To-Do List Follow Up

Well, it's been more like 3 weeks since my original post of things I wanted to do that week.  I really did get most everything done within a week, but then I had to add on taking pictures, getting them imported into my computer, and actually writing this post!! 

So - here are my accomplishments.

 I had to pull everything out of the closet before I could organize it.  

It looked like Michael's exploded!!

The boxes are things that were on the top shelf of the closet...old college yearbooks, old business notebooks, boxes of electronics we've bought that we need to keep for some reason, etc.  They all went in the attic crawl space, so I can get to them if necessary, but now I have the whole top shelf of the closet - that's where gift wrapping supplies and a few odds and ends go.

 I set up a station for my sewing machine (it's new, I'm teaching myself)...one side of the desk is computer/server stuff for my husband, and the other side is my stuff.  (I also added a folding table in the corner for cutting/ironing.)

And this is the beautiful organized closet!!  I cleaned Walmart out of their stackable containers...I haven't added up how much I spent yet.  :)  But I think it's worth it for the organization.  And I realized just how much yarn I have.  Most of the drawers are full of yarn.  I've got quite a few projects in my future!

 

This is the laptop sleeve.  The first one I measured wrong, so I turned it into an iPad case to give to my sister.  I love, and might be making some of these for Christmas gifts.  The liner is the same color as the buttons...I found DIY fabric button things at Joann's and just hot-glued them on.  The straps fasten with straps, because I haven't been brave enough to try to sew buttonholes yet.

My Ruffle bag!!  The first ruffle took me 2 hours, but the rest went on pretty fast.  I shall make some of these for Christmas gifts as well.

I ended up finding another old T-shirt to use to make this embellishment.  I didn't touch the stack in my closet, but I'm counting it anyway.  :)

Oh, my counter is so very neat now.  I got this coatrack from the Container store..the hooks fold up when not in use, so it's very sleek looking.  Things get a little smooshed when the door opens all the way, but it works.

The Crayon Family...Blue & Red make Purple!!  (I so didn't plan it that way, but it's pretty cool, huh??  Mine and the little are made from all felt...it was my first sewing project with my new machine.  Aaron's is just an embellished T-shirt, and he opted out of the hat (or "dunce cap" as he called it).

I finished 1 scarf for Special Olympics, and I'm halfway through another, but I failed to take pics of that.

And, I ended up doing an amazing job in the relay with an 11:05 average.  More detail here, if you want it.  

The to-do list was fun.  I make them all the time, and probably won't share them unless they're full of new, exciting (to me) projects like this one.  I've got a bazillion other projects in my head, but right now I'm working on Christmas decorating.  We're having at least 2 trees this year, perhaps 3.  Yay!!

So long...got to make wreaths while the child is napping!

To-Do List

These are things I want to do this week.  The aspirations are high!

Make this bag.

 

Get my husband to hang this purse/bag/coat rack so I can clean this messy counter.

Run a 12:27 average mile for my (5.1 mile) portion of the marathon relay tomorrow.   Yeah, that's kinda slow, but my training hasn't been going quite as well as I had hoped.

Make this laptop case.

Organize/clean my crap craft room.  I bought a bunch of clear drawer organizer stackable drawers today.

Make my husband's halloween costume out of this.

Finish crocheting scarves for the GA Winter Special Olympics.

Do some cool crafts with these worn-out T-shirts.  Like this, and this.

AND...

menu plan, and

grocery shop, and

exercise, and

clean my house, and

................. (yeah, the list never ends!!)

But it'll be fun!  I'll update next week (or month) with what I've done with all of this!

Cleaning Day

So,  I'm not sure what brought it on today...it might be that I'm about halfway through reading "The Help." It might be the fall-like weather we had today...  but, I did some super-duper cleaning today.
  
That's something that doesn't happen all that often - I just don't like to clean!  Now, I do the things I have to do...the kitchen, cause that's gross if it's not cleaned...the dishes, so we can eat...the floors, cause I have a 2-year-old...


But the dusting, the blinds, the baseboards, etc...that stuff I can put off for-EVER.  I'm sure my husband is greatly appreciative of my efforts today (he actually noticed the clean, which makes me feel great) and I feel pretty good about it too.  


Here are some pics of my day:

I started with cleaning the blinds.  Of course, this was after breakfast, and a little play-time outside...the weather was too gorgeous for us to resist...it was a nice breezy 80 degrees, which is heavenly after the blazing 90's we've had for weeks!

This is my special helper...at least until she dunked her duster in water....she's learning early how to get out of chores!  It took us until lunch time to get all of the blinds and windowsills downstairs done.  20 windows by my count.  I thought about cleaning the glass too, but that's going a little overboard.

Then, during naptime I cleaned the fireplace.  Yes, it is August in Georgia.  No, we haven't had a fire in it since probably March.  Yes, I hate to clean... this was a little ridiculous though, so I finally got down to cleaning it out.

Looks pretty good!


I also dusted the baseboards downstairs.  Ug.

Then baby girl woke up from her nap, and I still had to clean the floors. I sweep, then use the steam mop...usually I do this once a week and just sweep and spot clean in between.  Here's my mop:

And a little water I spilled...

This is how baby girl helps me clean the floors!  She loves to watch "Tee-Bee."


I finished up the day by making the week's menu and grocery list and cleaning the stainless appliances...no picture, but take my word for it...they are shiny!


Here's my to-do list for the rest of the week...Glad to say I got to mark a few things off today!