I don't have 5 things for a Friday post this week, but I do have ONE thing that I feel I handled well and I should celebrate those small wins for myself more often.
When we had the ice storm last week, I stayed home from work, rather than try to be a hero and get out on the road. I don't feel one ounce of bad for not taking what I felt was an unacceptable risk! Being home alone for those three days was hard. I was a little weirded out over my tree limbs laying across the truck, resting on the chimney, and falling into my front yard. But I did get out there on Saturday and using my loppers, power saw, and chain saw take care of it. I cut the limbs into manageable lengths, stacked them neatly, raked my yard, put up my tools, then went inside and made a lunch for myself. It didn't take whiskers.
*And sometimes I think to myself, "I can handle these things". And then Thursday happened. But that is a story for another day.
Gina
2 comments:
You were very wise to stay in rather than chance it on potentially slippery streets and walkways. I used to feel very guilty about staying home on such days when I was younger, but not anymore. I also have to say that I admire a woman who can wield a chainsaw. I have power tools, but a chainsaw is something I tend not to use. I have cut branches with my reciprocating saw though. I quite enjoyed that. :-)
Wow, I'm so impressed...those chainsaws are heavy and love your line about the whiskers! I think about that a lot. My dad passed when I was 12, I think my mom was 48 and I often think back and wonder how she did it all.
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