read a romance out loud at all.
So today I downloaded the Bible with search function.  My Kindle Fire downloaded it just fine, but I'm having trouble getting it to download onto my Kindle DX.

Miscellaneous Update

I think the kind of camilla that blooms at this time of year is called a japonica.  It is really nice to see something blooming right now.

 I have been working on carving eggs.  I have two metal "trees" now.  I found the second one at an antique/junk warehouse.  It makes me sad to go to antique stores because I see old stuff and imagine someone loving it and no one wanting it when she is gone.

 This wall unit once held books.  My husband made these units for books.  But with the advent of my Kindle, I have been able to donate hundreds of books to the local library.  So now I can spread out the components of a different hobby.

 This wall unit holds books that I can't manage to let go of, craft materials, and collections.

 The cuttings in my greenhouse have grown so much that they are reaching out to the side for sunshine.  I've broken one off trying to get out the door.

 Here is the part of my art room devoted to sewing.  I haven't tried the sewing machine yet.  The last time I used it, it worked, but Diane was here.

This is what I'm taking to my art class at the senior center.  It ensures I spend time on the wooden eggs because that is all I'm taking with me.  I can't see something shiny and wander off!

Trash or Treasure

My New Year's Resolutions reveal an organizational problem.  Anybody who wants every book she sees is going to have a storage problem.  This is also a problem with collecting gadgets.  But another whole problem is that my husband was a teacher for thirty years and I taught for 40 years.  Hoarding is a problem for a lot of teachers.  If a person teaches high school or college, then at least the piles will be subject oriented.  But an elementary or middle school teacher is apt to have social studies, science, and all sorts of miscellaneous stuff.  This fall it was a challenge to get through stores without buying class sets of things, mechanical pencils, ball point pencils, cool paper, colored pencils, markers...stuff.  Stickers!
So organization is an interesting challenge.  My Kindle freed up a lot of space.  I've donated car loads of books to the library to either shelve or sell to augment their budget.  But I no longer have books piled everywhere in addition to shelved on wonderful bookcases that my husband built for me.
So now I can store craft stuff on those shelves and still have a wonderful treasure trove of books.  I also don't have books open all over the house because I'm reading more than one.  The Kindle keeps up with where I am in each.
A lot of my stuff is crossover between teaching elementary school and crafts.  So sterilite containers are handy for storing things I know I will want again.  They keep them relatively dust free and organized.  They stack nicely and I can see through the sides enough that I can quickly find what I want.  But I am seriously having problems getting rid of stuff that I know is trash for me now.  I have pounds of beautiful cardstock that I used to made bookmarks for the students.  Well, I know I'm not still going to do that, but I haven't made myself pass that on to somebody still in the trenches.  I will, though.  Soon.
The gadgets I love so much, I don't always keep.  Sometimes I hate cleaning it.  Food processors are that way.  Even if all dirty parts go in the dishwasher, I probably am going to use a knife and a cutting board unless I'm canning.