Life Reset Day 14

Interesting day.  I fiddled around in the morning and didn't get breakfast until 10am even though I'd been awake and out of bed since 7:30.  I was enjoying the rainbows too much to leave the bedroom! After I finally got dressed I made myself Avocado toast (I didn't like this when I first had but now I do) BEFORE I made my coffee.  Really backwards morning.

Finally, I got to doing something after lunch.  Brought out several yard tools for cleanup.  Used the blower to clean off the patio and began raking up leaves left from last fall.  While raking I decided what I'd do with the cut branches so I emptied one of the old veg boxes of branches and weeds, broke up what I could by hand and put them into the empty box, then brought up the wagon and emptied it.  I'd been out working, with lovely swing breaks when I got tired, for about 3 hours and it was sprinkling so I put the wagon and a big bin under the tree to hopefully keep it dry(ish), and carried in the rest of my tools.

I hadn't been in too long when I received notification of a ZOOM catch up with the Chookshed Stitchers which was fun UNTIL my phone, my watch and the city's sirens all came on with a tornado warning.  So, Off I went to the basement.  For the second time in less than a week.  When we got the all clear I got back on ZOOM to answer the question of how I know when it's safe.  That's a combination of TV saying the warning had lapsed for my area, the sirens stopping-and the lovely voice over them saying that the danger had passed.  That was the first wave of storms, there was a second round about 9, and apparently there is more coming after midnight.  Crazy.

I'm tired after such an "interesting day" so until tomorrow, Goodnight.

Life Reset Day 13

Breakfast this morning!  So good.  Strawberry waffles are a family tradition every Spring.  We used to always have them on Easter but we are scattered to the winds now!  I really enjoyed them.

Chatted with the Nashville duo this morning instead of tomorrow as they were wanting to take a hike in the morning.  We chat nearly every Sunday and I eagerly await those calls.

After all that I took my new toy

out to cut branches that have fallen every time we have a big wind!

It's only about 18" long, quite light and easy for me to use.  So use it I did.

The wagon is loaded with just the branches from the front tree!  I also picked up all the branches on the ground in the back yard.  I will put these in the bottom of my new veggie beds.  I have big piles of branches in the veg garden to cut up as well but I haven't quite decided what to do with them until I get the beds together.  When I went out to do this the weather guessers said it wasn't to rain before Monday, NOW they say rain after 1am, rain tomorrow (plus possible severe weather) and rain Monday.  The wagon will be full of water!

I am way behind on the yard work.  The hostas are looking good and one of my coral bells is blooming.  I do love to garden.  My plans for tomorrow will be a wash if it rains so studio time!

After all that and a shower I just rested.

 

Life Reset Day 12

For some reason each week I have one day when sleep evades me until 4am!  That was last night, I wonder if it is always the same day?  Must track that and see what the fuss is!  Anyway, last night was this week's very late night (or early morning depending on how you look at it.)  When I finally go to sleep, I'm a log until 10ish.  I really do not like sleeping that late, even though I'm not a really early morning girl sleeping til 10 makes me feel like I didn't accomplish anything.

Also, last night we had another series of major thunderstorm roll through, It seemed to go on and on.  No tornados though, just thunder. lightening and rain.

Today, I had to return the suitcase I bought yesterday. I'm looking for a medium sized trunk style suitcase-harder than it seems-and the one I got was the same size as the really big ones I have. Since I have TWO big ones, one I got in Australia.  This one went back.  The big ones get heavy and are hard for me to manage.  I'm flying out to my brother's in Denver next week so a trunk style one would be nice but I will use the clam one (which I hate) and my backpack.  I'm not doing carryon luggage any longer-I have trouble lifting them into the overhead bins and then getting them down, even though someone is always there to help!  I had to carry one up many steps getting on and off planes in Australia, no fun.  You learn something with every trip you take!  Also, You learn to adapt when you get old (and I am old!)

I think perhaps my daily doings will be boring (or perhaps they already are ) but for some reason knowing I need to write one each day is easier than remembering occasionally. If you get bored let me know!

