Music CD Clear Out

Before

After

I gave up my CD plastic jewel cases back in 2003 when I was in Chicago.  I remember how brilliant it felt to be free of all that plastic clutter and have my CD's neatly arranged in portable leather books which I could slowly bring to the UK every time I went back for Christmas (travel allowance weight permitting).  

Today, after 2 weeks of regular burning and song labelling every morning and every evening for a hour or two each day,  I finally finished the monumental task of digitising all my music CDs. Not only has the music been ripped onto my computer, but I have also imported all the album artwork and song names in i tunes.

It feels great to be free of the weight and space the CDs took up. With movies on demand, I also got rid of all my DVDs earlier this year.   

Next task in the ever present clutter reduction task - burning all my data CDs!

Nectarine and Banana Smoothie

I bought a basket of nectarines a little while back and because they were ripening faster than I could eat them, I chopped them up and froze them so that they wouldn't go to waste. Combined with some orange juice, fresh banana, and a dollop of honey and a splash of soya milk - they made a refreshing morning smoothie!