Not much going on around here, which is probably a good thing. Today was the last day of the estate sale of my mother-in-law's property. We stayed away all week at the request of the people who handled the sale and were happy to do so. There appeared to be a lot of foot traffic today, and the appliances were sold. Sadly, the huge plaid sectional sofa is still there so I guess we'll have to haul that off. We did "peek" at the goings-on via a nanny-cam system my husband had installed at MIL's a few years ago. At that time he wanted to keep tabs on how the home health care people treated her when none of us were around. Anyhow, the cameras are in all areas of her home except the bathrooms, so we could see people milling about. It has been a rainy and dreary week, and I have been my typical un-motivated self. I used to be such busy bee and now I'm happy to just piddle around while the dust bunnies run free. I messed with the Aerogardens and did some laundry; that was the extent of my day.
Today was a drag. (Am I showing my age with that comment? Far out!) Internet was out, TV was out, phone was out; it was like waking up in 1965. Plus, I had a horrible bout of body cramps; absolute misery. I wish I could figure out what is causing that; surely it can't be chemo residuals 2.5 years later..?? I did some reading most of the afternoon and the better half drove over to his mom's. The people who purchased her washer and dryer and refrigerator were coming today to pick them up. He disconnected everything and waited on them to arrive. He said a lot of stuff sold; some things he never expected to sell. Apparently lawn doo-dads (cherubs, gnomes, etc.) and a gigantic concrete birdbath were hot items. There's just no accounting for taste. Most of his mom's warehouse full of Royal Doulton china (Old Country Roses) did not sell; I guess people just don't care much about formal bone china these days. Those dishes were her pride and joy and if I had the space (and the inclination) I'd bring them to our house. (Come to think of it, that lack of space is probably a good thing!) When he got home he was accompanied by our son and DIL and their dog. They are the ones who lost their home to a house fire a few weeks ago. I had a pile of kitchen stuff I wanted DIL to look through before I hauled it to Goodwill... she took it all. I'm very glad they can use the stuff and also glad it's gone.
Reading through the posts, I also Have been low on ambition. I have all I need to start my seeds, But it comes up as "maybe tomorrow". I've had to force myself to start Projects that need to be done around here, However if I do start and finish a project It's very satisfying. At this stage of my life, I wonder why I even bother Doing things I don't enjoy, I feel like I should be only Doing things that give me pleasure. Since we moved into the house, My wife and daughter have been In Martha Stewart mode, Arranging furniture, Decorating etc.. Our dining room is still in disarray, I'm anxious To start bringing storage boxes up from the basement, but need the cabinets in place first to hold what's in them. I have 2 DVD/ CD cabinets still in limbo, I have cartons of stuff I could put away if the cabinets were in place. Meanwhile the contractor is still working on the house, the final town inspection is this Friday, I hope it goes smoothly. Seems, like my volume control for life has been turned down, My energy is in the morning, after that I'm done for the day. I don't know if that comes because of age, frame of mind, or being overweight, Maybe a combination of all those factors. The good thing I'm here starting another day, Looking forward to seeing what kind of trouble I can get into today.
I am turning into a hoarder, myself. Non refrigerated items are stored in the basement. So I have bags of things to take downstairs. With a cane, it is annoying. So I have a collection of stuff to take down every day. Spoiler alert. I have a quantity of paper towels and Tp still in the trunk of the car!
Mary, you need to rig some sort of "basket on a pulley" to move things downstairs. As for the paper products, just sit them at the top of the stairs and let then bounce down to the bottom. I learned this stuff when I was having chemo and no strength to tote crap. I flung laundry down from the landing instead of carrying it.
Reading through posts, it seems like nobody has any motivation to do much anymore. Not to be left out, I cancelled my dental appointment today pleading sickness. It was for 7:30 AM. It only starts getting light at that time and it's cold, miserable and damp to boot. I said I would reschedule when I felt better. I'm thinking I'll wait till April and get a 6 month followup in October. That way the weather will be more reasonable.
Thanks. I do fling paper products which land on a landing part way down from whence I just kick them the rest of the way. I have a cloth carry bag for the rest. Eventually I suck it up and get everything situated. It just seems to not happen as quickly as it used to and things pile up. I don't want to stop dealing with it because then I will be ready for the chair, so I suck it up and git 'er done--eventually.
I finally got off my tuffet today and did a bit of cleaning. I mopped all the downstairs and rearranged junk in the utility room. I had to wash a bunch of throw rugs, too. My plan is to get things fairly cleaned up and then hire a maid service to come in twice a month to do basic maintenance. I'm just not up to doing a lot of cleaning any longer, plus that "motivation" thing that I seem to have misplaced. Tomorrow I'm meeting two old friends at an Italian restaurant for lunch. It will be nice to see them and get caught up with goings-on in their lives. One is a recent widow (6 months) and I know she is lonely. Things are slowly getting done with my MIL's estate. Both of her vehicles have sold and a lot of her household belongings, too. My husband is getting random offers in the mail to buy her home. I have to wonder how these people find out that she has died, that my husband is executor of her estate, and our home address to send the "offers" to. Kind of like vultures. This was a pleasant surprise. A few months ago when my husband had the wreck that totaled his Jeep, our insurance company settlement had $1,000 taken out for the deductible. I didn't understand why because the wreck was not his fault and the other person's insurance was paying our claim... so why on earth would we owe a deductible? Anyway, we forgot about it but today we got a check for $1000 from our insurance company. Apparently they just hold it back till the dust settles.