tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post3960084574229126262..comments2023-06-01T06:34:05.065-05:00Comments on Life and Random Thoughts of A Senior Widow: Keeping up a home and being a widowLoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570346408282598440noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-38849599577881667122012-04-06T15:15:54.550-05:002012-04-06T15:15:54.550-05:00Look at yard sales, and thrift stores for some tea...Look at yard sales, and thrift stores for some tea pots, or post on your local free cycleLilac Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867365203041131123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-83620329849818309312012-04-06T13:06:37.900-05:002012-04-06T13:06:37.900-05:00Thanks, Terri. I am glad you stopped by. I am not ...Thanks, Terri. I am glad you stopped by. I am not good at keeping up with all my blogs either, and I know I am missing some good stuff when I don't. We just can't do it all, can we.Loritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570346408282598440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-67035003062322155952012-04-06T13:03:34.875-05:002012-04-06T13:03:34.875-05:00I agree, Grandma D. I am not looking for perfectio...I agree, Grandma D. I am not looking for perfection, just a happy medium, and presentable enough that I am not ashamed to have someone come to my door. When my husband wanted to go fishing, we went fishing whether I had my work done or not. Those are cherished memories. May you also have a wonderful Easter weekend.Loritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570346408282598440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-16402278703951681152012-04-06T12:59:34.858-05:002012-04-06T12:59:34.858-05:00Good ideas, Tracey! I think my problem is both phy...Good ideas, Tracey! I think my problem is both physical and mental. For some reason my brain refuses to let me do what I know I need to do. I will keep working at it. As far as the lamp in the picture, I wish it was mine! I don't remember for sure where I got the picture but I think maybe Terri had it on her blog a long time ago? Wherever I saw it, I fell in love with it, and if teapots weren't so expensive I would try to find some pretty ones like that and make my own lamp, or find some handy person with the right tools to do it for me.Loritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570346408282598440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-53385670733007899292012-04-06T12:26:31.322-05:002012-04-06T12:26:31.322-05:00There is always tomorrow! It's more important ...There is always tomorrow! It's more important to love the people around me than be always be working. I am not nearly as fussy about my house as I used to be. a lesson learned from Gramps when he retired, and wanted to go for a walk in the woods on a nice day, or linger on the porch on a summer evening. I finally figured out the most comfortable homes that I have been in have not been the big impressive, perfect ones, but the ones where I was greeted with a warm sincere smile, an honest come on in and sit for a while. Let me put on the coffee, and tell me about your day. If there is a magazine or hobby laying around it tells me the person is enjoying their life, not obsessing over how to make their home perfect for people who probably don't care anyway. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Now off to read a couple of blogs and then do some ironing. Have a wonderful Easter celebration as we commerate what Christ did for us hanging on that cross. Grandma D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-22027062749498055722012-04-05T18:05:39.229-05:002012-04-05T18:05:39.229-05:00I am making myself do my 15 min in each are before...I am making myself do my 15 min in each are before I can get online, and if it is a bad fibro day, I just do the basics and 15 min in zone before I can get online, I try to have it done even before my soap.<br /><br />is The picture a lamp of yours or one you got online somewhere? I really like it..<br /><br />TraceyLilac Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867365203041131123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-65406908530563496552012-04-05T14:35:46.264-05:002012-04-05T14:35:46.264-05:00All caught up once more. I try to read about ten ...All caught up once more. I try to read about ten blogs a day...I have enough on my favorites list to hit that many just about every day, lol. I may need to cull them out but I'm better at that with blogs than I am with books.<br /><br />Enjoyed my catch up and am glad you started a blog!terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-51001157852633003592012-04-05T09:11:29.223-05:002012-04-05T09:11:29.223-05:00Thanks, Jilly. I do know Flylady and get her email...Thanks, Jilly. I do know Flylady and get her emails every day, and actually follow them once in a while. ;o) It is a good plan and I hope to get the routines down and stick to them eventually. I have always enjoyed organizing too, but have found it really hard to keep at it here in this little house with no room to turn around in, and lack of storage space. I do appreciate your suggestions and keep them coming! I have 'only' lived here almost 6 years and progress is s. . .l. . .o. . . w. LOL. And I am not going to get anything done today if I don't get off this computer. So I am off to make snickerdoodle bars for the church potluck tonight.Loritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570346408282598440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783524717041507354.post-3797786598473763922012-04-05T09:01:22.149-05:002012-04-05T09:01:22.149-05:00Hi Lorita, have you heard of Flylady? Not everyt...Hi Lorita, have you heard of Flylady? Not everything she does works for me, but during the time I had severe anemia I would follow her routine a bit. I would do 15 minutes cleaning in the kitchen, 15 in the LR, 15 in the bedroom, then rest. I would start again, but this time do 15 minutes of decluttering in each room. Sometimes I had to stop after 15 minutes to rest, but in time it got done. <br /><br />Go with what works for you, even if only 15 minutes a day. I learned that my bath(I hate cleaning it) only took me 15 minutes top to bottom, same with the fridge. I had to end the excuses with those two;-)<br /><br />blessings, jillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com