Intro

I entered middle age a few years ago...okay, a little more than a few. Our daughters are 28 and 26. After they left, I cautiously redecorated their bedrooms. I did the usual, donated "Lucky" brand jeans (left from 3rd grade) and stuffed animals to a local thrift store. Next, I threw away countless plastic bags from "The Gap" and other retailers. Some of them included various amounts of change, which of course I took as my housekeeping fee. Every $6.40 helps!

I slowly bought new furniture items that I liked - a futon and frame, small roll-top desk, area rugs and lamps. One room was starting to resemble my new "office" which would double as a guest room when necessary. One morning as I was getting ready to leave for work, I heard (and felt) a very large boom-crash. I cautiously walked upstairs to find the dust clearing and about half of the ceiling of my new room on the floor. Ah, the joys of owning an antique house...

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Goals and Schedule

The main purpose of creating this blog is to motivate myself to keep on task. My goal is to make the house ready to sell so that packing to move will not be overwhelming when the perfect little Craftsman becomes available. 

Having no realistic idea of how long this clearing out will take, I'm just going to pick a date out of the air....here it is...drum-roll... January 1, 2012. I considered 11/11/11 which is such an awesome date, but there's just something about the beginning of a year that seems to keep order in the Universe.

Okay, now I'm getting nervous. I really don't take deadlines lightly, which is why I commit to very few.

The way I plan to manage this huge project is to break it down into little pieces. My first goal is to have the entry hall, living/dining room and kitchen clutter-free by Thanksgiving morning - just a few short days away. I can do this, I've already made some progress. Will take photos when the light is good. 

Any helpful feedback will be appreciated. Wish me luck!


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