WE HAD A VERY FULL DAY. Worked on the TV room until early afternoon. For Breakfast, I ate some chili pistachios and drank Hot Lemon Water with Cayenne Pepper. I just wasn't that hungry.
I'm tellin' ya, I am more than ready to be finished with this hard shuffle and pack. I worked on it in the morning and early afternoon. The small books and CDs that were in small boxes were placed in extra small boxes as the small boxes were way too heavy when full. Almost done switching sizes. GOOD.
I have to go through all the boxes that I had packed already to see if I needed to downsize some more. This isn't necessarily hard, but time consuming. I should see results soon. Then I will move these boxes to the Living room just to get them out of the TV room. More dolls are being placed on the shelves.
I figured a couple of more days and the room will be comfortable for us. Praying I can keep my energy up. I felt like I couldn't go on.
While driving to Topeka, I was admiring the hillsides and the gorgeous trees. Beautiful to see.
In Topeka, I treated myself to an unsweetened Iced Green Tea before going to GOD'S STOREHOUSE. Their Christmas Shoppe is open and it was crowded with shoppers. I picked up some greenery sprigs. A rectangular red and white pillow of Santa in a sleigh with four reindeers flying through the air over houses came along. All the other little nic-nacs did not appeal to me today. This is progress.
No quilts this time. Instead, an oversized sweater jumped into my shopping cart for $6.40. For thrift pricing this is higher than a few years ago where a gently used clothing article probably could have been bought for $2. Still this will be cozy with jeans this WINTER.
After checking out and loading my spoils into the back of the car, I went to Natural Grocers where I looked for close to 20 minutes for BLOOD PRESSURE SUPPORT supplements. Couldn't find them. This product had been relocated to a different spot in the store. There you be. I still like shopping this store.
SAMS was next. Needed some bottled Spring Water and picked up some veggies such as Romaine Lettuce in a large packages, Dates, Asparagus, Honeycrisp Apples, a large bag of Italian Croutons, trash bags, lens wipes. Hubby likes Romaine so I'll be using this up as fast as we can. Out of Cottage Cheese. I didn't look at the Christmas decor. Surprise, surprise, surprise. 🦌
ALDI. Lemons, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Spinach with Arugula, Cranberries, French Fries, shredded Cheeses, Boxed Dressing, $15 Butterball Turkey, frozen Green Peas, Chocolate Candy Bars, Basil. Out of Cottage Cheese. Loaded up and drove Home too tired to go to Walmart and Menards. Better luck next time.
The interstate was very busy for a Tuesday evening. Before I reached my HOMETOWN, I decided to go walking at the track. I walked a half of a mile and added this to the walking I did while shopping. 1 and a quarter mile? Tomorrow, I'll walk earlier in the day at the track so I am not completely worn out.
November 5th. Surely the musical tapes and movies will be all boxed up and sitting in the Living room. Surely. Laundry, a walk, more dolls displayed, more boxing and rest.
The day will come when this HOUSE is in order and I won't be talking about it so much.
Hubby worked on installing the porch post. When I got HOME for the evening, he had all four post in place! A thrill to see. Looks great. He thinks he'll paint another coat of grey paint on the porch boards. Next, he'll build the steps. The spindles and spandrels will be the last phase of the porch plus a new hanging light and the ceiling painted HAUNT BLUE. Aiming for the end of November. Ptl. This has been quite a project.
NEXT YEAR, the COTTAGE will get painted? It sorely needs it.
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