Ouch!

Am satisfied that the two large pieces of wood furniture made a swap over the week-end.  Clearing off the tops of the pieces, I slowly emptied the insides full of dishes, bowls, platters, and other treasured items that I bring out into the light when needed.

This call of duty was not without injury as I was wounded by a heavy rectangular glass dish that landed on my right foot.  The pang of the drop targeted the area just below my large toe on my right foot.  Seeing the dish fall out from under the cut glass bowls I was handling I expected a crash with glass shattering on the hard wood floor beneath.  Didn't happen as my foot stopped the fall but the bowl injured me.  Ouch and double ouch.  That hurt, Charlie.

Skin was left with a red scratch and a raised bruise with my toe taking the brunt of the fall.  Making momentum as the bowl fell  gravity carried weight making a painful contact when the bowl bounced off my foot onto the floor below.  

Iced my foot as soon as possible while elevating it in the recliner.  PAIN is present and I shake my head as I have been recovering from a bum knee since January.  It is now the month of MAY and I have been waiting to move these two pieces of heirloom furniture.  Doesn't seem right to have injured my foot/toe just as I am gaining strength with my knee.

Knowing I will push forward at a very slow speed today.  I know that I do not get to do just whatever I want when I want.  Back to sitting and healing.  Writing and thinking.  Praying and reading.  Perhaps some letters are in the future since I am sitting again with time on my hands and pain in my foot.  An aching toe reminds me that I am human.

Giving much thought as to how to clean and tidy my KITCHEN.  The actual work now will be postponed.  Walking is painful.  Standing is painful.

Bringing great satisfaction as I refilled the furniture with my belongings, I have to pat myself on the back and make more plans to achieve simple task about the estate as I sit.  The actual physical work will take place slowly as I inch along getting there.  How nice it is to type on a laptop computer with easy access to delete mistakes on the printed screen.  Old white out was a miracle product, but this computer is above and beyond awesome.

We will have to rehang the old mirror in the entryway above the buffet that sits there now instead of the old oak sideboard that belonged to my Grandma Helmer.  The buffet that we bought way back when we lived in Liberal, Kansas was carried HOME from a neighborhood garage sale for $10 is in its place.  LOVE both pieces of furniture and am thankful that we still have them as they were in our 2016 house fire.  Seriously smoked and stained damaged, the restorers did magic to our heirloom pieces.  I am glad we still have them to use and enjoy.

Will have to make an appointment with my HUBBY as I cannot do this task of hanging the mirror by myself as it is quite a heavy and ornate one.  I do not want to drop this piece as I know I would regret the damage.  

Having plans this Summer to paint the Dining room after patching cracks.  The ceiling with crown molding comes first then the walls and finally the wainscoting. 

Switching the pieces was a perfect time to clean the floor underneath making SPRING CLEANING complete.  With a heavy heart and hanging head, I was ashamed how filthy the floor and carpet were.  It didn't seem like it had been so long as to the last time I dusted the floor and vacuumed the area rug.  

The entryway ceramic tile was just as dirty.  This week will be the perfect time to dust all the floors and vacuum the rugs except I'll be hobbling about.  If I can muster up the energy I'll do it.  First full week of the month of May with deep cleaning is a good sign of SPRING CLEANING.  One day at a time though.  Being flexible doesn't come easy for me....I believe that I am an old dog learning new tricks.

Plans to deep clean my KITCHEN cabinets inside and out.  Will allow the entire month to accomplish this after giving much thought as to what will take place.  No graduations, anniversaries, birthdays or weddings this month.  Freed up to work on house and lawn.  We have a crew coming over to clean the carriage house loft this month cleaning it from bat poo that has been left behind to deal with.  Unhealthy to do ourselves.  Need professional help.

This will be an expensive procedure.  Afterwards when they are finished my HUSBAND will have to close off the eaves where the bats were making entrance into the carriage house year after year.  We've been here not quite two years come the end of May.  

This loft will be a great place for a studio.  It will be safer and healthier after the crew sanitizes it.  We will piece it together with thrift material to make a new ceiling, cover the walls and lay a new floor.  

The list of things to do is growing and I am working at not getting overwhelmed by the expense and energy needed to accomplish all.  

Now to find new places for the other vintage dishes that have no place to hide at the moment.  Giving that some more thought.  I need to make a quick dash to town to buy a new storage tub for EASTER BUNNIES misc.  Get put away.  Purchase gift bag for mother's day gift, some cards and misc. items to make creature comfort a reality.   

The sky is greying up as it did yesterday evening when a rain storm blew in to water the newly planted flowers.  Nice timing.  Our Irises are blooming a few at a time.  Will allow them to bloom this Spring where they are and then come July we will move some to a new flower bed prepared beside the fence.  

Moving to this different house made for quick decisions to be made that have to be sorted out after some time has passed.  There's an advantage to seeing what blooms where in our garden which allows us to change direction if need be.  A chance to change having different results.  Nothing seems to be written in concrete when it comes to a garden.  Mud maybe, but not cement.  

Adding, taking away, relocating are all part of the dream to have a country garden in our small plot of earth. 

All in a days work.......

d