I'm excited for you! It's so nice when things start coming together.

Speaking of floors, I've never finished the kitchen and DR floor, so that's on my year-end bucket list. Maybe I can get son-in-law interested in helping me between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I'd like to have the long overdo bathroom remodel done but that's not going to happen. By the end of the year I plan on having everything chosen and ordered (delivered would be good too but you never know what delays there might be), have the contractor over and schedule the work.

I'm also working on my sewing/dressing room and hope to have that more organized by the end of the year. I moved a bunch of things out of the small walk-in closet in that room to make the closet better but then ended up with too much stuff in the room. Surprise. lol

I'm still trying to get our house wrapped up. If I can get the baseboards done, the house will be *officially finished*. I wanted to have them done by Thanksgiving, but I was delayed by a family illness, so we'll shoot for the end of the year.

There will always be more to do- We plan to finish a bedroom and bathroom in the basement, put stairs down to grade on the back deck, finish a great room in the barn, and maybe someday even landscape a bit.

I'm hoping to get thru the day... and take car to mechanic for a quick visit and drop off trash at my sister's now empty bin (trash pick up this morning). So will post more later...

I'm stripping and refinishing an antique desk. After that, it's back to working on drainage issues if the ground will ever dry out.

I've got too much to do. If anyone doesn't, let me know...

need to get car to emissions and tags by the 30th. Then take it in for some work that needs done on it. I need to finish moving my stuff out of the old place. yep, stuff still over there. I'll be bringing over any small things left there and hopefully the few big things will be brought over here the 1st wk of Dec.

Then have to get rid of the old trailer. My handyman was gonna take it for salvage but now says $ for salvage has tanked. So not sure what to do - anyone want it? it's free for the taking...

Christmas stuff. ordered a few things already. I need to wrap and mail out so only maybe 2 wks to do that. After that if my handy man has any free time there's more here that needs done before the NY. And I'm sure more after that too!

I'd like to see if I can pare down a bit. I organized my basement last time you did the challenge, but I still should donate much of what is still down there.

A summer MBR remodeling project had a domino effect through our home so we are still working on small projects in just about every room. Good thing our home is small, LOL:

1) Get a real door on the MBR. Still haven't rec'd a quote from our contractor altho she thinks it can be done. Figured I'd give her a break for T-day but next Monday I'm going to be all over her trying to get a firm price/date.

2) Repaint the LR and hallway baseboards because we have new LR furniture coming. I HATE crawling around the floor to do this, but it's necessary. I've been putting it off forever and they're all scuffed and dinged. My back aches just thinking about this......

3) Re-organize one of my storage closets in the DR (I have 3 of them, all small but crowded). Take up the DR rug and roll it up for charity. Use the pad for the LR rug (currently rolled up) because it's a better quality one.

4) Get to the paint store and get more paint to touch up our walls (original paint from 26 yrs ago) and also repaint not only the LR/hallway baseboards but all the main floor window sills.

5) Find a replacement for our current DR table (which I loathe) and all our DR chairs (we use office chairs with arms and casters, super-comfortable) which are wearing out.

6) Hopefully the new LR chaise and ottoman on order arrives in mid-December. Need to find a suitable side chair for extra seating - need comfortable but light enough to be moved around easily.

7) Get my stereo hooked up again - I have been without my CDs for six months, grrrrr. I need more stereo wire, don't have enough as I moved the units to a new location in the LR.

8) Scrub out a beautiful (but very heavy) blue-glazed planter that's outside in the garden, and bring it in to hold a new silk foliage arrangement I bought for the new decor. I just couldn't see paying $100 for a container when I have this lovely planter sitting outside; except of course it IS outside, so it's grungy inside and out right now! I also need to find a little tray to put under it, because it's rough unglazed earthenware on the bottom - great for real plants, not so good for indoor flooring you don't want scratched.

Paint the laundry room, replace the laundry tub, replace and paint laundry room baseboards, take the old chest freezer out of the laundry room and replace with a small upright, clean and seal the grout. It's all happening next week. :)

Get done repairs needed on the old house after getting the rest of my stuff out of it so I can get it on the market....get a few more projects done here, too, like getting the shelves in the bedroom closet so I can unpack all the stuff waiting to go in, reinforce the mirror-back on the china cabinet to get that stuff unpacked and loaded in, get the garage items moved into place to get my car in, etc, before the snow flies....oh, and start losing the weight I gained throughout all of this!

I have had a long to-do list ever since the 98% of the kitchen remodel was completed -- plus the non-kitchen stuff that needs to be done (basement disaster zone!) By the end of the year, I would like to finish altering the fabric blind that matches the kitchen window blinds to fit the back door ( I have the pieces cut and half the seams done) and install, patch wall and paint for a new phone jack to replace the 50 year old model that is there.

Oh, and plant the 150 or so bulbs that I bought on Friday! Went a little crazy at that clearance sale.

I want to plug in the treadmill. I'd also like to start walking on it. I'd like to ride the exercise bike that's sitting next to the treadmill. So hard to start a new habit!

New garage doors and openers are to be installed tomorrow. Crossing my fingers because I have already waited six weeks for this to happen.

To relax and enjoy the best time of the year. The busy Christmas activities are well underway, the decorations are up and shining, Christmas caroles have begun, the girls and I are bringing back our baking tradition, soon I will start my phone calls to wish my loved ones a blessed Christmas, since shopping is a hardship for me, I use Pinterest for ideas to give cash, this year is an "off year" for a big Christmas dinner, my meal will be simple...soup and cinnamon rolls etc......and to stop by this forum and wish all my friends at Smaller Houses a very Merry Christmas to you and yours and may each of you have a wonderful 2016, filled with happiness and good health.

Oh yes, someone from my little community gifted me with a beautiful white wooden Nativity Scene and had it delivered....wish I knew who to thank.