SATURDAY. Dropped my Grand off at her HOME. She had spent some time with us this past week.
A very busy week, but lots of fun. Went to various stores, ate at Sugar Creek, shopped til I dropped. I can tell that I am not as young as I once was, as I so easily overheat and have to sit. Still had fun being out and about. She'll be starting High School next week. Hard to believe. I also have a Grandson starting High School in Oklahoma. Doesn't seem possible. These children grow up so fast. I hope to see my Oklahoma Grands this month.
Back on the Daniel Diet next week. Time to begin another round of reducing weight. No ice cream for awhile.
HUBBY stayed HOME to edge the lawn. He made the yard look beautiful. Manicured. Lovely.
The last two weeks have been busy for me and I can tell that the LORD has shown mercy toward me as my energy level has been higher than usual. I've been praying for energy and the ambition to get cleaning done. The COTTAGE is full of things to do. So is our big house in which we live for the time being. The COTTAGE is where we will eventually live after she is fixed up for humans to live in. She's a 1900 Folk Victorian COTTAGE that I'm calling our Honeymoon Cottage. I feel young when I am there. Like I did when I was just married and on a Honeymoon.
I have a deep desire to get all the messes and undone tasks put into order. I can throw so much stuff away that it is a miracle to turn loose of so much.
After dropping Lil Miss off, I went to the COTTAGE and began a full days work. Spent close to 8 hours today working inside where it was cool and comfortable. I started by moving boxes and storage boxes from the Master Bedroom to the smaller Bedroom. My goal is to empty out the Master Bedroom so I can eventually begin to sand, prim and paint the baseboards and the window trim. Then sand, prim and paint the paneling in this room. Visions in my head of what's to come.
There's a corner closet and another small closet that was added later to the original house that will be taken apart and torn out. One full wall will have floor to ceiling shelves built later. Today I concentrated on clearing the room out. Didn't get completely done today, but made headway. More to do next week.
The COTTAGE is small and there are many items and boxes still stored inside so when shuffling and carrying boxes it's like a maze and I have to zig zag about. Getting my exercise.
Time resting allowed me to think about what to do next. Another spurt of energy would occur, I'd work some then rest some. I took down more ugly, heavy draperies from the Master Bedroom windows. Polished the dirty glass in the windows and the storm windows, wiped down the wood trim and hung some clean new curtain panels. Looks so much better than what was there, but decided that I would remove the lace curtains I have in the big house and use them instead in the COTTAGE. I have enough lace panels to hang some in the Living room, two Bedrooms and the Dining room. They will be very airy and pretty in the COTTAGE.
The panels I hung today in the COTTAGE Bedroom will be relocated to the big house Master Bedroom. So now I will do a switch-er-roo. I will get decorative rods for the COTTAGE in the near future plus some pull down shades. Then the COTTAGE will have new panels hung in the four main rooms.
NEXT came the COOK BOOKS. First, I went through the ones in cardboard boxes. Found a nice shelf in the little Kitchen pantry for them. The books up on top of a Kitchen cabinet required a step ladder to reach then place them in the pantry as well. A cozy cubby for them for the time being. This way they are grouped together and I know where all of them are. It brings memories to mind when thumbing through them.
The Utility room shuffle began. I have Christmas storage boxes in there and I needed to move them to the other side of the room until I have more time to go through these storage boxes. Just get them out of the way.
By the time I drove HOME, I was ready to put my feet up and rest for the evening. SUNDAY, I truly need a day of rest. Not sure I will get it though as I would like to hang the lace panels in the COTTAGE and have that completed. Shall see how tired and sore I am in the morning.
BLESSINGS,
d
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