Resolution Recap: November 2012
2012 is really flying by. I can't believe it is almost the end of the year! November was a so-so month for my two 2012 New Year's resolutions of purging and organizing my home and finishing up some of the many projects I have going on around the house. Work has been really busy plus with Thanksgiving and some travel thrown in I didn't get done as much as I would like. That is pretty much the story for me every month, though...
Resolution 1: Purge & Organize
In November I did a good job with my goal of having a volume of at least one trash cart (between my recycling and regular trash) out on the curb on garbage pick-up morning every Monday. Here's my breakdown:
- November 5: 1/2 full trash + 1/2 full recycle = 1 total
- November 12: 3/4 full trash + 3/4 full recycle = 1-1/2 total
- November 19: 1 full trash + 1/4 full recycle = 1-1/4 total
- November 26: Nothing (In the Virgin Islands)
On the organizing front I tidied up my collection of ribbons by winding them around clothes pins and storing them in baskets.
Resolution 2: Finish Up Projects
In getting some of my rooms updated I got a new rug for my living room and replaced my master bedroom closet light.
Outdoors I did some fall plantings of kale (they are still alive due to the mild winter) had the area behind my garage that was overgrown with blackberries cleaned up so that I can spruce that area up in the spring.
Have you been working on any projects this past month? Are you still trying to keep any New Year's Resolutions?
Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 10:13AM | Posted by Lisa | 2 Comments | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article 
Reader Comments (2)
WOW you did get a lot done in November. Will your project list be interrupted for Christmas and all its decorating, feasting and hosting? I look forward to seeing Christmas tree and Christmas parties being hosted in the "new" living room :-)
Mary-Lou- Thank you! I am looking forward to doing some decorating myself. My project list will definitely be interrupted due to my late start on making Christmas gifts but I have a significant period of time off of work so I hope I can still get a few things done.. I won't be hosting a Christmas party this year due to being out of town, unfortunately. I'm going to be escaping the cold to go to Cartegena for the week before Christmas. How are your Christmas preparations going?