It's sunny and warm in Utah; right around 60 degrees every day! Around here, anything warmer than 40 means you break out the short sleeves and capris. So, besides starting my flowers and veggies in a sunny window, I have been ambitiously tackling one of the sheds and the backyard in general.
As some of you know, my oldest daughter lost her husband last year. For the last two years of his life, he was ill and not able to do very much. C. had the full burden of his care, plus the large home they owned. So you can imagine that not a whole lot got done. My two youngest and I moved in a few months ago to help her deal with a lifetime of possessions and the need to keep the house standing. It has turned out to be a lot more than we thought, but we are making progress and really enjoying being together. Another fortunate part of this is that her home is right next door to the family business, so we all maintain our contact and involvement with each other. It was really nice to only have to move next door!
A lot has been said about change. It can be good, it can be bad; a challenge and an opportunity. I am typically a "jump in first and look later" person. I have had plenty of reasons to regret that, but there are also many times when it proved to be the right thing to do.
So here I am at my daughter's, enjoying her company, my youngest (albeit older teens) two, my cocker spaniels- Bucky (Buckskin) and Princess, my cat (Behira) comes and goes between the houses as he pleases, and my parakeets chirp away in their sunny window. My daily demands have changed, but I am still pretty busy. It has also given me the opportunity to deal with some health problems that I've been ignoring for years. I admit that my priorities are not the same as most people would think they should be; my focus has been my family and our lifestyle. I have not concerned myself very much with myself as a person!
The current challenge is this house. We need a new roof, several other major repairs, and there is enough clutter and general un-tendedness to keep anyone busy for years! This week, we took everything out of the garden/auto parts shed, sorted and threw stuff away, and there are still items I haven't identified! I think that man kept everything that ever crossed his path, and there are multiples of any tool or part that you can name.
I have signed on for a long term project. My conservative estimate is 3-5 years. I may or may not stay here to finish it; perhaps circumstances will change, my daughter remarries, or the whole place goes up in flames! (that's a joke) I am not particularly focused on the whys and hows, I just want to be here and do all I can while the opportunity is available. In the meantime, J. and H. will continue to grow up and probably move on with their lives. Maybe I'll do well enough with doTERRA that I can hire the work done. We are going to crowdfund the roof; right now, keeping the payments up is all we can do. There's a lot ahead, and I sincerely doubt I can possibly imagine what lies before us.
Today I am feeling the effects of spring sunshine and overwork. I am happy. I am choosing to do what I love and want to, surrounded by people who love me, and regardless of what is in the future, I intend to keep loving and giving and doing more than I reasonably should. I invite you to follow my wacky journey by following my posts! It should be a blast!
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