 |
| A SPOT OF TEA |
A NEW SERIES FOR A SUNDAY POST ON MONDAYS. SUNDAY SNOOZE. It's got a ring to it. grins. I didn't take a NAP on this Sunday. Surprise and praise the LORD. I was BLESSED to wake early, take my meds, do some paper work, dishes, shuffle some things. I didn't take my morning walk or go to CHURCH. I didn't even watch any service on-line. A quiet morning.
Hubby shuffled some things in the KITCHEN to make room to open up the Kitchen window where the air conditioning unit will go. I worked on dishes as he worked then I braved it by taking the tea out of the cabinet above the stove. I have to find a temporary place for the crystal stemware that has been in the Dining room corner cabinet. When I started unpacking some boxes, I came across a white with gold trim antique porcelain chocolate pot with demitasse cups and saucers that I wanted to display. Space is very limited here so I had to stretch my bean to come up with a place.
I know I have another white porcelain chocolate pot with cups and saucers in a different box that I will display when I come across it. Any who for the time being, I cleared out the tea cabinet above the stove and put the glasses there. I think for now I'd be a happier person showing off the chocolate pots. I'll find a place in the pantry for my stash of TEA. That will come later. It's shuffle this and shuffle that.
I've been looking high and low for important papers for our HOME OWNERS POLICY. For the LIFE OF ME I cannot find all my papers. I found a few, but not what I nearly need. I greatly dislike my paperwork being out of order. TERRIBLE. It's like someone took all my papers and tossed them into the air and wherever they land is it. Getting ALL the papers back in order is doable. It's doable and I'm just the one to do it. Get after it.
I started typing up a new list of our personal property to keep on hand so I know what we own. When I started typing it up, I was reminded that I have a few things. PTL. We are scheduled to visit with our insurance agent to review our policy on Monday at one. As we downsize, it's a task to go from having much to scaling down to having so much less. A skeleton. Why bother to scale down? Because I'm 68 and as I get closer to 70, I'm wanting to lighten the load so we settle in better here at the COTTAGE. It has been one of the hardest moves I have ever gone through. Seven months here and we are not settled. I'm allowing myself a year and a half for this task. Being gentle and extending some grace. I know I have to stay on top of this, but I am allowing a slow pace process. When I start to get irritated I remind myself to slow down and be real. I'm no young chick anymore. This is a reality.
MONDAY. As we finished our insurance appointment we were getting into our car and we saw a man in a motorized cart tip over and he hit the sidewalk. We walked over to help him as two other women were as well. As we were helping his wife get him back in his cart, one of the ladies said to me HELLO DEANNA. She had sunglasses on and I did not recognize her at first. My mind drew a blank. I think this must be kind of like having amnesia where you do not recognize people. Her name finally came to me, but this was my Senior moment for the week. It was an awkward moment that I hope doesn't repeat itself. Scary. The gentleman made it back into his cart and off he went.
We went to the bank to purchase some TWO DOLLAR BILLS and lucked out getting some newer ones that have not been circulated very much. Drove to the DOLLAR STORE so I could get some Father's Day CARDS. I want to get these into the mail on Tuesday. Went HOME and rested. There's that NAP. Sipping some iced tea and getting ready to put some more things away.
Looking at my calendar as it is beginning to fill up for the rest of the month. With my TSH out of range, I cannot seem to handle stress as well as I need to. Cranky. Tired. It will take 6 weeks to get it back to the place it needs to be. I don't know why my TSH will not stay at a good place. Maddening.
Hubby is still working on getting the window unit installed. He prepared the area and the window. Now the actual unit will go in. Ready for some cool air circulating in the house. He's still working on the bathroom tile. He's so close to being finished. He's one busy retired man.
I'm still shuffling our belongings. What a wonderful job to keep me busy. Making this COTTAGE a HOME is a full time JOB. I can continue to be HAPPY this is my lot in LIFE!
Remind me to stay out of politics. It's a hot potato. I know I'm older than ever before, but I have NEVER seen so many American citizens ready to attack people not affiliated to their party on both sides of the aisle like they have 4 years ago and now. Like a rabid dog going for your jugular vein. THE COME LET US REASON does not exist. Perhaps it's always been this way and I didn't know it where the people have gotten so angry. It's better to stay at peace then to ruffle their feathers. Walk away and be alone in the hills to pray like Jesus did.
The week is off to a start. If I can get the dining room table cleared off, the Father's Day cards in the mail, my oldest son's Birthday card in the mail, laundry done, carpet vacuumed, kitchen floor scrubbed...I will be a happy camper and of course some more shuffling done. The air conditioner unit is going in and the bathroom tile going up! All makes for a wonderful LIFE.
~d
