TWAS HOT TODAY, but I could stay indoors with the air conditioner blowing. Felt just right. Got up early for me. 5:30 is early for me. I believe if I could wake around 6 each morning that it would be good as I have much to do.
I worked on the computer instead of going back to sleep. I could tell I was tired in the afternoon as I took two naps. Couldn't help it.
We loaded my Grandma's Hutch (sideboard) base. Carried the three drawers that go with it and made our way over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go. I did cross a river and went to my grandchildren's Grandmother's house. grins. So this phrase is half true.
We got the piece of furniture unloaded saying it was one of the heaviest pieces we have moved thus far. She was heavy, but we managed. Placed her in the Dining room after I emptied the curio cabinet full of dolls. Scooted the curio piece into the living room where the other curio cabinet was already sitting. Both pieces will go back to the Carriage House for auctioning. While I worked on the curio, Hubby and our son-in-law unboxed the bathroom vanity and got it in the bathroom.
I fell asleep after lunch and again in the early evening. The second time I didn't know I had fallen asleep until I woke up. I guess all the moving of heavy pieces of furniture caught up with me. I'm not use to moving furniture so when I do it really is a workout for me. We are starting to see progress inside the COTTAGE. Still much to do, but when I can see progress it's saying something.
When I glance about the rooms and looked at each piece of everything we have moved over to the COTTAGE, I am a tad bit overwhelmed. Everything and I mean everything we have personally hauled over all by our lonesomes. Each book, magazine, knick knacks, dishes, lamps, odds and ins, clothing, etc. It is opening my eyes at how much we have hauled over and we are not finished. I'm going to have to downsize some more as our basement has lots still in it that needs to go away.
My daughter came over to bring her Hubby some coffee from the new coffee shop. She said the COTTAGE looked better than she thought it would and then Lil Miss came over and basically said the same thing so they can tell we have made some progress.
Having Grandma's Hutch in place I started to fill her with some Tea Leaf pattern dishes and some depression glass dishes. I shuffled a book case in the pink bedroom and rearranged some chairs. Lifted the gray velvet covered Parlor chair up over some boxes to place it to the left of Grandma's piece. I am strength training when I do stuff like this.
After we get our move completed and the main house on the market, I hope to continue to busy myself with strength training and lifting light weight WEIGHTS. Like 3 pounders. AND WALK each day until I am physically fitter.
The rest of the week, I hope we can get my Mom's China Cabinet moved. Have to remeasure her to see if she'll fit in Pete or not. Having it over there will be another mile stone.
Until a cabinet can be built in the bathroom for towels, toilet paper, sundries and such, I think we will need to move a bookcase we have used as our pantry over to the Cottage. I think it will fit in Pete.
That will be just about all the furniture we can haul before we have to get a truck to load our living room sofa and two wing chairs, mattresses and box springs, Victorian headboard and vintage headboard. Pretty sure that is all that we will need a truck for. The rest of the boxes can be hauled in Pete and our larger car. That's a great feeling.
Welp. We continue on this journey of downsizing and remodeling. LIFE is interesting and it's kind of fun seeing the COTTAGE come together with our belongings. After we completely finish our touch ups on the main house and place her on the market then we will get back to remodeling the COTTAGE.
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