IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WATERED THE COTTAGE HOUSEPLANTS. They were thirsty. Looking pretty good, but thirsty. I watered them all then took a nap as my back was tired from a full day of shopping. The first full day out since having a hysterectomy. Emotionally speaking, I feel pretty stable. Because of my age, I was past being menopausal and not needing hormone replacement with this hysterectomy. Relieved to not have to take hormones.
Over watering the geraniums is a mistake. When the top soil is dry it is a good time to water. Over watering causes the leaves to turn yellow and the blossoms to wilt. The hardier the better for my GREEN THUMB.
Our small COTTAGE looks like hoarders live there as the moving boxes are everywhere. With some time, patience and muscle, the COTTAGE will take shape after we get completely moved. While I recover from surgery, I won't be working at straightening out the COTTAGE. My energies have to go into naps, resting, eating, taking showers, walking outside and hauling small items from the junk room to the main floor.
Two and a half weeks under my belt from surgery and I got out for a drive to shop. Think I did really well for being in a weakened state.
Today, I was up early to take a urine sample to the doctor's. I used a AZO strip to let me know if I have an infection. It read negative this morning. Went ahead and dropped the sample off at their labs. Waited to hear from them. The nurse called to let me know the sample was clear, but they'd do a culture over the week-end. I have felt better today, so it doesn't surprise me that it was clear. Over the last three days, the AZO strip reading changed from a definite positive to a trace infection to none. Impress that the strips worked.
I think the Baking Soda and water drink did the trick. I am so thankful and relieved that I don't have to take a antibiotic as they generally leave me feeling nauseated.
Thursday was a very full day out and about with Friday being half a day out. I rested by taking a NAP. Throughout the day I carried light weight items downstairs. This evening I feel like I overdid it. The junk room is beginning to look empty though. Hubby helped me as it was too HOT to work outside this afternoon. I'm concerned about his health and working too much in the heat. Heat Strokes can happen and we certainly don't need this. There are plenty of boxes full of papers. Here I go again dealing with thousands of pieces of paper. How it came to this, I don't know. I'll get to where I need to be after we get relocated. More notebooks will be put together over time. When I can, I'll pitch more papers to get better organized and have a huge relief after it is done.
I had hoped the junk room wold be cleared out by SUNDAY. THINK we're gonna make it!
Visited with my Mom. She shared that a second cousin of mine had a hysterectomy a couple of days ago because of cancer. I'm so sorry for her. Her outcome doesn't sound very good. She's in my prayers. My cancer was contained in the uterus. I don't think her's was. Breaks my heart. This cancer is awful. The chemicals that are in our food and water cause health issues.
We are not lab rats, but so much of the highly processed foods that comes from companies seem to believe we are. Any thing for a buck? Afraid so. EVEN the FDA allows unhealthy ingredients in foods saying it's alright. It's in the safe zone. I ask for who? As long as the product brings money to the table, it's safe to collect money. Safe for the one who is selling the product. That's legal and safe. Better think again. In my opinion, America is more lenient when it comes to allowing harmful ingredients that are sold to consumers so long as the packaging and sales presentation is attractive.
Read the labels and know what you are eating. If food is in its natural state, we still need to know what we are eating. It might not be organic. It might be saturated with pesticides, bio engineered and genetically modified. Poison for humans. Please don't believe the lie that you cannot afford to eat organic. You eat, so eat well. If cancer overtakes your body, it will cost more than money. It will alter your quality of LIFE for the worse. LORD help us.
Grand came over to get some MINT from our garden. The heat has been very hard on it. It's starting to die out. The urns the MINT is in will be relocated to the front porch at the COTTAGE on both sides of the steps. I'll have to have help with loading these up in the car and unloading as well. I certainly can't do it right now as I have restrictions. I can however carry two geranium plants to the car to take over there.
Once again, I am trying to get the black soot off of the bottoms of cookware with oven cleaner. I spray the bottoms of the pans and let them set overnight and spray again. Repeat. Sometimes a third coat. THEN wash the gunk off and finish removing the black uck off with SOS pads and water. This has been very successful in cleaning the stainless steel pans. What a nice turnout.
The week-end is here. Continued steps are being taken for our move. We have quite a few boxes full of papers that had been in the file cabinet. After we get over to the COTTAGE I will have to straighten out the mess. Priorities right now are to get out of this main house, do the touch ups and place the house on the market. I pray the day comes when we do the final walk through and the house is sold.
Mixed emotions will be a reality. Moving ahead isn't easy. Delighted to be alive. I'm healing up. The incisions look alright. Saying good-bye to our 1883 house will come with mixed emotions.
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