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I'm so looking forward to 2019, and for several reasons!
1. I hope to get back to quilting again on a more regular basis in 2019. I've not accomplished as much in 2018 as I would have liked. I have a few unfinished projects I need to finish if for no reason but to get them out of my way and off my (unwritten) list. I have plans for a new project that I really want to get started on! It will be a totally new experience for me, and I can hardly wait to start it.
2. I want to get my house de-cluttered in 2019, and that will not be an easy task, but I AM going to work on it. Simply put, I have too much clutter and just stuff in every room, and I'm determined to get rid of a lot of it, even if it takes me all year! I'll tell you more about that along the way. I started last Friday, and you would not believe how much sheer junk I got rid of from just two dresser drawers. I also boxed up several nice things that I haven't used in a while, nor would I in the near future, to donate to the Paralyzed Veterans group, who have a truck route for pick up that comes down my street; much easier on me than having to haul the stuff to somewhere! Someone can surely use a lot of it.
3. I just have to get my health and physical condition in better shape. No, I don't mean a diet, though that would probably solve some of my problems! I'm mentioned that I have difficulty walking because of the strokes, and then Vertigo decided to give me problems. That is getting better, but I still have a tube in my ear for medication injections, just in case. I need to get past that. Then the recent MRI on my lower back indicated semi-major problems that may be affecting my legs, but I'm not a candidate for back surgery, so spinal injections will be done, beginning probably in about 10 days. That's scary to me, but the doctor assures me I will get to feeling much better fairly quickly, so I'm willing to try it.
4. Immediately I must get all these Christmas decorations put away. My son will be here Tuesday to get storage tubs down from the garage, and also help me put all the water globes back up on the high shelves in the utility room. However, before that can happen, I must get all those AA and AAA batteries out of everything that talks, sings, or moves, and I MUST do that tomorrow, New Year's Eve! (I'm tired already! My hands will be aching for sure when that's done!)
Why would I decide to tackle all this stuff at once? Well, if I were to die before I get it all done, my kids would not like having to dig into the messes in this house, where there's probably more fabric than money in the bank! I think most of you would understand that last part!
I had said I wouldn't leave the house again until next Sunday, but I will have to go to the post office tomorrow to mail those thank you notes I got written today for all the nice gifts I received from family and so many friends!
By the way, I played the offertory at church today and got through it just fine, though this old 80-year old lady was a little nervous. I played "Eternal Life", or you may know it by its first line, "Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace"; it has such beautiful music, and the words are so meaningful. (If you aren't familiar with it, you can hear it here .) Of course, my piano solo music was a different arrangement from the accompaniment in the video, but I just wanted you to hear the words. I did not know the pastor's sermon topic, nor did he know what I would be playing, but it tied in perfectly with his year-end sermon. Proof enough to me that God knows what He's doing!
Well, I've rattled enough for tonight, and I'm about ready to go to bed. Hopefully I'll get all those batteries out tomorrow, and maybe pack up those three large figurines off my sewing machine cabinet at least, and maybe a few more. I think I can pack up most of the larger pieces that store in closets in the house by myself, but I'll leave the garage storage stuff for my son. I'll go slow; it may take me several days, but I really want to get the most of Christmas tucked away before they start those injections in my back, on the 10th I think.
Wish you could be here to help pack it all up!
HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO YOU IN 2019!
---"Love"
1 day ago
I would come to help if I lived close enough! But 2000 + or - a few miles is a little far. Hee Hee! Good luck with the de-cluttering. My sister is visiting and has talked about doing that too. Easier said than done! I won't be packing up Christmas stuff for at least another week. Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteLove, I wish you much success in the decluttering project. Stuff just seems to gather and it is easier to ignore it than to clean it up until it is just time to deal with it. I want to get rid of my clutter, too. I did get my sewing area cleaned up a couple days ago, it feels so nice to have that done! I pray that you are able to heal the health issues and feel better soon. Get all this stuff out of the way and you can sew to your hearts content! Have a healthy, Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI would help, too, if you weren't so far away! But do take it slow and please don't worry about your stuff in terms of someone else having to deal with it. Enjoy your life. That's not to say decluttering shouldn't be done, just do it for you, not for someone else! It is nice to have a truck come for pickups, though. I live close to a Goodwill, but it sure would be easier if I didn't have to load it all into my car first! I look forward to your 2019 projects...I'm still pondering my goals for the coming year, but you know it will include quilts!
ReplyDeleteI'd be there like a shot to help you Love if only the 629 bus stopped in your neck of the woods. Much the same as last year, your 2019 to-do-list looks a lot like the one I've written. Hey, I'll be your cheer squad if you'll be mine. Whaddyasay?
ReplyDeleteI'd help if I were closer! Instead I'll just have to cheer you on from here. I wish you improved health and happy hours of quilting in 2019.
ReplyDeleteYou have ambitious plans for the new year. I hope your health cooperates and you are able to do as you would like.
ReplyDeleteWe are still cleaning out my MIL's home over a year after her passing. Part of that is the problem of coordinating schedules with those of us doing the work, but a large part of it is that she never threw anything away. you are good to do what you can while you can.