TUESDAY

WORKING, BUT TAKING IT EASY AT THE SAME TIME.  Having some physical issues with my gut.  Tender to the touch and hurting.  Think I ate something that has caused a flare up and coming with that, comes pain and discomfort.  Three days later I am feeling much better.  Sipping on sugar-free 7-up.  This is one of those times that I drink soda when my gut hurts.  Yogurt helps.  

Currently it's 75 degrees outside so the living room French Doors are open allowing some fresh air indoors.  A cooler morning is a healing balm to my weary soul that the heatwave did a number on.  Truthfully, we haven't had too many days where the heat was on the high end of 90 or even hitting 100 degrees.  This has been welcomed, but with a heat index, the temps seem so much higher.  There were days this Summer that it was stifling outside to the point it was difficult to breathe.  Autumn is near and I believe this will be one of the best ones we've had.

WE CONTINUE TO WORK AT DOWNSIZING.  A chapter in our lives that is rather long.  I have watched a multitude of videos on downsizing, which are helpful as well as entertaining.  Prayed and given this a great deal of thought.  What does a person really need to have in order to live/survive?  We're in our mid 60s with health issues that require working on daily.  So what do we really need in our 60s?  If we are blessed to live into our 70s, I'm sure this will continue to change.  

DOWNSIZING is taking much time and thought, but I am beginning to like the idea of thinning out and having less to deal with.  Long story short...it can be done and done well.

On the HOME FRONT:  Hubby continues to dig up our Irises so they can be planted at the COTTGE in newly made flowerbeds.  He has made huge progress as we count how many Irises we have, I know we are IRIS PEOPLE.  He completed three large flowerbeds.  Two beds are completely filled and the other really long bed will soon be filled with a variety of colored Irises.  It will be a delightful surprise come Spring 2022.  

Pictures galore I am sure.  I think we will plant some along the side of the house as well and some out front meaning more muscle will have to take place to accommodate the beauties.  

Pieces of furniture are migrating to the Carriage House from the COTTAGE as we empty her out.  I think we're going to try to sell these.  After I jotted down pieces we need to get rid of, the thought of a Auction comes to mind.  Some pieces I cannot turn loose of just yet.  Still thinking about it.  

Company is coming.  Tidying the Guest rooms today as I went whopper jaw cleaning out closets and drawers this past year.  Since the Co vid pandemic hit, I stalled out with sore feet and a back that did not want to cooperate.  I still have to sit a lot, but I now can stand longer than 5 minutes.  PTL.

The feet and back have not completely stopped me from doing paper work, do a few simple chores then sit some more.  I do what I can when sitting.  I have managed to stay busy for sure. 

Dealing with children's clothing.   

The bags of baby clothing that I went through last month at the COTTAGE, have been grouped into Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer.  Fall/Winter have been laundered in WOOLITE.  Some items are on children's hangers placed on a chrome rack.  Others are simply folded and placed in cardboard boxes.  I believe I will have a sale, so I am pricing each individual piece.  The living room is now a work spot.  I have to get these out of the house today with company coming. 

TODAY BEING TUESDAY, I plan on finishing up pricing the children's clothing, tidy one of the bedrooms for company, showering out the coconut oil I ran through my hair to revive it and calling it a day.

SO MUCH TO DO AND SO MUCH TO SAY.  TUESDAY is no exception.  I feel so much better staying busy and staying away from all day television/computer news stories.  Especially the political news.  I know one can get sucked into the political arena and not be able to escape the turmoil.  We have to pick our battles.  Sometimes we can't, but most of the time, we need to.  Burying our heads in the sand isn't necessary, but filling our heads with propaganda isn't productive either.  It can be deceptive which is rather destructive holding one in bondage entertaining wrong thoughts which contributes to wrong actions.  

Just what is it THEY want you to believe?  Anything can be sold to the public if the packaging is attractive and FREE.  Have you been persuaded to go in the wrong direction?  

Finding ones happy place is proper and mine is HOME LIFE as a homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.  

HOME LIFE is for me. 
Amen,
~d👵