Following HGP, week 2

I still have a few things to finish up from week 1, but hopefully will get that done today. Week 2 officially starts, so here is the plan for this week:

1. Wash outside of windows. Well now. My living room has NO windows! Well, actually, there are 2 tiny windows, not really "in" the room; but the plan for today includes washing them anyway.

2. Take everything off the walls, dust well, and wipe down the walls. Don't forget cobwebs in corners.

3. Take sofa cushions off and vacuum sofa.

4. Clean wood furniture; clean shelves. I will dust, but the sorting will wait until those things are packed away for Christmas.

5. Dust baseboards.

6. There are no closets. I may combine this with next week, which will be the front hall. My husband's closet and the main linen closet are there, and they both need sorting.

7. There is no TV or stereo in this room. Perhaps instead I will polish the brass on the fireplace screen.

8. Clean silk flowers. Some of these need to be changed out (seasonal).

9. Dust/wipe down mantle and lamps.

10. Get rid of stack of photo albums.

11. Consider renting a rug cleaner before vacuuming again.

12. When the room is put back together, take pictures for inventory.

Other than the week's area, there are tasks assigned to this week.

1. Change smoke detectors (but this is based on the "old" time change; in any case, mine need to be replaced completely. This is something the landlord doesn't want to do - they're "wired" in - so my shopping list includes several battery smoke detectors.)

2. Print out a holiday checklist cleaning plan. I sort of already did this; waiting to get ink to print a "finanlized" calendar.

3. Do wardrobe check. We don't need or get anything new for holidays (well, except every year I try to get a new holiday themed shirt). However, DH desperately needs a new suit before an October wedding, so that is on an immediate shopping list.

4. Do tabletop check. Well, I can't do that until I get out the holiday stuff. But we don't do much in the way of holiday entertaining anyway. I just live too far away from civilization, people don't much like coming out here. (or maybe I'm just not a good hostess. :( And people are, for the most part, so very busy). We do have family here at some point, but I know I have enough of my Christmas china.

5. Schedule family haircuts, grooming, etc. Hmmm ... odd one. Haircuts are done on a regular schedule as needed. Perhaps I'll sneak in a manicure or pedicure as a treat to myself. Or, better yet, will put that on my Christmas wish list! :)

There just isn't anything else that really applies.

This week's shopping is supposed to include working on gift shopping, which is a given; and buy holiday clothing. Around here, that's just not possible this far ahead, other than the afore mentioned suit.

So, that's it, this is what I need to work on for the next week.