TODAY IS UPON US. The greenery in the living room will go back up as we now have a rod to wrap the garland around so it can hang neatly on the door casing. It'll be nice to have it back up as the imitation command hooks didn't support the weight. Back it shall go.
🎄OH, CHRISTMAS TREE, oh Christmas Tree, where for art thou oh, Christmas Tree? Out in the garage. I'm about to jump out of my skin waiting for the CHRISTMAS TREE to go into the living room. This won't happen until the TV room is up and going which will make room for a tree in front of the living room bay window. We may not get this far this year and I'll live, but I do thrive when I have a pretty lit tree twinkling in the evenings during the HOLIDAYS. It's one of my favorite things to see in the evenings during the Christmas Season.
Hubs will work out in the SHE SHED today as the weather will be good so he can do so. At the end of the day, I'll be waiting to hear how the day went with this. The excitement builds. What a huge accomplishment this will be when he finally says the SHE SHED is ready for furniture to be moved into it. I believe I am beyond ready for this. Peace be still if you can manage it.
🖼 He mentioned old baskets and old picture frames are in the shed that need removed. I asked if he'd sit them out in the yard and I'll come look at them to see which to keep or donate to thrift. There are a couple of nice picnic baskets that I want to keep. These can go down in the cellar for safe keeping. I'll drive the little PT Cruiser to the back yard and load the ones going to thrift in the car and away I'll go to Manhattan to donate today. I need to go get a few more items from the city that I managed to forget yesterday. On the way, I can stop off at the storage unit to check up on the storage items.
If I can just hang tight on cleaning out all of our junk then it will make a huge difference on how our estate looks. STAY STEADY AT DEALING WITH IT ALL. THEN we will not have the expense of storage units and will be better organized which is what I crave.
🏘 We're lined up to have the garage and house shingled this Friday when the weather is suppose to be in the 50s. The bundled shingles are in the front yard waiting for attention. The color of the shingles will change the look of the place and it will be for the better. We have a deep brownish red roof on the COTTAGE which will change to a darker grey/black. I've been eyeballing the neighbors roofs with this color shingle and I like the darker grey color. I think we'll be pleased with the change.
The garage has really old shingles on it that have needed changed for at least 2 decades. Probably more as they are in rough shape. Finally getting this done. PTL. Next Spring/Summer/Fall house siding will need repaired. In very poor shape. The porch will be rebuilt with added Folk Victorian CHARM. I can imagine it in my head which helps to keep me focused. It will be darling when finished. The waiting is so hard for me. An exercise in discipline for sure.
THE RESULTS FROM OUR LABS TAKEN YESTERDAY ARE ALREADY IN OUR HEALTH PORTALS. Good news and not so good news. Having insight into blood work that we do not have to have doctor's orders on is helpful to us as we forge along in our health journey. If you use the discounted coupons the company offers, it's affordable to the little guy. Out of pocket expense is doable.
Hubby's TSH was excellent within a healthier range than it has been so he knows the medicine dosage is where it should be. My A1c is higher than I want it to be. This past year, I have not been as careful when eating carbohydrates and sweets and my A1c has climbed this calendar year. I'm still in a excellent range, but it's creeping up and I have to cut my carbs and walk more. Etc. This morning, I went back through the health portals and made copies of all the A1c test I have had since 2018 and paper clipped together to make a file on hand for easy recall. Working at getting better organized in all areas of my life. What a work it is.
The next time I get my A1c checked will be at the doctor's office in January so I have a month to work at lowering it on the averaging. Lots of greens! Cut the candy out. Cut the carbs out. Click. Like flipping a switch, it can be done.
MID-WEEK. I will go for a 1 o'clock walk for sure. This will be my priority today. The heat of the day will be at 1. Yesterday when I went to town, the day started out so cold, I wasn't ready for the frost on the car. Like a blink, it went from AUTUMN to WINTER. Thankful we have a functioning HEATER in the car and house.
I took my heavy coat with me in the car in case it was needed. The jacket top I was wearing kept me fairly warm while traveling and shopping. The only thing I forgot to get when shopping was EGG NOG, razors and water crackers. I was patting myself on the back when I reached HOME recalling our shopping day. It was a full day that was super nice to experience.
We're working on evaluating our BUDGET for 2025. I am in HOPES that we can manage our expenses and make a go of it as a RETIRED COUPLE living in a tiny COTTAGE in a small town snuggled in the FLINT HILLS. When there's something you want, don't you have to hunker down and make it happen? Which requires adjustments here and there to make it happen. Amen.
Something that I have noticed as of late is that healing happens with me as I am beginning to wake from my sleep in the mornings. Questions are answered as I am thinking. It has occurred quite a few times. It is healthy to have answers to many questions I have struggled with for years. This kind of healing is gentle.
My dear Dad passed away 8 years ago today. 8 years. My Mother so misses him and I don't believe she will ever adjust to him being gone. Not even knowing that he is in heaven helps. She is not able to be at peace with him being gone. Would grief therapy help her?
NOW TO CONTINUE WITH MAKING PROGRESS ON GETTING A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THE LIVING ROOM.
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS,
~d🤶
