6 February 2008
Enough is enough. I don’t want to be sick anymore. So, I decided to get dressed early in the morning, and just start living. I was still looking at holiday wreaths and tree parts, because I hadn’t felt well enough to climb into the attic. Ridiculous. So, into the attic I went, fully understanding that I’d ignored the situation up there for far too long, and that some serious cleaning was necessary. So, I dug in, and now, all my holiday stuff is organized, and put away; I tossed a bunch of stuff I was keeping for no reason, and repacked other stuff; I vacuumed and cleaned and restacked boxes, and although tired when I was done, I feel great about it.
Not feeling so great about my photo, though. I could not get my little camera to focus on that stupid green ball. This is the rope that hangs from the attic access door . . . for as long as I’ve lived here, this green, marbleized, hard plastic ball has been the “handle.” It’s so high over my head that I couldn’t hold the camera close enough to it and still enough at the same time. So, I ended up turning the camera upside-down, and bracing against my shelves, but in so doing lost the focus. Grrr. But, it’s the only photo I even attempted today, so it’s what you get.
By the way, in keeping with the mindset of “I’m no longer sick,” . . . I fixed dinner! 
Well, it was food, it needed some fixing, and we ate it for dinner . . . that doesn’t mean I really cooked. I prepared a baked brie! It’s one of the things I do know how to do, and have learned how to do even in our disfunctional oven! That’s the real challenge!
I still have a nasty cough, but it’s on the way out! I am tired of it!
~MB
