Sun rise!

Another week has started.  I do appreciate that my week starts with Sunday.  Family day, rest day.

But now it is Monday and I need 5 things to do.

I thought the hallway would offer a bit of respite from deep destashing as it only has one closet.  hmm, I now see that the plastic storage is bulging with stuff also.  :(

But in chatting with DD#1, who is a history/genealogy buff, I thought I might do the trunk under my bed and send on all my genealogy stuff which I will not get around to doing anything with.  I don't need another hobby and she could use another hobby so I'll include a scrap booking magazine!  lol  She has an extra long holiday break and can ooh and ahhh over all these long lost relatives!

That would also be a nice start to the master bedroom which has stuff under the bed, 2 overflowing tall  book cases and stacks of books on both sides of the bed!  vbsigh

The playroom is in reasonable shape so perhaps I can get the table runner and topper quilted before I start splashing and spraying more journal pages.

I need to get the winter backgrounds for December ready for journaling.  I think it'll be a blue Christmas!  lol

And then there is the darn shortbread.  Here is hoping!

mmmmmmmmmmm

I'm breathing deeply here as the winter rhythm has kicked in.  The frost is on the front door to the veranda but no heavy patterning yet! Freezing cold though.  Bright blue sky. The stove is featuring flickering flames as the Rooster and I take turns leaning into its heat!   I will be handing him some of his handy dandy bale wire to keep my snowman upright at the veranda door as apparently he has attacked my man a couple of times as he's made his pre dawn run in the mornings!  ;^(

Slow and steady has been the big purge.  I've been frowning at that big file cabinet.  I believe this is the week!  I'm maintaining my 'just get rid of stuff already' mood.  grrr!  lol

As I work through the plans for individual rooms I am focusing on the guest room this week.  I am in the closet and editing the amount of table cloths, doilies, and mismatched bedding. This room will become the grand kiddies sleep over room!  It'll store their extra clothes, toys and bedding.

I also want my design wall back up.  It is a large white flannel sheet on a six feet long wooden dowel.  I'd thought to suspend it from two hooks from the ceiling in my playroom but I'm questioning the wisdom of that. It will be a pain to roll up every time I want my work counter and it will block light if I angle it to the side.  Most importantly it will be in jeopardy every time I spray something for the mixed media play times.  :(

Mixed media is pretty much instant gratification as far as making art goes for me.  The fibre art and quilt aspect is a slower process.  But I need to get that momentum built into my schedule as I believe there is a place for both my luvs- fibre and paper.

The altered book is wrapping up this week so I am looking forward to my next on line class.

I had indulged in a few supply sprees this month so I had to sit on the side lines for all the sales this past weekend.  Next year I will have to remember Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  :O

I am also getting a hankering for some shortbread!  I might just get motivated to bake!

Let's start with white

The weather warnings had us anticipating a major storm but it was more like winter weather with the ice making things not so pleasant.  But winter is here.

The first expenditure will be a snow blower.  I knew if the Rooster had to shovel the walk it would move to the top of the list!  ;^)

But we also need to get easily out to the chickens and plunging through snow drifts doesn't have the attraction it once had!  lol

It is time to put away the pumpkins and ...

 bring out the snowmen!

It is time to rev up Nina and get some quilting done.

It is time to dream and plan and get the whole house renovation started.

So a little time for sipping and planning and then ...

Monday will be motivating.