Fallen for Fall

The leaves on the tree in my front yard finally started to show fall colors and are also beginning to fall. In the last few days of breezy weather, a few leaves have rustled their way to the front door. I usually break out the broom and sweep them away, but the colors are so beautiful that I'm going to wait awhile. I've fallen for fall!


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Rainy Reflection

Good Thursday afternoon! Nice rainfall today which is needed so badly. The lawn service was out earlier to cut the grass and it was lovely to pull up the driveway and see the lush green lawn. I really like having a garage and driving right inside especially when it's pouring down raining. When I lived in an apartment, I would sit in the car waiting for the rain to slack up to make a run for the building. While trying to balance the umbrella, I grabbed any bags needed to be carried in all in one swoop to make only one trip. I remember having little furnishings starting out in my first apartment and still live a modest lifestyle. I seem to be in a reflective mood, must be the rain ;-) In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it's nice to take a few minutes to look back on times in life and reflect a bit. You've come a long way Baby!


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3 Mid-Week Chores to Free Up Time

I have always used my Saturdays as the day to do all my household chores. Then I started to realize how much time it was taking up on the weekend for other things I might want to do like meet friends for day of shopping, spending time at the local park, or catching a mid-day movie. So I began to do some of my weekend chores mid-week and chose Wednesday which seems about right. I felt a sense of relief once the weekend rolled around that I did not have to spend hours during housework and could plan more activities.

Here are just 3 household chores that you can do mid-week:

1. Load of Laundry: How about doing a load of whites or colors, maybe even the comforter from your bed. Toss in area rugs that need cleaning from in/out foot traffic.

2. Furniture Dusting: Look around your rooms at the coffee table, bookshelves, entertainment center, or dressers. Break out the furniture polish and dust them off. This task can take up a lot of time when you have to remove the items, dust, and replace everything. The fresh smell and look will be very satisfying.

3. Yard Work/Gardening: Break out the lawn mower, weed eater and cut the grass mid-week instead of waiting until Saturday. Do some gardening by planting flowers and laying down pine straw. I bet your neighbors will take note when they see you loading your golf clubs in the car and heading to the greens while they are cranking up their mowers. What gives!

These are just a few ideas and I am sure you will have more chores of your own that can be done mid-week. Get ready to plan more fun things for Saturday now that you have more free time. Enjoy!