I was planning to call this post 'random stuff' because I couldn't really think if I had anything to write about.
I started off dealing with a random selection if emails on disparate subjects, all creeping up towards needing urgent action after days of procrastinating.
The day became increasingly random as the afternoon wore on. That's because we met my brother at my father’s flat, as he was bent on getting some clearing done and had decided 'today's the day for action'!
Before he arrived I just wandered around, picking things up and rather helplessly putting them down again, until I formed a plan.
I now have a bag with expired hearing aid batteries and random bits of hearing aids. I found some sellotape and lined up all the fiddly little batteries, and stuck a length of tape over them all.
I've also come home (with my brother's blessing - I don't want to be greedy and just help myself) with a box of random 'treasures';
3 glasses which match the ones we've already got
a couple of small ornaments
2 silver napkin rings - the one I used as a child and another rather pretty old one. There were others in the box which had been used by the rest of the family
a couple of books
Finally I've filled a bag with assorted papers, to be filed, shredded or simply thrown away (tide tables for 2017 anyone? No? I thought not!)
We are both of us pretending not to notice boxes and boxes of papers relating to family history and domestic papers going back mumble mumble years... we'll get around to them someday.
Let's continue the 'random' theme with a trumpet fanfare;
An achievement deserves a fanfare. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteTrue! And I've run out of gold 🌟!
DeleteLittle by little gets the job done.
ReplyDeleteYes; 'going at it' only lasts so long and then I get sick of doing it.
DeleteThere's a French saying which I cant completely remember, something to the effect that 'Little by little the birds make their nests'. My neighbour was always ready to come out with 'Petit a petit....' when he saw me rushing things.
ReplyDeleteI love learning phrases like that from other countries.
DeleteI remember the endless bags of medicines when my father passed. I just went to the nearest chemist, smiled sweetly and handed it over.
ReplyDeleteWe are fully stocked with glasses from old Nutella jars, but they don't seem to do that size anymore, so when they finally run out, I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get 'real' glasses.
I've always found it helpful to celebrate a win, no matter how small. You dealt with the hearing aid details - that's something that's done and you achieved more than if you had done nothing.
Sending hugsx
We still have Nutella harsh as glasses, not many left now since we stopped buying Nutella (toooo tempting!)
DeleteJars, not harsh!
DeleteFinding 3 glasses that match the ones you already had is a good thing especially now that you've broken a not-so-favored one. I broke one of a set of very old glasses this week. I was angry with myself for being careless.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's annoying to break old glasses. We have 11 old antique wine glasses from my parents. There were 12; One got broken in one of their many house moves.
DeleteToday's broken glass was and ordinary everyday glass fortunately.
Well done for tackling the things you did. When Jane passed we found a LOT of medicine all over the house. There were bags of it. It was quite sad really. It seemed that because the house was so messy she had bought medicines and forgot where she put them and bought more. Or she'd started a prescription and hadn't ended it. We were shocked by the amount there was!
ReplyDeleteWe found the same after my mother, and later, my godmother died. My godmother had arthritis and her cupboards were full of vitamin supplements 'guaranteed' to improve/cure the condition. Small magazine ad sort of stuff. So sad.
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