A lesson learned…..ALWAYS put cup under Keurig after pushing button…Not the 1st time this has happened. So I am awake early, excited about this day. Sooooo much to do, always. Four and a half months into my sabbatical, organizing and simplifying my life, unencumbered by obligations and this girl is making progress.
My first decision was, EVERYTHING HAS A PLACE. O good grief, it dawned on me that all things of a like substance should have ONE place. Cuticle scissors, nail polishes, emery boards, etc. should not be in 4 different locations in the house. I bought yellow w/ black lid tubs at Lowe’s and starting SORTING things together….Russ could not believe I filled one with so many items and named it pedi-mani. Consider foot lotions, battery operated callous buffers, etc,etc,etc. The consolidations have begun…..
Seventy percent of all my dangling participles are done! ! ! ! EVERYTHING that must be done in a particular room is done! ! ! Walls are touched up with paint…ALL Christmas items are in ONE area, All my decorating items are stored in the basement by category….glass and ceramics here….wood there…and metal objects de art over yonder! Things I have not used are GONE to DAV. Things are purchased that are needed, such as the filters for the humidifier so we are not statically electrocuted every time we cross the room during this bitter cold. Constantly making sticky notes on what has to be done…..and it’s getting done…..AND EVERYTHING HAS IT’S PLACE ! ! ! The rooms have purposely gotten UNcrowded and Russ is loving it. For him to say “the house is lovely”……methinks he believes I am REALLY serious about my sabbatical except that he thinks I am only clearing the way for future projects. Well of course I am, I’m not dead…I’m not getting in a rocking chair. I’ve never gotten totally unpacked and settled in since we got married. But….I”M ALMOST THERE!
If you have kept up with my blogs, you will remember that I worked to kick off my 2 year sabbatical last September, to detach myself from obligations so I could get my life better organized, my “dangling participles” done with and my ducks in a straight row. I just had spread myself too thin. It’s been happening and as a result I now have time to read books! ! ! ! ! ! What an absolute joy. I have always bought books at garage sales, hundreds of books over the years. WELL….I cleaned out all those hundreds and found Virginia Kelly’s ( Bill Clinton’s Mom ) book, “Leading With My Heart”.I was humbled to tears by reading about another woman knowing the pain of devastating hurt and FINANCIAL struggle…Watching Good Morning America just 2 weeks ago Maye Musk was being interviewed and her book was coming out the next day…a woman my age….a woman who knew real pain coupled with FINANCIAL struggles. Amazon delivered the next day after it was released! About $14…. free shipping. I read that book, relishing each page, crying…folks, the pain is real. I am not the only woman who has experienced things only God can know.
I’ve always advocated you MUST read…you MUST have knowledge to grow, new information to help you change your own life! I even cut my hair Maye’s length. I’m working on my plans for today. There is no guarantee tomorrow will come but there’s not one moment to be wasted.
