Week Fourteen, October 2009

I'm still somewhat on schedule, although I see more and more where I've not allowed enough time for some things. I still haven't cleaned out those refrigerators. But, I did get the floor done. Everything has been decluttered ... I have a few hot spots that need repeat attention, but I can get them caught up. We didn't get all of the outside decorating done; but, we got a good start on the "hard" parts. The best thing is that we got a wire arch put up over the front door (which is never actually used). My neighbor saw us and came over to see what we were doing ... and offered to help. He figured out how to do the one part we were most struggling with, and now the wire frame is securely in place. We also got a set of lights up on a lattice wall on the porch, replaced the bulb in a plastic reindeer, and figured out the placing for some ofther things we're going to do. We still have a "spare" weekend in November that we can get those things done. Or, we might even do them the same week as the inside stuff. It is so much better organized this year that it should go much quicker to get it all in place.
Also today we baked a pumpkin-buttermilk pound cake (which my friend and I split, plus we gave some to the good neighbor). Yummy!
At some point I need to "regroup". I've gone over the whole house, and it is basically neat and decluttered. I need to double check areas that need more attention; I need to go over everything with duster and vacuum; I need to do the last bits on mostly completed sewing projects, and get some serious work done on unfinished projects; I need to have a better baking plan; I need to work on a few craft projects. I also need to start making some notes on what of these plans I could have organized better and gotten done earlier.