 

Life Reset Day 11

Shopping. Ugh.

I am not a big fan. 

I know I got in 10,000 steps. 

Lowe's- big place even if you don't walk all over.  Many paint swatch cards and some lettuce seeds.  I always plant early lettuce in a container and enjoy the yummy fresh green stuff until it gets hot.

Target-A big place.  A notebook, some file folders and some snacks.  Not the summer dresses I was hoping for.  What's the deal with all the ruffles? 

Michaels-Not such a big place.

T J Maxx- again not such a big place .

One other stop and then I went to have a supper/lunch at Red Lobster then home, exhausted.

Many, parking lots. 

 I can walk a few steps without the cane or walk with the assistance of a shopping cart. Every day it seems better but not enough to go it alone.  I'll get there!

Life Reset Day 10

 I woke early this morning-I am NOT a morning person! There were no rainbows because the sun had decided to hide behind clouds.  It is amazing how much that fact affects your mood and energy levels.  Or maybe Wednesday is just the day that I need to be a lump of uninspired  human.  I did manage the weekly chore of cleaning the bathroom, which fortunately was not very dirty.  I also cleared the table of the clutter that seems to build up in a few days--I'm blaming that on last weeks tax marathon on the mess.

Do not go into shock.

 I went down to the Studio and I actually turned on one of my sewing machines and sewed two patches (Canada) on my patch blanket.  Then I turned it off and came back upstairs.  Maybe it's the beginning of a streak?

Life Reset Day 9

Today, being Tuesday, was Kitchen day.  Here's where I started, what a mess!

It's small but it has a cook who really doesn't like to clean up after herself!

This is where I ended today!

I did good!

Look fast it won't last!

I should tell you the story behind the newly sheet rocked wall.

While I was gone last Spring my Bonus Son mentioned that there was a small leak in the basement.  (There were actually TWO leaks and I knew about them, Had spoken to a plumber about fixing them.  He wasn't terribly interested in fixing them.) After I got home and settled I called a different plumber. so the leak I was reminded of was very small and easy to fix.  The other one was not.  In order to find and fix the leak the three tall cabinets that were along that wall and the sheet rock had to go.  My youngest son came up to help me-there is no way I could manage those cabinets alone-especially when two of the three were so wet they practically dissolved.  There is a four inch plastic drain pipe in that wall, where it shouldn't have be, and when they added the vinyl siding on the outside they punched NINE nails into the pipe.  The nails rusted fell out of the holes and began leaking.  It was a mess!  Had water damage people and the horridly noisy machines here for a week.  The kitchen floor had to be taken out and there is still a little fix needed in the basement.  It has been a LONG project, mostly due to my hip pain.  The Nashville duo came up last month and finished the wall to the current state.

On Friday, I have many errands to run (hopefully, I can do them all!  First to Lowes for paint chips to attempt to match the rest of the wall, then to look at cabinets, drop off some donations   and maybe some shopping not related to the kitchen.

Progress is being made, at long last.

Leaving you with rainbows!

 

Life Reset Day 8

Another Rainbow morning! I won't be long until the sun will be so high in the sky that I  will sleep through the rainbows so I have to enjoy them now.

Today, I tried getting back into the schedule I have always kept.  Mondays are for changing the sheets on my bed and doing laundry, I still have a small basket of thing to be folded away but I'm calling it a win.  I spent most of the time clothes were actually being washed or dried in the studio.  At this point I have to finish some  ongoing studio projects before I can say I'm finished, they are in the way!   

Cleaning continues.  The kitchen and the great room are for tomorrow morning.  I need to get out and work in the gardens-the hostas will soon be covering up the weeds!  Wait, is that a bad thing?  More importantly I need to get my new little chain saw going at cleaning up all the tree limbs. 

It was a lovely day, windy but nice and enjoyed some time reading on my swing.  We have another round of storms coming in on Thursday and Friday so I am required to enjoy it when I can.   

Tomorrow comes even when we don't want it to!  Talk more then.