RISE AND SHINE! and I did. Moved kind of slow this morning, but I was moving.
Tweaked some items in the lil Kitchen pantry I have. Organized my boxed organic soups putting them in alphabetical order and decided that the Moroccan Soup would be a great starter to my 21 days of eating lots of veggies along with small amount of fruit, nuts and legumes, no dairy, no bread, no meat. Bottled organic juices found a place on one shelf. Washed some dishes and started The DANIEL DIET on the first day of AUTUMN.
I had Pacific Foods Organic Creamy Moroccan Sweet Potato Soup, no crackers for mid-morning meal plus 4 oz. of unsweetened orange juice. Mid-afternoon snack was baked onions and some Brazil nuts. Supper will be a large Vegetable Salad with Chick Peas, Black Beans and a few Kalamata Olives. Water for beverages all day. Day ONE is just about over. PTL. I have that under my belt.
I weighed myself this morning so I have a base to know how the reduction goes after 21 days. Praying for success.
Hubby worked this morning in the Carriage House shuffling furniture and I indoors gathering stuffed animals and other things to turn loose of. Filled a laundry basket.
Together we loaded our large curio cabinets onto a furniture rolling cart that my Husband made. He strapped the pieces down and together we walked the curios to the Carriage House over some steps and such. Carefully, we made this journey count. They are no longer in the Dining room! Mission accomplished. PTL.
I have waited a few months to get them moved into the Carriage house. Today was the day and we did it! I have truly enjoyed these cabinets since 2005. I said good-bye to them and told them that I had enjoyed having them for so long. 16 years of lots of use. They've held everything from crystal pieces, china, Nativity Scenes, dolls, dishes, Nic-nacs, to more dishes.
I had decided that if I ever have curio cabinets again that I want narrower ones that do not take up so much floor space. If I ever do go that route, I will keep it in mind. Now to get these into the hands of someone who likes them and needs them. Lord send the one.
SO far in the Carriage house we have a Ping-Pong Table, a whimsical desk, a Piano desk, a mid-century French Provincial Dresser with mirror and a Chest of Drawers, a dishwasher, baby clothing, other clothing, stuffed toys, some pictures, glassware, odds 'n ins. By Sunday I hope the carriage house will be empty of these things. If not, next week we'll continue moving things out of there. It takes planning, time, muscle, and patience. Some sparkling sweat to wipe from our brows.
We went over to the COTTAGE today and measured to see if the Corner Cabinet I have in the main house Dining room will fit there. It will. So I know that this piece will go with us when we relocate after the Cottage is dolled up and ready for humans to live there once again. When the time finally comes...we will move what will go to the COTTAGE, get it situated where each piece of furniture will sit leaving in the main house what we will need to put in storage, give away or sell.
Each room will be created as we go. I have given a lot of thought to what we will do with colors and textures.
I will have to strip down the old oak table we have and make it match my Grandma's Hutch and my Mom's China cabinet that I am presently using. We have a rectangular dining room table that I can part with later and replace it with the round oak table. We'll use the dining chairs we have for now until we get something else that goes better with the old oak table. The finish on the round table will be stained dark as the pieces I have are darker stained pieces. I'd like these to all match since they are all from the same time era.
I'll place the little Victorian sofa in front of the Dining room windows at the COTTAGE. Perfect fit. The Victorian Desk with Book Case I have sitting in my Living room now will go in the Dining room in the COTTAGE. I believe these pieces will all fit nicely where I am making plans to have them.
I will be talking about this for months to come as it helps keep me focused on what needs done.
Over the Winter months, I will downsize our closets and be pickier about clothing to keep. This Winter I suspect that I will be continuing to downsize to fit into the 1900 Folk Victorian COTTAGE that will be painted white and when the time comes to shingling it, will have charcoal colored shingles. Lots of white interior and light grey. Wished it were alrighty done. A little here and a little there surely the time will fly.
HAPPY AUTUMN! As I take on this DANIEL DIET the first day of FALL, I will stay busy doing things making downsizing easier for us. Not so much to move into the COTTAGE. If we take it one day at a time, staying steady, we'll get this done. Lord help us.
Today, the weather was gorgeous and I drove around town taking in the sights and breathing in fresh air. Evening is falling and I need to make good use of the daylight I have left.
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