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Getting organized for the birthday

Bit has a cold, which slowed me down some today. Poor girl.

I still gone some stuff done during her blissful nap:

1. Do some weeding (boo)--to do 11/15
   
2. Mail bin needs to be emptied (again!)--done more or less
   
3. Install new hardware on cabinets/drawers
4. Fine-tune pantry and cabinets organization (esp. over sink cabinet and upper pantry)
5. Dust around tv
6. Wash sofa cover--to do 11/12
   
7. Put up new wintery curtains
8. Hang arkham boxes and other pics
9. Do the filing/purge old docs--visible filing done!

I also had to bake tonight (a pumpkin roll) for the celebration with our parents tomorrow. I'll have to make something the night before her birthday to share at daycare. And then make a cake Saturday for her Sunday party. (Having a kid with an egg allergy forces you to bake...)

Mallrats

I went to the mall twice this past weekend. It was very strange. The last time I'd been to a mall was during our road trip to NC on Labor Day weekend; and that was simply to get lunch (and give Bit somewhere to play). I can't remember the last time I went to one to shop.

I knew I needed some new pants. I really need jeans, but I didn't find any that fit. The ones I own are getting too big, sadly. I also found a new winter coat since my old one is too big as well. I didn't buy anything the first day, though. I got cold feet. Bit rode a train ($3 for her and N to ride) and had a blast!

I can see the appeal of the mall to families, but it's a culture I want nothing to do with. I hate spending money.

I went back the second day and tried on a ton of clothes. Came away about $210 poorer with a new coat, 2 pairs of pants, a sweater, a cami, a long-sleeved tee, and 2 new throws for the living room (in a better color than our current ones)--they were on sale! (As was the coat and virtually everything else...)

See? Insidious!

November To-Do List

We have alot going on this month with Bit's birthday, Thanksgiving, and my high school reunion. But other things still need to get done so here's my November wish list (red have to be done by the 15th; green=done; orange=in progress):

1. Do some weeding (boo)
2. Mail bin needs to be emptied (again!)
3. Install new hardware on cabinets/drawers
4. Fine-tune pantry and cabinets organization (esp. over sink cabinet and upper pantry)
5. Dust around tv
6. Wash sofa cover
7. Put up new wintery curtains
8. Hang arkham boxes and other pics
9. Do the filing/purge old docs
10. Schedule/finance new roof
11. Put away the hoses for the season --done!
12. Weather stripping at the top of the front door (I think)
13. A hook to hang empty bags on in the broom closet--done!
14. Declutter top of microwave--done!
15. Log in coke rewards
16. Store summer stuff in the shed--done!
17. Get bags/bins for the stuff in storage--done, sadly some stuff got ruined but it's just STUFF!
18. DECLUTTER spare room
19. Shift stuff to our room that needs to go (in prep for Bit's toddler bed even tho she isn't ready yet)
20. Utilize pantry space in Bit's room more efficiently
21. Toy purge/organization
22. Storage tub for clothing to grow/season into--done!
23. Declutter dresser top
24. Unpack boxes
25. Organize closet and underbed storage--started