Now what?

Now we are all looking in front towards the future and doing the bast we can.

 Of course it looks like a storm blew in and dumped shit all over the place...

I can vouch that on this date it looks much better !

and as 2 people suffering from different mental illnesses and one of them is just retired

and the other one is working full time...

we just do what we can everyday. 

slowly but surely

 And since I took these pictures , I sold a bunch of stuff to my life saver...

I cannot tell you enough how I am grateful I found this great quirky lady!

 in love with it

 More of the mess downstairs...

everyday it gets better, everyday I feel more at home!

We call this lamp...the pineapple lamp.

I have seen it all my life and for some reason Dan fell

in love with it....I officially gave it to her...

so folks that is our progress so far. 

red living room 90% done

Bedroom 80% done

Dining room 60% done

Kitchen 70% done

Basement 40% done since this is where the bulk of the mess is...

So it is truly one day at a time...and we need to 

relax and have fun...

so being optimistic in 2 weeks everything should be done...

LOL

I will keep you posted on that!

Update

Last week I went to a garage sale one street over and found a couple of treasures....

 Someone on Facebook wrote that it all looked so Canadian!

Really?

 We have been boxing up the green room books....

they should be GONE by the end of the month....

I can almost feel the empty room.

When all the boxes go, I will lie on the floor and make 

dirt angels!

on the shelves now are the 10,000 dads that no one wants either.....

collectors, hoarders beware of the worry and grief you will leave

your kids when you die!

I also worked in the cookbook room and cleaned out 2 shelves. we would've brought them

to the charity shop but it was raining again.....

Have a great night!

We DID it!!!

This week it will be 2 months since the move....

We are making the space our own, but it is a slow process. My Dad still has some boxes here and slowly but surely we are bringing them downstairs.

We achieved 2 big, I mean BIG things over the weekend....

First we unpacked the last boxes...

 All GONE!

In less than 2 months! 300 boxes!!!

 I alos had one of those AHA! moments

And (get ready for this) it dawned on me

that I just had too much Pyrex.

(WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?)

I was opening the last boxes and I was choking under the weight of the Pyrex!

I NEVER thought it would happen.

Oh well! I will be keeping a lot but only

my super fave patterns. And that doesn't include those

Verde casseroles....

I spotted this beautiful tree today on Ste-Catherine street.

The yellow leaves against this bright blue sky just make my

heart sing!

Good night folks!

I found the onions....

Hello there!!!

I am writing to you from the big city (Montreal) we finally left the burbs (Ile Perrot) .

We are really happy to be here. There is still a lot of unpacking to do....

                                             So many boxes!!!

                                             Our first comfort breakfast . Homefries, bacon and an over easy egg

 The view from the dining room

 As you can see Bandito is settling in just fine...

The first day we wanted a cup of coffee but we couldn't find the mugs.

Then we couldn't find spoons....the next day I couldn't find knives....

Yesterday,  I wanted to make chili for lunch...I couldn't find

oregano and onions....Thank God the downstairs neighbor (Dad) is really nice and

friendly.....

I was really excited to unpack the Pyrex....

This was the saddest box so far!

I lost the Utility Lime Green lasagna dish, a Lime Green pie plate,

a Desert Dawn pink round cake dish and a Flamingo round cake dish.

So 4 pieces in one box....so far the only casualties but sad never the less!

Earlier this afternoon, I found the onions....so all is fine and dandy in our

new home!

Sleep tight!

Major Progress

We had an amazing weekend!

We worked very very hard on the house. Since we rented a storage space last week, we had to start moving boxes! Loads of boxes! As an added bonus we had the use of a minivan.

Unfortunately the picture of the full minivan did not make it. But the picture of the storage space did!

                                          It is much bigger than the picture shows, but you can see 2 blowmolds!

                                          We moved more than 30 boxes today, an outdoor love seat and
                                           an antique bed frame.
                                           I am so tired I have problems getting around but I think that with a couple of
                                           liqui-gels I should be A-Okay!
                                           For supper I was really please with myself that I thought of cutting veggies
                                           before to add to the grilled chicken salad .

                                Here are some Pyrex bowls waiting to be packed.

                               I will be visiting Bath and Body works tomorrow at lunch and I am super excited!
                               I got a gift card @ Xmas!

                               Be well and sleep tight!

Still Frozen

The weather has been frigid, so much so that I wear or carry thermal long-johns pretty much everyday.

Frozen pipes are epidemic. It seems we haven't had this cold a winter in 20 years....


So I wake up, go to work, come home, fix supper, watch tv and go to bed...And start all over again the next day.

I don't feel like packing things or fixing things because Dan is in full plastering and sanding mode!

 The snow is starting to really pile up...We don't see the pingouins anymore!

 This is the pile of boxes of stuff to keep (so far)....

                                          Bob thinks a nap is the way to go....

                                         And so does Bandito!
                                          But who doesn't love a warm sleepy kitty when the weather is frightful?
         
                                          I can't wait to do some HEAVY thrifting!