Under the influence

Happy Sunday evening

How are you doing tonight? Did you have a good weekend? I hope so. Shoot me a text or drop me a comment, I’d love to hear all about what you did, even if it was just laying low and enjoying quiet time.

My weekend was a good one. Got a couple things done around the house. Spent a little time doing some diamond art and I have two best parts, the first, I got to spend some quiet time with John on Saturday during the day. We slept in. He got up with the pups and walked them, which was amazing!!! We talked. Spent some time just cuddling on the couch watching TV. We watched a movie, which was Christian based and I got a couple small diamond projects done.

My second best part of the weekend was going to my dear friend Sandy’s birthday party. Her family was all there and it meant a lot to be included with her family. Two other friends were there, but for the most part, it was her family.

We got to sit and paint some canvas projects if we wanted. Of course I did. You can’t keep me away from painting, even though I tend to get more paint on my hands then the canvas. Thank goodness aprons were provided for all those chose to try their hand at painting. I need to finish my little art project, but that’s okay, I love to paint.

Tomorrow I have a haircut in the morning then I’m coming straight home to get my backyard cleaned up. I’ll begin with my balcony, then head downstairs to work on getting things organized. It’s been a hot mess for way too long and I just want it cleaned. I want to be able to sit outside and enjoy the lake. I also want to make sure I get things cleaned up so Molly and Oreo can go out and enjoy the wonderful sun. My garage is another project, but that will be done a little at a time.

John and I talked last night about the stuff we have and believe me, it’s way to much. John made the comment, “we need to live with abundance in mind and not hold onto things that aren’t serving us.”

I have 4 vacuum cleaners. That would be 3 too many. I think one of the hardest things for me to get rid of will be holiday things, but, if I haven’t used it for the last 2 Christmas’s, then it will be donated. The community where we live has a free page and folks here give things away that are very nice. Not a lot of junk. Nice things, so I figure, I’ll do the same. If someone can use what I have, then I’d rather gift it to a neighbor over trying to sell it.

I’m really feeling the impact of stuff. Things aren’t serving me a purpose anymore. Things are serving me up a lot of added anxiety because I have more to keep clean or store. I’m finding to much is no longer something that brings me joy, instead, it gets shuffled around in the garage and I’m over it.

I saw this wonderful quote and it goes so well with the way I’ve been trying to refocus my mindset to. I hope you enjoy it:

If stuff is taking our time then our time is not spent with those we love. If stuff is taking over then we are missing out on what’s important.

Mama Sandy said it so well yesterday when I told her that her birthday gift wasn’t quite done. She said, “just having you at my birthday celebration is what’s important.” That was part of her speech last night too. She was so thankful to be surrounded by family and her close friends.

My brother is coming to visit next weekend with his three kiddos and I’ve been a little panicked about the clutter in my garage. I then thought, I can rush around her like a maniac and get it cleaned up or I can do things slowly. If I’m rushing to get things done it will take a toll on my health, so I figure this, Jimmy’s coming to spend time with me and enjoy the lake. He’s not here to critique the way the garage looks. His visit is about time together and I want to enjoy every moment with him and my nephews and niece. That’s where memories are created, not with me being so concerned about things that are not doable for me right now.

I’d rather enjoy hanging out and being able to do things over being in too much pain to move.

I will begin my donation process this week, but I’ll take it one day at a time and when he and the kiddos come back again, it will be done.

I am excited to Jimmy’s visit and I’m excited to embrace the mindset of do what I can and the rest will be there tomorrow. Life is too short to get so caught up in stressing over stuff. It’s time to make memories and enjoy lake life to the fullest and while enjoying lake life I’ll also be enjoying a little gardening time too.

Well guys, it’s getting late so I’ll be saying goodnight for now.

Have a safe and blessed week. Sleep tight and until next time, don’t forget, Love Life++ Hugs.