Change, although constant and sure, usually gets a bad rap. But some changes are good. This miniature rose that Rob gave me last week has adapted well to its spot by the window in our living room, the roses opening from buds to reveal their gorgeous dusky red petals. Likewise I’ve been making changes in our home: cleaning and sorting and throwing away, especially in the basement. My goal is for one of our two allotted weekly garbage bags to be from the basement. Little x little = lots + lots That’s my encouragement equation. It hasn’t always worked through the years but when it does and when I adhere to it, it’s powerful. Change begets change. A body in motion is more likely to stay in motion? Is that a fundamental life law? Some things aren’t getting done—the sills still need painting outside, not to mention the house itself and putting up a fence would be good and are we putting up the temporary garage/shelter this year? But others are getting done big time. I took apart the whole dishwasher last night, even parts that we’ve never taken apart before, and gave it a good overhaul clean. Now I can put in the dishes that are creeping onto the counters. Lol. Our upright freezer should be fixed on Friday—yay! Maybe it’s the result of being on holiday for a couple of weeks even though I got precious little done at that time? Maybe it’s fall? I always have more energy in the fall, find it easier to follow through on idle thoughts and good intentions. A dj on the radio today suggested that the cooler days kick us into a higher gear especially for outside jobs. But these jobs are inside. Maybe it’s the influence of the sunflowers by the back door? Are they really instilling a sense of pride in me and in our home? Whatever it is, and it’s best to not overthink but just to keep going, these changes make me feel like I’m thriving. For the first time in years, one of the basement windows has been opened to let fresh air in everyday for the past few days. I've moved things around by that window to maximise the amount of daylight and I have a plug-in air freshener down there too. Little by little in lots and lots of ways, I’m reclaiming our house and home. Day 272 Miniature roses bloom at home dusky red thrive with changes Day 29 of Effy’s blogalong
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9/30/2021 01:03:48 pm
They say change is good, maybe sometimes it is.
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