I got the chores done yesterday and today, and I’ve gotten a few projects started this week.
Weeding. Should be regular maintenance. I had not touched a weed since June. Seriously. I spent hours pulling 4-foot high weeds from the South side of the house. Then I sprayed the tiny ones and killed the ants. It would be so much easier if I got them when they’re small! I still hate yard work, but it’s refreshing to be outside. Paul sat in the dirt and dug. He took a bath afterwards.
Pictures. Started. I bought some inexpensive frames and I began planning the family pictures wall. I ordered a few pictures from Walmart.com. I still need to get some updated family pictures from various people, but I’ll wait until after the family wedding this week, because I suspect we’ll get some new pictures!
Garage. Started. I swept out the car half and threw out some stuff on the other half. We had three boxes left from when we moved six months ago, and I finally took them in the house and put the contents away. there is a box full of trash (moving remnants) in the garage. I put half of it in the garbage for pick up this morning, and hopefully they will get the rest of it next week. I’m excited to get the garbage out of the garage! It look so much better!
Dining room deco. Attempted. I went to HomeGoods and looked for some decoration for the shelf. But they only had Halloween decorations, so I gave up on that. The shelf is, I think, too high for a picture or vase. What do I put up there?
It doesn’t sound like very much progress when I write it out, but I hope to be motivated to keep projects going. I’m so proud of my lovely house!
Congratulations on every little bit of progress! If you want a greater sense of difference, you can come clean out my garage, which has everything from discarded computer monitors, waiting for the annual electronics recycling, to half-empty bags of yard chemicals, waiting for the next application. And who knows what lurks behind all that?
Thanks for the offer, Mom. But what makes it so wonderful is it is MY HOUSE and MY STUFF and when I clean it, it will stay that way. I’ll see it every day and feel a sense of pride in what I have done. It’s a bit different doing it for someone else’s house. I can’t imagine the satisfaction is the same.