Treading water....

Some days I feel really good, and much like my 'old' self, and other days, I still feel like I am drowning in a sea of overwhelming stress.   I painted like crazy for a few months, but now find myself back in pc games...I go out a bit, but as little as possible; I don't seem to really want to be around people right now.  Watch out if you are a cashier somewhere and ask me how I am doing....I will probably tell you and ruin your day....lol.

I'm hoping a trip home will do me some good....mom and dad are in their nineties, and I miss them!  It will be nice to see a few friends and the rest of the family that is still there.  Funny how we spread out more and more, each generation seems to go further away. and all the 'old homesteads' are sold for the most part.  Very little looks as it did when we were young, which may be a good thing, and may not be; I suppose it depends on your viewpoint.

I kind of miss having a neighborhood where you knew everyone, and had occasional get-togethers....just for fun.  Not that one could not get to know ones neighbors now...but very few seem to bother; and the differences between neighbors seems greater than when I was young....maybe not as important, but there.

Well, I did not intend for this to be gloomy...it is a beautiful day outside...the birds are singing away, and lots of tiny little flowers scent the air.  I enjoy sitting on my porch, and watching things...I guess I am turning into an 'old' lady....lol.  Tho' I think I have always enjoyed watching, more than participating....or was it that I never got invited to participate?  Who knows.

Here is the little I have done, finished up one, and two more that I don't know if I am totally done or not....

Waking up....

I feel like I have been asleep for a year, tho' not without nightmares....I am trying hard to be "back", I hope you will bear with me.  I started painting again, the day after Christmas, and have not stopped....here I go with obsessing again....lol.

Even tho' it might not be what I should be doing, at least I feel more productive than I did hiding out in Farmtown,  Mahjong and solitaire :)

Still not very social, or chatty, I suppose that will change, so I will just post some of my work, and let you decide if I am doing better.

I will add a warning here: for anyone who is averse to partial nudity....close the window now....for anyone who is afraid of snakes, follow those who just left...  I am not into prohibiting things, I believe that the human body, if painted tastefully is artistic....and animals or reptiles are fair game....lol; at the same time, I have no wish to offend anyone!!  Consider yourselves warned!!
I started with trees....lol

sold right away, then just playing with branches....

A sunflower for my kitchen...

 I needed them to match....did fairly well I think....and back to trees

my brown mood...lol

finished this one up

and finally this one....now to make an Ohio run to deliver it.....

and a commission.....

Since I spend a bit of time watching WWE, I thought I would paint as I watched....see how well I did at the end of the post where I will put their names....

From an online challenge....

and a friend for him

finished another older one.....

saw a similar sunset on the way home from NMRC to visit Bubba....

Yet another online challenge....from Wales....two scenes...

And last but in no means least, and not for the feint of heart....I was 'worried' about the partial nudity  Yep....warning warning...but so far that has not been an issue, but the snake has....
This is called Conflict....chock full of all those artistic symbolism's and stuff :)  I could explain it all....I could simplify it....but I think I will just let you think on it.  If you need to know what it means to me, you are welcome to ask...

That's all for now....see you soon!!




(The Undertaker, Sheamus, the Great White, and Kane)

More work...

Thursday they finally fixed the phone, and sent my internet kit. Friday I cleaned most of the kitchen cabinets and lined them. Yesterday I dusted and placed the first load of living room furniture, and moved the boxes to their appropriate rooms...to make way for the next loads...lol.  Here's a few views...the couch/futon will go in front of the picture window and the tv and antique dry sinks will go along the back wall.

I also discovered that most of my closet is dry wall, and not too conducive to installing closet systems or rods the few studs are in the wrong places for what I needed.  So I hung one 'rod' (a leftover 1x1...hahaha) and today Bubba and I went shopping and I got a portable closet and with a touch of ingenuity, added an extra rod (old mop handle..hehehe) using the sidebars.

I also closed my eyes and treated myself to a housewarming gift to myself. Since the cabinets, cooktop, and sink are white, and the other appliances are black, I got sink mats, a drainer and a wash tub in black and a new black coffee pot (with a clock so I can program coffee to be waiting on me!).

Keep forgetting the bolts to put Bubba's bed frame together...but I did fix it yesterday...one of the support boards had broken, but I replaced it with some of the leftover wood from the carport.  He has an old futon mattress that he lays on when he wants to rest, and Bob's old office chair to rock in and watch the cars go by.

So slowly but surely we are getting there. Tomorrow I hope to run some of our clothes down, and a load of the breakables.  Then we shall see...Tuesday afternoon we get television, and either Tuesday or Wednesday they should have a UHaul for us. That should help with the furniture that is left.  I guess we will be sleeping there by Tuesday, or there will be no TV...lolol. 

I'll keep updating as I can!  

Getting closer...

Quick update...too tired for much.  The roadblocks keep coming, but I refuse to give in. Last night my brakes went out again....this time a brake line.  Then had to go to the lawyer's office to sign some papers and get the process of probating Bob's will started.  Even after a late start I got most of the rugs moved and the grill, and some odds and ends. I am nearly finished cleaning up the new house (still have the kitchen cabinets and Bubba's closet and all the windows...and there are A LOT of windows-19). I have moved all but the dining room rug and started on the small stuff and the outside furniture, etc.

Tomorrow we have to go to Grenada and see Social Security, and Medicaid...ick! More red tape and bureaucracy, sigh. Then more moving...Sunday one of my 'car guys' is coming to help me with some of the heavy stuff, which is really nice of him!  The neighbors have been helping me carry things in, which is also very nice.

Here are some pics to catch everyone up...more to follow!

here's the carport...somewhat cleaned up...lol  some building supplies and trash and garage sale stuff to re-arrange, but getting there...

Before pics in my bedroom...what a way to treat hardwood floors...sigh

 then after six scrubbings, scrapings, and my surrender

so, I decided rugs would cover most of it...and then the queen sized bed and dressers would cover the rest

another view....

then my studio....the floors in here turned out much better!

the kitchen with two views and the dining room....

Gonna work on Bubba's room late tomorrow, and then the kitchen, so I can start moving more stuff in on Saturday and Sunday.