I feel so proud ( Read more... )

I have everything that is going to the Goodwill out of 2 rooms. It filled my tiny car. So the living room and dining room are pretty clear for "stuff we are not hoarding anymore." Still bad for building supplies and stuff that needs done ( Read more... )

A while back, my doctor told me I was in danger of becoming diabetic because of my weight. Until then I had zero interest in losing weight. They told me to come back in August for more tests ( Read more... )

 I bought some of that film to put on windows year round. Some windows aren't getting any other window treatment for various reasons, but my living room faces due west. And I have a collection of panes that total 7 feet wide by 5 feet high ish.  Even with heavy drapes the heat cooks this room all afternoon, making it a most unpleasant part of the ( Read more... )

 I've watered all my plants and hung a picture.

Going to put tinted film on a window now.

Bill put up my wall clock.

I got some chalkboard paint and I'm going to paint an area under 2 tiny windows that were made for ventilation more than looking out, they are small top to bottom and very wide and about 3 1/2 feet from the floor. so there will be ( Read more... )

 I bought some tinted plastic sheeting for some of my house windows.

Its fabulous. I can see out, they can't see in. Its not hard to put up, but it does take a little practice.

The front of my house faces due west. I get blinding sunsets every night. Further, I have the big wide window sill that are great for using as a table. my roomie likes to sit ( Read more... )

 This morning, about 3 am, I decided to shut a window.

Now this window is 100 years old, just like the rest of my house.  It stuck. I gave it a little jiggle and all the glass fell from the upstairs window to the front lawn.I advise you to not ever do this. Its scary.

The glass breaking was extremely loud. It sounded like a shotgun to me. Obviously ( Read more... )

 My depression which has followed me all my life, my perimenopause, and my fibromyalgia are all conspiring together to turn me into an invalid.

I have finally decided to resist. I am going to do one thing, no matter how small, every single day.

Today, there was a small amount of basement cleaning followed by a little stain on the paneling down ( Read more... )

I think hell will be frozen solid with drifting snow, a blizzard in the air and air cold enough to burn your nasal passages and lungs when breathing. It is here now.

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Bother #4 just left. It took him 3 hours to cut down a tree that was dying, trim another one that was touching my house and whack 2 ugly bushes into submission ( Read more... )