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Currently, I’m surrounded by an
absolutely humungous mess. I’m having my windows cleaned inside and out on
Monday. This, of course, necessitates I remove all the glass, plants and
furniture from in front of the windows throughout the house. I’ve almost
completed this process, and while I look forward to sparkling windows and
sparkling plants, glass and furniture once all is back in place, I’m feeling
just a bit tired.
I look back over the years to when I
used to wash my own windows, all of them, inside and out in one single day, two times a year.
That included packing the stepladder around so I could reach the ones that were
higher up. I don’t remember being totally exhausted by the process, but I think
these days the process just might kill me. Thankfully, I can afford to pay my
neighbor who’s in the business to come do this for me once a year. It’s quite
possible, however, that having to do what I’ve done today just may kill me
before too many years.
I last posted on April 25th
and promised I’d be a better blogger, but I haven’t. So, apologies once again,
and once again, I have great excuses, There is, of course, my weekly schedule
which includes my exercise class, driftwood class, friend visits and the usual
keeping house/garden stuff. Add to that the fact that the Northwest Driftwood
Artists annual show was scheduled for May 9th. I still had a couple
of pieces to complete, so most everything that wasn’t exercise or classes or
friend visits went by the wayside so I could finish.
I entered three pieces in the show, i.e., Caught in the Waves, I Spy With my Big Eye and Shipwreck. The show was a huge success with more than 400 people in attendance from an extremely wide variety of places both locally and nationally. The show isn’t judged, but each visitor is given a ballot and asked to vote for their favorite in the categories of Extra Small, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large and Hanging. All my pieces were in the small category and I’m extremely pleased to report Shipwreck tied for third place. Yay moi.
Caught in the Waves O Spy With My Big Eye Shipwreck
Since there are numerous projects that require my attention, I’ve decided to forego my driftwood classes for the month of May. The first thing on my list is to acquire bids for a new hard ductwork system below and above my house. I’ll also be getting bids on the installation of a heat pump and/or furnace. Once the bids are in hand, then I need to figure out the financing and get that squared away so that come winter I’m warm and cozy.
And
this whole process actually pisses me off. I hate putting money into a house
that I’m sure will be a tear down once the coroner has come to collect me. But
since who knows when that will happen, I have to replace the ductwork and
furnace if I want to remain here and not freeze…hmmmm, that would bring the
coroner rather quickly.
I’m
going to be one very broke lady once this is all paid for which means no great
trips unless you count the senior center, gas station and the grocery store…although the way
prices are going, I may need a loan in order to do my gas and food shopping. Still, I cannot
really complain tho because I am healthy and do have a few pennies left at the end
of the month.
Finally,
it is my hope and strongly wished for desire to end May with a totally
clean house and a garden that isn’t more weeds than flowers. I’m putting my
nose to the grindstone and keeping it there no matter how much it bleeds or
small it becomes. With this goal in mind, I’ve also made the decision to spend
at least an hour in front of the keyboard in order to finish Maddie’s and
Spence’s story. I’ve already finished half the next to last chapter and know
what’s going to be in the last. It’s just a question of sitting myself down
here and getting it done…and, okay, already, I could have spent this time
finishing that chapter instead of complaining and providing excuses.
So onward…the thought of all these projects
being accomplished almost makes me giddy.