And the 46th Week Is in the Books

 Each week I post joys specific to each day. I have found this year while I have been doing this (and especially since covid and very little contact with the outside world) that I am so much more aware of all of the small joys I experience on a daily basis. I am looking forward to New Year's Eve when I can sit and re-read every joy post.  And with that, here are some of my daily joys for this week.

Wednesday: I went back to the upholstery fabric store to buy enough to cover a Morris chair. I figured it would take 7 yards, but they only had 6. I bought it anyway and think I can make it work. I might have to cut the bottom section crossways instead of straight, but it will just add the the charm, right?  If anyone notices I will just declare it was a home fashion statement I intended from the get-go.   

Thursday: I got several things done that needed to be done around the house, yet somehow I am skillfully avoiding the laundry room. I really do need to get it completely clean and then defrost the freezer before the holidays actually start (which is way closer than I think it should be )

And for a serious joy, I was thrilled to hear some good news about one of my favorite bloggers health situation! 

And last of all I was overjoyed to have a little FaceTime chat with Pip. That girl owns my heart!

Friday:  I got started on my upholstery project and took several pieces apart to get ready for some serious cutting and tacking. Sometimes there is a serious joy in just starting a project you are dreading. 

Saturday: TheHub and I ran several errands. We have learned to be at the store that is generally the most crowded before it opens so we can do our business when there are few, if any customers. As it turned out, we were the only customers for our first three stops. Talk about joy! There was not so much joy at Home Depot, where we were returning a brand new staple gun which would not work. Everybody and their brother was at H.D. On our way home we stopped at Publix which had very few customers. We were laughing and talking about how they couldn't be crowded because everyone one was at Home Depot. Later we had several FaceTime calls with Pip.

Sunday: We had church services via the internet. Afterward I completed the first two of 4 upholstery projects completed.  later I met my sister and we got donations from Mom's house on her front porch ready for the Monday pick-up. And more FaceTime! I love that she will now call us herself rather than waiting on Son1 or DIL1 to do it for her. 

Monday: I had a call from a long time friend with a lot of catching up. Then I got Mom's sewing machine hooked up. I had forgotten how easy it is to use. The set up is a little complicated though. The upside is that everything is pre-computer so it is all manual. I had just never set it up completely before, because Mom had a sewing room and it stayed out ready to use all the time.

Tuesday: I spent the day mostly making pillows for the renovation I had not planned on doing; but the inherited rug in the living rooms seems to constitute a whole house change. So far only the laundry room has not undergone some sort of reno and it is probably only safe because right now it is too messy to add anything else. So there is joy in finishing the pillows. I have also started minimal Christmas decorations. TheHub and I are doing Thanksgiving by ourselves this year. Normally I begin the decorating after the Thanksgiving guests are gone and the kitchen is cleaned. Because it is just going to be us, we don't care if things are decorated for Thanksgiving or Christmas. There is just no reason to wait. TheHub and I were going to run to Costco after he came home and he had already decided he wanted a Costco hot dog for dinner, so I made no plans. Naturally he called right before he was supposed to be home and had not left, nor would he be leaving the office for a while. No Costco, no Costco hot dog meal, no dinner cooked! Instead He picked up something on his way home. So another joy was no cooking and a really late dinner.

No go and have a great week looking for your own joys, large or small! If you want to share something joyful that happened this week, all the better, and it will add to my joy!

Remember the annual blogger Christmas Card exchange is about to happen. If you feel inclined to join in the merriment please email me: haljam27@gmail.com.

This is such a simple thing, you will receive 3 names to send cards to and will receive 3 cards in return. I have enjoyed both sending and getting cards from people I have come to regard as friends.