As I move forward with the business and creating my own patterns, I am stunned at how much depression played into my lack of success before. With depression, it was a struggle to decide what materials I should use, what patterns I should do and how to complete things. When I couldn’t make a decision,Continue reading “Depression, Decisions and Art”
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Upstairs Work
My daughter and I spent more than three hours upstairs cleaning today. I have a plan up there. Fabric is being sorted by theme and, later, will be sorted into sub categories. We trashed a bunch including a broken fan, a cross stich book marker I started 30 years ago and a ton of scrapbookContinue reading “Upstairs Work”
Long Week
It has been a very long week and today we bought a car. I should be happy or relieved but just worried. I will get use to it but, right now, I’m just stressed. Further adding to the stress, I have bought household goods this week. I use to hoard chairs but have gotten ridContinue reading “Long Week”
Five years in the cleaning
This has been five years in the cleaning. I realized, early on in therapy, I keep the couch a mess because I could keep people away. It went much deeper and involved abuse by my Grandfather but that was it. Tonight I also realized it involved my mom in that I wasn’t allowed to doContinue reading “Five years in the cleaning”
Chaos with a side of order day two
Made some progress at our clean out today. Tons to second hand, tons of trash and things found and repacked. We plan on going back next week and wash a bunch of clothes and blankets and second hand those. That will eliminate a bunch more. Husband has been ill all week so I may goContinue reading “Chaos with a side of order day two”
Anxiety
Waiting for my daughter to go clean out one of the places we have stuff. I’m already tired. I need to be done with this. I am having a lot of anxiety about this clean out. Lots of Christmas and fabric needs to go. Some craft things need to go, too. I know I willContinue reading “Anxiety”
Chaos with a side of order
I continue to rein the house in. It feels chaotic but I realized tonight I am, plodding along, and cleaning three rooms. It’s a painfully slow process that is taking longer than I would like but, each day, a little more is moved. Tonight, a dresser was emptied and I have a plan to replaceContinue reading “Chaos with a side of order”
Progress???
My friend didn’t make it today so Anna and I attacked the front office. I think we made progress. I hope. I did get rid of half my hoard of magazines and we get some things put away. I will do more in the morning. Husband would like a place we have items, cleared outContinue reading “Progress???”
Self Care
Husband is out for the night and I’m having dinner and going to bed. Took a break today…sort of. Took things to storage, repacked second hand, had lunch and ice cream with my daughter (self care) and moved a shelf around when I got home. I can’t see progress today but I know it isContinue reading “Self Care”
Scattered
I started today scattered but I didn’t let that stop me. I had help and we loaded the car and he moved a bunch of stuff to other locations including trash. I got a shelf down and am ready to move a dresser tomorrow. I looked around and things are a mess but I alsoContinue reading “Scattered”
Joyful Healing, Dogs and Quilts 