WE MADE A DENT even with our handicaps

MAKING A DENT IN THE SHUFFLING DRAMA.  PRAISE GOD from whom all blessings flow.  My goal for the day was to move the majority of full boxes from the front Bedroom relocate them to the Living room and Dining room then move the two brown recliners into the NEW TV room, hook up the chairs and the tele to watch a movie.  Rest and call it a day.  Didn't all go as planned.

Hubs chipped in and helped with the heavy lifting.  The recliners have to be taken apart in two pieces and assembled back together.  We got this done.  WE ACCOMPLISHED THE MOVE, but when the TV was turned on the screen showed some funky color patterns and we blinked our eyes with disappointment.  OUR curved, large screen TV is on the fritz.  Shucks.  This morning when I tried the TV out just in case it revived itself, the screen blacked out.  Kaputzky. 

We've had her close to 9 years and it looks like we'll be looking for a new TV. 📺

ON TUESDAY, we could not walk through the room due to all the boxes and clutter.  Having room for these chairs was the highlight of the day.  Something that seems so simple isn't when the body doesn't work like a healthy 20 year old.  BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, we could walk through the room and sit.  PTL.  I opened the windows for some fresh air.  What an accomplishment for little ole me.

For now we have a place to sit and relax.  Later the room will get painted with an earth tone color.  A different ceiling installed with crown molding.  We'll decide on the flooring and hang different curtains.  Floor to ceiling book cases built.  Whalah.  Think on it.

LAST WEEK the battery went dead in the car 🚗 and now our television has wigged out on us.  Planning on hiccups like this in LIFE makes the blow have less of a punch when it happens.  Knowing that things happen helps ease the disappointment? 

BACK TO THE FRONT BEDROOM THAT IS NOW A TV ROOM.  I still have much to unload and put away.  I decided that I will allow myself to pace myself and not care that I am so far behind so long as I continue to stay in motion about this all.  LIFE HAPPENS.

We know that this is like another MOVE making sense out of the boxes and their contents as we work doing this task.  We're actually finishing up our previous move that we had to put on hold due to a seriously injured foot Hubby had that took a year to heal, a fall injuring my tailbone that still gives me trouble, my cataract surgeries that didn't go so great, Husband's non-Hodgkins lymphoma, his eye surgeries, our thyroid fatigue, etc.  This is far too much to deal with when working at getting settled from a BIG, SLOPPY, MESSY, DIRTY move, but we have stayed in motion.  Hubby finished the Bathroom this year amongst all these handicaps and illnesses.  I have worked at settling in what I could.  We're a team with handicaps.  

NOW, Hubby is building a NEW front porch and I'm shuffling Bedrooms dealing with contents in boxes.  Tis heavy for me.  What a LIFE on the prairie we have.  I know it's best to stay in motion and continue to be a cheering team to one another.  These messes have been very hard to deal with and my mental health got a kick in the teeth.  I have had some fits along the way where I'm better off being alone when the fit is taking place than to be around people.  It has been extremely difficult for me.  A growing time that hurts.

I have been challenged to say the least.  It isn't right to forget all the hardships we have had which have slowed us down when it comes to being settled in the fixer-upper COTTAGE.  I have to remind myself that we are VERY HUMAN and can only do what we can do and that means we cannot snap a finger having finished results before us.  It doesn't work that way in this world I live in so when I see others getting results faster than us, I have to remind myself that we are not those people getting their projects done faster than greased lightning.  It is what it is and I must continue on thanking GOD for HIS love and support.

TODAY, I managed to drag a miniature book case from the Dining room through a maze into the pink Bedroom.  This case will hold my Christian literature and Bibles for easy access grouped altogether instead of some here and there.  It looks good with the Bedroom furniture like it's part of the suite.  Bravo.  

I moved the Geranium plant in a cart over beside Grandma's Hutch.  Where it was sitting was too close to the heater vent and it has suffered getting too hot.  The leaves are turning yellow and curling up.  I think it will be HAPPIER beside the HUTCH.  I hope she lives through the rest of AUTUMN and throughout this WINTER.  I think it may have frosted last night so the rest of my outdoor plants probably got it and will die before I get them indoors.  pause.

I've been studying up on what to box up on the 3 individual book cases in the front Bedroom. Right now these three cases are holding quilts, books, CDs and tapes, pictures.  In order to have a more uniformed look, I've got to temporarily box up the majority of the stuff so I can place framed pictures of family members, a keepsake doll collection and the folded quilts that I worked so hard on last week on the cases until the built in book cases are created.  It'll take me a bit of time, but hey.

I've got to tape up some cardboard boxes for the overflow then stack the boxes until they can be moved to the garage.  

Just finished a large salad for LUNCH.  Think we'll just have POPCORN this evening for SUPPER.  My energy has to go into dealing with these messes around here.

We were thinking about what to do with all our pumpkins in the yard.  Hubby suggested that we give some to in-town family members and I suggested a couple of neighbors to receive some. There's a business downtown that shares produce with the public and I thought that the OLD FOLKS HOME might like some.  I wished we had done this last week. 🎃 

Back to tweaking the shelves, the boxes, 🛏 📚🖼 and contents.  Lord, please give me strength to carry on.  I'm excited for the day when I just have HOMEMAKING maintenance to do on the COTTAGE instead of all this heave-hoing.  Let there be peace.  

I had a chance to tidy up the inside of the fridge.  🫙The mason jars I have been storing cherry tomatoes, grapes, lemons, blueberries in has worked like a charm.  These things stayed crisp for a more extended time.  The cucumbers and celery went soggy.  I had these in spring water.  I would think if I try this again for the cucs that it might work better if they are stored in the jar without water and the same with the celery.  When opening the lids there is a suction that seals the produce for the better.  Like it.  

I will take inventory of the foods and supplies we need and make a trip to the bigger towns to shop for our needs.  Maybe on Saturday, I can go do this and see if the Halloween candy is 50% off.  Boo. 

Starting November 1st, I will begin AUTUMN cleaning getting ready for THANKSGIVING and CHRISTMAS.  The Kitchen's cabinet fronts need serious washing and polishing.  I've got some switching out that I need to do.  I will have to crawl on the floor to scrub the vinyl floor.  She needs a good cleaning.  Deep cleaning here and there.  I will continue the decluttering with a grin.  I know I have fallen short on cleaning this house.  Back to it.

Late at night and throughout the day, I find myself praying for LOVED ONES.  Prayers for my Children's personal needs. Prayers for their spouses.  Prayers for my Grandchildren.  Prayers for the 👶🍼Great Grand baby being formed in her Mother's womb.  Come March a baby is on the way.  Prayers for my Husband and our health.  Prayers for projects.  Prayers for becoming a minimalist.  A healthier attitude.  Relationships.  Finances.  Our country.  Concerns for all. 

~d