I am so envious of my friends here and my friends out there in the blog-us-fear who manage to organize closets and drawers and even garages during this evil Pandemic.
How clever you are to use your time away from society so wisely.
I must say I think about organizing things.
I have thought about the closet now for at least four months. In fact, I stand in it every day and assess the situation. There are the shoes in haphazard piles and the winter clothes still not packed away.
It’s almost winter again anyway right? I have forgotten since I do not frequent the stores anymore who used to let me know about the changing seasons.
Oh yes, there was a catalog reminding about Halloween.
Is it Halloween yet?
I think about all our 40 Photo albums too.
There is a whole big cabinet dedicated to the old non-digital touchy-feely photographs collected over my own lifetime and the lifetimes of my parents and Bill’s siblings who have all since passed. There are many shots of roads or trees or other unidentified scenery. And lots of unrecognizable people and many with no dates.
My inherent need to organize draws me to that cabinet over and over again but I never open the doors. The job is simply too overwhelming to contemplate.
I also think about the garage alot. I have to go through the garage to take Elsa-the-dog for a walk and we pause en route so I can think about how to organize things.
There are all those leaves that blew in last Autumn and maybe I should get the leaf blower out and take care of that first.
But then there are all those loose things and tools we never use anymore, and rusty stuff. Maybe we should look into renting a big rubbish bin. Never mind, “Come on Elsa. Let’s go this way.” And off we go out of the garage.
Uh oh! I find myself out in the green green world. But the green is not always well manicured lawns. The green is really enormous weeds that have taken over every flower bed and the gravel driveway. If I think too much about the work to be done in my green green world, I tend to hurry home with Elsa after she has done her bit to fertilize the earth.
Hi Dora, I know that feeling only too well but I tell myself O.K. I’ll do that later and go and do something else I would rather do and then I forget to do what I should have done in the first place, such as this morning,thought to myself I must vacuum the lounge today but then went straight into the garden to search for some stones to arrange around the tops of my potted plants on the balcony,by the time that was done it was almost lunch time. Oh well I’ll get to the lounge later and so it goes on. Of course we all slow down a little as we age,so I tell myself. Anyway, thanks for all your lovely posts Dora.Both you Bill and family stay safe.
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I think about doing all thise things too, and then I curl up with a good book instead. Life is short 😃.
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Middle child, daughter Sarah, is in GW Natl. Forest for the weekend with her daughter Rachael and son Thomas, my grandchildren of course, for a weekend of adventure. I mentioned you to her and the Bear population. All I got was a, “Oh Poppy we’ll be OK!” Now were I to be with them, my two best friends Mr. Smith & Mr. Wesson, would be with us also.
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One can’t hurry thought! 🙂
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Sounds familiar, Dor. I think we need elves that come in the night and tidy it all away! 😉
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Elves would be a good thing for sure!!! 🙂
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Hahaha! My thoughts are in slow motion.
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Hmmmm. Your daughter and company can come to see me and Bruno, who is continually being photographed by our neighbor’s critter cam.
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Well, you have added push ups so not thinking about orgaizing is o.k. You look great by the way!!!!
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Thankyou too Rita for your great posts! And I guess we are allowed to just think about doing neccessary things. Happiness is following our own inner directives.
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Smiling! I think many can relate. It’s always amazing to hear tales of people who are actually using this pandemic to sort & organize. Not me…yet. The fall, for sure. I swear. Almost.
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Why thank you 😊❤️.
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You should join our online procrastinators club. We are going to have a zoom meeting together but for some reason it keeps getting put off.
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Your house sounds just like mine minus the tools.
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Well, best-laid plans are always thought out well and thoroughly so I’d say you doing just fine.
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In the middle of pandemic, I think what’s the point? Those closets can wait – I have other things to worry about. But I do feel guilty in not getting stuff more organized. I hear you, Dor!
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I am happy to have an unorganized sister…. but we will get to it one of these days! 🙂
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I suspect I will get to implementing a plan when the virus is finally herded off!
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Nothing like a well hidden mess to make you enjoy being homebound! Glad we are alike.
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Hahaha! I do love your sense of humor… putting off zooming to an online procrastinator’s meeting demands kudos right now.
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Well, you are excused since you sorted, chopped and organized that enormous woodpile!
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