Archive for September 9, 2010
>Is that lucky or what?
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I did go back to sleep in the middle of the night when I told you that I was maybe going to do all sorts of jobs and I thought was too wide awake to go back to bed. I slept until 7 o’clock and got dressed immediately. I was a little dopey, but a cup of coffee helped me get over that. Coffee always works and always gets my mind up to the proper speed. What would I do without it?
Promptly, at 8 o’clock, a big truck pulled up outside and I locked Tyke in the spare bedroom and went to open up the front door and the outside door. The first thing that was carried in was the new coffee table, which came in a flat pack and which I would have to assemble myself. Then the delivery men started to carry in the sofa, but soon ran into trouble, because the space by the front door in the hallway turned out to be to narrow to let the long sofa in. I had not realized when I ordered it that it was over sized. Those guys tried every trick, but they could not get it inside, so they had to take it back and told me that I would have to order a shorter sofa.
I did that and it turns out that the sofa I ordered now is nicer than the sofa I ordered first. I think this one escaped my attention, because I was not looking for size, but for a three seater. This time I looked for size and got different choices. It will be here next Wednesday and until that time I will have to do without a sofa, but that is really no problem. There are worse things in life.
Then I opened the flat pack and saw what I had to deal with and the fact that there were about 100 screws that needed to be screwed in and I decided that it was not a job for me. I don’t have an electric screwdriver. I called the Exfactor and he will be over tomorrow with his and put the coffee table together. I’m ever so grateful and until that time, the flat pack has been closed up again. Tyke lies on top of it with his ball and thinks he’s the king of the living room.
I took a break and thought about things and then switched the armchairs around so that the barrel chair, which has comfortable armrests, is by the reading light and I can sit in it when I read my book. That way I don’t have to lug a pillow around every time I sit down to read. I’ve put the extra pillows on my bed with pillow cases on them and they will come in handy when I want to lie down on the sofa, which has low armrests. They should be very good to sleep on.
Then I cleaned up and rearranged the bookcase and made space for more books by getting rid of obsolete things and moving reference books to the bedroom. That went a lot easier and faster than I had anticipated. I still have to move two boxes that are sitting on top of it. I had quite forgotten about them and am running out of space to put things. There’s only so much room in the apartment. The bookcase looks much better now and that shows you what a short amount of hard work can do for you. I wasn’t even out of breath.
I’m still going to do a load of laundry next and change my bed, so going to sleep tonight will be fun, although it really is every night, but I will wear clean pajamas too. That’s something to look forward to. I think you must have these little points of light to aim for in your day every day. The smallest things count. Like having a glass of cold milk and a peanut butter sandwich or getting your mail out of the mailbox and finding a package there that you were expecting. It’s all about anticipation and enjoyment.
I’m now going off to enjoy my chores. Have a nice day.
Ciao,
Nora
>In the late hours…
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I went to bed early last night and slept for a couple of hours, only to wake up to have to go to the toilet and to have to let Tyke out. I will have to go back to bed some time to sleep some more until 7 am when I will have to get up, because my sofa is going to be delivered between 8 and 9:30 am. I want to be wide awake and dressed when that happens. I also do want to have had some coffee by then.
The living room is very empty without any sofa in it at all, but there is lots of room for Tyke to play with his ball, so he has been taking advantage of that. I’ve rolled up the area rug and I’m getting rid of it, because it has stains in it and a few burn marks from dropped cigarettes from when I was still on heavy tranquilizers and dozed off regularly. It’s lucky I didn’t burn the place down. I will get another area rug when I’m at Ikea next. I’ve seen some in the catalog that are not expensive and made of natural materials. I’m sure I’ll find something there that pleases me. I’ve also seen the curtains there that I like and they are inexpensive as well and I want to get them. I’ll have to ask my sister to take me over there one of these days soon.
I love all these changes that I’m about to make and am looking forward to them. I feel that I’m being shaken out of my complacency and am accomplishing things. Everything has been on the back burner for too long and it’s about time I do something about them. It only takes a few bold steps and cutting the proverbial knot to get through the inertia that had built up. No doubt cutting down on my antidepressants has a lot to do with that, as it has given me more energy and a clearer point of view. They had actually dulled my outlook and performance. Not only am I reducing one, but I’ve cut another one out completely and I think that’s a darn good thing.
I’m getting back some good feedback on quitting smoking. Not only will my clothes and my apartment smell better, my sense of smell and taste will improve too, so that I will enjoy things a lot more. No doubt I am severely impaired in these senses now. Food should taste better and scents should smell better. I will enjoy the smell of freshly washed laundry better. I have so much to look forward to. One thing, of course, will be cleaner lungs, and no longer that cough that I have in the mornings when I wake up and smoke my first cigarette. My physical condition should improve too and hopefully I will have more endurance. I will notice that when I’m riding my bike and when I’m walking Tyke.
Oh, I’m all bogged down in seriousness. I do have to lighten up. Today is going to be a great day. It is Thursday and officially my day off. Except for the sofa, that means no appointments and no visitors. I do have to do a load of laundry and take the dry laundry off the rack in the bathroom, but that will be an easy job. It’s really not time to change the bed yet, I’ve just done that, but I’m tempted to do it again. All for the sake of clean smelling sheets. Ha, I don’t even know what clean smelling sheets are yet. I suppose I’ll have to wait a while to really find out. I’ve been fooling myself into thinking that I knew this, but I will really know once my nose starts working properly.
I’ve got the choice now to go to bed or to stay up. I’m not in the least bit tired, but it’s awfully early to start the day. I can think of some things to do. There are a couple of jobs that need my attention. I can put them off or do them now and it will be fun to fill this empty time with something useful, as long as I’m not going back to sleep.
Tyke’s gone to sleep on Jesker’s old pillow. First he pulled it into the place he wanted it to be and got rid of all the toys that were lying on top of it and then he laid down on it. He’s a smart dog. He misses the area rug to sleep on, no doubt. It’s not much fun to lie on the cold linoleum.
I’m going to do those jobs now and keep myself busy and out of trouble.
Ciao,
Nora
Another Splendid Day 