January 20, 2012

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. There seem to be a few "milky" clouds, but it's mostly bright out, and seasonably mild. Today should be upper 50s, maybe even low 60s if the wind stays fairly calm. It's great that it's mild and pleasant to be outside; but I'm still hoping for some "real" winter weather ... snow!! ... at some point. (not a lot, just enough to be pretty!)
Yesterday: With help, we all worked hard, and .. ta DA ... Christmas is packed away. I'm still finding odds and ends as I straighten areas, but very little (and I know where they go!!). Plus, the main rooms even got a good cleaning. The snowman collection has partially migrated into the living room; and Valentines is beginning to appear in the dining room. But right now, it still looks sort of empty! LOL! We also found time to make a huge trash/recycles run, and later go to town for some errands and a few groceries, so it was a busy day!
Today: This morning I gave myself "permission" to sleep late; so of course, everything else is late! LOL! But I did do a bit more decluttering early on, so the house is still nice and neat. I have a hair appointment later, and while out will take a donation run. With that, a huge amount of "stuff" will have left the house in the last few days. No wonder it feels so empty! :) This evening I'll start working on getting my family framed photos back in place - that will make the house feel "better" for me.



The landing no longer looks sad and empty. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the antique piece work mini-quilt my sister made for me for Christmas!!