AT Cure: Week 4

So Week 4, which is about the Living Room (and closets), has been pretty uneventful. The only improvement to speak of is ONE set of new curtains hung on a freshly cleaned window. Granted, I was cleaning 3+ years of dirt and dust from the poorly painted window frame and the wall-embedded radiator (non-functioning) beneath it. Plus I had to hang new hardware. The whole thing was really just a one-Pabst job though, so it's sort of pathetic that it's already Thursday.

However, I came to the realization (after consulting my Outlook calendar at work) that I have not had a single free weekend since undertaking this effort. I've also had several random after-work obligations instead of my usual free and clear weeknights.

But I have spent all together too much time deliberating about what to do, shopping (online and countless trips to Target, plus a 3 hour escapade to the hell that is Brentwood last Saturday), and just wasting my time. I feel even more lazy since I've been to the Y only once since I began (and that was just last night - I couldn't take the disgusting, lethargic feeling any more).

I have another work thing tonight (hopefully will be out of there by 6:30...we'll see), but I really need to get something done. I think my goals for the next two days will be to get rid of my "outbox" which is overflowing with stuff to give away, give back, store, or otherwise dispose of. It's right smack in the middle of the living room right now and I think it's totally bringing me down. Another goal is going to do some serious couch shopping (hello Saturday afternoon), and I am hoping to come to some sort of conclusion about what I can afford then.

Otherwise, I just need to start being decisive and make hard decisions...put some $ out there because I know it will be worth it in the long run. I don't like being indecisive just as much as I dislike wasting my money - it's a tough combination that I am sure most people understand. I just am not going to look forward to looking at my credit card bills next month!

So now I am just crossing my fingers for some super-productive nights because Saturday night we leave for two days in Chicago and then it will be Week 5 and I don't want to get too far behind. Only 1 glass of wine for me tonight, so I can go home and work and not pass out!