Week 4: Where did you go?

Here I am posting at work again...I promise to be quick. Most of my nights this week are booked though, and sadly enough, Blogger is nicer to use on the Windows PC at work than it is at home on my Mac. It's so sad that I might look into Mac-friendly blog software. But not today...I've actually got a big project that's coming down to the wire and a big fat subsidy for some difficult apartments we own is riding on my shoulders. I'll have my nose to the grindstone here in just a bit.

How did I do on my Week 4? Not so great, as I imagined. Not much I could do (no $), and I took Alana's advice from last week and didn't deal with the photos. Too much distraction, they need a rainy non-Cure Saturday and a few more albums.

My list:

1.) Clean the living room/related closets: Not so much, it wasn't really messy (it is a bit messier now though!), and it doesn't have a related closet.

2.) De-clutter books and media: I'll make a quick swipe through the bookshelf before I drop off my outbox stuff at Goodwill. The CDs and few DVDs I have are all hidden in my TV cabinet. I never look at them, but I don't think they're in the way. Probably need to upload a few, and I'm sure I can get rid of a bunch of them, but who will take them? This is a project for another day, too. At least they aren't on the ugly CD rack in the corner like last year. Hmmm, out of sight, out of mind? Yes.

3.) Cancel 75% of your catalogs: Done, in week 3 actually. I think I posted about it then, too.

4.) Empty your Outbox: Not done. Still growing a bit, and I'll do it all at once. Probably later this week or next.

5.) What do you need to increase/decrease color? Hmmmmm, more color in the living room, and more stuff on the walls in there and in my bedroom. And more pink and navy blue in my bedroom. Just a little of each. And cuter fabric on the chairs in the dining room. And a painted backsplash (grassy green) in the kitchen. Easier to think about that I though!

6.) What do you need to increase/decrease softness? Also a big hmmmm. More stuff on the walls in the bedroom and living room (decreases softness). Maybe some new toss pillows and a throw for the living room (increase).

7.) Cook three meals at home: This is a stretch. Cooked dinner for myself in about 10 mins one night, I made a delish egg sammich breakfast Sunday (with another bloody mary made by the boy), and the boy cooked a really tasty dinner (chicken sausage, couscous, asparagus) on Sunday (ok, I did help a bit on that, too). That's three!

Back to work now! I'll try to post about Week 5 soon, because I DO need to do some stuff with my office corner. Mostly tackling the cords. They seem impossible. I'll probably break out the plastic to help with a solution for that. It's worth it.