I ACCOMPLISHED MY GOAL OF STAYING AWAY FROM OUR LARGE HOUSE FOR A YEAR AFTER WE SOLD HER. I did it. I actually accomplished a goal. Tadaah. I did it.
When I got up this morning I remembered that I could now drive past our old house in a different community since it had been a year since we left it. In the afternoon, we took a drive and I drove past the house. Drove around the block looking at it again. There she was still standing. Not much had changed from what I could see.
I can't tell you the number of times I wanted to go by the old place during this last year. sigh. I managed to stay away! Shazam. I did it. Very satisfying to know I actually did it.
They had installed a lovely black rod iron fence around the yard and built a playhouse in the backyard. It looks like a house that has young children would look. Toys in the yard. Cars in the drive and out front of the house.
I know I no longer live there. Loving the looks of the place, I didn't get sad or mad. Oh the memories came flooding over me. I did it. I honored my desire to stay away from the house for a whole year. Goal met. If I can do this I can do other things that are difficult like not eat CaNdY 😁 and save money.
This old gal can still achieve goals. I am giddy. 😃
Driving onto Manhattan, I needed to purchase a few things. Away we went and after we got done shopping, we drove back by the house as it was now dark outside. I think they had every light in the house turned on. I could see the beautiful brass chandelier in the living room that we paid $5 for and my Husband pieced it back together, cleaned it, polishing it and hanging it himself. It could be seen through the large window as the plantation shutters were open. No shame. I gawked. 👀 Good-bye lovely house. Again, I say good-bye. See you later. 🏠
Then went shopping in Manhattan. Bought some cucumbers and green beans. A medallion for our dining room ceiling. Oil for the car. Some Kiss Me Coral lipstick for me and some cologne for my husband. Salad toppings and batteries. Brushes for washing drinking glasses. Etc. I went off my diet because I ate a free cookie and had bread sticks for supper. Snap. Try again in the morning to stay on a food program this week.
1) drove past the old house.
2) drove to Manhattan.
3) Starbucks for unsweetened iced green tea.
4) Dollar Tree for dish washing brushes, a puzzle and toy.
5) Menards for medallion, batteries, wipes.
6) Walmart for auto oil, lipstick, cologne, cucumbers, green beans.
7) Joann for Christmas tree ribbon🎄, cellophane wrap, ribbon for goody plates.
8) Marshalls for a comb.
9) Olive Garden for a salad 🥗 and bread sticks.
10) Drove back to the community where we lived to see our old house in the dark.
11) Drove HOME.
12) Unloaded groceries.
13) laundry in.
14) got ready for bed.
15) resting.
THIS WEEK I HAVE HIGH HOPES OF GETTING LOTS DONE. Pacing myself. I have to pace myself as I am old and my health could be better.
We'll hang the new medallion for the dining room ceiling we bought and Hubby will install a different chandelier. Can't remember when we bought it. She's going up. Dining room tidied and worked on.
I'll be wrapping up the glassware that's in Mom's antique china cabinet and replacing it with my Blue Garland China brought indoors from the garage. Arrange the china cabinet. Didn't get this done over the wk-end so I'll try again during this week.
Hair trimming all by myself. Pray it turns out. 💇
Cellar will be shuffled and the she shed cleared out. Bedroom suite will be put out there later.
Goody plates made for the runners going to STATE next week-end.
HALLOWEEN IS THIS WEEK.
Life in general is very good.
Grandkids
