MandatoryPositive

This photo was taken 6 days before mom passed away. To look at her I would never know the end was coming.  I thought there would be more time, I always thought there would be just one more day. So many times there were-until there were not.   Some people say the animals sense these things. Mom was ALWAYS Herk’s person, so it didn’t strike me as odd that he followed her around driving her crazy.   She was getting tired and spent a lot of time on this couch. She would sit on one side and he would sit on the other. I always said I didn’t want him on the furniture, but I had long since given up because he brought mom peace and she deserved that.  Through the years whenever mom would go to the hospital, Herk would stop eating and would sit and stare out the window waiting for her to come home. When she had extended stays he lost weight, didn’t want to eat, and wouldn’t even lift his head to be petted.  In her final days I often found him laying at her feet curled up....

Do you have stuff just taking up space in your house? I have spent this past year trying to minimize the clutter in my home. I have sold, given away and thrown away over 25% of my possessions.  One of the hardest things for me to discard has been my lead crystal collection. I have been a bit of a hoarder when it comes to lead crystal over the years. (See my Youtube video on this subject here: Confessions of a Hoarder .   I love crystal lamps, but given that I don't live in a mansion, 12+ lamps are not necessary.  As I tried to think about ways to repurpose my sparklies, I remembered seeing a video a while back about someone turning their vintage lamps into apothecary jars.  I thought I would try this out with one of my mine. I like how it turned out so I figured I'd share how I did it in case someone else wants to try. Step 1 :  I gathered up all the things necessary to for this project.  Paper to protect the surface scissors lamp knob ( I found this o...