A Little Progress

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.

Claiming the Blame -- and a Little Encouragement

Today, I lay weakly upon my bed and cried.

I knew I should get at the mess, but I was discouraged.

Even the sink and counter that I had kept up with for a few days, was a mess again.

The hall has not got clogged, much.

There is only one extraneous bag on the old table, if you don't look at the "to be filed" tub.



The chair remains open, but the floor space is shrinking, again.



Begun, but not done, still describes the further wall cleanup and beautifying project.

The top of the piano looks fine to me, but oh, how am I to ever just sit down and play away?

At least the bathroom is not bad.

My poor bedroom!

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.

Temptation Averted

Such a tiny triumph!  I picked up a Homer Laughlin platter in Goodwill, yesterday, but instead of buying it, I mentioned to the cashier that perhaps it should be researched.  I have no room.  Fortunately, I remembered that before I spent $3 to bring it home and add to my clutter.

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!)