Bits and pieces

I thought i'd share a few pics from my little abode here in the meadows... they're not so green anymore, but rather are more brown and a few leaves lay scattered here and there - the garden weeds been killed off by the frosts and my roses in the gardens have had their feet tucked in with a blanket of dead leaves and soil to ensure that they survive the coming winter. And yes, indeed, winter has come to some parts of our fair province, but with the exception of a few little flurries, Hamilton has mostly been spared the wrath of winter so far. But i'm sure it's not far away - you can feel the coolness in the air and today was the first day i had seen sunshine for any length of time in a few weeks (it's entirely possible i was not really looking also... i tend to do that a lot - look but not really see!). And life marches ever onwards - there never seems to be time to sit and meditate on things - on how many changes have occured this year again - new home, friendships, opportunities, frustrations, family members - and so much more. My cousin recently talked to me about trying to simplify life - cutting down on the things that fill our lives with busyness and focusing on the things that matter and are important - first and foremost being our relationship with our God and Father. It is something i'm trying to work on - amidst the renos in the house it's difficult - but there's always time blocks - as a matter of fact, with no tv because it's packed up - i realize how much time that thing eats up - tonight i am sitting in my bedroom with my computer, a candle, Casting Crowns singing to me and actually taking some time to process things - how nice! I have to do this more often - good for mind, body and soul... anyhow, i'm not going to babble on too much more... i've thrown a few more pictures on here of the latest projects in the house... just to keep you up to date!

Before - in my bedroom - taken on one of my house visits before

purchasing my home... gotta love those curtains...The changed bedroom - it's not completed yet - but it is definitely more "me"... the hideous curtains have been banished to the basement - where i seldom venture when alone (what a chicken eh?? there be monsters...)
Renos in the bathroom - i finally got a plug installed for my hair dryer - i don't have to blowdry my hair in my bedroom in the dark anymore... how nice that people have gifts and talents to figure out an area of home ownership that i have absolutely no idea about - but i'm picking up a few little bits - i can talk about grounded plugs and "hot" wires now... though that doesn't mean i really know what they mean... i just nod my head and pretend sometimes...heehee...

My floors are being stripped (poor things) and redone starting Monday morning, bright and early at 8 am!! I am excited and anxious to see what they will look like... but that also means that the living room, dining room and the closets needed to be emptied and moved... not a little job - things are now empty and echoey - it was interesting to see things like this since when i moved in, there was the couch and other furniture already - now it's all stripped bare except my little carpet and it feels so empty and lonely... maybe this is the new style - minimalism... no chairs - just a bare floor and space to race around on a mini-trike if one so desired!! Sounds like fun to me - i'm waiting for someone to race with!