2 lbs. 6 inches. . .and now The House
I have continued down the path towards a smaller, leaner more healthier me. I have reached the next step towards my eventual goal and that has put me on top of the world. It's strange how good reaching a goal can make you feel, maybe because the goal doesn't seem so far out of reach the closer you get to it, and I'm still far away from it but I'm closer than I was and I guess that's what counts.
The real measure of progress, the real notch in the belt, the air beneath my wings is that my wedding rings fit again. It has been four years since I have been able to put them on my fingers, to play with the way the diamond glints in the light, to truly feel married again. The past few days have felt wonderful being able to look down at them and remember the way Gil pledged his love to me, the ballons that floated the first ring into my hands, the church in which I received the second. They continue to catch me by surprise because I'm just not used to them.
So now we're putting our energy into our next goal. You see on Sunday Green Gables will be inundated with 30 to 35 people (not including children) to celebrate Frances Aileen's dedication. Well that's all fine and good except our house is small and that is a lot of people. We will have to ask people to bring food, and we will have to make sure there is enough seating and space in the rooms we do have. In order to create such an atmosphere for such a festivity we first have to tear apart what is presently here. That means temporarily creating more chaos in an already busy house and of course that means STRESS and lots of it.
Our lovely daughter left out nail-polish (bright red) and it spilled on the carpet and now the carpet has to be pulled up; hard wood is going down and it is all happening by the end of the night. I tried to prevent this drastic change until a time period that maybe I might not be so stressed out about it, but Gil used all his money (his birthday money and christmas money) towards this endeavor so I couldn't exactly say much now could I? So that is where we are, a house with furniture in every room other than the room it's supposed to be in, and a floor only half finished and nowhere to sit and eat-----yikes.
The real measure of progress, the real notch in the belt, the air beneath my wings is that my wedding rings fit again. It has been four years since I have been able to put them on my fingers, to play with the way the diamond glints in the light, to truly feel married again. The past few days have felt wonderful being able to look down at them and remember the way Gil pledged his love to me, the ballons that floated the first ring into my hands, the church in which I received the second. They continue to catch me by surprise because I'm just not used to them.
So now we're putting our energy into our next goal. You see on Sunday Green Gables will be inundated with 30 to 35 people (not including children) to celebrate Frances Aileen's dedication. Well that's all fine and good except our house is small and that is a lot of people. We will have to ask people to bring food, and we will have to make sure there is enough seating and space in the rooms we do have. In order to create such an atmosphere for such a festivity we first have to tear apart what is presently here. That means temporarily creating more chaos in an already busy house and of course that means STRESS and lots of it.
Our lovely daughter left out nail-polish (bright red) and it spilled on the carpet and now the carpet has to be pulled up; hard wood is going down and it is all happening by the end of the night. I tried to prevent this drastic change until a time period that maybe I might not be so stressed out about it, but Gil used all his money (his birthday money and christmas money) towards this endeavor so I couldn't exactly say much now could I? So that is where we are, a house with furniture in every room other than the room it's supposed to be in, and a floor only half finished and nowhere to sit and eat-----yikes.
posted by Anne | 2:25 PM
3 Comments:
And now it's done!. That is awesome that you have reached that part of your goal. I am really proud of the way you have put so much effort into changing the last few years. It gives me hope. I love you!
I am SO GLAD that they fit again ... I have waited for so long to see them on your finger again. I have missed them.
After the floor, I can hardly move .... who's idea was it anyways to do it all in one day? Oh .... right ... that was me. Oh well, I'm glad it's done. It looks great.
What's next?
You looked GREAT on Sunday. I didn't mention Friday night, but I DID NOTICE that you were slimmer than the last time I saw you. Your house also looked much better than in a long time - especially considering how it still looked Friday night - kudos to you both.
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