Week 6 October 2013

I want to start with a quick "wrap up" of the first five weeks:
Week 1, bedroom .. done, and has been maintained.
Week 2, front hall, done, more done in combination with other areas, and maintained.
Week 3, bathroom, cabinets and closets done; general wash down of window and walls not yet done.
Week 4, guest room,  done but for some minor items.
Week 5, my room, most of decluttering done but still needs a bit more in desk and sewing area, plus general cleaning.

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I am now to Week 6 on my Plan.  This week is for the porch.  The timing is very deliberate: by early October, the weather is (or should be) more condusive to outside stuff.  It's time to turn off the sprinkler systems, and cull out the few plants that I will winter inside (although they don't actually have to be brought in yet).  It's time to get my few Halloween porch decorations (big lighted black cat and lighted grapevine pumpkin) out of the barn.  I will also change out my dining room table - the rest of the few Halloween decorations I use are placed now.

Rain is expected for Monday and maybe Tuesday, and then this hot spell should be over.  So until I can realistically do the porch work, I will work on finishing the items left from the last few weeks.
I'm also behind on the sewing project.  I'm going to have to get someone to help me with bobbins before I can continue that.

Still, all in all, I'm not so far off the Plan.  Even where I haven't finished, each room has been worked in to some degree.  A huge amount of decluttering has been done.

Next week is "back hall" (again, because of hopefully cooler weather since there's no a/c or heat back there). I've got a bit of a head start on that also.

I think I will manage to have the whole house reasonably clean and decluttered by the time my Plan calls for decorating.  I hope I'm going to be able to recruit some volunteers to help with that - if not, it will be a sad Christmas for me; but I can no longer do it all alone.  But that's a worry for another day. :)