Far and Away

Sounds like a good plan to me @Faith-and-Hope Goodluck with it - the bonus is you get to do art while waiting for the motivation for the written stuff to come 👍

I have been to the supermarket so can now think about starting on the loungeroom. It is the perfect day for it - cool and dull outside but pleasant inside. I'll tackle one wall at a time then do the ceiling tomorrow. Then I should be able to sand the patched parts and begin painting.

Love and hugs to you too @Snowie 💕

Clear blue skies here at the moment @Zoe7 @Snowie ..... but I can see clouds in the horizon that I presume are moving this way.

I have opened the windows while it's still - no wind.

I think we are in for some more rain here but that is okay as it will be another day before I can get the washing off the line and have to iron

I don't think I have enough sugar soap to wash the walls - but I can do the patching and sanding. I will have to get some more sugar soap on Wednesday when I get paid ...so loungeroom painting pushed back a bit this week - which is okay because I am not as motivated now as I was when I first got home.

I should open my windows too @Faith-and-Hope - need some fresh air here too.

My washing dries hung up in the bathroom @Zoe7, so I have to do a little bit every day, but I have been in the habit of that for many years now anyway. WH monopolised the washing machine, and when I could access it I had all the bedsheets and towels to wash, so I just got used to handwashing everything else.

Wow @Faith-and-Hope that is tough It takes so much longer to handwash things. I used to have a small line strung up on my balcony when I lived in the flat so having an actual outside washing line was a luxury to begin with. We had lines in the garden area but they were in a dark spot - and I always felt much safe pegging it on my balcony line or putting it all on the close horse on the balcony, Being on my own of course there was nowhere near as much as you would have had with your kids and yourself - so you must have been washing everyday.

I have patched a few areas on a couple of the walls, scraped the ceiling where it was peeling and patched that also. It will need another go when it is dry to fill in the gaps and smooth it out but I have to do that in stages. I'll move Toby's bed and do that wall next then move the couch and side tables later to finish to do that wall. I have a mess everywhere but that will be the way it is for a few days until I can get the sugar soap to clean the walls and then paint. No point moving everything back until it is all done - then I can clean everything last. At this rate I might even get the dining room done this week too.

I was basically just and washing for me @Zoe7 , so it wasn't /isn't too bad. I have taught D2 to wash her smalls too. The other two tended to hoard their washing, so when WH went west every week it was a washing marathon while he was away to get their washing and the household washing done. Now it's just a habit for me to wash a few things in the handbasin at the end of the day, and hang on coat hangers in the shower stall to dry overnight, which they generally do.

That is a lot better than having to do it all by hand @Faith-and-Hope I often hang jackets and shirts on coat hangers in the bathroom also - they dry quicker and not peg marks 👍

Just finished patching another wall so now just the biggest wall to go today. I'll then be able to sand all areas tomorrow and do the next coat on the ceiling. There are some places around the window that need to be sanded - it will have to be done by hand so I can do that tonight. Now I have started I will keep going to get it done - found a little energy by doing it but will also be careful not to overdo it.

How is your sculpture going?

Well done @Zoe7 .... go you ❣️

I am pleased with how the sculpture is coming on. Really enjoying it .....

hello @Zoe7 , @Faith-and-Hope

we mowed some lawns today , my mum is sooo worried about us working

mr shaz is sooo anxious tonight , it does not matter how much that we are ok , my poor daling

I just wish i can show him we are ok xoxo

Finished sanding and patching around the window and one half of the door @Faith-and-Hope

Also fed the fur babies, had dinner, washed up and tidied the kitchen. Some of the paster is nearly dry so I can begin sanding that too soon. Whilst the rest is drying I will move some furniture to be able to do the other half around the door and the remianing wall. Cat has been out to find out what is going on and explore around the mess but Tobes has just slept on the couch when he is not sitting next to me to supervise. Probably going to be a longer night for me tonight but while I am on a roll I will keep going.

I am so pleased you are enjoying your sculpture work - it is great to lose ourselves in things we enjoy - makes the days go quicker and some other things in our lives fade away for a short period of time. 💕🌹