Week Five, August 2009

I'm still slogging my way through my master schedule, but it feels like I'm getting farther behind in some areas. This weekend was for cleaning the living room, and I still needed to finish in my room. On the other hand, I've made a bit of progress on putting my notebook together. Today I typed up a bunch of recipes to put in it. One printing project is completed. And, I've made a start on printing my Christmas cards. The rooms on the schedule so far have all been worked on and decluttered (and ceiling fans cleaned!). The only thing I'm really behind on is dusting and vacuuming. Well, I'm always behind on those! LOL! I'm also behind on the sewing projects I need to get done. One major project still needs a lot of cutting done. My pattern is complicated, and I tend to put it off. (cutting is boring!) I did work on a different project - not one that's "urgent", but I needed a change. And, it could become a gift. If I can part with it! :) The project I'm farthest along on still needs a few steps done. I'm to the point of pinning blocks together; I'm anxious to start quilting, but have to wait until I can get (or design) the pattern I want to use.
I also have made no progress at all about baking. All I've managed to do is get a lot of the recipes I want to use organized into my notebook. I know I have a lot of "generic" ingredients; but I need to replace things that will expire. Until I do that, I can't get dough made and in the freezer, ready to bake later.
I'm disappointed in myself to not be sticking to my schedule better. I especially need to get better organized about the baking part, because that may be a big part of my gifts this year. The quilting I need to get done isn't for Christmas, I just need to do it. I do have some Christmas projects to sew on, and I have been working on them in bits and pieces.
My ultimate goal is to have the house (including porch) cleaned and organized by the end of September; the yard decorations done by the middle of October; and the indoor decorations done by the second weekend in November. My Advent projects need to be completed by Thanksgiving. The Christmas quilting projects should be completed by the end of November; cards mailed by the first week in December, and baking done by the second week in December. The other quilting projects I can work on in what ever time I have after everything else is done.
Next weekend is the dining room. There are a few "hot spots" to clear, but it won't take long. I can't clear off the table until I finish cutting and pinning projects. Other than that, the biggest project in there will be cleaning the chandelier. Hopefully, I will get everything in this end of the house dusted and vacuumed at that point.
I haven't taken any pictures, because there's nothing very interesting to take pictures of at this point.