There are days I write these and I think, “What could I have to say at a time like this that would motivate anyone?” And then I write anyway. Today is definitely one of those days. I am exhausted, aching again, and spent the last 4 days without a working kitchen sink. That meant no dishwasher or running water to use…anyway, moving on. I walked outside the other day and noticed the back of my roof was warped. I was sweeping my back porch and I swear it it actually sinking…SINKING. There may or may not be a leak further down the line in my pipes and we probably need new pipes leading up to the house put in as I have lived without water pressure for about 7 years now…not a big thing really. It’s an old house.
You see, I fell in love with the backyard. The BACK yard, where I don’t actually live. Once I walked outside, I was entranced. It looked like a magical place to raise my kids. The house was a hot mess. I have worked on it for years with the help of various people, friends, acquaintances, etc. Whoever would come do the occasional odd job. And suddenly this weekend, it seemed like I was ready to sell it. I was tired of trying to keep up with it. Then I read my friend’s post in Australia. I realized, that no matter where we are in this world, we all have similar problems, but someone can be in worse shape.
Now my Aussie friend has some sort of asbestos problem named Mr. Fluffy. Not funny, but I mean, Mr. Fluffy? Really??? She isn’t very happy with you right now Mr. Fluffy. Then, I think of my friend who lost her house due to Chinese Drywall. Her story was extremely scary, but luckily she has a new house in a new state.
So, erm, there was also the problem with the R-words here. That was actually nasty, but it has been taken care of. Apparently, there was an outbreak of some sort of roof R-words. R-words can not be tolerated. Anyway, moving on. I am not going to go into everything, but the bottom line is, with the exception of the R-words, we can actually live here.
So, the bottom line today, is that hopefully after my aching exhaustion goes away, things will be okay again. My girls helped me clean up, things are working for now, and I then had to sleep most of the day due to said fatigue, but it will be ok. So I say to you my friends, things will be okay. They are not maybe right this minute, but luckily, things change.
