Yay, weekend!
I was surprisingly productive and non-productive this weekend.
I stuck to my guns and got ready for the day before noon both days - up, showered, dressed, ready to go.
I got an organizer for my wrapping paper and accessories, packed it full and stored it in the basement.
I got a basket for my books for the living room.
I made stroganoff.
I cleaned out the hall closet and the place-I-dump-stuff-when-I-get-home nook. The closet contents were either thrown out or properly stored. All my usual pants are on hangars in the hall closet. (I change pants the moment I get home and use to throw them over the bannister.)
I bought the shelf clips for my nice bookshelves (lost the originals in the move) and a hacksaw blade holder for the shower faucet repair project. I even managed to find the proper replacement faucet cartridge. [Sears Hardware is better for parts than Home Depot!]
I managed to combine four game boxes into one closed, waterproof, see-through box. (Settlers of Catan and all the expansions)
I did laundry.
All of these are little bits that I hope to get done and STAY DONE. That's how the living areas are getting habitable - taking a small chunk, finding a place for everything, throwing away the extraneous, and keeping it that way. Kinda like that voluntary simplicity deal. Don't get me wrong, I love my stuff. But I need to stick to my essential stuff, because I'm not enjoying my stuff as much when other stuff is in the way. My clean new closet is pleasing to use, pleasing to look at, pleasing just to have. I want to keep up that idea with everything else about the house.
The library is my next project - tonight, I'm going to get the shelving up and in place at least. Then I'll work on bringing the books upstairs, a box each trip. The library is another area I want to be as simple and clean as possible. I'm going for a very clean-lined house, I think. Wood furniture, with solid-colored upholstery. Straight lines or arcs, no carving. Very Ikea-ish, but only by default.
The dining room will have an asian theme to it, I think. I already have a Chinese stair-cabinet there and the sage and gold colors will go with the bamboo and grass plants and the bonsai fountain.
I love my house. :)
I stuck to my guns and got ready for the day before noon both days - up, showered, dressed, ready to go.
I got an organizer for my wrapping paper and accessories, packed it full and stored it in the basement.
I got a basket for my books for the living room.
I made stroganoff.
I cleaned out the hall closet and the place-I-dump-stuff-when-I-get-home nook. The closet contents were either thrown out or properly stored. All my usual pants are on hangars in the hall closet. (I change pants the moment I get home and use to throw them over the bannister.)
I bought the shelf clips for my nice bookshelves (lost the originals in the move) and a hacksaw blade holder for the shower faucet repair project. I even managed to find the proper replacement faucet cartridge. [Sears Hardware is better for parts than Home Depot!]
I managed to combine four game boxes into one closed, waterproof, see-through box. (Settlers of Catan and all the expansions)
I did laundry.
All of these are little bits that I hope to get done and STAY DONE. That's how the living areas are getting habitable - taking a small chunk, finding a place for everything, throwing away the extraneous, and keeping it that way. Kinda like that voluntary simplicity deal. Don't get me wrong, I love my stuff. But I need to stick to my essential stuff, because I'm not enjoying my stuff as much when other stuff is in the way. My clean new closet is pleasing to use, pleasing to look at, pleasing just to have. I want to keep up that idea with everything else about the house.
The library is my next project - tonight, I'm going to get the shelving up and in place at least. Then I'll work on bringing the books upstairs, a box each trip. The library is another area I want to be as simple and clean as possible. I'm going for a very clean-lined house, I think. Wood furniture, with solid-colored upholstery. Straight lines or arcs, no carving. Very Ikea-ish, but only by default.
The dining room will have an asian theme to it, I think. I already have a Chinese stair-cabinet there and the sage and gold colors will go with the bamboo and grass plants and the bonsai fountain.
I love my house. :)