This morning, I got tired of feeling overwhelmed and determined that I'd just do what I could, working steadily and resting when I got tired. And that is what I did. Did I accomplish loads? Nope. I worked steadily though so there we are. I can honestly say I am coming to the end of this day having done what I could.
The mess in the kitchen sitting and front entry are really pushing my buttons. I will not move a bit of it though as it's all right where the painter placed it and there's no point in putting anything back until we're done with the current section. And then we shall put it all back and move out the next lot! I was thinking about it this morning, and the next sections are mostly items on the walls or counter. Not such a lot of either one, so there is that blessing.
Every time Travis starts a new section I am shocked at how dusty/dingy things look. It's almost discouraging but again, I've determined to do what I can each day, working steadily, until I get things done.
I walked outdoors this morning to empty compost and stopped to weed a small section of the shed flower bed. The Sweet William is blooming, and they are so lovely. The black-eyed Susan and Echinacea are returning again this year. I am going to mix up a bunch of wildflower seeds and toss them on that bed then sprinkle of fresh soil on top of the seeds.
I decided to plant some banana peels below the coral rose that is a standard I'd planted in a big pot. I really need to just dig a hole and replant the thing in the yard or a flower bed. It got put into a pot years ago because John kept running over it with the lawnmower! The silly thing had kept living but I don't know how. I took pity on it and put it in a huge planter pot, and it's been there for years now.
After I'd puttered about outdoors for a bit, I came back indoors where I'd left two main dishes in the oven. Then I sorted through my seeds and acknowledged to self that I am not going to bother with vegetables, though I might plant a few tomatoes. Mostly I am going to concentrate on herbs and flowers.
Do you recall how I said I wouldn't read the Bible there for the longest spell of time because I wasn't doing it like others did? Same with gardening. I don't mind a bit just tossing flower seeds into a pot and hoping for the best, but when it comes to vegetables, I shut down. I 'can't' because....I don't have the right soil mix, I'm not sure how to do it, I've not had any luck in several years now (2 eggplants, as many bell peppers and perhaps 5 tomatoes...not a great record), I need to do this and that and that and this...Oh the excuses go on and on! I'm trying to convince myself to just do it anyway!
After sorting seeds, I made egg salad. John had gone out to mow, and I stood in the kitchen just sort of grazing. Not on things that weren't beneficial, but it eventually occurred to me that since I'm not a snacker by nature I might be hungry, so I made myself a plate of lunch and then I settled to clean the blinds from the kitchen sitting area. Grungy! And terribly dusty on top of that.
Sam came in and sat down with a piece of Tandoori Souvlaki chicken and a piece of lemon cake and told me how good both were. He's offered to bring me chicken thighs to make chicken for him. He spent several hours just talking, same as yesterday. He's been busy doing many things, home keeping, gardening, automotive work, etc. He chatted about all of the things. It was a very pleasant companion to my sort of mindless but tedious task of cleaning those four blinds slat by slat.
We ended our day fairly early. Since John had skipped lunch, he was ready for an early supper. I had made the Egg Salad this morning, I made us sandwiches out of that. And from there we've been relaxed and easy. Honestly, I could easily crawl into bed for the night, but the sun hasn't even set yet, so I suppose I shall stay up a bit longer.
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My goal is to regularly clean the window blinds. It's satisfying once done, but it's a tedious task. I certainly have a love/hate relationship with blinds.
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