I
always need to be productive. Even now I
still have that driving need to be doing something. Anything that makes me feel useful. I am not one that can just sit and do
nothing. I've never been any good at
that. And while the bulk of the projects
we had planned for 2021 have been put on hold I still feel the need to do
something. I still have that drive to do
things that make our lives better.
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Cleaning and reorganizing cupboards & drawers |
Lately
I've been doing what I call "butt projects". Any task I can complete while sitting on my
butt or can do with frequent rest breaks.
It make take me a whole lot longer to get stuff done, but at least I am
doing something. And that in and of
itself makes me very happy.
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I am easily staying on top of the chore list |
So far I've managed to do
quite a bit that is making our life around her much, much better. Maintaining our home on a daily basis by
continuing with my 15 minute cleaning routine has been an absolute
godsend and my quarterly housekeeping checklist too. Those small increments of time allow me to
keep up on my chores and cleaning routines without the risk that might overdo it. Plus I don't have the anxiety that comes
along with a messy house and things growing out of control. That would pretty much do me in.
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A neat, tidy and functional garage space |
I've been able to
continue purging and reorganizing the spaces in my home. It took me about three weeks to do the
garage, which normally I would've gone out and done it in a few hours, but not
this time. I went out each day and did a
small section for a brief amount of time and slowly made my way through it all
until I was able to fill my car trunk with donations, our recycle bin with
cardboard and even a few items that ended up in the trash.
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Some trash and yard debris |
I weeded our front
parking area. It took me almost two
weeks, but I got it done. I just sat on
my rear and worked from one end to the other.
I could've had my daughter do it, but I really enjoyed sitting in the
sunshine and breathing in the fresh air.
I wanted to do it myself. It
looks really nice out there all raked up and tidy. Now I just have to maintain it and I do by
pulling any weed I see popping up whenever I come home from work, the grocery
store or a doctor appointment.
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A very full recycle bin |
Along with the garage
I've decluttered and purged the guest room/craft room. I've gone through everything in that room and
filled up a bag with donations, a grocery bag with trash and another grocery
bag with shredded paper. I've gone
through all of our paperwork in the entire house and shredded so much that I
filled up two kitchen sized trash bags with shredding. I've gone through our kitchen again, our hall
closet under the stairs again. I've gone
through everything under our kitchen and bathroom sinks and drawers too making
them all clean, neat and organized.
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I am adding to my empty bin collection |
I'm working on
Christmas. I've updated our Christmas budget and my gift list in order to do a very low spend holiday this
year. I have plenty of sewing, needle
work and craft supplies to pretty much make all of the gifts I plan to give
this year. I've been making quite a few
gifts simply by finishing up some unfinished projects as well as using
items I already have on hand to create new ones. Lately I've been making a gob of granny
squares to use up all of the odd balls and skeins of yarn I have
leftover from old projects as well as the skeins I've collected from thrift
stores over the past couple of years.
There will be some afghans made this year so lots of warm blankets to
snuggle up with next winter. Lots of
useful gifting this year.
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Unfinished projects in need of completion |
While I am not the
whirlwind of activity I am used to being right now I am still doing things
around our home to make things better. I
appreciate that the systems I've put in place still work well for us. Not just if you are strapped for time, but
also if you have health issues or are recovering from an illness or
injury. Knowing that makes things better
too.
You are getting it done and still doing more than most people!! Everything looks so orderly.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much. :)
DeleteMy family went thru 3 weeks of OMG. We had all been vacinated but ended up with the UK Variant of Covid and it was a nightmare. (not uncommon we've been told)My son and I both ended up in the hospital for 5 days. My husband ordered a dumpster and we unloaded half our home. One son with cancer and we weren't taking any chances. I have to tell you it was one of the best things we've done in years. Sadly, it took a virus to get our behind in gear. I've been saying prayers for you that you're on the mend and back to normal soon. You're an inspiration!! Patti Ann
ReplyDeleteThank you Patti Ann, your prayers are very much appreciated. I am so sorry to hear you ended up with COVID. Very happy to hear you are on the mend and doing well. Take care. I will pray for your son with cancer.
DeleteOk, are those the ONLY unfinished craft projects you have???? I think I have my entire craft room is filled with half-done projects, lol. The year of covid just knocked me for a loop and now that we are all fully vaccinated, it is time to get back into whatever our "new normal" is and start finishing those projects!!!
ReplyDeleteI have terrible arthritis and cleaning is very hard for me and I would get overwhelmed, do it all in 1 day and hurt for a week after...I, like you have learned that slowly works just as well - I do one room a day and that works for me - I hurt, but not for a week, and feel like I've accomplished something...now onto those craft projects....
I also have one unfinished quilt and a book to complete. Both sit at about 90% done. All in due time.
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