Chore Calendar

This is my chore calendar for those of you that wondered what I was talking about (click on it to make it bigger).  I like it because it keeps me from feeling like I have to do everything at once.  If the bathrooms need to be cleaned, but I'm too overwhelmed to do it along with everything else, I can just say to myself, "I don't have to do it today.  I can wait until Wednesday when I have it on my schedule." :-)  There are just a few things that I do every day (like the kitchen and family room where we spend the most of our time), but even then, I've noticed that if I keep up on them every day, the messes get smaller and smaller.  Much more manageable.

Project List Progress

It's time for me to revisit my most recent project list and see if I've accomplished anything. I hope I have!

Nursing covers? Check. These were the finished products.

I had to get these done or my friend would have been greatly disappointed. Thank goodness for accountability!

Master bedroom improvements? Nope.

Didn't have the bones to do what I wanted to. That project will have to be put on the back burner until there's more cash flow.

Dining room? Uh...sorta.

I rearranged some things, but still didn't get everything for the room that I wanted (curtains; pictures, and/or mirrors for the walls, etc.) With Halloween coming up, I was able to find something in my meager array of decorations to come up with a centerpiece for the table. I also snatched up some extra fabric I had to use as a make-shift table runner. It will have to do.

Just like the entryway - still boring, but not bare. (Story of my life...)

That candy really isn't helping my health goals...

Entryway? Yeah, I improved it a bit. I blogged about it here.

As far as the overall idea of making my place more "homey," I did some other rearranging and improved some areas of the house. I put more (old) family photos on display; put most of the books that were on that shelf in boxes, just keeping a few out for some other shelves.

I really need to update the photos I have in these frames.
I don't have any of my little Eli, and the ones of Brady don't go past 1 year old!

Just a few books. Man, I need a real bookshelf.

So, that's my progress. It's not much, but I guess it's better than nothing!

New project list coming soon! I've got some good ones!

Still boring, but not bare

As one of the many things on my "to do" list, I wanted to improve my entryway a bit. This is what I did...

I was tired of shoes littering the floor all over the tile and carpet. I needed a basket to contain them. As for the rug, I needed something to catch wetness and dirt from previously mentioned shoes. It's a very shaggy, soft rug, but it's machine-washable so it was definitely do-able. The ledge is always a catch-all, so I cleaned out the little basket I had there to make room for the necesseties and anything new that accumulates. Looking at it now, it still looks really boring. Any suggestions about what else I could do? Unfortunately, I can't do any painting, or that would have been the very first improvement. The walls are just going to have to stay bland, bland, bland.

The Blue Monstrosity (and other furniture)

This is my Siesta Sack.

(My hubby is 6'3". It's as big, if not bigger than him.)

It's a big ol' beanbag that we wanted in place of functional furniture (we had a moment of weakness). We originally got it so that we could cuddle up on it while watching movies. It has never served that purpose. It's too much of a beast to move, and it's no fun to watch movies from the corner it sits in, so it has just served as a landing spot when my son jumps off the side of the couch.

I found out last night, though, that someone actually wants to buy it from me! Yea!!! They're coming to rid me of it tomorrow night. I'm one step closer to having the family room I want. One step down, fifty bazillion left to go. But hey, that's progress, right?

Next, I need to find a way rid myself of the green monster (my couch).

I'll have to wait until I have the pennies to get the couches I really want, though. I would really love this baby:

This comfy, cushy thing sat behind me at the furniture store I used to work at. It was always beckoning me to come take a nap on it. It didn't come in leather at the time, so I always had to turn it down. Now, however... It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.