Jo, music is a good start and also bringing stuff upstairs is good too.

When working on my office, I would bring stacks of paper in the living room and set it on my ottoman with a trash can next to me and go from there.....

I guess what I am trying to say is there is no right or wrong way to do this, experiment and see what works for you.

You don't even want to know how long the office has been my ROTM!! 2 years would be nice Dianaro!!!!

BL: Happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAGLELADY! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Honestly I have been at the basement longer than 2 years, especially after Mom passed, but this (hopefully) is the final go around, with much much less than I had originally. Now it is only books and craft items to go thru.

School is finally out. I was sick the weekend after school was outand didn't make it to anyof the parties. I didn't even get dressed. Then still had to make it through Monday and Tuesday bit did.

I am feeling better and spent yesterday in the yard working. Looks pretty good but still have lots of work. I decided to work every other day out there. I'm wearing a mask but it doesn't help that I can tell.

Today I spent cleaning the inside. I'm goiong to have to clean the carpets. They have gotten dirty. DD has the cleaner but I'll get it when I'm up there next week.

Tomorrow is going to be spent doing errands. I need some lock and locks but I may have to order them. I'd rather see them but no one here has small sizes. I still have a couple of places to look but I order them.

Right now I'm going to go just relax. I'm tied.

Cindy

ladies, thank you for the birthday wishes......it has been a busy week. For my birthday, I worked then SO and I stayed in and had pizza....very mellow. We both got out of work a couple hours early so got some nice quality time together. Then on Thursday, his payday, he told me he was taking me out for my birthday dinner, and we went for lobster....yummy....with leftovers for lunch on Friday!!

ROTM has seen me walking by it this week. Working a full time job, trying to learn the new things for the second job, showing property after work on Friday and Saturday, and on my day off on Monday.....and having my brother, and SO's son and 2 other friends all weekend, has kept me running.

Tomorrow is a new week and I am committed to my day off on Wednesday being and office day....the clutter is driving me nuts and I know I can make a dent in it.

I did however, manage a couple hours outdoors early today before it got hot out, putting down sixteen bags of mulch around the entire house and getting the ditch out front and the driveway sprayed for weeds. That, going to a Polish fair, and cooking for an army all weekend was all I really got done.

All in all it was a nice weekend.

WOW, BL, that was a busy busy weekend! Take a breather!
Glad SO treated you to lobster for your bday. Glad it was good!

Well, I went downstairs yesterday and looked around at my next and hopefully LAST area to clean and sort thru, and it isn't quite as bad as I imagined. Have some donations to gather, books to sell, and taking an inventory on projects to do!

Ok I can't seem to get started this summer. I have all these ideas but nothing is getting done. I think part of it is I am tired of donating stuff and not getting any money. I think I will just have a sell this fall and see if I can make some money.
ALso I need to get with branches and get the whole house cleaned.

Today I'm going to try and clean my outdoor table cloths cleaned. When I got them out they all had something on them. Sure hope I can get them cleaned. Also start going through my sewing room. I really need to downsize it. I want to quit being a hoarder in there.

Now I plan on STARTING!!!! Wish me luck.

Cindy

I know what you are going thru Cindy. I seem to be in that place with these meds. Mind going in circles wanting to get everything DONE! Need to focus on one thing instead of jumping around....

Cindy and Dianaro, I know what you mean about wanting to get it all done.

In addition to the brother, SO's son and his 2 friends(read that as 4 teenagers!), we also had the son's dog as well, a combo beagle/german shepherd, sweet and loving but dumb as a stump and at 7 months old, a perpetual motion machine that is not completely housebroken(we don't even want to talk about that part)

So NO, nothing done this weekend. I am off today and decided the best way to get the work done is to make a list.

Here goes
Laundry-DB's bedding, bathroom rugs(pee spots), master bedding,3 other loads too
Kitchen-dishes, counters, sweep and mop floor
Living and dining room-dust, sweep and mop. Put away excess papers, preferably in the trash can!
Main bath-once over
Guest room/DB room-strip bed, dust,sweep and mop. Finally box up the donations and itemize the list(finally remembered to bring home some boxes for this project
Master bedroom-strip bed and launder, dust sweep and mop
Office-try to make a dent! Includes filing of paid bills, paying others, research for 3 buyers I am working with and setting of appointments for showings, clearing away the piles that are again growing.
Basement-packing up of SO's donation piles, general cleanup and dusting and vacuuming, and shampooing the pees spots with odor neutralizer.

Of the above, the laundry kitchen and office are the priorities.
Load one is in washer as we speak and load one of dishes is in rack drying while I am typing and having my coffee, and it isn't even 8am yet.....so off to a good start

I guess what I am saying is to remember to make a list and set your priorities and don't worry if it doesn't get done. We all know it will be there when we are ready!!

Off to working in the house now

I got some stuff accomplished in the bedroom (ROTM) this past month. I've at least started the process of sewing my bedspread! What I have done looks awesome. I'll post a pic when I get it done.

I have purchased the rest of the fabric now - at least enough for the bedspread. I may need to get more to do the curtains and pillow shams.