Getting Ready

E. and I went to Mom's today and did a lot of work.  It was Bulk Day.  We got rid of a lot of stuff which needed to be discarded.   The garage is half emptied of boxes now.  We also rearranged the furniture in the sitting room next to the kitchen.  Sunday there will be an Open House.  I hope that we spark some interest in someone.   When I got home I worked on my bookcases.  I now have 3 boxes of books to donate to a charity tomorrow.  I still have some cookbooks which don't have a home in a bookcase.   Eventually, I'll need somewhere to put them.  I want to move the long low bookcase to the LR where the piano had been.  I'll rearrange the books after moving the bookcase and put in the cookbooks and isolate other books.  There will still be a problem of too many books and no place to put them.  I'm not sure how to solve that problem yet, unless I discard more books for charity.   I'll see if I can part with a few more books which I haven't read in a long time.  It's 12 minutes past midnight.  I need to get  that accomplished before 8:00am tomorrow.  I'd better go to bed and set the alarm for an early rising time. 

MJ and PSM

We played MJ today.  I won 2 games.  Tonight was the PSM meeting.  I brought my quilt top to show the gals what I worked on when I went on the retreat.  They loved it.  We had a nice time together tonight.  We always find something to laugh about. 

Task Accomplished

Today I got the closet cleaned out of clothing I no longer need.  I now have several bags to donate to charity.   I'm collecting other items which I'd like to give away also.  I have to go through the Hope Chest yet.  I'll take out the remainder of the winter clothes and put away the summer things.  I may find things I've stored away that I'd like to donate as well.  The next thing will be to go through the hall closet and donate some coats I no longer  wear.  I  hope that I can get all this done by Thursday.   Tomorrow I'm playing MJ for a few hours and the PSM meets again.  I'll have to accomplish what I have planned in the morning hours.  My entire home is a work in progress because of all the things I've acquired from Mom's home.  I can't wait until the LR/DR area is livable again.  I may even have the Pinochle players play here on Saturday.  My turn to host is way past due.  That remains to be seen.

A Restful Sunday

It was a restful day.  I needed another one.
  I caught up on my magazine reading.  Now I can give them to someone else to read.  I went to church this morning at a later time than I usually go.  I decided to take it easy getting ready and not to rush to make the earlier mass.  Both cats slept all afternoon and let me alone which was the only reason I was able to look at magazines. 
 I spoke to a friend this afternoon who had cardiac surgery recently. This evening another old friend called and we chatted.   She said that if I ever get lonesome to call because she gets lonesome too.  The only time I find that I  do get lonely is in the evening.  She's the second friend who told me to call so I'll have to do that the next time I need to reach out for human contact.   Right now I'm going to see if there's anything of interest on TV.  If not, I'll do something else.

Help!

I need a cleaning lady!   I'm getting too old and tired to do it all myself.  Can't wait until it's all done.  Maybe by next weekend, after the charity comes to get stuff, things will be in order again.  I can't wait. 
Hope that there's something good on TV tonight.  If not, I'll listen to music and knit or just read.   Also need to gather the things I'll need for the pastel class which meets tomorrow.  There's always something to do or to be done.  I've been enjoying doing nothing all afternoon.  That's good sometimes, too. 

Progress

The chair has been taken.  Hooray!  It'll go to someone who can use it.  He needs a hip and knee replacement.  The power chair is just what he needs.  I'm glad that someone  can get more use out of it.  I'm also glad that I no longer have it in my LR.  I'm tired of vacuuming cat hair off of the upholstery.  The next thing to do is to roll up the area rug and toss it.  As soon as my back is back to normal, I'll do that.   I'm making progress, slowly.

ZZZZZZ...

ZZZZZ... That's about all I accomplished today.  I've been so tired lately.  I think my mother's explanation for that is probably true.  "You're tired because you're doing too much", she would say.  I haven't  stopped for very long ,to just rest, since she died.  Today was definitely a day of rest for me.   I did nothing else.  I'll have to get up early tomorrow to do what I should have gotten done today.  I plan to go to bed for the night, shortly.