HOARDERSVILLE REVEALED

GOT MY MUCH NEEDED CROSS TRAINING EXERCISE FROM FOLDING THE HEAVY QUILTS.  The lifting and carrying, carrying some more, twisting, leaning, bending, stretching, reaching and walking with the textile in my arms gave my entire body a different kind of strength training.  This became a full body workout which was badly needed.  I was hitting two birds with one stone sort of speak.  Exercising and getting the accomplishment achieved of having the bedding displayed on the bookcase.

This is more like it.  There's potential here.

Placing the quilts on the shelves was very satisfying.  The bedding stash is a beautiful sight to see for me.  Again it's like hitting two birds with one stone having a task finished for the time being and getting some exercise like I received are a big win for me.  

LOVE having the colorful quilts and bedding.  So very thankful and grateful.  In my mind, I can see the rest of the room organized into a functioning TV room once again where all the clutter has vanished.  POOF.  I'm thinking by November 1st the large screen TV will be up and running with the recliners across the room from it ready to watch a good movie and relax for the evening. 

Settling into a tiny COTTAGE has been laborious as a very uncomfortable challenge.  Being real. Still dealing with boxes full of STUFF that's got to go someplace.  What a nightmare to have. There are far worse things to go through, but this isn't easy for me at 70.  Cheerleader needed just about now.  Go SIS BOOM BAH.  Louder please, I am not motivated at the moment.  A kick in the pants might be a better gesture for now.

THIS IS A PROJECT AND A HALF.  It can be taken care of, but not quickly.  I will be transparent.  Maybe I shouldn't be, but hey it is what it is.  Does this make me a realist?  I don't generally live like a hoarder, but that would be hard pressed to prove right now.  This is a snap shot of what the room presently looks like.  I hate it.  Take the emotion out of it and get this place in ORDER.

OH MY GOSH...this is why I was standing on my head to fold up a work table that needed dug out of the space and taken out of the cramped room.  SLOWLY the room is getting whittled into shape.  SLOWLY!

HEAVE HO and away I go to make PROGRESS that is badly needed.

What seems like a simple thing when moving into a house, isn't around here.  It's more complicated dealing with possessions and having to think deeply what to keep and what to give away.  Making this house a HOME is one of the most challenging moves I have EVER gone through due to my age, health issues, downsizing and trying to FIT INTO the COTTAGE. Turning loose of much has taken much thought and physical movement.  MENTAL GYMNASTICS.  

AUTUMN PROJECT.  I have stayed HOME so I can continue working on the front bedroom while Hubby has gone to Manhattan to purchase porch paint, primer and sealer.  He plans to do some painting today.  I have to sit a bit as my lower back screams at me in discomfort.

   

PORCH UPDATE.  The last few days he has been laying porch boards.  This project has been very hard with tearing out the porch and rebuilding.  Like most projects when you get started there are surprises you were not expecting.  He discovered that the porch rock foundation had collapsed behind the heavy concrete steps.  Rebuilding the foundation took time and muscle plus the concrete steps had to be jack hammered down with the chunks of concrete dumped in the street so it could be scooped up and hauled away to a place that would take the concrete trash. 

After the porch boards are primed, sealed and painted, he'll take a break to catch his breath and rest his 70 year old body.  NEXT WEEK, the porch columns will go up and the spindles put into place.  More painting.  Then steps will be built and painted.  Maybe by the end of November the porch will be functioning as a PORCH.  That will be something to celebrate!  

I need to snip produce and bring some plants indoors right away.  I'd better go do this before I forget.

PART TWO.
Finished folding 17 quilts and bed coverings just so so then managed to get these onto the bookcase shelves.  Pleased with how this turned out.  NOW to move onto shuffling the bed in the pink room.  More major shuffling of furniture and boxes.  SO much stuff lying around that will have to be moved out of the way.  

Once I get this done, the front bedroom will be dealt with and this means lots of work.  A full day's work.

Geraniums in the galvanized cart were brought indoors.  I shuffled some more things to make room for the cart in the dining room.  Made it happen.  Pleased to see this plant indoors, but I think the cold we had the night before damaged the plant as some of the leaves turned yellowish.  

I cut some lavender stems from the container garden and placed them in a small old fashioned white pitcher in the Bathroom. Mission accomplished. SO Pleased.  

