Five days later and I've accomplished a lot. Lost another pound - seem to be back on track there - and now need to work on stamina. I can do the recumbent bike at the gym and listen to a book but it is a bit more work to push the mower and drag the hose and dig out gardens.

On Sunday I did a slow dance with the heavy glass door as I removed it, replaced the cartridge on either side of the bottom to put in new brass rollers, and then got it back into place. I have bruises that won't fade for a while, but the door works.

On Monday I made my rounds after my haircut (every other month) and found a heavy-duty HON 4-drawer dresser for my ex, who has a lot of papers to hold onto from the old job or life in general, and once those are all filed he can reclaim the sideboard in his dining area after 2.5 years of working from home during COVID. (I walk in and see cooking implements on the hearth in the living room because they were evicted from the sideboard). So - that was delivered, and at the same Goodwill I found a treat for me - a vintage Parson's sewing cabinet. It took a bit of effort but we got both of them into the SUV (the Goodwill helpers and me.)

You can see the hinged leaves on the top so when fully extended it ends up being a large sewing surface. Parsons sold a lot of them configured different ways and the one I found won't actually fit my machine as far as screwing it into place and lowering it out of sight inside then closing the desk. It has a recessed platform for the machine and will still work beautifully for sewing. No longer will I need to worry about knocking stuff off of my tiny work surface. I've swapped out my small sewing table (it was given me by a neighbor about 25 years ago when she was moving). That one will go to Goodwill or on Freecycle soon. It didn't fit my machine either, it just sat on top. This new table has a hint of old furniture smell commingled with a hint of cigarette smoke. I'll finish cleaning it and hope to remove the rest soon.

I finally emptied my kitchen waste compost bins today - which means I turned the big compost pile and after mowed the lawn with the bag catching clippings to pour on top. It has a sprinkler running on it now - all measures to keep the dogs from being too interested in it.

I made a list of fall projects, and on the top of it is finishing a few panels of fence on the north side of the yard. In the next few weeks, if I can manage it. I can fit the materials for one panel at a time into the SUV with a tarp spread out over the seats when the back and middle rows are tucked down.