Good Morning Friends and Family. Another week in the rearview mirror again. We shook up our routine this spring so we got to do a couple of things that had slipped away. Monday we kept as our home puttering especially on this new computer. There are so many things that come along and need to be worked out but I am having a lot of fun with it all.
Hubby and I decided to finally get to work on our photos that we had been meaning to get to... well... since we moved here when I retired. Especially the cleaning out of pictures, we all know we don't need 30 pictures of a kid wearing the same outfit just with different expressions. Picking the best one and dumping the rest. I got some kids pared down from 800 pictures to nearly 100 and who knows that might go lower in the end. Every person involved in our family photos has a copy of every picture so we don't need to keep them all just in case and if we are no longer looking through them as the file is too big why bother. Older pictures are in old blog posts with explanations or stories so they have been sorted from when mom past, no need to keep those of people neither of us know who they are either. So, that is kind of ongoing.
Tuesday had a light grocery list because among shaking up my ocd routine was to let go of meal planning and letting hubby suggest too, doing it together. Making a list of what we are out of but allowing spontaneous choices too. Wednesday off to Tim Hortons, a place we stopped going to years ago, not because we didn't care for it but because it was easier not to go. I think that is how people slowly get stuck at home, not because of anything physical but because it is easier not to. I know we have to stop that because it is so easy to slip into 'can't be bothered' and then years slip by with nothing done.
Our town has a farmer's market every Thursday and when we first moved here we went only a couple of times but then house chores took over and we didn't get there anymore, it as before became easier not to go.
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What an eye-opener I had. As I walked through the market so many things had changed and even got better. It has been in the building close to the street before and that was tight and kinda dark but now it is under the grandstand with more open air stalls too. We wandered around taking everything in and making future plans to come back here each week.
Odd errands on Friday as it fell that way and house chores for Saturday when I am not a fan of doing any shopping then anyway.
Another funny story about that when we first moved here no one did their laundry on Thursday so we decided that was the best day. People began thinking so too and especially one lady who loved to use all the machines even if it meant putting a handful of clothes in each machine. So, Saturday I found was very quiet and Thursday seemed like everyone wanted to do their wash, that was when we decided it was time to change up the days for this kind of thing. It was quiet when I went down and used the machines. When I came back to pick up my dry.. who was there... filling up all three machines???? You guessed it, there was her smiling face with her full basket loading up. I swear I am not changing again for awhile. How she knew we were doing laundry on Saturday I will never know but we shall see. - LOL
Remember this. I saw this and thought. Funny how the youngers think we were so bad at filling the dumps and yet. We had 25 year warranties on our appliances and they still lasted longer than that and we had repairmen who came to fix them. Now these smart ones break and you have to toss them and get a new one and no one expects them to last beyond 10 probably less. That includes the televisions that may be flat and hang on one's wall but when they break, you can't get them fixed all you are told is to toss them and get a new one.
They did work forever.
Well, that is this week and I wish everyone a lovely weekend whatever you get up to, especially if you are Pootling.
P.S. Found that spice blend at Wal-Mart here in our town that Paula mentioned. Thanks Paula it is really good!
Methinks I see serial installments of the laundry saga coming in future blogs? Maybe... or maybe something shiny and new will show up and take your attention.
ReplyDeleteI certainly was nodding along with the concept of "easier not to go". Today was a good example of my making an effort to go, because a certain 7-year-old wanted to know if his foster folks could ask the grandparents to come. I got lost, but thank goodness for smart phones and text messages... I was only a block away from the "down the stairs" bakery on the next corner. I only get down to that section of town a few times of year, and it's a touristy kind of place. It truly would be easier "not to go" but I'm always glad that I went!
And you're right about those old appliances. I ended up replacing three kitchen appliances in 2024, and all of them were at least 25 years old!
Here's to another week of adventures for all of us. Beats the alternative!
Oh yeah there can always be a saga about our laundry room and the characters we meet there - LOL.
DeleteMe too, at first I make all kind of excuses why staying right where I am would be just fine but then when I do push myself I have a great time. Hubby does too although sometimes he is a bit harder to push but then again he is going to be 80 this year.
But yes, it sure does beat the alternative and so here is to all of us getting out there, even if we need naps after - LOL
It sounds like you two are having a wonderful time shaking up your routines. Letting go of rigid meal planning and trying spontaneous choices is such a refreshing way to approach the week, and that trip to Tim Hortons is the perfect reminder of how important it is to break out of the "can't be bothered" mindset. It's so easy to get stuck in a rut, but rediscovering the Simcoe Farmer's Market under the grandstand sounds like a beautiful eye-opener.
ReplyDeleteTackling that photo archive is no small feat either. Bringing a digital file of 800 down to 100 is incredibly liberating, and you are so right—having one perfect picture with a memory attached is worth so much more than dozens of duplicates. Though, it seems your laundry nemesis has a sixth sense for your schedule! That gave me a good laugh; you definitely earned the right to keep your Saturday slot for a while without changing it up again.
Your final thoughts on older appliances really hit the nail on the head. There was something so wonderful about things that were built to last and could actually be fixed by a repairman, rather than just being thrown away. Thank you for sharing such a warm, reflective update. Enjoy your next market trip! (((BIG HUGS)))
Yup, we are heading back to the farmer's market this morning and now that we got a feel for it last week I am looking forward to getting exactly what we love and fresher than the grocery store.
DeleteSlowly but surely we are working on those photos, hubby working on his side and me on mine and then blending them together. It is tough though.
Thank you for stopping by, I know that this has been a tough and busy week for you and yours. Huge hugs.