Finishing the List

I've got so much catching up to do. Not that it was a particularly busy weekend, but, I have been down a computer. Imagine that, me - computer-less. Okay, so let's get the ho-hum out of the way... tomorrow I go to the oncologist. You know it doesn't matter how long it's been I still get a little weird before my appointment. No worries, though... never been healthier!

So what has been different and new - how is my journey going? Different... check this out...

My friend John was getting rid of four chairs that were just awful - aged, broken, yucky... My kitchen chairs were breaking one at a time. So I took the chairs, I figured I would just fix them up while I shopped around for a new kitchen set. They came out so beautiful - I am so proud. It is so rewarding to take a piece of furniture and give it new life. To tell you the truth, my kids made such a fuss, I felt really good about it.

Anyway, it is not something I usually do - but it was very therapeutic - hypnotic, really.

Every step of the way, I reviewed how I always plan to do things like this, but, I often forget or just don't follow through. Well, this blog and it's process has really helped me pull through that habit. This weekend I made a list of things I wanted to finish and well, I finished them. Reorganized my closet, swapping out summer clothes with fall/winter clothes; painting and refinishing the chairs, finalizing the clean out of the basement.

What a sense of accomplishment to complete all the things on that list! I am really getting good at this and it's kind of fun, too.

So as the weekend winds down I find myself sitting in front of a rouring fire in my chiminea talking with my kids and relaxing. I love the chiminea, my kids and having completed the list.