. . . . . . . but not much energy to get going on them!
Let's blame it on the weather. Again.
How can you 'take down' outdoor Christmas decor when it's constantly
raining, unseasonably warm and humid, muddy and messy underfoot,
and just being out of the house is unwelcoming?
I have ideas for this year. They involve the garden, the part named
the back yard here in America. The front garden is not bad. Come
Spring it might be just about manageable for two aging gardeners
who have time, tools, gloves by the dozens, and now kneeling pads!
Energy, flexibility, and non-painful limbs are hoped for as I continue
physiotherapy on my right shoulder.
Our back garden is a disaster and requires much TLC in the
coming months. Much of the damage is due to that heavy, wet
snowfall just before Christmas, breaking boughs on many shrubs
and small trees which I agree we should've pruned earlier.
My 'Secret Garden' of the past years is no
longer calming, it's become more of a nightmare!
So this is what I'm doing too much of lately.
Watching old movies and Outlander on TV.
Hanging out with throws and pillows, heating pad on the bad shoulder
after stretching exercises. Going to PT twice weekly.
Hanging out with throws and pillows, heating pad on the bad shoulder
after stretching exercises. Going to PT twice weekly.
Making soups - new favorite is curried sweet potato - recipe from
of all places Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
Sipping a hot chocolate in my new big mug, eating chocolate,
nibbling snacks and leftover mince pies from the parties - then disliking
the numbers on the bathroom scale.
Re-reading a pile of last year's magazines before tossing or sharing.
of all places Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
Sipping a hot chocolate in my new big mug, eating chocolate,
nibbling snacks and leftover mince pies from the parties - then disliking
the numbers on the bathroom scale.
Re-reading a pile of last year's magazines before tossing or sharing.
Thinking a lot about taking down the decorations, seriously
sorting through them, downsizing, and then packing away just the
ones to pull out again eleven months from now.
Oh, did go walking a few times on the drier days - the nearby school track
and around the neighborhood - it felt good and made
me forget how much my shoulder hurts!
sorting through them, downsizing, and then packing away just the
ones to pull out again eleven months from now.
Oh, did go walking a few times on the drier days - the nearby school track
and around the neighborhood - it felt good and made
me forget how much my shoulder hurts!
Indoors, thoughts of projects to be addressed this year are overwhelming me.
Most important -- big, messy and expensive -- will be replacing our entire
heating/cooling system. The original system is now 34 years old and
is no longer happy running with band-aid fixes. I'm living on the edge with
fingers crossed the heat or air conditioning will respond when I flip the switch,
or will I be making the phone call and putting on another pot of coffee while
awaiting our HVAC guy. . . . . . he's a very pleasant man but I don't want
him visiting so often!
Then there's cleaning out the attic, painting walls, scraping ceilings,
cleaning carpet, replacing furniture - all making me wish even more that
we were instead selling up and moving to a brand new, or newish, easy to
manage, one level condo, where just locking the doors behind us, and we
can travel here, there and everywhere, whilst we're still able.
Sounds like a good plan to me. . . . . . just need to get a certain other
person on board!
manage, one level condo, where just locking the doors behind us, and we
can travel here, there and everywhere, whilst we're still able.
Sounds like a good plan to me. . . . . . just need to get a certain other
person on board!
What are you doing on these somewhat depressing
January days?
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