Change Of Plans

 We were going to go to the other house this morning. David was supposed to have last night off, so we were going to go early and try to get a few things finished. But he got called into work at the last minute. He's the night shift manager so he gets the call if someone is absent. It's ok but David is exhausted and needs some down time!

He gets home at about 9:30 am so by the time we load the car and get going it's almost 10 am, then a 40 to 50 minutes drive it's too late to do anything. 

So this morning I decided that we would stay here and do some jobs around the house. I asked Hannah and Christopher to clean the living room and kitchen while David and I went shopping. Mikey had morning classes so escaped the cleaning.

I'm glad that we spent time to clean here, this house has been a bit neglected as all our time and energy has gone into the other house. Having a morning of cleaning has made the house feel a bit fresher and it's nice to come into the living room and not have it look like a disaster.  Also having the kitchen clean meant that I could cook a nice lunch!

One thing I'm learning from this moving adventure is being flexible is very important. It's so easy to make plans but seeing them through can be very hard. I really wanted to go this morning, I thought I could focus on cleaning the rest of the tiles in the kitchen and the last two cupboards that way the kitchen would be done, except for the stove top that needs replacing!  

At one point I would have felt frustrated and a bit angry that my plans had fallen through but now I realize that making use of my time in other ways, getting other jobs done is just as important. Being angry at something that I can't change is just a waste of energy.

I think most people would have figured this out when they are young, I guess I'm a bit late to the party!

The weather is still weird, it's still to warm for the end of October!  It's been raining on and off today, I like rainy days!  A nice cup of tea, a good book or drama on TV and a cat to keep me company is my idea of a good afternoon!

Just some cat photos!

Alan

Mama and the skull

Toast and Steve curled up together