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| We were rather ill and my clean up project got slowed down. I was determined to add some "pretty" among the stuff, anyway. |
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| So, even though I wanted to have it look nicer, in here, I'm satisfied, on most levels. We had a nice day. Some things looked nice. We had a simple meal and some nice treats - not as many as I sometimes have made. I think we all were relaxed and had a nice time. Good enough! Happy Christmas! |
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| on the good parts. The tree. |
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| The table. |
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| And not the stacks... |
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| ... and stacks... |
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| ... of things that are not getting done. I'm less miserable, anyway. I will get them done. Rome wasn't built in a day. Slow and steady wins the race. ok, then... |
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| This is how my living room looks, now. Well, right now my sister is sitting in that chair, as we both do some catching up online, so it actually looks much better than this. My sisters (I have three) brighten up any room. Anyway, I want it all done! Right now! I'm laughing at myself. I have been having a period of physical discomfort, family has been around (yippee) at my Dad's, next door and Oneson and my DH have been passing a nasty little cold around. These are not good enough excuses for my impatient self. I still want more on the tree and less on the floor! |
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| This is Thanksgiving Day. I think progress has been made. I have to see the glass as half full -- and the living room as half empty! Now, I am really amusing myself. |
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| My new motto: Not perfection; progress! or Progress, not perfection! So, not only did I affix a pair of skates and some greenery to the front door (which needs sprucing up) Ouch! Pun not intended! I also put a couple of cloths on the table (although the dishes are not all done) and hung the seasonal curtains in the bathroom. |
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| Close up shows the "compote" hiding the hole and part of the stain on my mother's tablecloth. |
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| OK, project has taken priority. |
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| How are we going to celebrate Thanksgiving in this mess?! |
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| With help from Si and Son. |
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| Not perfect, but progress. |
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| There was room to sit and talk. |
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| There was a pretty uncluttered table. |
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| There was food to eat. There was giving of thanks! How blessed I am! |
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| It may not seem like much to some people, but the fact that I could set a pretty table for my guys without hours of work clearing the room and the table was a big encouragement, to me. The occasion was a birthday dinner for my son. Fortunately,one of his favorite meals could be made to fit into my Dad's stringent diet. |
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| Today, I lay weakly upon my bed and cried. |
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| I knew I should get at the mess, but I was discouraged. |
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| Even the sink and counter that I had kept up with for a few days, was a mess again. |
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| The hall has not got clogged, much. |
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| There is only one extraneous bag on the old table, if you don't look at the "to be filed" tub. |
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| The chair remains open, but the floor space is shrinking, again. |
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| Begun, but not done, still describes the further wall cleanup and beautifying project. |
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| The top of the piano looks fine to me, but oh, how am I to ever just sit down and play away? |
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| At least the bathroom is not bad. |
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| My poor bedroom! |
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| Oh, dear! Well, some progress has been made. I haven't done much, lately. Wouldn't it be lovely to get it all done quickly?! Looking back, I can see some small improvements. What had begun as a confession of guilt, ended up encouraging me just a little bit, after all. |
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| I've barely begun to clear out our storm stuff. |
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The extra water is still out. |
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| It seems wasteful to just dump it. |
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| One task I did not anticipate was sorting the good grapes and |
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| berries from the ones that had got moldy. I just bought them, two days ago! Maybe I'll give myself a little credit. I am cooking a simple supper. Besides, getting down on myself does not motivate me much, usually. Where do you find motivation when you are feeling lethargic? |
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| So much for my plans! I had an idea that I could get some visible work done this week, to post. I took the "before" and "this is the problem" photos and called Dad for our daily check in. He was not OK. He's doing quite well, now. I spent the night at his house, Wednesday, got very little done on Thursday and Friday was errand day. I got home, exhausted, and the cable guy showed up at the door, unexpectedly. He installed a couple of boxes. My son came home from taking my father to the doctor. My friend came to clean. So much for sorting and hauling! While I rested she cleaned my bathroom. I got enough stuff moved so that she could do my kitchen floor. I got the dishes done. At least part of my house looks like I care! |
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| I took a lot of pictures this morning preparing for my project and post. Then, I called my Dad and learned that he had fallen in the night. I have not accomplished much else, today. I got the idea when I opened this drawer and was happy with the way it looks. Maybe I'll develop this theme another day. |
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| Another shiny sink day. Today that means I got all the dishes done, except tha poor stainless bowl that I melted beeswax in. Then I dried the sink and put the drainer away. |
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| So, I did something fun. I emptied the bottom shelf of this cupboard my amazing father made for me from an old window sash. Then I got some of my table cloths that had been languishing in a basket. They looked pretty but rather wallflowerish, there. I'm sorry about the reflection. There is also a cloth doll in there. |
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| But when I stopped moving things around ( my DH came home early) - OH, my poor table! |
