Well, as you might surmise from that post title, things in my newly-built closet have gone strangely awry. I took something light from the shelf and attempted to scoot an empty small flight bag down on its side when one section of the shelf collapsed. The entire set up is now listing badly to one side. Since it is the Saturday before Mother's Day, everyone I've called is out, so I'm just hoping that the hanging clothing and the rest of the shelving stay where they are for now. Have I mentioned what a pain this closet has been since I moved in sixteen years ago? This will be the fourth attempt to make it work...
I will keep you posted (pun intended).
Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate.
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Chasing My Tail...
No, that post title does not mean any law enforcement person, public official or government agency is after me. It is the phrase I use to indicate ending up back where I started after lengthy time and research on the Internet.
After e-mailing other bloggers, checking websites and reading reviews for a piece of wheelchair equipment, I discovered that it is designed to move more easily as well as handling grass, dirt and other outdoor surfaces. It isn't great on loose sand and I may still have a hard time with uneven curb cuts, but packed sand and other forms of terrain are okay and I may be able to use a specialized rack. All of this is providing I can find a distributor to let me know if it fits my chair and then come up with the money to pay for it.
I also researched and purchased a bed which was delivered Saturday. After years of sleeping on a futon mattress that was no longer comfortable or in any way supportive, my back no longer hurts when I get up in the morning. The deeper mattress requires deep pocket fitted sheets. Following misadventures in two brick and mortar stores, it was back to Amazon for me. The sheets came today and should fit.
The broken blinds in the front room have been replaced and my closet doors, which date from 1974, are next on the list for replacement as they are warped. Additionally, after careful consideration, I decided to try and find a reputable organization that does tree plantings in memory of a lost loved one.
In this case, it was a special blogger friend who loved trees. Hours on the Internet left me inundated with information and several choices, none of which were do-able in her country. I went to many forestry and arboreal oriented websites and ultimately made a small donation in her name. Every dollar buys a single tree. She would approve.
Apart from all of this, I have been writing--and binge watching the newest episodes of Longmire, based on the books by Craig Johnson. If anyone had told me at some earlier point in my life I'd be writing about such mundane things, I'd have laughed...
Good Evening.
After e-mailing other bloggers, checking websites and reading reviews for a piece of wheelchair equipment, I discovered that it is designed to move more easily as well as handling grass, dirt and other outdoor surfaces. It isn't great on loose sand and I may still have a hard time with uneven curb cuts, but packed sand and other forms of terrain are okay and I may be able to use a specialized rack. All of this is providing I can find a distributor to let me know if it fits my chair and then come up with the money to pay for it.
I also researched and purchased a bed which was delivered Saturday. After years of sleeping on a futon mattress that was no longer comfortable or in any way supportive, my back no longer hurts when I get up in the morning. The deeper mattress requires deep pocket fitted sheets. Following misadventures in two brick and mortar stores, it was back to Amazon for me. The sheets came today and should fit.
The broken blinds in the front room have been replaced and my closet doors, which date from 1974, are next on the list for replacement as they are warped. Additionally, after careful consideration, I decided to try and find a reputable organization that does tree plantings in memory of a lost loved one.
In this case, it was a special blogger friend who loved trees. Hours on the Internet left me inundated with information and several choices, none of which were do-able in her country. I went to many forestry and arboreal oriented websites and ultimately made a small donation in her name. Every dollar buys a single tree. She would approve.
Apart from all of this, I have been writing--and binge watching the newest episodes of Longmire, based on the books by Craig Johnson. If anyone had told me at some earlier point in my life I'd be writing about such mundane things, I'd have laughed...
Good Evening.
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