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!

Rollercoaster

it is in these times that I cannot deny I suffer from mental illness.

Friday I felt like a deer caught in the headlights of life and yesterday I had a panic attack and Dan had to talk me down.

In case you need an update....in October 2018 we visited a duplex in Verdun, fell in love, bought it , and that meant I needed to sell my huge house on Le Plateau mont Royal.
House is on the market, we accepted an offer, inspection is in 3 days and I am freaking out because I fear the buyers might change their minds and be stuck with 2 houses....

Since then we went on a road trip to Ottawa, Ontario, had a great meal, thrifted but I did not find anything...On the plus side my Pyrex eagle eye is as honed in as ever! I can spot a piece of Pyrex a hundred yards away!

 All the following pictures are random, no real theme here.

My cat Yoda is not a cuddle but suddenly there is cuddle action..

WHAT???

 Are there any old time SNL fans here? If so I am sure you will appreciate

these Ambiguously Gay Duo action figures I spotted in one of my neighbor's

window. I love their sense of humor and would sure like to meet them before

I go. 

 My Dad picked up those 2 Italian funeral ornements quite a long

time ago, I remember them from my childhood. They were in his office.

and now I have them. the beading work is amazing but this is a kind of craft not everybody

is confortable with....

 I have seen this Empire dresser most of my life. It is a thing of amazing beauty

and I was oh so very happy that my BFF Jean-Francois wanted to give it

a good home.

It is now living on the north shore of Montreal.

On a newer note, i spotted these Vintage inspired Pyrex pieces

at the dollar store. I know, I know the quality is iffy but I like the design...

Okay I got one!

And by the way...today I feel so much better, so in control. 

so Que Sera, Sera...what ever will be will be

the future's not ours to see Que Sera, Sera!

so my friends, my faithful readers...if you feel scared, anxious, panicky...

please reach out to someone.

There should not be any stigma about mental illness .

 Most of us suffer from it one way or another

stay safe, stay thrifty

Recap 2018 part 3

By October I realized that if I wanted to make a HUGE dent in my Dad's stuff I needed an outlet, somewhere where they would take a large variety of items....

I found those lovely people on Facebook and they have a second hand store in my new neighborhood.

They were a total godsend! and right now my priority is getting rid of stuff and making a bit of money and it makes them happy and I am happy so everybody is happy!

Here are some of the things they took

 So much copper! Yes there is a market for it but people like to pay $1 soon

I was happy to see it go.

 Pewter was my Mom's fave. I kept a couple of pieces

bit I was singing a song when it left....

 More copper....aaarrrggghhh!

 Brass anyone? The glassware I still have and I just might keep

the celery glasses because they make great vases.

 They did not want the duck family at first but they took them!

Woohoo! I could not stand these guys....

I kept an antique Chinese one for Peking duck

 Yes I sold this one but in the classifieds and well below market price.

I am against Pyrex that is so expensive so need to second mortgage your house!

I bought this one in early 2018 for a really good price and I made a profit while

making a husband really happy to find a great gift for his wife for Xmas!

Is that a win win??? YYYEEESSSSSSS!

I French those chairs are called Burgers and I've seen them all my life.

I have a picture of Dad holding me on my first Xmas and he is sitting in one of those.

well they were from the early 1900's and would have benefited from a total makeover.

They were ripped up by claws...kinda scratchy and smelly so out they went....

sigh....

and then I fell in love! Every Thursday night I would check the duplexes for sale....

and it was always the same listings....crappy buildings....weird renos....a new trend is totally opening

the space even the bedroom.....NO just NO!

 I saw it on Friday night, I left a message to the realtor. He called me back on Saturday

On Sunday we visited, we made an offer and it was accepted all in the same weekend!

 I dream of that kitchen at night...heated floors ...what???

It is so square....and plumb and white and shiny.

 I love the floors....

I have a basement, I have a basement lol

that is so exciting to me.....

Thanks for bearing with me! I was sure by January 5th I would've posted my resolutions...

I still haven't been to Vegas!

That is for another day

Be well my friends

It is live!

So I am so excited that my house is finally on the market!

The photograph did an amazing job! I was so stressed, cleaning and purging and not sleeping.

It is one thing to whip up our space up to par...but we had to motivate my stepdaughter as well!

I do understand that it is not easy and a lot of the stuff is still my Dad's because there was just too much....

 Sometimes I forget that I have some Gooseberry fridges!

I think they are lovely!

I don't think I ever saw this counter top so uncluttered!

It looks so big!

