Tuesday, October 03, 2006

October "To Do" List

Ok Jaymie! I'm on board!

October, 2006

_X__ Oct 1 Go thru mail on coffee table.

_X__ Oct 2 Pick up Clutter in Kitchen/Dining/Living Room. (enlist Heidi & Julie!)

_X__ Oct 3 Order Snapfish photos

____ Oct 4 Store away your summer clothing, and bring out your fall and winter clothes. If you pull out something you don't like, immediately put it in your Donations Box.

_>__ Oct 5 Make eye dr./ car appointments.

_X__ Oct 6 Try to avoid the busy malls this season, and opt for buying holiday gifts online instead. Start now, if you haven't already, and aim for finishing before Thanksgiving.

_X__ Oct 7 Pick up the ingredients to make crockpot chili for Sunday. / Donate at least one kitchen appliance you never use.

_X__ Oct 8 Empty your email inbox tonight by responding to any email that requires it, or deleting email you don't need. If you can't possibly do that in one night, work on this project for 10 minutes a night until it's completely empty.

_X__ Oct 9 Clean bathroom. Do kitchen/living room floors.

_X__ Oct 10 Conferences / Stir the Pot. 6:30pm.

____ Oct 11 Clean your windows, with window cleaner and a squeegee, or hire a window cleaner to do this for you.

_X__ Oct 12 Conferences.

____ Oct 13 Clean out any narrow-neck vases with 1 part water, 1 part vinegar and 1 part baking soda. If your vases have larger openings and are durable, put them in the dishwasher when you're ready to run your next cycle.

____ Oct 14 Wash Car - Organize Archiver Bags.

____ Oct 15 Get your yard cleaned up. Remove any debris around the house.

____ Oct 16 Take your window screens out and replace them with storm windows. Cover your central air conditioning unit for the season.

_X__ Oct 17 Conferences.

_X__ Oct 18 Re-organize the kitchen utensils drawers. If you don't have a utensil holder, be sure it's on your shopping list.

_X__ Oct 19 It's an excellent time to update your PDA and address books. When you're ready to send out your holiday cards, you'll be all set.

____ Oct 20 Weed out one drawer of your filing cabinet of papers you no longer need, shredding any documents that contain personal information.

____ Oct 21 Organize your CD & DVD collection, alphabetically within genre.

____ Oct 22 Clean and organize your coat closet. Donate any coats you (or other family members) no longer wear.

____ Oct 23 Add sturdy plastic boxes (with lids) to your coat closet--one for each family member. Label with the person's name. Add any scarves, hats, gloves, earmuffs and other outerwear to the appropriate person's box.

____ Oct 24 Clean out your oven.

_X__ Oct 25 Try to avoid the busy malls this season, and opt for buying holiday gifts online instead. Start now, if you haven't already, and aim for finishing before Thanksgiving.

____ Oct 26 Vacuum the insides of an armoire, computer center, buffet, etc. that are extra dusty.

____ Oct 27 Frame Mpls print & posters. Level any framed artwork or framed photos hanging on the walls that are crooked.

_X__ Oct 28 Empty all of the trash containers in your home, garage, car, etc. into one big bag. Put that bag out on garbage day.

_X__ Oct 29 Daylight savings time (U.S.) ends at 2:00AM. Turn your clocks back one hour.

_X__ Oct 30 Start planning for Thanksgiving. Where will it be held? Do you need to make travel plans? Does anything have to be ordered ahead of time? Don't wait until the last minute, or you may find yourself stressed and overwhelmed.

_X__ Oct 31 Today is a chore-free day. Enjoy Halloween!

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