Kansas has been extra rainy this spring. Which, after years of draught, I shouldn't complain about and won't.
Well, maybe not much.
Just a little.
The mud has held up our remodel a bit.
I should be more like Sugarwings, she looked at the sloggy mess and saw mud pies.
The mud is a joy to her.
But for me, I'm kind of in chaos. The kitchen and living room are half packed up, the yard is a mess, which is all bad enough, but we also have a few other smaller projects going on and between those partially finished jobs, and the piles of tools and displaced items around is multiplying the other construction chaos.
Plus, everything seems to be falling apart around me. The computer, air conditioner, my camera, Ryan's car, and that is just a partial list.
My way of dealing with it all? I've gone on an organization binge. Since I can't control most of what is going on around me, I've gone over board on controlling what I can. I had to rearrange my studio and add a cabinet taken out of the kitchen. That lead to every single thing in the room being sorted and labelled and straightened up.
The construction, while delayed, is an exciting thing, and I'm not worried about the progression. I know our builder and know the project will go well. I just am overwhelmed by so much at once.
So, I'm trying to stay as organized as I can with what I can and take a lesson from Sugarwings to look at the chaos around me as opportunities.
Fried computer? Ack! But now, I have a new Mac!!! (its a learning curve, and there are issues, but I'm so pleased with it)
And I'm trying to concentrate on how lucky I am to be able to replace it.
And to remember that this is just a mud puddle, not a life threatening flood like in Texas. We are healthy. We are blessed. Life here is good, just sometimes a little messy.
When in doubt, make like Sugarwings!!
I can identify! We just moved and it took almost took 2 months to get semi settled, but still a work in progress. Looking for property to buy, so will have to do it all again in a few months!!!!!!!!! Hang in there, hopefully we both will have a pot of gold at the end of this!!
This summer must be a time of change for a lot of people, myself included. In July we will have a move in the works from one lake house to another. So I understand chaos right now. But in the end it’s all good. I’ll have a new house and you will have a new addition. Yay!
Its always hard to live thru, but so worth it. Good luck with the lake house, Yvonne, that sounds delightful!
I can’t imagine moving again at this point in my life. Best of luck to you, Sandy. Yes, it is always worth the hassle to move on, move up, improve. But dang, it is a lot to live through at the time!
All of this and the Downton books, too~! Oh Karla, we would have gladly waited, though I suspect with all that’s going on you really wanted those out of your life. I’m delighted to have my beautiful new book in my life! Thank you — in general anyway, but especially all things considered!