Tuesday, March 21, 2017

This and That

You may have noticed that these days  months year, posting on my blog has been a little thin. And while I enjoy sharing things with my friends out there in blog land, I've had other priorities. First Ward was sick, then we began the odyssey of buying and selling houses and moving. We have been in our new house for a couple of months now, so is my time freeing up? Well, sort of.

There is definitely less stress than there has been for a while, but things are busy all the same. During the throws of house excitement, I cancelled several appointments. Now I'm rescheduling them and catching up on all of my yearly/semi-yearly visits such as to the dentist.

There's also a lot of work to be done in the new house. While we have most of our daily use things unpacked, there are still several things waiting to be uncovered from their boxes. However, we're still trying to figure out how our things fit in this new space as well as painting to be done before we put much more in place. In addition, there's the tree trimming, yard work, electrical problems, leaky pipes, etc. to contend with. All of those things that have to be dealt with when you own a house.  Add in a declining cat and sick relatives and my time seems to be pretty filled.

However, I could manage it a little better. For example, when I sat down last night to check my email and start a blog post, I got a bit distracted. I came upon a quiz to see how many of 100 popular TV shows from past and present that you could identify. I'm not sure if I should be proud or not, but I got 95/100 correct. :)

Also, Ward and I are taking a little time to explore our new area and just spend some unstructured time together--meaning not doing a chore. This part has been fun and we're making it a priority to keep it up.

So while I'm still busy (isn't everyone?), I really hope to pay more attention to my blog now. If nothing else, I need to update the Who-am-I type things, because they've changed since I started this blog several years ago. But we'll see. Until next time, thanks for checking in.



12 comments:

  1. I am so glad you are "settling" now. Life gets in the way of a whole lot of things sometimes!

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    1. Isn't that the truth. Life always seems to be getting in the way, doesn't it?

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  2. Yay for getting 95% on the quiz! :D I hope things continue to settle down for you and leave you with more time to relax.

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    1. Thanks, Bless.

      While I do like to watch TV to relax, I really hadn't seen all of the shows, but I had heard of most of them and had an idea who had been in them. You had to identify the show by looking at a photo of the cast.

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  3. I think we all "get it". Some seasons in life are busier than others. And yes, good for you for taking the quiz. There's nothing wrong with occasional "nothing" activities. I look forward to what you have in store for us in the future!

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    1. I haven't had much time for nothing activities for a while, so I am really enjoying them. Especially since we moved our couch. Stretching out there with a book, watching the birds, or TV with a cat is wonderful.

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  4. I am glad that you are making time for yourself and your needs (appointments). You will be putting that quiz score on your resume of life achievements, won't you? But really, only 95%? Get back to work and turn on that tv!! I admit, I, too, am sometimes tempted by those quizzes, or the ads on facebook which entice with "see how these stars from the 70s look today."
    Enjoy your week!

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    1. Do you remember that EcoCat Lady makes up those type quizzes for part of her income? I just thought of that. Someones gotta help her and her colleagues make a living, don't they?

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  5. Always seems to be more to do, no matter how much one gets done. Hope you get some down time, some fun time.

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    1. I hope you have some down time and fun time, too. You certainly deserve it.

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  6. I think getting to know your area after a move is a top priority :) That, and painting. I know once everything is in place it's harder to paint but there are so many things to do that are more fun!

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    1. We're not that far from where we used to live before, but it's a whole different set of things. Where we lived before we focused on things to the south. Now we focus on things to the north. So far, I am very happy with the little stores, parks, etc. we have been discovering. I'm looking forward to learning more about the neighborhood as the weather warms up and more people are outside.

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