AT Cure Week 3

I still don't feel like I have completely transitioned out of Week 2 since I have a couple loose ends in the kitchen and dining room still, but most of those involve buying things and that's out of the question at this point, since I am BROKE (what else is new?).

But Week 3 tasks are slowly being checked off the list, and I suppose slow and steady is better than nothing. I've gotta say though that this Cure thing has really gotten in the way of me getting in any quality Y time, which is hard enough as is. I feel GROSS. But perhaps when all is said and done I will be happier and thus more easily motivated to work out. Whatever. But for now I feel like I have to be putting in the majority of my free time at home, or else I won't get stuff done on schedule.

So it is. And so my list for this week goes:

1. Vacuum, dust, mop floors. AGAIN? I guess I could stand to do this on Saturday, especially since I never got around to the living room at all. Wait, take that back, I finally vacuumed the living room rug, and it makes it look not so ugly. But the floors are growing dust colonies and I must not let myself put it off much longer.
2. Clean the entrance of your apartment and all related closets. Well, I have made progress on this, emptying out the sad little hand-me-down side table and drawer, assembling my new clearance Victoria Hagan for Target cream colored console table, and moving the bookshelf out of the way, taking off all the books for sorting, and dusting the thing for potential reuse elsewhere. I haven't done the closet yet because technically my one closet isn't just for the entryway. Actually, it's not at all, but it's so bad that I need to get a jump start I think.
   
3. Create a Landing Strip. The landing strip is the area of your house where you come in and drop stuff. Basically it's close to the front door and is supposed to handle what you throw at it in an organized fashion so that you can come and go more peacefully and keep the outside nonsense away. This is something I needed to tweak for sure, and I was excited to get moving. So, see above: I got a new console table to start with. But, I also need to get a better coat rack and install it on the door to the furnace...my current one is plastic, only three hooks, and falling apart. Then it's a new doormat, new rug for inside the door, and an artsy fartsy arrangement of essential items on the new console. OH, and a new mirror. My old one was perfectly to scale for the old table, but now it just looks so sad and teeny.
   

Hmmm, reading that last bit just reminded me of MORE STUFF I HAVE TO BUY. I guess I just need to be more scavenger-y of the clearance aisles and try to shop somewhere other than Target and all the fancy stores online. I have a $15 TJ Maxx gift card that can probably be put to good use for one of the above items.

A challenge of this entire process is of course sorting through your junk and actually getting rid of what you don't use, love, or need. I am finding myself taking a harder look at things already, but it's still difficult sometimes to get stuff out the door. Luckily, the darling boyfriend is really good at calling stuff out on it's uselessness AND he even took stuff to Goodwill for me already. Out of sight, out of mind, and there's no looking back that way!

And then finally, this week I am supposed to cook two things at home in my kitchen. I am going to count last night's dinner as one, even though Andrew did the majority of the cooking. I lack self confidence in the kitchen, especially around someone else. BUT I feel like I helped out a lot more than normal (I sometimes just think it's best to be out of the way in that hot and teeny space), and I actually chopped stuff with the scary big santuko knife. We had really tasty shrimp risotto that we made with lobster stock and some tasty bok choy sauteed with my most favorite thing ever, bacon. We knocked back a bottle and a half of wine, indulged in fancy schmancy chocolate hazelnut gelato, and then passed out. I think I could do that every night. My wallet probably wouldn't agree, but my tummy sure does! At least there were leftovers for tonight!

Now I need to start thinking about the next meal I cook. It might be Saturday am breakfast, and if I make banana bread like I've been planning for the last few weeks, that will totally count as "cooking" right? Scrambled eggs, bacon, and banana bread sounds like something I can handle. It's going to be the getting up early in time to do it that'll be tough!