SO VERY pleased that the bookcase is in the front bedroom and filled with quilts!  Hopefully TODAY the pink bedroom will be a real bedroom again.  Pleased.  

Much to do before the week-end.

~d  

  

SCORING A FIND and SUPERMAN TO THE RESCUE IN HOARDERSVILLE

A LOAD OF OLD BLUE JEANS ARE IN THE WASHING MACHINE AS I TYPE.  Soon they will go into the dryer with another load going in to wash.  Blessed to have machines at HOME.  Though I dislike being so far behind on the laundry, I am blessed to have machines.  PTL.

I really like starting the day by waking up to sunshine, morning toilet visit, load the machine with laundry, take my morning meds then go for a mile walk.  Cooling off in the recliner and studying what I need to get done for the day.  Bills written out and mailed or hand delivered.  Breakfast made and lunch decided upon.  MORNING DEVOTIONS.  More laundry and then blogging.  This is an ideal way for me to start the day off leaning into the LUNCH HOUR.  Chores done and time to relax before meal time.

I just ate a tuna fish sandwich.  Twas good.  I'm cooling off from my mile walk in the wind.  It felt so good to walk with a breeze blowing.  Really nice.  I was alone at the track and could chat with GOD out loud.  HE knows I need this.  

With time to think, I go over things in my head that I'd like to get done around the house.  As I drove HOME from walking the track, I saw a white vinyl fence for someone's back yard and I think my HUBBY is correct that we don't want a vinyl fence.  They need scrubbed because mildew grows on them losing the new look.  When the time comes for our backyard fence, I think we'll go with cedar.  When we get to this place then I suppose we will be even OLDER than OLD.

Thinking about what to fix for a SUPPER.  Perhaps we'll have BREAKFAST.  

CHORES.  I have a load of towels laying on the sofa that need folded and put away.  I started digging through boxes in the front bedroom finding a nice pair of slip on tennis shoes that I can wear to exercise class.  I truly forgot that I had these and they are clean as clean can be.  Nice find along with a cute patriotic handbag and some rubber boots.  Score.  

If I clear away all the stuff that's on the left side of the room and scoot the cedar chest to the center of the room then the wall will be freed up to scoot the vanity over there that will eventually go into the other bedroom.  A resting place for now as the other room is in no shape to have the vanity in there yet.  Anywho, the cedar chest can then be scooted to its new location where the vanity was to hold the TV on it.  Yahoo when I get this far.

YAHOO.  I'm getting there.  

I made progress on the front bedroom last night.  I managed to scoot the cedar chest over in front of a Victorian Dresser making the floor space needed for the 1930 vanity to rest in until the other bedroom is dealt with after this front room is more in place.  Does that make sense.  I felt like SUPERMAN getting this much done.  I had to dig it out from boxes blocking it in.  Got that done.  I tried in VAIN to get the vanity moved over to the temporary spot.  It would not budge.  It was like it was glued to the floor.  Asked Hubs to help me in the morning.

TODAY.  Tried several times to scoot it again with no luck.  Glued to the floor.  No budging at all. TIS MORNING and we worked to move the vanity.  Heave HO.  Nothing.  Again and again and again and again.  SUPERMAN, where are ya?  She budged and slowly we got 'er moved.  Finally she rolled across the  floor to the wall.  

Exhale and go sit down.  Sipping HOT HIBISCUS TEA.  Exhale some more.  I will rest a bit then get started on the POT ROAST for our supper.  Somewhere in here I will go for my walk. Laundry is in and more to do.  Off and on I will work on the front room as it is hoardersville motif.  Dear Lord, please give me strength to continue on this task.  In Jesus name I pray.  AMEN.  

From last week when peeking into the abyss, I CAN TELL I HAVE MADE A DENT.  Only a small dent though.  This puts the desire in me to be a minimalist.  I have a TO LET GO pile.  Yes.  I will let more go.  Have to and want to.  This move into the fixer upper is an ongoing process even with having lived here for two years.  2 years!!!  My eyes are bugging out.

Superman needs to check in again and do the magic needed to get this room cleared and cleaned out.  Order here you come.

Perhaps you need a Superman in your life as well?  

I do, I do, I do.

~d