January 2

It's apparent that I'm going to have to think this project through a little more. Yesterday was kind of a wash - too many people under foot to try to get much done. Today is different, but how to measure what's done and what is the ultimate goal? The whole house done in a month? I don't think so. Maybe a month of concentrated effort will get me back in the habit of keeping the house up. Don't know. We'll see.

But for today, I:

• Put away the glassware and dishes left out from holiday meals.
• Cleaned the cabinet where said glassware/dishes are stored, pulling out items that I can get rid of.
• Dusted the living room.
• Vacuumed.
• Started pulling Christmas down and putting the pieces on the dining room table for storage.

It's a start and I'm going to be satisfied with it. An entire bag of trash went out and I vacuumed the wood floors. If I can keep those two things going, I will be ahead.

For tomorrow, I would like to get Christmas decorations out of the family room. That's doable. In addition, I would like to clean and sort the dvd collection.