Taking Inventory, More Decluttering, Family History

Today, I intend to take an inventory of my fridge, freezer and the pantry. There may be some extra stuff I will not be consuming due to my diet. I can give those away or take them to my sister's when I am going to visit them in June. The plan is for them to take my mom with them to Izmir early June. I will be joining them in Izmir and the four of us will spend some time together.

I will be giving away all the herbal tea I have to a friend. The doctor told me to drink plenty of water, reasonable amount of tea and coffee and to stay away from the herbal teas and sodas. Not a problem. My habit is quiet like that actually. I will go in for another control in 6 months before my big vacation in the US.

Yesterday I dug out more old paperwork and I am in the process of going through all of them. I am sure there is plenty to be trashed.

I found my grandfather's diploma from medical school. He was born in 1900 and graduated medical school in Istanbul in 1926. He then went to Vienna to further study medicine and I found the documents appointing him to Internal Medicine Department in some Austrian Hospital. I will check whether the hospital is still there. He spent a good deal of time abroad and returned to Turkey in 1936, married my grandmother, had three kids and passed away in 1949 due to kidney failure. My father was only 9 then. Sometimes I think about how different it could have been if he had lived longer. My dad passed away at the age of 54 due to a different condition. Sigh...

Hope, everyone has a nice weekend!