FRIDAY FANTASY

MORNIN' WORLD.  I seem to look forward to FRIDAYS.  Usually popcorn and a movie NIGHT.  Also the gateway to the week-end.  I spent so many years thinking that Friday was the day before FREEDOM TO NOT GO TO SCHOOL for two days.  It has stuck in my head even at 66.  Shake that one off.

Read the mail, newspaper, put a load of undies in to wash, watered some plants in the screened-in porch, opened the French doors to let some fresh air inside (I can hear locust buzzing), tidied the fridge, took morning meds and now waiting to drink a cold V8 for breakfast.

Watching videos about how to tidy the fridge and pantry have snagged my interest.  Last year in October I began a serious overhaul of how my Kitchen cabinets were arranged.  Did some massive rearranging.  Made a huge mess knowing that it gets worse before it gets better.

I took all the BOOPIE GLASSES out of the cabinet and wrapped them up and relocated them to boxes.   I need to sell these.  I no longer use them and with them being vintage, I can say good-bye.  Another way to lighten the load around here.  I will get to them later as they have disappeared in the basement.  

The basement is another topic all together.  Other things must be done before we start on the basement.

Last October, I worked on my small food pantry.  Still tweaked it through the year.  Overhauled the interior of the fridge with acrylic bins.  I lined my fridge shelves with grey and white place mats.  Still looking  somewhat  a l r i g h t.   For now my fridge does not look like a scientist lab growing penicillin.

BUT late last night I watched a You Tube video about refrigerator arrangements.  I liked the way the lady had her fruits in acrylic bins stacked.  Storing some of her veggies in water using oversized mason jars.  I really liked this idea.  She had cut up her carrots and had them standing upright in a large Mason Jar with water in it.  Celery as well.  I know that some wrap their celery in aluminum foil to preserve their freshness so I had already done this.

I'll have to get some more oversized Mason Jars if I can find them.  I've been looking.  I bought some at MENARDS about a year ago, but have used them all to store nuts in.  So I need more. I'm moving away from using so much plastic and am using glass instead.  Remember the glass refrigerator containers with lids from the 50s?  I have some of those that I need to use again for left overs.  

Silly me.  At 1:30 this morning, I was digging around in my fridge rearranging the interior items and continued again this morning.  It doesn't stay long looking like a store inside.  Better Homes and Gardens has not made her way to my abode yet as if nobody lives here.  Everything is on display only to look attractive to sell something.  Eye Candy seems to do that.

This one is rather nice:

So is this Pantry:

Some of these young gals that have videos have something going on that I don't have.  I guess I'm still learning as I go and I hope to be going for awhile longer.  They have their youth and a different mind set.  Can I learn from them?  Yes and I do.  Still.

Remember Marie Kondo?  I have learned to fold and store clothing a different way.  I had to incorporate a different way of storing folded clothing and towels which I like it very much. Sparking JOY.  So I am wanting to declutter and order.  Can I do this?  Yes.  I'm learning as I go. I just don't want to get stuck spending forever and a day at decluttering and getting ORGANIZED.  Like never before.  I must spark JOY in LIFE in general.  

HUBBY has taken off to work on the COTTAGE flowerbeds in the cool of the day before it hits 100.  He has hopes of finishing up the one bed beside the sidewalk that will wrap around into another area.  This new bed will be where our purple Heirloom Irises will live.  This is a good month to plant Irises in Kansas.  As the temps begin to cool in September, we will still be planting Irises as the flowerbeds will take Hubby a few weeks to make.  Our little yard will be beautiful in time.  We will have some raised beds for a small vegetable and herb garden.  Lush green grass and a patio.

Across the yard will be another bed 82' long to house a variety of Irises with all kinds of color. Making plans to have a fence behind around the yard later, but have to take into account the flowerbeds.  Our little Cottage property has so much work that needs to be done to her that this is something we will be working on for a year or more.

Today, I hope to return and go through a multitude of boxes making progress. When I am resting between rounds of get up and go, I think about what to move about next in the house.  I hope to scoot two pieces of mid-century French Provincial furniture into another room so they are closer to the front door as to get rid of them.  Staging as I go.

Yesterday, I was able to move a miniature buffet into the Living room to use as a television stand in front of the bay window.  A small television is sitting on it now.  I like the looks of it there.  So for now the Living room has ta small tv on an old buffet and two old chairs to sit in and sit in them I do.  So much clutter is present throughout the tiny COTTAGE as it has been used as a storehouse.  Emptying it out is taking time, muscle and willpower.  LORD, Be with us on this endeavor.  

My FRIDAY FANTASY is a work in progress.  This tiny COTTAGE Master Bedroom will soon be empty of her boxes.  I know I will be taking a break next week as I have other obligations.  After that, I will return to the COTTAGE and hopefully make progress.  This month is a busy one and I think I like it.

I can envision the outcome and have to keep on going to make a vision become a reality.  Baby steps toward the bigger picture.

Little by little I will see results and this is a dream come true.

2021 is a year to work on better health, decluttering and remodeling a tiny COTTAGE across the river.

BLESSINGS this FRIDAY,

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