I went to a birthday party the other day for a friend who was turning 60. We started talking about our aches and pains and peculiarites that we are developing. One lady read a funny story about a woman who started to do one thing and through the course of events in a normal day, never did get one thing completed, but kept changing directions and starting new tasks. At the end of the day, she was tired but couldn't see that she accomplished a thing! We all had laughed!
You may have read that joke or may even be living it, like I have been lately! Like many of you, I have a room in the house which needs to be cleaned. Not just vaccuumed or dusted but literally ... pulled apart, things thrown out and basically gutted! Yes, this is my spare bedroom. This is where everything gets moved to from the kitchen table, counters or wherever a clean spot is needed. This is where games, cards, old papers, books, letters, recently purchased gifts, wrapping paper, binders, old files, soon-to-be returned items, outgrown clothes, 'maybe I will wear again one day' clothes, new clothes unwrapped, grandkid's toys, old letters, loose old pictures, old photo albums, new kids games, pencils, pens, coloured paper, keepsakes from the grandkids, old obituaries stacked neatly in chronological order, jewellery, braclets, earrings, clocks, etc etc etc You get my meaning?
Last night I started into the act of cleaning. I had decided I would empty the 5 drawers and see what did not fit, throw out old clothes, sort through what needed to be given away and what, if anything, could be salvaged. I was amazed at what I had 'stuffed' into those drawers. The floor was full. Now...I started sifting through it all. However, I made the mistake of opening a drawer in a different desk to find a pen to make a list. Thereby, finding some papers that had been misfiled or misplaced. I had been looking for them. I thought I had better put them some place I can find them for next time and promptly left the room. My favourite show was on tv so I sat down for 'just a moment' to watch this episode which was one I had not seen. An hour went by. Back to the bedroom I went. Now I was faced with the clothes on the floor. I headed to the kitchen for a black garbage bag.
Once there I noticed the new vinyl tablecloth that I had purchased a week earlier sitting on the dining room table. I thought I should actually do something with it before another week went by. I quickly opened the package and was going to try it for size on the table. First I needed to clean off the table once again. The portable fan was set on the floor, the Rummy-O game was moved to the kitchen Island along with today's mail. Placing the new tablecloth over the old (just to check sizing) Standing back to check the look of it all, I glanced at my laptop which was left open and running from earlier this morning. I also noticed I had not finished my email that I was working on. I thought I had better 'send' that note before it was no longer applicable and sat down to finalize the message. As I pushed the 'send' button, I checked the time and realized I needed to have my oatmeal as I wanted to be dressed and out of here so I could get to the bank by 10 am to pay my visa bill. As the water boiled for my oatmeal, I quickly went to get the oatmeal out of the jar when I realized it was empty (as of yesterday) so went to the cupboard to get the big bag to refill it. As I was removing it, I noticed once again the box of Robin Hood Flaky Piecrust which has been there for a very long time. I thought I had 2 minutes left before the water boiled so I would quickly remove that box and throw out the contents and move on. Yes, good intentions. I ended up removing it as well as a number of other items which had long overstayed their expiration date and decided I was doing 'a good thing' by finally cleaning out this cabinet. The water boiled longer than the required time but I was able to at least refill the counter oatmeal container from the big Costco oatmeal box. Now to finally eating the breakfast. It is 10:12 a.m. and the dish is empty but I am still sitting at the kitchen counter, now doing my blog. It seemed like such a good idea at the time!
My second cup of coffee is half done and cold now as I realize I need to remove the old tablecloth which still sits under the new vinyl one I had put on a short while ago before being distracted. After finally throwing away the plastic wrap and removing the old and replacing with the new, I threw the old one in the wash so I think I have finally completed ONE task this morning.
The bedroom still sits in disaray but my dining room looks ok (which it did before) but now it looks even better! Guess I should try getting ready now to go to the bank. I wonder if I can make it to the washroom to put on my makeup before being diverted again. Lucky the visa is not due for another few days!!!
My thought for the day calendar reads:
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and discover they were the big things." author unknown.
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