Took the snow to the kitchen sink and held a burner to it and it wouldn't melt. Is this physics or is something else going on with the snow. I hadn't ever tried to melt a snowball with a lighter before so this was a first.
The snowball did not melt. It remained solid. Hummm. Felt like a Science Project Experiment. Remember those?
HEADING FOR THE HOME STRETCH with the laundry. Aiming for the end of the month to have all the laundry caught up. I think I'm going to make it if I continue at the speed I'm going. I'll let you know if I make the deadline. With the extra non-slip velvet hangers at hand, I am making progress.
When working on something that takes time and patience, it certainly helps to have to right frame of mind. By the end of the week, the loads of laundry should be finished. PTL. I'm embarrassed at how much I allowed to accumulate. How'd that happen? It just did.
When I look at our main closet, I think I need to do some rearranging. Hubby no longer wears dress shirts to work, but has a nice stash of tee-shirts for warmer days and some sweatshirts for the cooler ones. Dress sweaters are few, but then he doesn't wear them often. The dress suits are just hanging there taking up space, but ready for when needed. He has them. I can switch where they hang onto a smaller, more condensed area in the closet using the hanging rod for my dress blouses. His sweaters and tee-shirts are folded and not hanging. His dress slacks and jeans are hanging on a lower rack. It would work to rearrange until further notice. When working at fitting into a small COTTAGE things morph as you go. Hang loose and keep morphing.
As I got to the bottom of one basket filled with white shirts and blouses, two of my husband's white, dress shirts were there. They had a horrible ring around the collar and armpits. I really didn't believe I could get the stains out as I have SHOUTED the shirts before. I was going to get rid of them and buy a new white shirt until I washed the shirts in long, cold cycles with Clorox bleach several times. The stains came out. Washed them several times and after they dried and were hung they looked practically new. Alrighty then. I'll keep them.
After I get further along on the getting settled into the COTTAGE, I might do a swap-per-roo in the closet. The main things we wear are sweatshirts and bluejeans when we are at HOME. Occasionally. I like to dress up some. SO I need the clothing I presently have. As the weather warms, I'll do another round of thinning out the clothing.
While the weather is so cold and I have no desire to get out in it, I am working on this and that. The laundry is a priority. I folded some bedding and placed them in storage bags. The gift wrap has made its way to some storage bins which fit nicely under the bed. I need another box for ribbons and gift bags. Menards will help me out here.
HEALTH. I'm off to have my TSH checked because since January 1st, I changed the way I take my thyroid meds. I originally take two pills in the mornings on an empty stomach. I started with one pill in the morning and one at 11 o'clock at night. I'm doing well at remembering to split the dose like this. Curious if my TSH is optimal so I'll be checking tomorrow and of course doing some shopping. I needed to see if splitting the Armour Thyroid was a better way to take the meds to see if my energy levels were better throughout the day. Armour has T3 (the energy hormone) in it along with T4, T1, T2, Calcitonin and something else that my mind draws a blank on. It isn't so controversial these days to take naturally desiccated hormone as it has been. Simply looking out for myself as I go. My thyroid journey has been a complicated one that I have found out things on my own verses what an Endocrinologist nurse hasn't shared with me. Frustrating.
A SHOPPING I WILL GO. Very low on the veggies. Need to fill the fridge with fruits and veggies. As February 1st comes, I'll be mindfully skipping the carbs to see if I can get my A1c down. Over the last 5 years our eating habits have changed dramatically. Carbs are not the diabetic's friend so I keep in mind that I not eat very much of these. I have my battles over the sugar intake. No problem skipping alcohol, soda pop and sugary fruit juices. That should account for something. Right?
SIMPLY PUT...I wish the settling into the COTTAGE was completed and I didn't think about it so much. The energy I use could be used for something better. I give myself this WINTER to get the house inside settled in. Come SPRING, the garage will be tended to so we can make it a temporary storage closing out a unit we pay for. Summer, we'll continue with whatever. There might be thinning out of CHRISTMAS DECOR. CHRISTMAS IN JULY.
I know I am the type of person that entertains what needs done and I have a time relaxing while waiting for it to be completed. Sigh.
Peace out and stay warm,
~d
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