And Here Comes April

I had a darn busy morning but sure did enjoy it.  This beautiful rug  (belongs to daughter Mary) was one I had in PA and wanted to bring it along here as I thought it might help quiet the overhead noise for the lady below me. Plus I love that rug.  Well, for some reason, it would not lay down.  Twice I had people helping me move furniture so we could reposition that rug and maybe stop the curling up. Nope!  Wasn't to be. Not sure if you can see the bunching up in this photo but it kept bunching more and more and making a tripping hazard so I knew I was going to have to remove it.  Lordy it was heavy!  I had to sit down and rest several times but I knew if I wanted it fixed, I was going to have to do it alone.  And I did! Stuck the rolled up thing behind the recliners. Not as tightly rolled as I would have liked but good enough.

Here's three  before pictures I took of the living room/kitchen area and some "after" shots.

I managed to open up the entire area so now I have to put my books and knickknacks back. Think I'm gonna put the kks on the bedroom bookshelf and maybe just have a few on the window sills.  My sewing stuff is confined to the bedroom and the movies, photo boxes, and just about everything else, is stored in the hall closet.  With a little imagination you can pretty much find nooks and corners for everything.  I find it a fun challenge.

I'm not that thrilled that my recliners are side by side but I'll pretend it's a fancy couch. Besides that, it may be some time before I can welcome guests so I'll use that corner chair for napping and for a catch-all.  You 'gotta have a catch-all.

I vacuumed and then breakfast arrived: 2 eggs, 2 links, hash browns, and pears.  Now I've got to get busy on round two and move books. Ugh! 

I took my foam mattress topper off my bed again this morning as I woke up in worse sciatica pain ever. Yesterday (with a firmer mattress) I was feeling better. Still had the sciatica but it eased quickly as I walked around the apt pushing my walker.  This morning was a different story.  I iced it and took ibuprofen and tried laying back down but I finally had to get up and get moving. Still tired so I know a nap is gonna' happen later in the afternoon.  And that's it for now.

Try to have a good day in spite of the world.