Heading out to several appointments and meetings later this week, and soon I'm heading to the gym to get started there. Meanwhile, I have a week until bulky waste to decide if there is a use for any of these fence pickets.

The fridge contents have been drawn down after the holiday and the compost bins beside the driveway door are filling so need transport to the back of the backyard heap. It's also time to finish mowing down the garden and think about putting in a few raised beds with the extra fence boards.

I printed out a "12 days of xmas cleaning" sheet that LilyFestre put up on Facebook. In order for that plan to be effective I need to start around Dec. 12, and then wrap up the last day or two of it after the actual event. Except I'm not sure when we'll get together because the most distant child works through the holidays and will fly down sometime around New Year's Day or later. At least I'll be ready by the 23rd and try to maintain some order until our family cooking and gift-giving.