Motivated to succeed, but failing miserably...

Have you ever been so determined to solve a problem that first and with all logical indications it should be so simple?

Now I ask all of you if you were trying to make shade in your backyard over your non-screened-in, in-ground swimming pool and wanted to be frugal but also make it look atheistically pleasing to your eye, which is your objective as well as the practicality of the shade for health reasons, skin protection, would that be a major problem to figure out?
Not really I hear you all saying, well that’s what we thought too.
Our idea was to make use of a few sun umbrellas lining each side of the pool and adjust them or close them according to the sun’s direction and my needs. The umbrella idea was actually Hubby’s after we both nixed the shade-cloth concept, what we got caught up on was the massiveness of it, the shade-cloth that is, that it would have to be able to cover the entire pool area and the cost would also be not effective, also the way to put it over the pool at will or to close it when not needed unless Hubby constructed an elaborate roller system it would be way up there in price even with him doing it.
And then of course its look, not exactly an attractive decorated piece to add to our backyard décor?
And so the umbrella idea resonated throughout both of our hearts and minds as the perfect solution. Hubby would even drill into the decking to make the umbrellas have a secure uniformity of positioning and if the worst was to happen such as having to batten down the hatches for a hurricane they could be easily removed and placed into a safe location without much effort.
A gem of an idea or so we thought, all we wanted was a large enough umbrella in a neutral shade of color, preferably beige or tan or even hunter-green and that it should be bendable to adjust direction, two to four of them would be needed depending on how large they would be. Not terribly a lot to ask of the retail businesses at large?
After a day of shopping and not acquiring what we wanted looking diligently through five different brick and mortar stores and online as well we had not succeeded.
Either too small not enough in the same color or not a neutral color or not bendable, you get the picture, and also the price fluctuated.
From the very low price point to a very high, which of course we frugal peeps would not pay and sure couldn’t, but it didn’t matter anyway because the umbrellas were not according to our desired specs anyway!
Get the picture?

I was getting a headache and dizzy from just the shear frustration of it all.
You see for the last few days I have not been able to wear even my hat since it is so large it rubs on my sore shoulders, and the sun even before ten A.M. is already getting hot!
No, sunscreen yet since my shoulders burn with rebellion, and I am still waiting on standby to see the dermatologist!
But now it won’t be until next month, sadly.
Yesterday was the day he was coming in, and I did not receive a call.

Sorry I am not too silly tonight, but that’s the way some days go…
Nothing too earth shattering but necessary to accomplish my ROM exercise.

Perhaps sleeping on it will make the possibilities more vivid and more flexible in our minds.
Trying to be healthy with limitations you can’t say it isn’t challenging!
But then that’s what we all have some of us though know that theirs are not as visually obvious.
That’s what makes life interesting, right?

On that note of not going to ever give up attitude, really!
I will bid you all a very good night and to all count those blessings and we will too!