I'M BEGINNING TO THINK SOMETHING IS OUT TO GET ME.
Today was the day that I was suppose to clean on COTTAGE furniture. Made a trip to the Hardware store to purchase GOO GONE and Scotch Liquid Gold. Picked up some BONAMI as well. They didn't have Scotch so I got the next best thing, OLD ENGLISH FURNITURE POLISH.
Made the trip across the river to the COTTAGE. Started GOO GONE-ing the corner cabinet that had painter's tape on it to hold the door shut while moving it. The tape had left a terrible gummy mark on the cabinet in several places. I figured GOO GONE would help remove the gummy stripes. It wasn't working as well as I had hoped. It took longer to get the gum off. As I was wiping down the interior of the cabinet, the cabinet decided to fall on me. It became top heavy toppling onto me. I caught the piece, but still it hit my arm rather hard.
I let out a holler. Alright, I get it. I mustn't have bitterness in my heart. I'm becoming an accident prone individual and not liking it. Since working on the COTTAGE...let me see...a stack of cabinet doors fell on my foot, a heavy box fell off a closet shelf bouncing off the top of my head, I tripped over a box of tile lying on the floor causing me to fall to the floor on my right hip, I tripped up the porch steps falling on both my knees, a tree branch fell on my head, a corner cabinet toppled over on me, AND THEN I burned my finger hot gluing Christmas ornaments on a wreath. Enough all ready wouldn't you say?
After the corner cabinet fell on me, I decided that I would just put together a Christmas Wreath and watch television. I glued away one ornament at a time onto the wire frame of the wreath. I wasn't very pleased with how the wreath was turning out, but stayed with it. Ouch...Hot glue stuck to my index finger. HOT hot hot. I was concerned that if I wiped the glue off it would take some hide with it so I allowed the glue to cool down some before removing it.
The glue cooled down and I peeled the glue off looking as if I was going to come out of this alright because it didn't bleed and no hide came off, but this evening I do have a raised blister.
Read up about glue gun burns and it says to run cold water over the glue for 10 minutes then remove the glue. I'll know better next time.
Can I stay busy without hurting myself? Hopefully, I will stay safe? Back to dealing with papers as I sit. Recipes and food article are grouped. Medical papers are coming together. Grandchildren's papers together. Print outs of the daily meals I've eaten in a notebook. Pictures grouped together. Decorating ideas. Appliance warranties grouped. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Tomorrow, I will attempt to polish the COTTAGE furniture once again. Lord help.
Hubby mowed the COTTAGE LAWN. Back to sheet rocking the shed. We are inching right along. I'll polish the furniture, take a break and get started painting that kitchen cabinet that I haven't been able to get to. October is here and I know cooler weather isn't far off. I wish we were done with the COTTAGE. Oh, how I wish it were done.
I'll be boxing up our Encyclopedia set to donate. Off the shelves it's going and we'll have more space for pictures and other books. Our set was purchased so many years ago I don't remember when we bought it exactly. One book at a time from the grocery store. It's been a while since grocery stores did this. I bought my BLUE GARLAND China the same way. One piece at a time. I was patient back in the day...now I just want things to come together quickly as I am growing older by the minute.
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