FLYLADY WEEK 5 - Basement

 Good morning, friends!

Appears as if the rain has finally moved out and now it's just going to be HOT! 

This should be the week I work on the basement, but other things have to be taken care of.

Bob did spend some time last week organizing the boxes/ tubs in the shower room. He opened up a tub that said 'restaurant pans' on the label then promptly left the tub sit open in the room rather than putting it back where I had it stored.

I do need to do some decluttering and rearranging. There are cardboard boxes that I can break down and take out to the greenhouse for the strawberry bed mulching and I'm sure there's a few things that can go to thrift but right now there are three other important things I have to take care of.

Wednesday starts #jaritupjuly. I'll be making up all kinds of jar mixes such as both chicken and beef gravy, alfredo sauce mix and cheese sauce mix.  Then there are 'meals in a jar' that I need to replenish or didn't get to in January. None of these require the pressure canner, water bath canner, or the dehydrator. I'll share my complete list with you later this week.  

I'd also hoped to share my 4th of July decor. We got the front deck cleaned then rain/ thunderstorms visited several days in a row. I hope to squeeze in time tomorrow morning to get that done. I also want my coffee bar set up. 

This is a Rough Draft Challenge (writing challenge) month with Sarra Cannon in the Heartbreathings community. I'm determined to be inspired by the patriotic theme of the month and finish pulling this book together. I've already told Bob I need two hours every evening except what we do for the 4th celebration. 

To round things out, I'm doing 25 Days of Christmas in July in my creative community (KellysCreativeDreams on YouTube and Blogger). Aside from a Christmas themed thing every day for the first 25 days, I'm hoping to get another journal kit done up and out of the way with a Pink Christmas theme.  

Not a lot of cleaning this month at all except the basics and trying to declutter the studio as I work through kits. I'll keep the Fly Lady posts coming and I have other posts to pepper in throughout the month on my schedule. 

I hope you have a great & safe 4th of July!

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly 

FLY LADY WEEK 5 - Basement

 Good morning!

This room only shows up on the cleaning schedule when we have a fifth week to play with.

The basement really consists of three rooms I need  contend with. The fourth room is Bob's mancave. 

My target this week is the center of the shower room where stuff just seems to get piled. The pile becomes an island we have to negotiate to get to part of the store-purchased can foods on the South wall, the beverage cabinet, home canned food shelves, pan/ cookware (the things you might use three times a on the West wall, the medical/ personals/ towel cabinet on the North wall then the tub/ shower on the East wall. Well nothing needs pitched, just needs better organization. 

The second room is the pantry room. Not much to do in there except to check stock for gaps in food prep items.

The third room is the furnace and under the stairs storage. That will wait for another month. LOL

I'm just trying to get as much out of Bob's way before I leave for retreat in two weeks.

How are you doing? Would love to know.

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly

FLY LADY - Week 5

 

Good afternoon!

While this is supposed to be the Basement week, there's too much going on in the studio for me to even think about cleaning the basement, thus the sign.

The studio did not get the deep cleaning I was hoping for last week. I may or may not have mentioned that I popped a rip and really messed up some muscles in that area. I had thought a couple of days and I'd be good to go. Instead, I spent the first half of the week between binge watching tv, reading and pain med induced naps. I'm still having to be cautious when I bend over and I have to tell you, I'm dreading getting out on the lawn mower this evening but it has to be done. The yard looks close enough to bale now and we have rain moving in tomorrow and is to hang in the majority of the week. 

I've still not planted the garden. Folks I know south of me still haven't either and they sell a lot at Farmer's markets in the Ava MO area. Check out their videos at Living Traditions Homestead.

I'll try to have some pictures later in the week. I have tomato seedlings I need to up-plant as well as cantaloupe and zuccini that need in the ground, but bending over for that length of time isn't happening so I just keep them in the greenhouse at night and have been hardening them off during the day. I'm hoping once the rain passes this week I can do that.

So... no basement this week. Lifting, hauling just isn't in my wheelhouse at the moment. Maybe next week when Bob is home to help.

This week is all about creating in the studio. The end of the month brings three creative collaborations that I take part in as a way of networking with other artists. Then Julie, at DearJulieJulie (whom I'm on the design team for) is doing a collab with CaraBrandonCreations. They've each created a set of seven digital sheets. We will showcase a set each day from May 27 - June 2. I want to try and get as many of those up and done as I can Wednesday and Thursday to free up my weekend for other things.

If you'd like to check out my YouTube channel, you'll find me at KellysCreativeDreams 

Have you planted a garden? What have you planted and are you trying anything new? Inquiring minds want to know.

Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!

~ Kelly