We got lucky and didn’t have any wind damage from the storms that rolled through here last night. Jason has some big limbs down at his house in Emporia. Sounds like others around had damage too.
I contacted a guy that hauls gravel and hauls things away. He stopped by this morning and is going to bring lots of gravel to put around the shed on Wednesday. He is bringing some strong high school/college kids to help put it in place. They are then going to clean up my yard and the old shop. It may take them all day Wednesday to get it all cleaned up and make it all go away. So grateful they will do that job for me.
I also got the name of a tree trimmer. He came by today to check out my back fence line. He is going to work on it this week and clear it out. He kept asking me if this tree or that tree should go. I finally told him to use his best judgment and clean it out as if it was his property. He smiled and said I can do that. Yay!
Since the guys are going to clean out the old shop, Kathy and I needed to get the stuff we had put in there out of there and put in the new shed. The shed was full so we had to spend the morning reorganizing the shed. I took most everything out of it and then put things back in. Kathy brought the stuff from the shop so we knew what we had to put in the shed.
I have to get rid of some things as it all won’t fit. I found someone that will take eight extra folding chairs I had. I still have a small shop vac that needs a new home. Anyone need one? The rest of the stuff I didn’t want I put in the old shop and the guys will make it all go away Wednesday. I‘m too tired to try to use Marketplace.
I would work for a bit and then have to take a break. I kept working up a really good sweat and was dripping wet at times. I don’t do well in the heat and today the humidity was very high and it was warm. Grateful for Kathy’s help.
It feels so good to get three jobs taken care of. I was surprised both guys could do the job this week. I figured I would get on a list and they would get to me sometime sooner or later. I didn’t have either one of them give me a bid as both jobs have some unpredictable things going on with them. I trust both of the contractors and trust they will be fair with me.
My high school guy was to have met me today at Tractor Supply at 3:00 to get the dog kennel but he didn’t show up or get back in touch with me. May have to find someone else to do that job. I’m hoping that the high school kids that come Wednesday are hard workers and I can get the names and numbers of them so I can call on them for other jobs in the future.
I went to Emporia for exercise at 2:00. Today we did gentle seated yoga which was perfect for me today. I felt like I got a much better workout reorganizing the shed before I went to exercise.
I stopped at City Hall and got tags for my two dogs and one cat. They are only $1 each since all three have been fixed. I also picked up the permit application so the old shop can be demolished. It can take a couple weeks to get approval for the permit so thought I better get that started so when the guy is ready to make the shop go away I have the permit in hand.
Wow! I got lots of things done today with the help of two contractors. My to-do pending list is getting shorter by the day. If I can only find someone to haul a dog kennel for me and help set it up I will be good to go for a bit. Things are falling into place for me and I am grateful.
I don’t have anything on my calendar for tomorrow so am hoping I can get a stay at home day. I don’t have anything left on my to-do list so I may get to take a lazy day at home. That will be a nice change. It feels freeing to not have anything on my to-do list.
Life is slowing down for me right now. Things feel manageable and easy right now. This is why I made the big move to allow space for that to happen for me. Simplifying my life feels so right to me right now. I am looking forward to seeing what opens up as a result.
Grateful for Kathy’s help reorganizing the shed today, grateful for two contractors that are going above and beyond to help me out today, and grateful for a simpler life style.