Stuff

Another week has come and gone. Things got done and things got missed and I am hoping deep in my heart of hearts that this is the phase where everything looks horrible, right before it all gets better and turns lovely. Lets go with that theory shall we???

The lights and garland are off the front of the house and the Christmas tree is bare. The fact that all the stuff is still in the living room and dining room instead of in the basement and under the stairs where it should be is not being addressed at this moment in time. Move along, nothing to see here.

I have not got back at the craft room purge BUT I have figured out what supplies I need for a scrapbooking workshop that is coming up, Getting that all figured out took most of today because I cannot haul all my supplies like I do when its the scrapbooking weekend. I need to take only what I will use and not too much excess. Space and time are different for this workshop.I am pleased that I got it sorted and bagged up ready to go for the event. The Banker, KitKat and I will go and The Sailor will join us later in the day. I predict fun times!!

My fingers are still numb. Some days I feel like they are a little better and then other times I think that at least they are no worse. Inspite of them I got the 10 puppets made this month that I had scheduled to make. I have also managed to get some little brown paper bags for them, (for the craft sale, when they are sold and need something to be carried in as they go off to their new homes) When there is a 50% off coupon I go get a bundle. While not much else is on schedule in my life, the puppet craft sale project is ticking along on time and under budget. All the rest will come along in its own space and time.

Teddy Bear and I met the Hostess this afternoon for tea today. It was so nice to see her. Its always good to catch up on her life. Good things are happening for her and that makes me so very happy. I always just want people to be happy and she is very happy right now. SQUEEEE!!! Another small thing that made ME happy was that I got to pass on one of the Belgian waffle makers. I was happy to give it to her, get it out of my house and free up some much needed space. Its a small start but its a start.

Teeny tiny footsteps but the journey is underway.

Toodles,
Linda

Catching up

Its been a while since I managed to post here. Had a busy weekend last weekend, Best Friend blew into town for a short but wonderful visit. She had business down in this end of the country so she stopped in and we talked ourselves senseless. We always do. She arrived here late on Friday night, we had a lazy Saturday then she headed out into the cold early Sunday morning and I proceeded to have the normal Sunday that I usually do. It would have been nice for her to be here longer but I am grateful she makes the effort to get here even if her time is limited.

Its been a busy week doing this and that and yet not seeming to accomplishing anything. Adjusting to new stuff........

Some girls get jewelry, not this girl. I have had problems with my fingers going numb for a long, long, long time but they have always snapped out of it. At Christmas time my thumb and two fingers went numb and stubbornly stayed that way. So my Doctor thought this would help. I get to wear it for six weeks and if there is no improvement then we will  look at surgery. So I am adjusting to this. It has slowed me down a lot but it has to work. I cannot deal with the idea that I cannot do all the things I love to do . Its not acceptable.

It may have slowed me down but I am still working on the purge. I have moved into the craft room which has been so out of control for so long its beyond crazy. This Saturday the sewing table got dealt with.

 Aw yes the shameful before photo. This poor work surface is a catchall for material, magazines, paper and things that I need to put away but for reasons unknown, I do not do it right away. So for two hours on Saturday, I sorted, purged and put away. I did not just move things from one surface to another, I PUT THEM AWAY. Now the work top looks like this

It is so nice to have it back to this state. I am most grateful that I did not just move things to another place without actually putting them where they do not belong. I tend to do that alot.  With my spanking new cutting board ready to make quilts once my fingers get working again. I have decided to clean off all the work surfaces and then I am going to go deep into the dark spaces and purge the whole room. Its going to take longer than I though it was going to. My hand is slowing me down. ( just to be warned I may be whinny about this for the forseeable, just sayin')

Other than this not much going on around here. I went and got some new stuff from the health food store which is supposed to help with joint pain and inflammation. I am going to give it a whirl and hopefully it will work. Less main would mean I would feel like moving more and maybe I would actually start to exercise again. So lets all hope this is a step in the right direction.

Toodles
Linda

The Great Purge of 2017

So starts a brand new year, fresh and full of promise. It seems I always start them out the same way, with high hopes of eating better, exercising more, getting organised and managing my money better. So this year is no different.

To day I plan to take down the Christmas decorations at last, I also plan to continue the great purge of 2017 that started yesterday. Since the toaster oven died and is not going to be replaced I took the opportunity to move everything off the counter, washed it all down and reorganized. Its a start.

this is before

And this is after

Much better I think. I loved my toaster oven but it just took up way too much space. I have little space as it is so this is very good indeed. I also like that you can now see my pretty blue jars. 

I, then, moved on to the cupboard I call the platter cupboard. I thought it needed thinning out. I have way too many platters (and other things) that never get used, so out they went.

This is before

and this is after

Yes that is three waffle irons you see. I had good reason to have them. I used them when we used to do the big family Christmases. I made waffles and sausages for Boxing Day Breakfast. Those don't happen anymore so one is going to Miss Mouse, one to the Hostess and I am keeping one.I have room to put a couple of things into this cupboard that did not fit in before and still there is room. Its a good start. My craft room is next in the hit list. I am itching to get going on it. I have high hopes for that room.

I promised some more Christmas pictures. Tater Tot got his very own recliner chair and it proved a popular spot for watching Paw Patrol or Clifford the Big Red Dog. 

Well second only to Papa's recliner. The Wee Girl prefers to stand beside but she would climb in as well when it suited her.

Busy has a puppet named Stacy, that has been around since The Pilot and Miss Mouse were little. She was there for Christmas too. Its so fun to watch the little ones interact with Stacy. They are totally focused on her and they do not see Busy at all. Stacy has been invited to go to school with Tater Tot some time soon for show and share or whatever they call it these days. My day it was show and tell. 

I have had a lovely weekend so far. Its been bitter cold but I managed to run my errands yesterday. To the Dollarstore for some supplies and then to Michaels to spend up my Christmas gift card. I made out like a bandit between the gift card and coupons. I got the extra big scrapbook album thanks to a 50% off coupon. Sweet!!

Now I think I am going to get the laundry done, empty the dishwasher and make a pot of soup, with a nap thrown in there for good luck.

Toodles

Linda