Happy December! This month will be full of all kinds of special homemaking activities whether it’s related to the changing season, the Christmas holiday, or other events unique to your home.
Last week we did some rearranging of things in our family room and library when we put up the Christmas decorations. They were really good changes and I may try to write about them with some photos. It’s amazing how making a few little changes in where things are located in a room can make a big difference. We definitely took another step forward in creating a cozy home.
I’m going to try to keep my goals low-key and reasonable this month. There will be plenty of time for doing the deep dive into cleaning in January.
Goal 1 – Wipe out all the bathroom drawers. It’s been a while so it’s time to pull everything out and make sure they are clean.
Goal 2 – Spend fifteen minutes continuing to go through recipes and cleaning them out.
Goal 3 – Remove 20 things from the house either through donation or selling. We dropped off a box at Goodwill last week and I plan on doing another one this week.
What are your goals for this week? Feel free to share them in a comment and then come back for the Friday Follow-up to tell us how it went. If you need ideas or a place to brainstorm, you could check out my free Solve a Problem printables.
Remember that our goal is progress and not perfection!
Categories: Homemaking
1) Focus clean the kitchen. Wipe down cabinets, scrub the stovetop, tidy the flatware drawer
2) Create a new garden bed so it has all winter to rot and get ready for spring planting
3) Unpack and clean up from our Thanksgiving trip
Hi Sarah,
Oh, the stovetop. I should have put that on my list. LOL! I need to get that one done too.
Sallie
1. Sand the next cabinet door.
2. Catch up on regular housework; I’m behind by about two hours of work.
3. Do some rearranging in the family room.
Hi Peggy,
Are you painting or staining the cabinet doors when you get done? I can’t remember if you told us your long-term plan. (Not that you have to. I’m just curious.)
Sallie
Hi, Sallie!
I am going to stain them, just trying to match the original color as closely as I can.
If they don’t match exactly, it’s okay, because they don’t get direct light. 🙂
We have some events and concerts happening this week so I’m not going to focus on any extra cleaning but have some Christmas-related things I’m hoping to do Friday night.
1. Decide on Christmas baking recipes.
2. Buy the ingredients
3. Get my Christmas cards written
Hi Erin,
Those are definitely timely goals! I hope your week goes well.
Sallie