GARDEN
1. Secret Garden area is - DONE!
2. Party Central Area w gazebo - DONE!
Took us both only three days to clean up, reorganize, and weed.
3. ALL - Garden Furniture - Scrub - DONE!
4. Fountain - Clean up Slime - DONE!
5. Veggie Garden-Potager - now 60% done! Work in progress!
DECLUTTERING - ongoing in all areas of the house and expanding to shed and carport! - NO PROGRESS! YET...
SAVING - hoping to exceed my monthly goal once again - we'll see.
Goal: $1707 - DONE!
YAY - EXCEEDED GOAL by $1700. Total Savings $3400.
SOCIAL - so far so good - even added a friend's birthday party to the mix.
1. Three phone calls to friends - stay connected with old friends.
2. Two outings with friends - Anniversary Party and a ladies lunch.
3. One or two outings with Mr. R. - music or festival, dinner at a restaurant.
CREATIVE - No progress this week since I concentrated on the garden.
1. Designing a wall display for the study - with prints, pictures, art, jewelry, mementos, plates??? and plants??? as well as appropriate lighting.
2. Installing a rainbow glass and bead art curtain hung on a carved wooden Balinese piece in the study window.
3. I plan to review some old travel photos to print and frame for the study and the hallway and I'd like to get back into photography again - we'll see.
HEALTH and FOOD - On track so far
Cut out the overindulgence with sweets.
Eat something raw or a salad with every meal.
Make those medical appointments.
Keep up with two meatless days a week!
UPDATE
1. GARDEN
Veggie garden/Potager is now 95% some minor weeding, clean is still needed - no more than a days worth of work.
Then it will be ready to be planted and beautified - can't wait to start:).
ALSO - had Garden help so fall clean up continued and more storm damage was dealt with.
The county crew took care of one of the fallen trees.
Something bit me and I got
2. CREATIVE - decorating fun
Halloween and Day of the Dead are happening in the garden gazebo and in the house.
3. DECLUTTERING
CARPORT
The carport got cleared because of the hurricane and bit - by - nasty bit - I am winning the war with clean-up.
Got about 30% of it DONE so far. I call it good progress because I still have so many other projects going on at the same time.
STUDY - taking a stab at it off and on - minor progress.
WHOLE HOUSE DECLUTTERING - PLANS will continue into November.
However, I am trying a new approach something British called TOMM to keep me from going over the cliff with anxiety - just thinking about all that still needs to be done.
I lost a bit of my drive there for both the garden and the house because the hurricane set me back a whole week for the house and I'm still dealing with garden damage almost four weeks later.
All in all, for October I'm 'barely' OK with my progress but if this week goes well then I may be back on track for both the house and the garden.
This month will determine whether I will meet my year-end goal of having everything back in shape again - garden, house, shed, utility room, and carport.
I know I can't get it all done but I'd like to at least have my house and garden back on track by Dec 31, 2022 - fingers crossed:).
The shed and utility room will just have to wait until January and February 2023. That might give me the chance to take my time and get more radical with decluttering the huge shed and small, totally crammed utility room nightmares.
We'll see how it all goes.
4. FOOD and HEALTH
Finally found a Meditterean cookbook that I like at Ollies (outlet store), along with an "I love my Insta Pot" cookbook that had some intriguing and inspiring recipes.
Last but not least I picked up a spiralizer for more raw salads. I got it at a deep discount so I will not feel bad if I decide that I don't like it after all.
9.99 instead of 39.99.
All three were on my list to help me stay on track and consciously cook healthy.
5. SOCIAL
Almost tripled my social outings with friends, with Mr. R, and going out and about. Triple means DONE and I still have two more events scheduled.
Modified Oct 27 - FINAL UPDATE for October -1. CARPORT - more clean-up and organization and Halloween decoration - MORE PROGRESS.
Not all done - but might still get it completely finished by the end of the month.
2. GARDEN - started on the Tropical Garden area and will continue to alternate between the Tropical Garden and Potager - PROGRESS!
I'm glad I inserted some fun and creativity this month - we are enjoying the new Gazebo decor thanks to the great weather.