You both have it pretty nice with that. I prefer simplicity, and have kept "things" minimal for most of my life. Being broke usually means NOT buying something, you know? Anyway, we're getting it done. I worked my butt off on Saturday and Sunday both. Saturday morning was "Clean the fridge" time and we also went through her utensil drawer (speaking of having tons of STUFF) (who needs strainers in four different sizes. Honestly) Saturday afternoon Wylie and I moved more stuff from the basement to the shed. There's a wall of shelves that has held little-used items for as long as I can remember. When I was little, it was extra canned goods, and there was still some of that but things like the huge soup pot that is only for making turkey bone soup after Thanksgiving, or the toaster oven that daddy had in his RV at the Eagles' campground which my mom has NEVER used at home. Ever. It's been 14 years mom. Can we let it go? but she wants to keep the stuff. So we shifted lots of things like that up the stairs and outside, on Saturday.
Then Sunday, cleaning those shelves. Which entailed sweeping the cement foundation wall between each shelf, and vacuuming up the debris and dust from the shelves, then wiping them. Then vacuuming along the floor...etc. My face was dripping; sweat in my eyes, lots of lifting, lots of hustle. And DANG if it didn't feel like an accomplishment at the end! And room for some of our(his) STUFF! woot.
We also went and got the fixins for the bathroom: soap dish, hand towel rod, hooks for inside the shower, a cabinet for the towels. Looks pretty nice, all the new stuff SMH. But that's okay, I've always been in the habit...whenever I bring something new in, I get rid of something. Especially where it comes to clothing. I do NOT hang on to that stuff and I only shop when I need something. Like, it's getting to be time to do some sweater hunting. I'll hit the thrift store next paycheck. So we got a new toothbrush holder...bye bye old toothbrush holder. And no, I do not set it aside "in case I know someone who might be able to use it" I do have two bins and a large box full of STUFF for the thrift store
And then it was Birthday Party Time. My dad, brother, and granddaughter all have early October bdays so we had a bbq. I made baked beans and bought portabello caps for me and my sister and her daughter YAY TWO MORE VEG HEADS IN THE FAMILY! and had a small piece of the bday cake. It was a good weekend. I didn't go on the post-prandial walk due to foot pain but I kept busy and was packed with energy and stamina throughout.
haven't had any sugar in four or five days. Well okay, the bday cake. But no otter pops, which I've treated myself to every afternoon all summer long. None of the ubiquitous candy at the office, either, or the snacky stuff at home. My compliance is much improved, and I like it that way.
And no foot pain, no elbow pain, not even any pain the day after digging or pulling weeds or laying out bark chips in the garden.
and those early morning DDP workouts went by the wayside. AND we lived in a tiny place. Room for a yoga practice? Yes. Room for an early morning video on, with the TV on the other side of the bedroom wall? No. Well now we're in a much larger space, with the bedroom down the hall from the living room AND I found those old DDP Yoga videos when we moved. AND I'm really feeling it when I get up. 
but lord knows, I gotta do SOMETHING. Let's lose these aches and pains!
Very happy to see the number there. Now I am one pound lower than I was when I first started here 9 years ago *pfft* but! it is going down, and that's a good thing, man!
