The Good Day All Thread

Netty— thanks for that explanation. It seems like a nice and helpful custom.
Stay cool.

We will head out to the lottie later on this afternoon.

 

The past few days, we've been doing some "Spring" cleaning. This time last year, we rushed like crazy to prepare the inlaws house for sale. We stored too many items in an unused bedroom, to worry about "later". Also to think about, "do we really want this or not?" Well, "later" is now.

We decided to get new flooring in a couple of rooms. Mostly to brighten the rooms, and easy cleaning. The old dark bamboo stained floor is difficult for aging eyes. But where to move the furniture for that process?

So, we took two carloads of stuff from the storage room to Goodwill. We actually gained a nice, very tidy linen closet now, which we hadn't planned on. I tore apart a gigantic, hated MDF cabinet - still off-gassing after 15 years- that was used before now for linens (they all got washed), and loaded it into the pickup truck to go to landfill. Another big cabinet will get the same. Some good condition large furniture went to free-cycle so I didn't have to haul it. More is in a freecycle ad.

There are still a few boxes of mostly useless papers to go through. I hate doing that but started again anyway. When it's done, there will be a new, clean, bright, tidy hobby room, a de-cluttered bedroom, and a storage room with minimal stuff.

Not much in garden the past few days.

 

Good Monday morning all. Currently 24°C at 4:45am. Its going to be another hot one!
I think the hardest part of getting ready for work on Mondays this time of year is putting socks on. All weekend I walk barefoot, but for work I wear socks and workboots. Especially hard on these hot days. Hopefully I make it through the day, temps are going to feel in the mid 40's today. I'm very thankful that I had the pool filled!
Have a great day all

 

Good Tuesday morning all. Currently 25°C at 4:30 am. Its going to be another hot one!
Yesterday I left work early due to the heat. At noon the temperature felt like 45°C, not ideal temperatures for working outside.
Todays temps will be almost as high, and so it may be another early day. I'll get done what I can early.
My pools temperature was up to 27°C yesterday! Almost not refreshing any more, but the breeze made it ok.
Have a great day all

 

Netty, so sorry to hear of you suffering in the heat. Try dampening a washcloth or small towel in ice water and placing that on the back of your neck, kind of like a bandana. It helps, if only temporarily.
Today the outside work is simply watering some plants and feeding the wild birds. They have been hitting the feeders hard lately, and the twice weekly filling of the feeders is now thrice weekly. Of course, the hens are getting their food and water supply taken care of daily. Caring for the animals is becoming a full time job!
Hope you all stay comfortable today!

 

Another Spring Cleaning / Decluttering day. The last too-big cabinet wound up going to landfill. I would have preferred to find someone to upcycled it, some good wood there, but it's too difficult around here. Also the gigantic MDF cabinet. Sorted through and mostly disposed of three boxes of papers, three more remaining. Mostly recycle, some shred. Moved a buffet from the now near-emptied family room (it echoes now) to the storage room. Found a recipient to free-cycle a nice, solid wood futon frame and futon. Also, more stuff went to trash or recycle. Making another Goodwill pile.

This house is finally shaping up inside. I used to watch "Hoarders" which this was nothing remotely like, but sometimes it shocked me into cleaning and getting rid of stuff instead of keeping stuff.

Next, a couple of big boxes of family memorabilia, mostly photos, that nobody wants. I feel guilty throwing them away, but what else to do with them? They are mostly not even my memories.

When the last things are handled, that completes the big move we started last year with cleaning out the in-law house, downsizing, losing weight, etc. It's a good feeling.

Soon we will have a day-trip to the ocean shore and beaches, Oregon coast. It will be a change of pace.