Windy Saturday

 

                                                             (Under construction.) 

        It's windy outside. (Understatement of the week.) Our little greenhouse chez Sigety tumbled over in the night. (Thank goodness the remaining surviving plants are indoors.) The remains of the upstairs bathtub and vanity are in the backyard until we can take it out to the trash next Thursday afternoon. Our trash bin currently resides on the back deck. On the front enclosed porch, we have a new vanity and bathtub in large boxes. In the garage is another part of the bathroom installation. The upstairs bathroom has been gutted. Habitually I try to access it to use the bathroom, but then remember that the toilet is disconnected to make room for the flooring. And as I venture downstairs, the winds continue to howl outside. All of the cats are in their respective napping places and Steve is relaxing on the couch. 

    Chez Sigety is literally a mess. We have not decorated for the season yet and not sure if we will bother with it.  In the midst of the chaos, I'm submitting final grades and juggling writing projects., including the poetry book that needs to be out yesterday. Steve is working hard as usual and will be able to take in the Prius and have it fixed since the insurance company and the auto repair place finally figured it out. (The catalytic converter was stolen over a month ago.)
     Honestly, I have a weird calmness about it. I'm understanding that life will be lived on its own time. We've had a messed-up bathroom since March or April since we discovered the water leak. Our contractor is very good, so it's been a challenge getting his schedule and our schedules synched so this can be finished.

    A year ago, I would have been a crumbling anxious mess. But I am grateful and dare I say, calm at this time. There are moments, sure. But I am grateful to have a broken bathroom and grateful to have chez Sigety. Even though it is somewhat hobbit-like in its square footage (exactly 1,399 square feet), chez Sigety is the starter home we never left.  There are so many happy memories and hoping to create more fun and wonderful times and even a bigger memory garden to play in.     

    This year has been filled with change; I am grateful to continue to ride the life wave, and as the old Irish blessing goes, "May the Wind be Always at your Back."