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@@jennyjenkins877 Aww! Sweet! What is your grandbunny's name? 🐇

@@MelindaPlainandSimple The short answer is Val. The long answer is he was first named Valerie because the previous owners never took him to a vet and thought he was a female bunny!

@@jennyjenkins877 😂 I love it! Back in 2006, one of our cats had kittens. The neighbor kid wanted one. She picked out names: Bella or Mitch. When I figured out her parents weren't going to let her have the kitten and I would be keeping it, I convinced her Bella would work for a boy or a girl. (I didn't want to name it Mitch if I was keeping it.) I was glad she agreed because the kitten turned out to be a boy. Bella was a sweet kitty.

@@MyBlessedNest The books gave my pile a sudden boost. 😂😂😂

@@MyBlessedNest Thanks, Carol! 😘💕 I don't have plans for any collabs right now.

@@annsosie1515 Thanks, Ann! 😘💕

@@JaxFLGirl1222 Hey, Jaxxie! 😘💕

@@theendchapterOrthodoxChristian 😂😂😂

@@theendchapterOrthodoxChristian I do too. Yes. He went to great effort for his gift. He's was on the road for a job, but made sure to be present at the family gathering. Lol. My niece called him so he could see when we opened his gift. He's so funny. I have his picture hanging in the kitty litter area now. 😂😂😂

@@LiveLaughLovewithJen 😂😂😂 It felt like Marco Polo-ing with you.

@@theendchapterOrthodoxChristian Yes. I thought that was very nice of them to do that. Skip the fancy stuff. He'll take a burger, please. 😂😂😂 They grilled burgers and someone got chicken from a place they go to for lunch sometimes.

@@robertakeogh8650 Hi, Roberta 🤗💕

@@lisaann6267 Aww! That's a shame that the purse didn't last long. I'm glad you found a replacement. Blessings, sweet friend 🤗💕🙏

@@donnag7020 That's a great idea, working the puzzles and returning them. I hope the rummage sale is a huge success. 🤗💕

@@gloriaaguilar692 Thank you, Gloria 😘💕 It never occurred to me that there are "flosstube" videos. 😯🤦🤷😂 If I was still cross stitching, I'd check them out. Lots of wonderful tips, I bet. And maybe I'd try making my own patterns. There's a lady in my Buy Nothing group who makes her own designs. They're beautiful. It took me a long time to be okay with letting it all go...the fabric, the floss, the patterns...the idea of doing it again someday. But it's time. No sense in it going to waste when someone else could put it to use. I didn't realize until I had already posted this video, but I haven't even cross stitched in this century. It doesn't seem that long. Lol

@@skyiscrying Thanks! 🤗💕 Yes, I do! I'm giving Randy some time to adjust to and enjoy retirement before I ask him to help me move some things, etc. I want to do some rearranging. I don't want to start honey-doing him yet, though. 🫣😜I figure he deserves a little "vacation" time first. I remember how it was when I first quit working. 💞

@@ingmariohman8242 Oh how nice!!! Very freeing! 😘💕

@@dianasimplifies 😂😂😂

@@dianasimplifies Yeah, it is supposed to dissipate...IN 40 DAYS! 😂😂😂 I didn't realize it was wet and wasn't thinking about it when I put it in my purse. 🤦 By the time I realized, it was too late. Everything smelled like cologne. Strong, stinky cologne. Lol. I had to air out the things I couldn't toss. Money. Insurance cards. Everything. I didn't want to put that stuff into my replacement purse. 😂😂😂 The little change purse still smells or I would still use it. It's gotta go. Luckily, the purse was already showing wear. I checked, the smell is finally gone from the purse. It was in plastic in an envelope. I put it back in the envelope, but not in the plastic. If I'd put it back in the plastic, it wouldn't have caused a problem. 😂😂😂

​@@MelindaPlainandSimpleOh no! 😆

I'm declutterring stuff out of my bathroom. Just a few items.

@@dianasimplifies Nice! Isn't it funny how we keep finding excess stuff in the bathroom. 😂

@@MelindaPlainandSimpleyes I keep thinking I'm done ha!

Thank you! 🤗💕Welcome!

