More CHCHCHCHanges

Have nothing in your house that you do not know 

to be useful or believe to be beautiful * William Morris

It is easy to do for me, but so many of you struggle

and I get it, I do. Simplifying is more 

of a psychological challenge than time or physical,

though time and physical sure chime in at these moments.

I sold off several more pieces of furniture and have 

at least two more waiting for a buyer.

The dominoes fall and 

swapping and switching occurs.

For example the white chest by the sofa with 

heart dangling from it, was in the family room

for many years. It held candles and dvds and cds.

None of which should be exposed to heat and cold,

which happens on this porch.

So they all had to be relocated somewhere inside

and things inside then came out to porch.

I filled up 2 more boxes for goodwill

in this process alone. I also ended up with more

empty drawers.

The sisal carpet that was on porch for years had

some damage so I swapped for one 

I used in the studio in garage.

It was smaller which meant I had to really 

scrub around exposed areas that had discolored from

under the larger rug. 

All of this took far longer than normal

as I can only work "heavy" in short

bursts and lots of resting.

Two days later VIOLA!

I need to change out that outdoor light

that hasn't worked in years and then 

that lamp I never liked will go also.

Electricity scares me or I would do it myself.

I used to do wiring with my dad 

but it scared me then too.

Lots of folks will be here for Christmas and

this new arrangement will make dining 

much easier. 

You just gotta dive in,

time is flying by, no more some day 

or laters, we owe it to ourselves

we owe it to our families.

Most of what is happening 

around us is insane and frightening.

All the more reason to make a safe refuge

from the storm.

Z

A couple shots of the porch quite a few years ago.

It looked like a store!