Another year is about to go in the history book that is my life. Kind of sad. Gives new meaning to that saying I have always had, "When you are over the hill you pick up speed." I used to make a list of all I wanted to accomplish during the coming year, but I have now decided to settle for making a list of all the things I did not get done.
#1. I fully intended to have the world's largest rummage sale and empty my house of all the hobbies I have accumulated over the years. I did get a lot of the stuff moved out to the garage, but that just makes it mouse food.
#2. I intended to take down the bore infested Apricot tree behind the house and prune the Choke Cherry bush so I could walk through the yard. I also intended to remove all the Elm trees that are embedded in the fence line. None of these thing happened.
#3. I wanted to list the house this fall and be moved into a little place in town by the first of the year. It is now the first of the year and here I set.
#4. When I saw none of the above was happening, I settled for making candles for the homeless, which is also not happening. I did make a quilt, but that is about all I got done. And I did pile a bunch of stuff in the dining room to move out to the pile of crap in the garage to put on top of the other pile of crap.
Maybe I need a trainer. You know someone with a whip to come in and crack it over my head and see how high I can jump. Sadly, even that would not move me. I do occasionally think that the perfect solution is to just set here and do nothing. Some day, with a little luck, I will quietly pass away in my sleep and surely someone will think to check on me and there I will be. It is at that point that all this crap will become someone else's problem. So I have words of advice for whoever gets stuck with that job.
Put a big sign on the front door, "Worlds biggest junk sale. Make an offer." What ever they offer, accept it. Throw all the money in a box and divide it up with each other. What doesn't sell, send to the dump. I do have a will. That is one thing I did do.
So, now I am starting another day of futile attempts at getting something done. Wish me luck.
#1. I fully intended to have the world's largest rummage sale and empty my house of all the hobbies I have accumulated over the years. I did get a lot of the stuff moved out to the garage, but that just makes it mouse food.
#2. I intended to take down the bore infested Apricot tree behind the house and prune the Choke Cherry bush so I could walk through the yard. I also intended to remove all the Elm trees that are embedded in the fence line. None of these thing happened.
#3. I wanted to list the house this fall and be moved into a little place in town by the first of the year. It is now the first of the year and here I set.
#4. When I saw none of the above was happening, I settled for making candles for the homeless, which is also not happening. I did make a quilt, but that is about all I got done. And I did pile a bunch of stuff in the dining room to move out to the pile of crap in the garage to put on top of the other pile of crap.
Maybe I need a trainer. You know someone with a whip to come in and crack it over my head and see how high I can jump. Sadly, even that would not move me. I do occasionally think that the perfect solution is to just set here and do nothing. Some day, with a little luck, I will quietly pass away in my sleep and surely someone will think to check on me and there I will be. It is at that point that all this crap will become someone else's problem. So I have words of advice for whoever gets stuck with that job.
Put a big sign on the front door, "Worlds biggest junk sale. Make an offer." What ever they offer, accept it. Throw all the money in a box and divide it up with each other. What doesn't sell, send to the dump. I do have a will. That is one thing I did do.
So, now I am starting another day of futile attempts at getting something done. Wish me luck.
1 comment:
I do wish you luck, but more than that I wish you love, especially the ability to love yourself. I know only a little about you but it's clear to me that the amount you did for yourself this past year pales in comparison to what you did for others, from your church family to your many friends, to the community groups and causes that you work for and support so tirelessly. I'm proud that I mustered the energy to assist you on a few occasions, and want to do more in the coming year. All love and aloha,
Miguel McGuire 😁
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