Snowed in?

There was lots of blowing snow last night. I made it to my garage but I don't know if I will be able to make it out. So I guess that means working on projects in the house for awhile and then out to shovel some snow and see if I can get out of the alley.

Luckily I don't really need to go any where but I did tell my mom I would be over some time today. That may or may not happen.

I can spend the day working on the house and get it in shape to sell or rent. I would rather sale it and be done but with the current housing market I don't know if that is going to happen or not. Might check with the bank about a short sale and how that works. Might be the only want to sale it.

I definitely need to make certain I have some way to move snow when I move to the Shanti. Probably need to get a blade for my Blazer or a truck with a blade or a really big snow blower. Otherwise I will not get out.

Later.

Feeling like crap!

I guess it was too much to ask to make it through the winter without getting sick. Started getting sick yesterday and it continues into today. Going to go wrap up in a blanket and be miserable until it goes away.

Too much stuff

It always surprises me how much stuff you can gather without even trying. I am going to need to get rid of a bunch of stuff when I move to the Shanti. I won't have room for all of it and most of it I don't even use now.

I kind of miss the time before I bought this house. I would move every couple of years and would purge each time so I never ended up with a bunch of useless stuff. When you settle in one place for awhile things just add up and you don't think about it until you start either running out of room or are thinking about moving.

Well back to the purging and cleaning. Supposed to get more snow today and tonight. So I plan on staying in and working on my house.

Pam

Long weekend

Well gotta 3 day weekend and I am going to spend it working on the house. I have major cleaning to do and if I get time I am going to start painting some of the rooms a more neutral color so I can get it on the market. I love using color to change the feeling of a room so I have some pretty strong colors that I need to paint over.

I have a list of things that need to get done before I can even think about selling my place. I probably need to call the mortgage company and see what I owe and try to figure out what I should price the house at. I am not looking to make anything but just to get out from the mortgage payment so I can move to Shantikunja (aka the Shanti). Once I can get out from the mortgage I can do some major work on the Shanti. First and foremost is getting more solar power and to get the wiring done in the house.

My fibro is acting up and I am really having a hard time getting motivated to work. I feel pretty good while I am doing physical labor but man do I feel it when I stop. I am going to have to set it aside for now and just do the work and worry about how I feel when I am done. One thing I noticed, at least during the summer, I felt really good while I was at the Shanti and working around there. I wonder if it was the weather or just that doing physical stuff makes me better able to deal with the fibro. I am hoping that it continues when I am living there full time.

One good thing is that we are not expecting more snow for a couple of days and I don't have to worry about shoveling for a while. I am so ready for the weather to get warmer. I do know that when I move to the Shanti I am going to have to either hire someone or get a plow or something to do the road from the house to the road otherwise I will never get out.

Well time to get off my butt and work.

Lots of snow

Well I hope we are finished with snow for awhile. I don't know how many inches we got but I have a Buddha that is over a foot high and is sitting on a 2-3 inch slab of rock and you can only see his head.

I shoveled the sidewalks and my car out this afternoon. Still pretty clean but we are supposed to get some high winds tonight. I hope it does not drift too bad. I have to go into the office Thursday and hopefully the roads will be pretty good since we are not getting more snow. Just have to worry about the drifting.

Peace.

Snow sucks

Well I got out and shoveled the snow off the walks and drive. It didn't take too long and I felt pretty good while I was working. I know I will pay for it after I sit down for a while. Took some pain meds and muscle relaxers to see if I can hold it back for a little bit. Gods it sucks having chronic pain it seems like there are times when any little physical activity just makes it 100 times worse. You don't even get to enjoy the sore muscles from a physical activity. It makes it harder to get motivated to doing things because you know what is coming after you are done.

I wonder if I would feel differently if I was at the Shanti. I will have to have a plow or a big snow blower to clear the road from the house to the road. There wouldn't be much to shovel by hand. Just from the house to the wood pile and around the vehicles. The rest would be plowed. I just seem to have a different outlook when I am at the Shanti. I seem to have more energy and the physical activity does not seem to be as hard on me. This is one of the reasons I want to be there. Gotta make it happen.

Peace.

Is it Spring yet?

I have not been around for awhile. Not much happening with me. Just going to work and coming home. I really need to get off my ass and get things moving. It is really hard to get moving when the weather is cold and dark.

I am not certain why I am in such a rut but I am. I need to shake off the snow and get moving things are not going to happen by themselves. Maybe if my fibro was not acting up I would be more motivated to get things done. I feel pretty good once I get moving but I pay for it after I am done which makes me hesitant to do things. But I have to do it or pay for it and I don't want to spend the money on something that I can do for myself.

So time to stop whining and start moving. My first move is to get outside and shovel some snow.

Peace.