Ten good things

Ten good things for this week:

1. I cleared out the demonchild's room to be able to repair and paint. That was not an easy feat!

2. The MiniVampire is done here and won't be back. He did manage to get the last laugh, although it might be because he is European. I swore that he put the laundry tub hoses on backwards, as the rinse water was hotter than it used to be. Then I was trying to clean a paint brush with hot water and it never warmed up. As I was worrying about my hot water heater, it hit me. He put the cold on the left and the hot on the right, in European fashion.

3. I was able to make the second deposit on the condo without having to sell my body or soul.

4. Molly's health has held through all these changes in my home. Pets get upset if you move one chair two inches, so this is a miracle in itself that she has been doing so well.

5. My income tax refunds have come, which might help me get the kitchen cupboard upgrades I want.

6. Spring might make it yet, but we had snow this morning again! I do see buds on my forsythia and lilac bushes, so spring should be coming along, always later than every where else.

7. I am very grateful that I had the foresight to stay in a lousy paying job that just about killed me for so long because I now have medical insurance for life. I knew I wanted that lifetime benefit, but did not realize it would become so valuable.

8. I have some very awesome friends. Two have come to help me out a bit here, and both say they are coming back later this week. Others meet me for lunch and cheer me on. Most of my friends are married women who don't paint at home, as their husbands and/or sons do it for them.

9. The Vampire is keeping my back and shoulders moving enough so I can continue to abuse my body. I see physical therapy in my future again, but I am hoping to forestall it until after I move. I can still walk, after all. Geez.

10. With all this trudging up and down stairs and dragging ladders around, moving furniture in and out of rooms, skipping meals, etc, I have lost all of three pounds. Pitiful, isn't it?

I am afraid that this week's list was difficult to write out - it was not a great week for me. Last night I had a nightmare that involved someone breaking into my new home, and me hiding in a corner with a cell phone, calling for help - and not remembering the name of my new street. Twice in that dream I called for help and wasn't able to get it. Also, a second person was someone I thought I could trust, which led to the second call. I guess I am not feeling a lot of trust going on right now? On a good note, I did get away both times. I had just been nightmare free for a long time. I hope this was an anomaly. My nightmares are graphic and violent, utterly terrifying. I was delighted when I was finally able to end them.