We have so many events coming up that our work around the house never ends. First big event: June 2nd: Our son is having his Eagle Court of Honor (proud parents taking all the credit)
June 10th: June family birthdays/early Father's Day
June 16th: Daughter #3 Party for her college graduation (which is held the next day on Father's Day: Blasphemy) (proud parents taking all the credit)
July 14th: Celebration of Life Party for one of my BFF's. This is the tough one. You see, she has lung cancer and wants to have a party while she is still feeling well enough to enjoy it. Tough because it feels like saying goodbye. But it isn't about me, it is about what she wants and I try to remember that. Her friends and loved ones will gather not to mourn, but to celebrate an amazing woman. I anticipate this will be a "roast" more than a tearful-feel-sorry-for-ourselves session. Why? Because she is one of the most frickin' funny women evah! (not to mention the kindest, sweetest, coolest). When we hang out, I can't help but smile the whole time. Now if she is reading this, she won't recognize herself, because she thinks she is just a regular gal, but we know better...It's her friends little secret, but everyone thinks she is their BFF because she makes you feel so special. You know how your parents tell each kid "I always loved you best?" Yeah, we all think she loves US the best, right, D? Love you D. Live Long, Love Much...
So we have been painting, cleaning, purging. (This sounds strangely like an eating disorder) It always feels good to get rid of bits and pieces of gar'bage. Thanks to the Neighborhood clean-up that was scheduled today, it couldn't have come at a better time.
I know everyone likes to freshen up their space. It clears your head as well as your physical space. There is something so nice about open spaces. Clutter has a way of making you feel so stifled. (There is a man who is famous for his clutter-busting ways that wrote a book that was called "Does this Clutter Make My Butt look Fat?" or some such title. It is making the point that clutter can cause so many other symptoms in your life that can make you crazy. The question becomes how the heck did we accumulate ALL THIS STUFF? We have donated piles of odds and ends of building materials to the Rebuilding Center. Arts/Crafts/Sewing supplies to SCRAP, an artist's supply house, metal to recycling, plastic to recycling, woody waste to recycling. Furniture to Community Warehouse, one of our favorite places to donate: They supply people with household supplies and furniture that may be leaving an abusive relationship and starting over, or a homeless family in a new apartment. It is an amazing organization.
So, if you're gonna toss, toss it to recycling or a to reuse organization that helps people. Nothing wrong with Goodwill, but CW GIVES it away to the most needy. Cool that.
DH continues to get better. Having a project or two or three helps a LOT. Keep this man busy! I think the hardest thing is how tired he gets. I get concerned about this, because then I have to do more work. Just kidding! It's just hard to see him feeling kinda crappy. Must Keep Him Busy so he doesn't have time to feel tired. Please don't tell him I keep inventing jobs for him to do, it's a secret...
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