A new month and time to decide which room we will be working on this month! Will you be starting on a new room or will you be continuing with the room you are working on currently? It doesn't matter. Sometimes, it's good to start on a new room; other times, it's better to continue with the old room.

My "room" in April was taxes, and I am happy to say that they were done and filed. So, in May, I will go back to my "room of the year": Office/guest/crafts room.

Ok my room which I know will take two months is getting my yard into shape. That means scraping the garage, touching up lawn furniture, painting the eves, nailing the lattice back around the deck, fixing the wind chimes, and getting the mulch pile set up again.

The number one problem is finding time to get it all done and being big enough to do some of it. If the weather is nice Saturday I will do some of the deck work and furniture touch up. I'll scrape a table and bench. I will need to paint to get them done.

OK it's time for me to go test.

Cindy

I've committed to working on photos, electronic albums to tell stories, scrapbooking, finish journal/story telling projects. DH is leading the project set for every rainy day.

cindy, I'm just tired looking at your list!!

Bless, I am with you.....my ROTM of the month/year/years(in multiple homes!) will once again be the office.

The first priority is to finish the real estate class I started the second week of April. I am at the 75% point in the class, realizing how many terms need to be memorized to just spit them up to pass and not use most of them ever again...sort of like college classes. I am hoping to take the state exam by mid month so I can get started with my friend. She is excited about me joining her team as whe has more business than she can even think about handling, so I can get started very fast.

Also, I have what I think will be the final follow up with the dr who operated on my wrist next week and think I will be getting released to go back to my morning shift by the following week. Though my strength and grip are still at about 50%, he said I just need to keep pushing through the pain as it could take up to a year to get it back completely, and workers comp is pushing them to release me.

I am also working with SO on his awareness of finances. He knows I am keeping a journal of expenses but says he is fine with me taking care of them.....not. So I sat down with him this weekend so he got all the details of where money is spent. And in the long run, this will have me more organized for taxes next year.

The office is once again a mess. I have corralled things from all over the house(papers,etc) that need to be gone through(mainly going to the trash I think) and have piled them in one corner of the room. Taxes are done so that box will be filed in the storage room as well.

The other plan is to pick up an external hard drive so I can start storing old papers in the computer to open space in the laundry/storage room.

I will be continuing to work on my MBR this month. Last month I cleaned the carpet, repaired and painted the walls and put the furniture back in the room.

Still to be done -
- put the pictures back up including the picture that serves as a door on the laundry chute.
- paint closet fronts (white)
- closet clean-out
- book shelf sort
- dispose of no longer needed items (baby steps)
- decide on what to do about a headboard
- sew different bedspread, bed skirt and window curtains

We got rain so I was saved watering one evening. I hope to touch up the table and chairs this evening if the winds aren't to bad. Also I'm going to start moving plants out. I do have one I'm wondering how I can get it out.

I was looking at my hydrangeas have a ton and half of blooms getting ready to burst open. I'm so happy. They should be really pretty this year.

Ok I have gotten busy and got a bunch of papers graded and now the day is almost over. Today I'm happy we tested. I've only had 3 students. Tomorrow goes back to a real work day.

Cindy

I've committed to working on photos, scrap booking & electronic albums finish journal/story telling projects. DH is leading the project set for every rainy day for May and continuing to completion

Cyd:
I signed up at the library on how to do various things with organizing your photos, etc. It is next week! Funny!

Cindy:
I have a little piece of wood about8" with wheels on it, and I place heavy things on it to roll it. Something like that would help you get those heavy pots out. LOVE hyddrangeas! Glad you have some!

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Starting on my change of season clothing this week~!

So much for a calm day. Things are so hectic right. I'm already behind and I've got to get a ton of papers graded. It sounds terrible but I'm going to find a movie and show it today to get caught. Problem is all these kids have decided they want to pass the class. Well see on some of them.....

Being home isn't much better. Every time I set out to work in the yard someone needs me. I wish my friends would take care of themselves one evening and let me get some things chopped down. I know friends are more important but I need some 'me time'.

Ok enough complaining. I know things will get better. No there is no saying no when they are at my front door so next time I hand them a tool too.

Cindy

Cindy:
Sometimes you need to say no! Nothing wrong with it.... could postpone helping until it is more convenient?