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Thank you 🤗💕

Hey, Jenny 😘💕 Kids and bits and bobs...a world of fun and imagination. 🩷🩷🩷 How cool that your daughter is passing it on to her students. She must have enjoyed it. She sees the benefits. 👏👏👏

Hey, Michelle! 🤗💕 Letting go of craft supplies sure has freed up a lot of space. 😂😂😂

Thanks, Judene! 😘💕

Hey, Ann! Thanks for watching 🤗💕 I can relate. I had to stop over 25 years ago because I got cross eyed and couldn't see print on a page for awhile. 🤦 Now, with bifocals and a prism, plus the neck issues and the hands too, fantasy self had to let go of the possibility of ever doing it again. I'm glad I have my little collection to enjoy though. 😊

Hey, sweet friend! 🤗💕 Thank you! I was in my twenties when I learned. I had never heard of cross stitch, but my sister gave me a simple little kit as part of my Christmas present one year. It was a goose and had a blue plastic frame. I wanted to do more, so I asked her where she got it. Then I discovered the world of cross stitch. It felt natural to me. That's so cool! We went to Opryland twice. The first time was 1988. Randy surprised me for our 12th anniversary. He knew I'd always wanted to go there. I don't remember which trip we were on when we bought the tote, but we never used it. 🤦

@@MelindaPlainandSimple Ha! Funny that you never used the bag. I learned to sew in high school, back when they had home economic classes!

@@carrie3206 That's when I first learned to sew too. Home Ec. Middle school. 7th grade. But I remember my grandma teaching my sister and I how to use a needle and thread before I started school. I didn't quite understand how stitches worked though because I tried to make clothes for my doll while my sister was at school. Huge fail! Maybe it was the one inch stitches. 🤔😂😂😂

Thanks! I enjoyed doing handwork. Cross stitch was my favorite though. 💞

Hey, sweet friend! Thanks for watching! 😘💕

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Thanks, Jaxxy 😘💕 As long as the front turns out, that's all that matters. Nobody usually sees the back anyway. 😂😂😂

Thank you, P Lynn 😘💕

Hey, sweet friend! 😘💕 I'm sure your granddaughters will love your needlepoint. I'm so sorry you're losing weight. My mom lost a bunch of weight after my dad died too. She bought something to wear because she'd lost weight and it was already too big on her by the time of his memorial service.

@@MelindaPlainandSimple I hear you.

Thanks! 🩷

I never used a threader, but I'd probably have to now. I'm not sure I could see with my bifocals. 🫣🤷 It's hard to give up hobbies we love, but sometimes our bodies don't give us a choice.

@@MelindaPlainandSimple yes.

I'm about to let go of gardening 😂

@@dianasimplifies 😂😂😂I let that one go too. I tried. I'm not good at gardening.

@@MelindaPlainandSimple it's too hot 🥵 🔥

I went to school for Cosmetology back in 1981-82. I was hanging onto all the perm rollers and other supplies, for what we now call our “fantasy self”. One day, maybe 15 years ago, I went through a box and the rubber bands to hook the perm roller that goes over the hair felt sticky and gummy, so I stretched it out and it snapped, 😂 I was relieved that I could let it go without feeling bad. I’ve never had a reason to rebuy any of the items I let go.

@@carrie3206 That little part of us that's relieved because it's ruined. 😂 It gives us permission to let it go. No guilt. No regrets.

Hi, Brenda 🤗💕 Thank you! Nice to meet you too!

Thanks, Carol! 😘💕

Thanks, sweet friend! 😘💕

Hey, Jenny 😘💕 No worries! Thanks for watching, no matter the day. I'm glad you were getting your closet decluttered and spending time with your partner! 🤗

The never ending storage 😂😂😂

😘💕 Thanks, Diana!

That's a great way to get it gone now!!! 🤗💕 Follow-through is an important part of the decluttering process. It's important to know your habits and tendencies. 👍

@@MelindaPlainandSimple I'm sure you'll get to it!

@@carolynoquinn4573 Oh yes. It always gets gone. One way or another. 😂😂😂

I used to have a sign that said "Free Stuff" on it. Now I have it written on one of my boxes. I put it at the front of the line of stuff, and I put a few bags in it for people who want several things. I always intended to make a sign that said "DRIVEWAY GIVEAWAY" but I never did. Good luck!