You have NO idea how hard it is for me to stick to a tedious job and see it through to the bitter end. I swear, I’d rather have a root canal than scan nearly 2000 pictures, letters, and other assorted documents onto an external hard drive. Seriously. I can think of a million other things I would rather be doing than slogging through this. So, how am I managing to get it done? I’m playing mind games with myself. I tell myself “Hey, you can sit down here for an hour and get some of this out of the way. You can do anything for an hour.” Then once I negotiate that hour commitment with myself, it’s easier to keep going. I’m watching the entire series of West Wing. I just started the 4th Season today! I have had to isolate myself, pretty much. I have been staying in during the day, staying off Facebook and the phone, for the most part. My friends must think I’ve fallen off the face of the earth. There’s a reason this job has been on the back burner for 11 years. Once I get this part done, I can move on to the boxes out at the farm. That should go faster.
One of the treats for sitting so many hours is to see this room light up with the late afternoon sun. It’s so cozy and warm. When I do the remodel in my camper, I want it to have a bohemian, shabby chic, Victorian, English country cottage kind of feel. A cross between Isabella Sparrow and Jessica McClintock. I’ve been gathering fun ideas on Pinterest. I’ve been taking pictures of color palettes I find pleasing. I’m studying the floor plans of TOW-Wanda. I’m thinking of redoing the entire bedroom area into a studio/office/showroom so I can work on the road. I can either convert the couch or the dinette in the slide out into a full time bed. I like the idea of the bed out there because there are more windows and I can sit propped in bed and gaze out at the countryside like I did in Little TOW-Wanda. I miss having air wash over me at night. I get claustrophobic in the bedroom. It’s dark and there isn’t a window on the front of this camper. Thinking of how I’ll convert a boring, standard RV interior into something stunning helps me while away the hours getting this dreaded job done. Keeping up will be much easier once this part is complete. It will help me stay organized to scan things in as they come. Living in a small space necessitates strict organization and I am organizationally challenged, to say the least!
It was bitter cold here the last couple of days. In the low teens at night and it’s a different kind of cold than in Colorado. Something to do with the humidity, I assume. Today is supposed to be warmer…up into the 40’s, I believe. Perhaps I can get the last of the scanning completed and package everything up to ship by Monday. Then I can start on the boxes. There is light at the end of the tunnel. My reward will be a road trip to someplace warm!
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12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 ESV