Oddly Lethargic

Is it the blue Monday thing?

Is it the result of anxiety?

I don't know, but today I didn't

want to do a thing.

I did a small load of laundry

and

hung it out.

(Gotta bring that in!)

I've barely begun to clear out our
storm stuff.

The extra water is still out.

It seems wasteful to just dump it.

One task I did not anticipate
was sorting the good grapes and 

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?

It Helps

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!   

How Much Perfectionism is OK?



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.





Cupboard Re do

I couldn't seem to find my ambition anywhere

this morning

after I returned from the train station at

about eight thirty.

Finally I decided to finish

fixing up my cupboard.

That had the added

benefit of being fun!

I like the way it looks, now.

Truth to tell, I was going to clear

off my table until I realised

that I wanted some of

those things in the cupboard.

I don't feel overly productive,

but my dishes are done,

my sink is shiny

and

I managed to keep my shirt

clean until supper!

(snort!)

Storage Love

Rumble Rumble

Mount Laundry

has again

ARISEN!

Mount Laundry has again

been (mostly) conquered!



Well...

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.

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. 

But when I stopped moving things
around ( my DH came home early) -
OH, my poor table!

Shiny Sink

I had something else in mind, today.
I took "before" pictures and started in.
Then I decided to check out Fly Lady's
baby steps.  Day one was shine your sink
day.  Following her instructions (except,
amidst the other stuff that was going
on, I completely forgot the window cleaner
step) I scrubbed and polished and
wiped that sink dry.  It was a hot 
day, here.  I am a high temperature
overweight woman.  My niece is 
visiting the area from the West coast.
You get the picture.
I never got back to the first project.
But, my sink is shiny! 

A Chair!

OK, I need to take my pictures in
daylight, so my shaking hand won't
result in such blurry pictures!
Anyway, there is now a place to sit.

Focus on the Spot!

The pile is greatly reduced.
As you can see, there is a long
way to go.

The Pile

I worked on the dreadful stack, yesterday.  I even made some visible progress.  By the time I thought of taking a photo it was too dark. 

Today, I had help.  There is still a lot to do, but we got the sickening stack reduced substantially.  After my friend left, I got a little more compacting done, but before it got dark I took this "progress" shot.

I still have a long way to go, but
there's a little carpet showing!

If Nothing Else...

I got four plates of wild blueberries
picked over and the plates are
ready to wash.

Whine!

It takes so looonnng!

Chipping away at the couch.

Here's the big pile.
I even removed a few things.
There is a path in front of
the full chair, which this
angle doesn't show.

These things have been
removed, but not yet
re-homed.

Confession

      I have given up. 

     It did not start out that way.  I blogged about my pitiful progress last Wednesday.  The next day I had the opportunity to help a friend who needed to get out and do some errands.  Her situation is not my story to tell.  I did not regret the lack of progress on my mess.

     Friday was less productive.  My father wanted to go to a book sale and the bank.  Taking him, my son and I managed an errand, as well.  Now, going to a book sale is only a chore for me when it comes time to sort and pay.  Working around two other people's schedules is a little more taxing. 

     Fast forward to today.  Today I managed to fall asleep less than two hours after I got up.  Thinking I had just dozed off momentarily, I found to my shock that it was one thirty in the afternoon!  I did manage to make supper, wash dishes and do a very small load of laundry. 

      I found a little more motivation in watching Hoarders.  We discovered, this past weekend, that we now have more than just basic cable, which was the cheapest way we could find to get  the internet.  So, I got to see Hoarders -- two episodes, in fact.  In the first one someone talked about there only being paths through the house.  Directly in front of where I was sitting is a pile of boxes and containers that need a home.  My livingroom, therefore, has a path through it!  Ugh!  I did a little sorting and tossing while watching the show.  I got up and did dishes during the comercial breaks. 

     It was not a very successful day, but I feel I may have got somewhere near that track I lost.  We shall see.  I shall hope.

If Nothing Else...

...I got the bed made up fresh!

(Kindly ignore the rest of my mess.)

Invisible Progress

Believe it, or not, these two
pictures represent an improvement!

Litle Things Mean a Lot

A little, slightly "used" produce
suddenly looked special, to me.

Today's accomplishments were
very small.  None of them will
look like much in a photograph.
Somehow, today, I'll take them!