Updates

 We are well past the last quarter, where I tell you what I will be banishing, and how things have worked out thus far. So much has happened that I don't even know where to begin.

I have mentioned this before, but my son and his family moved out. Life is much better for me. I am a type 1 diabetic. For years, my a1c has been too high. My doctor has been complaining that I am only in range 20 percent of the time. This week I hit 54 percent in range and my a1c dropped to 7.6 percent. I was not expecting improved blood sugar. I am less hungry. I think before I was stress eating.

I am slowly reclaiming my house. It takes a lot of work to get all the vape residue out, and being that I am allergic to THC, I usually have reactions trying to clean. I can only do a little bit at a time. So far, I have started my library with two bookcases in place, and I have mopped one side of the room they stayed in. I also cleaned the air conditioning vents in the living room. 

I have been getting rid of lots of things. Broken things, things that do not belong to me, things I no longer want. 

Our dishwasher works again. Now I just rinse dishes off, put them in the dishwasher, and when it's full, I will run it. This means there's no longer a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. Why is the dishwasher working? We got the septic tank pumped so the dishwasher can drain properly. As there are less people here, there are less dishes.

Dinner doesn't take as long to cook because I am cooking for less people. There is less leftovers getting dried out in the fridge.

I sleep. I don't really need melatonin anymore. Nothing disturbs me. I do not wake up choking because someone decided to vape weed in the bathroom in the middle of the night. 

I am gradually adding more houseplants. My granddaughter, who just turned 3, put her hand on my cactus. Being angry about being stuck by dozens of pickily needles, she used a candle holder to drive the cactus deeper into the jar. I thought she had killed it, but the cactus seems to be fine, just deeper in sand. I can put the cactus into a regular pot now. I can have a plant in every window. Goals.

The other day, I was sitting on the couch reading. I decided to refill my drink. I started to put my library book in the other room, then I realized I could just leave my book on the couch because there was no toddler to rip pages out. Then I had a similar epiphany with my reading glasses. I felt ridiculously happy. 

It's much easier to keep up with laundry. The washer is always free. Because I don't have to wait an extra day to wash clothes, my loads are smaller.

The animals are calmer. 

Less stuff disappears or gets broken. I can find things. 

My daughter is doing better in school.

I haven't really got back into sewing. I have been very focused on cleaning the house. But now I can sew for longer periods without interruption, so when I do sew, I am more likely to finish the project. 

I have been invited to participate in three different art shows. I decided I could do two. I started making one piece art and it is safe in my desk drawer. 

Etsy has made some changes. No one is visiting my shop. I get no views and no sales. I think when someone uses one of my links, instead of going to my shop, they get the Etsy main page showing all the top sellers that use the same keywords I do. I haven't figured out how to fix this yet, but I will. 

I have decided that no one can ever live with me again. From now on, it's just me, my husband, and our daughter. If anyone needs a place to stay, Motel 6 is up the road. I intend to protect my peace. 

Blessed be, my dears. Stay safe and well.