Intro

I entered middle age a few years ago...okay, a little more than a few. Our daughters are 28 and 26. After they left, I cautiously redecorated their bedrooms. I did the usual, donated "Lucky" brand jeans (left from 3rd grade) and stuffed animals to a local thrift store. Next, I threw away countless plastic bags from "The Gap" and other retailers. Some of them included various amounts of change, which of course I took as my housekeeping fee. Every $6.40 helps!

I slowly bought new furniture items that I liked - a futon and frame, small roll-top desk, area rugs and lamps. One room was starting to resemble my new "office" which would double as a guest room when necessary. One morning as I was getting ready to leave for work, I heard (and felt) a very large boom-crash. I cautiously walked upstairs to find the dust clearing and about half of the ceiling of my new room on the floor. Ah, the joys of owning an antique house...

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Lazy, lazy, lazy.

That's what I feel like lately. 
Well, I have been sick for 10 days. Not terribly sick, but am on antibiotics now for bronchitis, so I really don't have much ambition. It's been so long since my last post that I forgot which color blue I have been using.
I kind of lost my pizazz for clearing and cleaning after the Super Bowl party. I didn't take "after pictures" because although the room looks much better, the "before pictures" don't really show off the clutter and as I mentioned before, it will always be our comfy, lived-in, family room. All in all, in photos it looks only marginally better.
The days are getting longer now and I actually go to work and come home without having to use my headlights. This alone may give me the energy boost that I need to tackle another room.
I have not been completely idle. I am doing small projects like getting rid of old jars and vases that came to the house full of beautiful flowers and are just taking up kitchen cupboard space. These are small jobs that I can do between getting home from work and dinner. So, while they are not noticeable when entering a room, I do feel like I'm getting things accomplished - things that will lead to my eventual goal.

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