An Attitude for Hard Work?

 It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Lou Holtz

This will likely be my last post in this house.  After a few days of extension on our self imposed deadline we will be out of here today.  Still have some cleaning to do here...spent 12 hours straight out yesterday with a 30 minute break in total cleaning and finishing the packing. I have been going full tilt since December first! 

It surprises me to realize that I actually enjoy hard physical labor! 

Say what?

It is such a big job but so far I loved putting my body to the task and am so appreciative of the way it is allowing me to. I know there is a bug under the surface percolating, waiting to emerge...D. said he was beginning to feel sick yesterday and headed for the bed...I too feel the throat and sinus thing...but my mind is directing my immune system with a big "Wait...wait until after this is done," and my immune system, so far, has been listening. My ticker too has not been protesting as much as it normally would with the amount of physicality required to do all this...mostly on my own.  

I kind have enjoyed this time working with myself.  I work well with "me" lol.  I like moving the body. I like having purpose.  Though cleaning beyond the basic requirements was always on the bottom of my priority list, I can clean...and I can even enjoy it. Packing is a little more challenging though but doable...obviously...being that everything but the bathroom is packed up. I do resent having to "direct" others to pack or help more which I found myself having to do with less success than I had hoped for.  When communicating my expectations for assistance honestly and openly doesn't spur others on...I just say..."I can fight that battle with them and allow a resentful ego in me take over or I can surrender to doing it myself." 

 I am impressed with how much I was able to "do". It is all attitude, isn't it? 

Anyway, will hopefully catch up with you soon. I may be almost finished here but I have a heck of a lot to do up there now. It will get done. Sigh! It will get done and then I can surrneder to whatever the universe has in store for this body and mind.

All is well