90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge ~ Day 55 {carefulness}

Sometimes something brings back a memory. Carefulness has been a major part of my 90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge. Read my 90-Day Summer Simplifying Manifesto!!

A Recovering Magpie’s Carefulness

A memory may be fleeting or lasting depending on how large of a part of you life it was. I have practiced carefulness during the a 90-Day Summer Simplifying Challenge, because I am making decisions about memories. {Coming clean} I am sad to let go sometimes and selfish! 

My Summer Simplifying Challenge

I found some lemon cream cookies recently. The brought back a fond memory. When I was 23, I broke my neck in a freak accident. I was in the hospital for many, many months. It was before the days of halos, so I was confined to a bed unable to move. They shaved my head and put screws called tongs (image at left) in my skull to hold the traction necessary to save my life. I was on what they call a Striker frame bed used to treat patients who were immobilized during extended hospital stays. It allowed medical personnel to quickly and easily turn patients. I was flipped every few hours. Those lemon cookies brought memories of this time flooding back to me. That was the first treat I was given in the hospital. Those lemon cookies were so very special for me. I had tea and lemon cookies every evening before bed. I still have tea and sometimes cookies before bed. Here is a photo of me the first week I was allowed up after the accident. The tongs were still in place and I was in my body brace. It was Christmas and my son was able to visit. It was a good day!!! What does this have to do with my Summer Simplifying Challenge you ask? Nothing special except I found those cookies today and I am hoarding them. I want to savor every bite of them. It is a totally selfish act on my part because HIMself loves lemon anything. It plays into my carefulness, I guess. I am careful about many things now. I know how precious life is and how quickly it can be over. I know how precious everything is. I value those things that belong to my family. I also value things that come to me from other sources. That is the root of the Summer Simplifying Challenge!!!

Today’s Accomplishments

1. One box, sorted and things placed into the ‘outta here’ boxes!
2. The house is clean and orderly.

Today’s Setbacks

1. We took a day off to heal from the adventures of yesterday.

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