Skeleton Bob is keeping warm despite the freezing weather...

I wonder what the potential buyers will think of that....

Of course I wanted to post pictures of the house but they are not in the laptop yet!

But I figured out the secret....I need to open the laptop everyday!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is such a magical day for me....

It is the expectation, the waiting, the magic.....

December flew by...with us running every where, adulating a lot more than we like to....

Decisions, decisions.....and ...wait! More decisions!

We started packing today because we can start moving things on January 6th.....and that is just around the corner.....

YIKES! there will be a lot of storage place in the new house, such as a dedicated towels and sheets closet....and a laundry room....oh my with cabinets for the soap etc....

so 3 crates of summer sheets and comforters and 2 boxes of Pixies, 501s and butter dishes (Pyrex of course).

 The Clear 501 and 502 were a gift to my Dad and I decided to keep them

and get the butterfish.

So for now no more packing....just enjoying the family , the cats

and the food......

Happy Xmas Eve!

Looking back

I knew i had to do a post on 2015.

What can I say? What can I write?

In a nutshell we sold the house. Getting it ready was A LOT OF WORK! We needed to fix some things to make it sellable.
We should've put some money aside every year to keep it up to date but we did not.
 So it was a race to the finish.

I am proud of what we accomplished, all tose DIY shows paid off in the long run. They still do as a matter of fact.

The experience we gained a homeowners is priceless and we use it nearly every day! every week Dan  says : I am so glad I didn't get rid of MY tools!!!!

Lol that is priceless.

One thing is for sure that we are not hoarders.....we were able to get rid of so much! And still continue to do so.


I have no new pictures to share because of a computer problems ....it can't find a network....

I still miss the house once in a while, but not really if you know what i mean. I miss the cats I lost    

mostly....Donald, Tipi, Paloo, Bobbit, Pinotte, Guizoo and Bob. Lots of love. Lots of memories.

But that is just part of life and having pets.

2016 should be FANTABULOUS!!! i feel great, energized, ready to soar

I subscribed to Appartment Therapy's January Cure and so far so good

I am looking forward to thrift galore and a smogasborg of garage sales

I haven't picked out a word for 2016. It is quite a trend this year on Facebook.
But I think those sites that pick a word for you are a sham.
How can you just give your first name and get a word that will guide your whole

Oh well, if it helps people....

On this note I want to thank everybody that left a comment, took the time to read, I really appreciate it.


See you soon dear friends!

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!

It was hard

I do come from a family with hoarding tendencies....

I have a distant cousin who bought a barn to stash his finds and treasures....

Another complains that her boyfriend brings trash home but is will to take all kind of unwanted artifacts...

My Dad has various collections....Books, copper pots, yellow vases to name a few....

Me ? Well you know about the Pyrexia , the Lampalia, I love vintage ashtrays (we don't smoke), vintage linens, cotton sheets...

And Mason jars....My faves are the antique ones, I have great blue ones but basically I love them all!

They are so practical!

I was informed last week that I had a unknown stash of Mason jars in the basement ....They were all dusty,cruddy with dead bugs in some....

So I shaked the bugs out and put them all in the dishwasher.

I a quite a few

                               and a new box..... with a big zipper bag of rings

21 in all

I knew they had to go

but it was hard!

I didn't want to give them

I wanted to bask in the glory of the Mason jar!!!

In case you're wondering I have a box or 2 in the storage locker

ready to move!!!

And nearly all my dry goods are store in Mason jars....

Have a great day!

I'm cleaning the oven today!!!

LOL or NOT

Even through the tears, life is funny and quirky...

My neighbors ( I am a millionaire and female semi-pro clown) sold their house and moved out...And they threw a lot of stuff out.

                                I can't believe she threw out one of her costumes. I called this one the Pikachu.
                                I could stop from laughing. Dan wasn't too happy when I whipped out my phone
                                to take a picture....Be discreet, I hope they don't see you...Well I hope I never see
                                them again, they were very self centered and would blab on and on about their                                             possessions....
                               

                               My other picture is about something very serious....
                               What happened to the PRICE of beef???

                                          Nearly $19 for a puny blade roast....OUCH!
                                          And that is at the cheap super market (Maxi & Cie in Québec or Canada's                                                   Superstore in the rest of the country)

                                          Instead I bought a discounted nearly expired piece of brisket that I marinated
                                          with red wine, onions, Worcestershire, soya sauce and spices....
                                          Delicious!
                                          From now on I will only buy red sticker discounted meat....

                                          Take care and sleep well!


                                         

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!