Small Change

Small changes 

I tidied up the postal boxes and

eliminated most of the Z's. 

This took less than 15 minutes

for a fresher look.

Folks can be overwhelmed with the scope of a 

major purge or change.

I still recommend beginning with

 the 15 minute timer method,

I've mentioned here many times.

Another 15 minutes in the den,

clearing desktop and small bookshelf

and I'll be happy.

Thank you President Obama and 

Michelle Obama. Thank you

 Vice President Biden and Jill Biden.

Your intelligence, compassion, dignity,

decency and passion for public service, not 

self service, has served us well.

Our country needs you more than ever.

Please don't go too far away.

Rest up and then lead us forward

into perhaps the fight of all our lives.

Fresh

My beloved white bowl

A staple on the dining room table

I change out the flowers several times a year

as the seasons change

This is mid winter

Hints of spring green yet frosted

flowers and snowy pinecones

A fresh look

A fresh lunch and dinner

Veggies left over from holiday meals

If only my mom would have understood roasting 

vegetables instead of boiling or creaming,

I might have loved them sooner.

There was zero food adventure in 

my house back then.

So happy my kids are foodies and

try everything and urge me

to do the same.

But I still hate oysters and mussels

and sushi

i know i know

if they can't make me you can't either

We've survived the first week of 2017

Getting Down

No staging, just quick shots 

of pared down rooms. Working my way through the house

as I remove and sell off holiday stuff.

It almost feels like the air is cleaner, fresher.

Getting down to the basics,

with just a few beloved accessories kept around.

Removed scads of books

Tops of shelves were cleared,

now it is so much easier to dust. 

Huge brown tv cabinet gone from the center

of this wall, smaller tv in here,

making room much brighter,

and I now have easy access to printer.

Still need to work on this side of the room.

Visually it is now too cluttered for me.

Z's may have to go.

(and these were pared down awhile ago YIKES) 

Feels good

Feels right

Getting down to it.

CHCHCHChanges

Howie is a little lost.

After weeks of this,

he's searching for more laps.

So the kiddos were both back here as of 

Sunday and then at 5 am this morning

 they headed back to the coast.

Mama had tears as the car left the driveway.

It's a new year with lots of changes 

for us all.

I find tears come much easier these days,

(since Nov) Anyone else experiencing

the same?

Dearest son got me a surround system

for Christmas,

and the installation yesterday of said system resulted

in major tv swaps, room rearrangements,

rerunning and hiding of wires,

and furniture removals.

Dominoes falling

I wish I had a video of son and I 

rolling an enormous tv cabinet

from top to side to bottom to side to top

out the front door and into the garage.

I'm very strong, but this one was just way too heavy.

Everything is inter connected now,

and I needed to write directions down 

to keep track of it all. Kids find 

this amusing of course, but they 

just smile and nod

instead of being exasperated with

my lack of advanced techno skills.

Another cup of Joe,

and the holiday take down 

can commence, then again,

tomorrow may be soon enough.

I'm glad we're all still in this together.

2017

CHCHCHChanges