If you recall my earlier post of nearly two months ago, I stated I was nearly done with the project I was then involved with. Aw, the folly of LBD. I was no where near done. As a matter of fact, I just finished a few days ago. This absolutely boggles my mind. And, believe me, at this stage, it's not easy to get through to my mind to let it know something is abnormal. TWO MONTHS after I thought I was finished, I finally finished! And it wasn't like I just stopped. I worked at it on a steady pace. It's just that I can't see the process any more. It takes a lot of time just to get myself straight on the task I'm about to complete, even one I've done a thousand times. And then, often as not, I'll do at least part of it wrong and have to redo it. Thank goodness I still have the stamina and will to fight through and eventually get things right.
But that's the thing. My stamina is beginning to wain and I hadn't truly realized that until a couple of days ago. I had agreed to help my SIL shiplap an accent wall in her study, not a difficult or time consuming task. We started about 10:30 in the morning and we're finished by 1:30 in the afternoon. And I was whipped. Mentally and physically. I could not make myself follow the pattern we had established for the shiplap placement, were it not for my SIL, this would have been a total mess. And three hours doesn't seem like that long for a project. But consider, normally I waould have had this done and been looking for several other things to do by noon. So, for me, it was an eternity.
By the end, when we sat at the kitchen table to share lunch, it was all I could manage just to make it through the meal. I actually fell asleep while sitting at the table talking after lunch. I was finished for the remainder of the day. Wow! This was a real surprise to me, and yet another step down my path. Seems I learn more everyday.
BTW. I've included a pic of my table. It took so long I just have to show it off a little bit.
