tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post4506041012833924698..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: The Never Ending Widows WorkMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19069424567253059172014-02-02T21:29:53.693-05:002014-02-02T21:29:53.693-05:00Funny you should say that about using the tie in a...Funny you should say that about using the tie in a Red Hat Society outfit. I had it tied around my waist at one point, trying to decide if I could turn it into a belt. Don did have a great sense of humor.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39291902578014475002014-02-02T20:04:22.114-05:002014-02-02T20:04:22.114-05:00Jean, I'm glad you kept the mickey tie; it'...Jean, I'm glad you kept the mickey tie; it's priceless, and such a great reminder of Don's humor. Maybe you can work the tie into a red-hat society outfit, too. I love the idea of you wearing his fancy designer label dress shirt as a painting smock -- great inspiration! -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16225734032336717132014-01-27T00:49:57.101-05:002014-01-27T00:49:57.101-05:00We have so many things in common, Judy, that it...We have so many things in common, Judy, that it's almost spooky. LOL I kept one of Don's baseball caps, too, and his cowboy boots. I know I'll never get rid of either of them although I finally put the boots in the closet. They had been sitting in our western themed living room since we moved in. Our high temperature tomorrow is supposed to be 3 degrees and the snow is still coming Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16266120403829845752014-01-26T23:41:59.847-05:002014-01-26T23:41:59.847-05:00Yes--it is shocking to find things way in the back...Yes--it is shocking to find things way in the back of the closet, that we thought were gone. I still have one of Fred's old baseball caps and his sneakers. Why I can't get rid of those sneakers is beyond me, but I just can't. Pat on the back for sure!!! Ah--I hate to say it, but the Polar Vortex is coming back to hit us again this week. Going way down south too--so we all will be Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23703478827729330712014-01-26T22:45:04.024-05:002014-01-26T22:45:04.024-05:00I am exhausted, Bella. But I finally got the proje...I am exhausted, Bella. But I finally got the project completely done. Now, I hope to get the stuff to Goodwill before I'm tempted to dig around in the bags again. <br /><br />Funny you should mention pioneer women surviving by knitting a lot. I have been doing that every night and have two scarf and hat sets and two baby car seat blankets to show for it.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34626452905752884102014-01-26T18:55:49.728-05:002014-01-26T18:55:49.728-05:00You must be exhausted physically and emotionally. ...You must be exhausted physically and emotionally. What a Herculean job. I think it was a wise decision to keep the tie and shirt, and it would be neat if you could work the suspenders into an outfit. <br /><br />I have no idea how the pioneer women survived without Internet. I'd never make it. I guess they knitted a lot.<br /><br />I liked your previous closet post, but I get it. I've Bella Rumhttp://culdesacchronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-47768930836167180982014-01-26T16:10:18.594-05:002014-01-26T16:10:18.594-05:00Thanks for the comment, Carolyn. Okay, by popular ...Thanks for the comment, Carolyn. Okay, by popular demand I will bring it back. LOL If this snow keeps up you guys might see a whole lot more, practical closet purging posts. Next, I'm cleaning out the coat closet. There must be twenty-five coats hanging in there for one person still living in the house! Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-67056433531780391432014-01-26T16:01:38.306-05:002014-01-26T16:01:38.306-05:00I liked the closet purging post and wondered why i...I liked the closet purging post and wondered why it had disappeared. Bring it back! I'm weird that way though.....while I love the posts that help me deal with the emotional fall-out of widowhood, I also love the very practical posts as well. Great job!Carolyn https://www.blogger.com/profile/00846481499430811793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-65067194921354788312014-01-26T08:54:51.239-05:002014-01-26T08:54:51.239-05:00The vacuuming comes today in my closet. I can'...The vacuuming comes today in my closet. I can't believe how many days this project is taking me and I skipped the wall washing step in closet cleaning manual. Then it will take another afternoon to drop the stuff off to Goodwill.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-2910906715645844322014-01-26T08:37:40.973-05:002014-01-26T08:37:40.973-05:00Here's your pat on the back ; -) Your day so...Here's your pat on the back ; -) Your day sounds so exhausting! Well, you've done a magnificent job reclaiming space. I consider two new feet of floor space an amazing victory in my closets. Then wouldn't you know it, space abhors a vacuum.GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59143818898724279542014-01-25T23:37:47.777-05:002014-01-25T23:37:47.777-05:00Acceptance has its own time table for each of us, ...Acceptance has its own time table for each of us, doesn't it. I think that's why I ended up with Don's dress clothes in the back of the closet for so many years. To get rid of them only a year after his stroke was like admitting that whatever he had back at that point in time was all he'd ever get back.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-83270178289119861612014-01-25T22:25:39.266-05:002014-01-25T22:25:39.266-05:00Jean :
my hubby would not dare clean our closet w...Jean :<br /><br />my hubby would not dare clean our closet without my approval, even though after saying yes to I was so traumatize over whole purging of old clothes felt was unbelievable to me, though I am sure today I can dump my old clothes without any attachment to it but back then I guess I was still not ready<br /><br />AshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-47227889914936069542014-01-25T18:12:24.999-05:002014-01-25T18:12:24.999-05:00I may return that post in a couple of days. At the...I may return that post in a couple of days. At the time I pulled it, it some how felt like an invasion of my own privacy which is laughable considering how much I post about my life and thought processes. I'[m just not used to posting pictures of my real-time life. LOL<br /><br />I seem to remember being on the same train of thought about food, diets and exercise when I was where you are now Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-91476270308574933552014-01-25T17:48:57.962-05:002014-01-25T17:48:57.962-05:00I can sure imagine how traumatic it was for you af...I can sure imagine how traumatic it was for you after your stroke to have your closet purged without your approval. Survivors want to believe they will progress back to "normal" again and we both know that isn't always the case. It was so much more than a closet cleaning in your case. I can well remember all the meltdowns at the "other site" over high heels that could no Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66799657928389407192014-01-25T17:40:33.350-05:002014-01-25T17:40:33.350-05:00I wondered where that blog went! Many of my blogs...I wondered where that blog went! Many of my blogs are on the same train of thought. Diet and exercise and good health. I'm not doing very well at night while watching TV. I know I'd do better if I put myself on a regular schedule. Maybe that will be my goal for February! I have managed to eat breakfast every day. That was a BIG change for me!!<br /><br />I love your closet project.The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-22354719609694126332014-01-25T17:01:18.342-05:002014-01-25T17:01:18.342-05:00Jean :
you are such a organized person, no wonder...Jean :<br /><br />you are such a organized person, no wonder you were great caregiver. My sister is similar to you in closet cleaning & other similar projects. I am so not into it, though I will do it for our son. I find closet cleaning most boring & never ending project of all. I had major meltdown when hubby got rid of most of my clothes which I could not wear right after my stroke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com