NOT SURE WHERE THIS SAYING CAME FROM. I'm sure somebody knew exactly what this meant. Waiting for remodeling on the cottage to take place is moving very slow. As I wait for "stuff" to get done, I have to busy myself here with task that need attention. Continuing to look at decorating ideas on the net, helps clarify what I'd like to do at the cottage.
Moving kind of slow, but I'm moving. Physical Therapy came to a halt last week. I am relieved that I stayed the course and it is officially over. I will continue to contract my stomach muscles as I sit while driving a car or sitting in my recliner. This is helping to make the muscles stronger to help ease back pain.
I will encourage myself to do more walking. If you place your hands on your abdomen as you walk, you can feel the muscles working. Simple walking has benefits. I won't be jogging anytime soon or participate with heavy weights. Light weight hand weights for now. PTL.
I continue to organize my belongings. I'm placing individual earring sets in the tiny zip lock baggies I got at Hobby Lobby. I continue to thin down and organize old paperwork. It's an ongoing dilemma that I mustn't get all hung up on. Just do what I can when I can. Tadaah...eventually it will be back in maintenance mode. Having some of the jewelry bagged helps give me a sense of direction and contentment. Having order is important to me. So let's go get this done.
The quicker I get to this place, the better. I will continue on continuing on. With sore feet unable to walk, it seriously affected what chores I could do. Then my back was in such a awful place. My feet are so much better and my back has improved. PTL. I can inch my way to being better organized once again.
Paperwork thinned out and organized. Jewelry organized. Old magazines gone through, tied together and turned loose of. Old toys gone through. Eventually I'll go through clothing once again and deal with. Old videos pitched. Pictures grouped together. The TV room emptied out. List made of what furniture we have to turn loose of so we will fit in the cottage. Making plans to remodel the cottage so it's suitable for humans to live there. Downsizing from a 4 bedroom house into a 2 bedroom cottage home. Landscaping drawings worked up. Kitchen gadgets downsized. Nic nacs downsized. Christmas decorations thinned out. Basement thinned out. The rest of the year, I have a full plate. It's easy for me to sit and do nothing.
I relocated a lamp of ours from our bedroom to living room. I think it's a beautiful lamp and I am enjoying it very much. It's a rather large lamp, but looks proportionally alright here on the tea table. When it's on, the lamp shade glows a soft pink. If I know that de-cluttering makes me feel peaceful, then I need to get after it and have peace.
As I sit, I have time to look about the room and mentally deal with stuff. What should I do with that and where should I relocate it to even if it's going to Goodwill? Being stuck in a rut isn't healthy or productive. I have to move forward or be stuck in a rut. Prosperity won't happen being stuck.
Last night, I watched a few episodes of the PBS series MERCY STREET. I believe it's based on true stories. Finding it enticing. This time era is a favorite of mine as a History buff. The Civil War is raging on in this series. The Mansion House Hotel has turned into a Hospital for the Union soldiers. In reality, there were 30 Hospitals in Alexandria, Virginia. Imagine 30 hospitals in a community.
I'm still downloading pictures from our short vacation of St. Louis and Springfield, Illinois. I am so glad we went for a few days. Now to download my pics.
I have to deadhead the Irises over the next few days before the heat gets into the 90s. Too, too hot for lil 'ole me. A little here and a little there. The seed pods are still maturing and will stay on the stems until August before harvesting seeds. I haven't ever done this before, so this is a new thing to attempt to collect seeds to plant for new plants. This could be fun.
Always something to do and if I don't watch it, it won't get done. Happy Thursday. I'm off to deadhead some Irises, run to the thrift shop and then go to the local $ General for a few supplies.
Pleasant blessings to you,
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