The January Blues

Actually it should be called the January grays because there is no blue sky, and I´m feeling sort of blue about the grayness. Most unfair because blue is one of my favorite colors. Maybe I should just say I´m feeling gray.

My productivity has been about zero so far. I have managed to get the tree undecorated and the lights boxed up, but the ornaments are still waiting to go to the attic. Le sigh.

I´ve done a million loads of laundry and I´m still not done washing or folding or putting away...this is the most draining, never-ending job known to man IMO.

I´ve done no work on my curtains. And that´s really what I should be doing. I´m sure my neighbors love getting a peek show as I change into my pj´s every night.

I have gotten 4 little clutches cut out and half-sewn for my nieces´ birthdays, though. For Christmas I made them these cute coin purses using a fabulous noodlehead tutorial.

Happy New Year!!

It´s January, again. And it´s 2012!! You know what I like about 2012? It´s got the number 12 in it and that just so happens to be the number of months in the year, and number of projects I´ve got planned. My house needs some help. Well lots of help, but admitting there´s a problem is the start of any 12-step group. So here it is, my personal admission: I´m horribly messy and terribly bad about starting things and not finishing. I hope to conquer part of that problem in 2012.

January: Finish those curtains, lady. That would be the ones for the guest room, the living room, and the master. Yup, seven windows worth of them.

February: get that laundry room organized and cleaned up. How can you find anything in there. Some place to hang your coat and stow the shoes would be good. And maybe some shelves with bins for the cleaning supplies that should be out of little one´s reach?

March: Get the storage shed cleaned and organized. Lord knows what all is in there. You might actually find some tools!

April: Now it´s time to work on an outdoor play area for the little one. You know sandbox, slide, swing, that kind of thing.

May: And those roses, they might need a real trellis to climb on instead of that cheap thing from the garden center.

June: What about the upstairs bath. A mirror, light fixture might be good.

July: And then there´s the guest bath. It has a mirror, but needs a light fixture. And some glass shelves for the nook over the toilet.

August: The master really needs to have the closet done. Not redone, but done.

September: TBA

October: TBA

November:

December: TBA

I mean it wouldn´t be fun if everything were set in stone, would it? I´m sure I have some projects up my sleeve. And I hope you´ll stay tuned to read about them, keep me on task and cheer me on.