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Granddaughters will be able to look back on to learn about who I
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In my last post, I shared how I decorated the Front Yard for Fall....
A paint project.....
How the front of my house looks lit up in the evening....
And a beautiful Sunset....
Click HERE if you missed that post!!
My Goals are more of a To Do List for each Month and Season of the year....
This is a month where I had little that I could think of that needs to be done around the house as far as Seasonal work...
We actually had a somewhat cooler August than expected...
August was another month that I needed to give myself a bit of Grace.....
My Family used to celebrate several Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries in August....
Now,
a month that was filled with so much Joy and Happiness, is now filled
with sorrow, heartbreak and memories as we mark those dates along with
the dates of the passing of too many of our loved ones.....
You can read about it HERE.....
And then to op it all off, on August 19th, I found my dear neighbor and a good friend to my late husband Joe and me, dead in his home....
This sort of stopped me in my tracks for about a good week.......
I was also still recovering from an IBS episode brought on by a GI virus I caught in mid July....
I am back to my normal now....
These are not excuses but just stating facts.....
So let's take a look at how I did with my August Goals....
Clean all my curio's..... NOPE!
Bake zucchini and banana bread to freeze for the Winter.....
I did bake manage to some banana bread and froze it....
Deep clean my Bedroom and reorganize it.....NOPE!!
Go through all my CD's and decide what to keep and what to donate.....NOPE!!
Go through all my DVD's and decide what to keep and what to donate....NOPE!!
Watch My Mom Jayne by Mariska Hargitay - NOPE!
Watch Barbara Walters..Tell Me Everything - NOPE!
BUT I did watch the entire Season 1 of Dexter Resurection....
I also started watching The Money Heist on Netflix , which I am still watching and little did I know that the song Bella Ciao, would be associated with the events of this past week...
I did say that I was sure I would be adding a few more things to this list in the future....
And cleaned all the pictures on the Gallery Walls on both sides of the steps.....
I carried over decorating the Kitchen for Early Fall in my Sunflower and Apple theme from July....
I also started another project that I have not posted about yet as it is not finished.....
I started to go through and reorganize the Storage Room in my house....
I managed to finish going through everything on the top shelves of the room but still need to go through everything on the bottom half of the room which includes a lot of tools and other things related to tools...
After a little over a year since Joe's passing, I pretty much know what I will be using and what I will not be using and will be offering up those things that I do not need to some of my neighbors prior to donating them to either Salvation Army or Habitat for Humanity....
And also in August, my son Joey and I had a wonderful time at my church, Saint Maria Goretti's Cash Bingo!
We honored Joe by donating a game in his memory....
Because August 12th would have been our 47th Wedding Anniversary and August 17th would have been Joe's 71st Birthday....
So I guess I did not do too badly after all in August, all things considered.....
I hope you will stop by to visit again on MONDAY for my next post....
Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!
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I guess my list making is a form of goals. Seems you met most of yours. Lovely to dedicate a bingo game in honour of Joe. Your header photo is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI would mark August as a SUCCESS!!!
ReplyDeleteI think you did OK! And especially with painting the molding on the stairway. I didn't see a drop of paint on that second photo! Very good masking!
ReplyDeleteYou did GREAT! Rest and relax until next project….WELL DONE! xox, Virginia
ReplyDeleteVirginia,
DeleteThanks so much for stopping by again!! I have been busy changing the Living Room over to Fall and I am just about finished... I hope you are having a great week!!
Hugs,
Deb
Well done , Deb. Brave and positive, you are! And those stairs looked professional..good job! I hope after that super poignant August your poor sore heart can take a moments rest + recoup..although it never goes, I know. X
ReplyDeleteAlex,
DeleteThanks for visiting and for your kind words... I am doing much better now that August is over...It was a tough month..I hope you are enjoying your week!!
Hugs,
Deb
Hi Deb, you accomplished a lot! I know it was a hard month...
ReplyDeleteHugs, Barb
Barb,
DeleteI am happy that I was able to get done all that I did under the circumstances....Doing better now it is September....
Hugs,
Deb
I definitely agree with you that all things considered you did really well with your goals.
ReplyDeleteWow - you really had a hard month! So sorry about your neighbor and you not feeling well. Considering the tough month you did great on your goals. Your decorations and yard look beautiful - you really have a knack. Inspired by your goals...making a to do list for next month since we just came home from traveling and are still recovering from time change and lack of sleep. Take care of yourself !
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