FALL BACK.
TIME CHANGE and I forgot about it until a friend reminded me. OOPS. Wished the time would be left alone. Truly, I DO. No such luck, it'll be darker sooner with earlier evenings. pause.
HALLOWEEN HAS COME AND GONE. Ours was a very quiet one. About 5, we went to watch the lil goblins on Main Street. After we saw our loved ones, we went for a short drive then went HOME for some television.
When we got HOME we watched a thriller. ICE ROAD: VENGEANCE with Liam Neeson. It made me a tad bit nervous. Got my blood to pumping.
Mike McCann travels to Nepal to scatter his late brother's ashes. While on a mountain tour bus, he encounters a group of mercenaries who hijack the vehicle. He must then fight alongside a local guide to save the passengers from the ruthless enemies.
Double feature. A chick flick. THE WRONG PARIS.
She signed up for Paris, France. She got Paris, Texas. In this feel-good Netflix romantic comedy, Miranda Cosgrove plays an aspiring artist who joins a dating show hoping for a free trip to Paris, France, but ends up just a few miles from her hometown in Paris, Texas.
Fell asleep during this one. Guess I was just plum tuckered out. When I woke up, it was time for bed and I couldn't fall back asleep. I tried with no avail until 2 or so which means I probably will oversleep in the morning and I did. Hubby and I both did.
SATURDAY, I STAYED STEADY working on the book cases making room for framed pictures of family members and another case for my doll collection. Nice and slow. Very slow.
We are further along in getting settled than yesterday! That's promising.
My energy level is very low. Figuring on going for a walk at 3 PM. The temps are in the low 50s and it's not raining so I should be alright walking at the track where I can look at nature in the far off distance and pray as I go. Therapy of sorts.
October was my worst month for walking due to the rainy weather and being out of town. I walked about and definitely stayed in motion, but not at the track. My exercise was in carrying and lifting heavy boxes, bending, stretching, dodging boxes on the floor, and shuffling large pieces of furniture from one room to another. I was busier than I remember. A good thing to be in motion.
I pray that this month I do so much better on walking. With it being the beginning of the month I will strive to walk every day. Shall see.
Struggling to place my doll collection on some shelves. I'll not be able to display them all as I will not have enough shelves for that. Some will remain boxed until the floor to ceiling bookshelves are constructed and that may be a year or two off from now. AND this is alright by me. It has to be. I wish I were more ambitious and productive in the flesh than only mentally. When it comes to actually moving about I am not as active as I'd like to be.
What does one do when the energy just isn't there? Pray. Sit and research on the computer. Look at magazines. Read. Stretch from the sitting position. Watch movies. Stand and wash dishes. Stand and do laundry. Stand and prepare meals. Push shopping carts. Drive a car. Talk on the phone. Write letters. Take naps. Wipe down the dash board in the car. Draw. Sew. Organize the fridge. Close my eyes and dream. Go for a short walk at a slow pace. Take a bath.
For now, unpack large boxes and think about what to do with the contents.
Hubby is at a place on the porch project preparing for the porch columns to go in place. It's too cold to paint a second coat on the porch boards, but tomorrow is looking like better temps for that. 
He has worked so hard on this porch project. It takes us a bit of time to get things done, but we are determined around here. Keep going strong even when we are challenged with old age and ailments.
🖼 I have been thinking where to go with our STUFF. Extra pictures will go in the top of the small closet that this bedroom has available.
🛏 The extra bedsheets that have been stored in a cardboard box for two years! will be neatly folded and placed in the chest of drawers in the pink bedroom. Right now it is loaded with sweaters which will be relocated to the walk-in closet we have. That means rearranging the shelves in there. Oh heavens another task to complete.
🪆📚 Not sure where I will store my books and dolls that cannot be displayed at present. Maybe in the SHE SHED.
Lord, I pray that you will guide and direct me with where I am to go with our earthly positions. I need help. IJNIP
This will be a memory one day on how we were rushed into moving into a very small fixer-upper cottage with way too much stuff. May it be a happy memory that gets better. As I squeeze things into place with a ton of boxes about, we still appear to look like HOARDERS. Tired of this. May this adventure come together quickly.
UPDATE: I did go walking, but it was later in the day than 3. I finally made it to the track close to 5PM and walked 5 laps. That's one and a quarter miles. When I got finished, my legs were wobbly. It felt awesome to walk alone at the track. Nobody there, but me and GOD. Beautiful outside. Lovely environment. Now to walk again tomorrow.
After walking, I stopped by the Dollar Store and picked up some Peach Vibe for my Huny, some birthday cards, Christmas bags for small gifts, sugar-free candy, black beans. I need to go grocery shopping this week-end and stock up on canned beans as we sure like them. A trip to ALDI is needed. Drove to the Post Office where there was a card from our Alaskan friend, Maxine. Putted HOME to cut some herbs from our garden. It's suppose to FREEZE tonight and I wanted to cut some of our harvest. I might try to plant some of the herbs in small pots to winter this year. I'll try to salvage some Coleus.
🌡With it freezing overnight, the urn plants will be done and so will the small container garden. Our pumpkins did super this year as my Husband's count was about 100 pumpkins. Fantastic. He pulled up the large leaves and vines from the two plants we have. Now the yard can be mowed and returned to a lawn and prepped for chilly weather.
I'm not much of a gardener. Wish I had been taught, but I was a city gal. So this is something I can learn as an old woman.
HERBS are a must. The more the merrier. I love Geraniums, Coleus and Irises for our flower gardens. I have been looking over pictures of beautiful gardens to give me some ideas for future gardening.
When I came indoors, I flopped in my chair. I'm done. Hubby suggested PIZZA for supper. How could I say no? Salad tomorrow for sure.
I've been following along with THE IRON VICTORIAN. These two young people are an inspiration to me as they have transformed an old mansion.
Good to know...
Welp, the week-end continues and so must I.
I want to continue.
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