Today’s prompt is xp. We’re to use it as a word. ???? Wait. I don’t know what xp means as a word. I asked my hubby and he doesn’t know either, so I’m going to use it in a word or two since that is also an option.
I’ve been SOOOO busy moving back in to the renovated house. The bathroom door is still not here. We could put up the old bathroom door, but it wouldn’t look right. And I EXPECTED they would’ve had it – the new door – put in a long time ago. The excuse was something about it being a special door to match the other doors in the hallway. This project was started back in SEPTEMBER! Anyway, not having a bathroom door has been interesting. When they were still working on the house, my friend had to stand guard. Crazy stuff. And when it’s just me and my hubby… I don’t know if I like the word hubby. When it’s just the two of us (and the dogs) there is a new level of intimacy with not having a bathroom door. Not with the dogs. They don’t care.
Tomorrow, which is Saturday, since I’m typing this Friday night, I’ll be priming the walls in the spare bedroom. Then Sunday, I hope to add color – elfin sage – like the bathroom. Poor door-less bathroom. The door is finally in (somewhere in this city), but the guy who puts in these special doors isn’t going to do it until Monday or Tuesday. Well, we’ve been this long…. Oh the things we take for granted. I won’t take this new bathroom door for granted for a long time.
Experience tells me things will eventually get back to something like normal. A lot of our stuff is still at my parents’ house. Why do I have so many books?! Books, books, and more books. I’ve gotten rid of some – donated mostly – but there are still so many. I love them. But where will they go? I will figure it out. Maybe by the end of the year, things will be organized, and I will have sold my parents’ house. That is what I expect.
Expect a miracle. That’s on a T shirt I inherited from my mom. I’m expecting a miracle in a nice way. Not in a “You better give me a miracle, God,” way. Gratitude. That will help. Gratitude always helps. I bet there are a lot of people in the world who don’t even have a bathroom. Probably more than we might think. So I will not complain that I only have one bathroom. That has been the case for most of my 63 years. I am thankful for my one elfin sage bathroom (with its earthy tiles) which will soon have a door. I’m also thankful for toilet paper.

An earlier stage, before the shower curtain, etc.
PS. I regret being absent for Thursday Tree Love and WATWB, and being slow to read and respond. But I’ve had to put some things on hold or just skip a few things to work on the house. I do appreciate your patience and friendship here in Bloglandia. I expect to be back more regularly in the future. May your Saturday be full of peace, joy, and wonderful things!
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April 27, 2019 at 9:22 am
Lovely post. There was a time in my life where we used an outhouse. Any indoor bathroom would have been preferable. Have you ever heard of https://www.bookcrossing.com? It is a fun way to release books into the wild!
April 27, 2019 at 9:37 am
Thank you, Maggie. I remember using an outhouse as a child at someone’s vacation cabin. That brings me even more gratitude now. Bookcrossing link is interesting. I wonder if I could release the book I wrote. I’ll study the website more.
April 27, 2019 at 9:44 am
Now that is a great idea — releasing your own book! My advice is to release your book where readers are known to frequent.
April 27, 2019 at 1:07 pm
Yep. Good idea! Thanks!
April 27, 2019 at 9:44 am
Great post! I love the new bathroom! Not envying the work you have yet to do though! You’ll have to put up a picture of the door!
I love your way of asking for a miracle through gratitude for what you have!
April 27, 2019 at 1:06 pm
Thanks, Deborah. We have glass doorknobs on the other doors because it’s an old house. So that’s one thing that makes it special. Being thankful always helps me.
April 27, 2019 at 1:37 pm
I have those too in my 92 year old house! And skeleton keys, lol.
April 27, 2019 at 10:10 am
smiling to your joyful
busyness, JoAnna!
wishing you happy success.
i was using windows xp
until recently 🙂
April 28, 2019 at 8:39 am
Thank you, David. I knew I’d heard xp, but it wasn’t registering. My mind was on things not so technical, and I’ve been feeling a little tech rebellious lately. 🙂
April 27, 2019 at 11:31 am
Don’t worry about life getting in the way. You bring us so many WATW-like stories, I think it’s OK to skip a Friday.
April 30, 2019 at 8:09 pm
Thanks, Dan. I appreciate your support. 🙂
April 27, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Making a home is hard work. Good luck, and congratulations on eventually getting that bathroom door put in! 🙂
April 30, 2019 at 8:58 pm
Thanks, Laura. The door was put in today! Things are coming along. 🙂
April 27, 2019 at 11:08 pm
Well look at that! Tile and elfin sage and no door. Hopefully by Tuesday you can do what you do behind the new door 🙂
Expecting a miracle has a certain grace. If I see such a tee, I will purchase it. Good way to advertise hope.
April 30, 2019 at 9:11 pm
The door was put in today! I’m excited! The T shirt got splattered a little bit with nasty when I was plunging a drain at my parent’s house, so I left it there. Gotta wash it cause it’s going to be with me for a long time. And the drain is working much better! 🙂 Wish I’d written about that. But hey! I just did!
April 30, 2019 at 9:13 pm
Yay! 😀 Privacy!
April 28, 2019 at 6:00 am
xp seems to be a shortened form of xeroderma pigmentosum. I’m glad you used it in the way you did. I’d hate to be called hubby.
April 30, 2019 at 10:18 pm
Good to know! I don’t say hubby out loud. For some reason, it only pops into my head on WP.
May 1, 2019 at 3:08 am
It is used a lot on WP
May 1, 2019 at 10:33 pm
That must be it.
April 28, 2019 at 4:43 pm
Oh, the inconveniences of renovations!
April 30, 2019 at 10:38 pm
It’s felt like a marathon. But in the big picture, it really is just an inconvenience. Thanks for that perspective.
April 29, 2019 at 6:16 pm
A good post! Thanks for sharing your life 🙂
April 30, 2019 at 10:47 pm
Thank you for the encouragement!