Freedom of mind

After the world's busiest schedule last weekend, I am SO looking forward to piddling around the house this coming weekend. On my to-dos wish list:

- Clean out the garden and beds around the house, bring in the tropicals for the season and clean out the planters
- Deliver overgrown parsley to close friends
- Clean out the house - for example, do I really still need the shoes from my wedding? Does J still need her Easter dress from 4 years ago? etc.
- Clean out the garage - send JBL to the dump with all our cardboard, bring the wood bin inside, put all the outside kid toys back in their bin, etc.
- Go through all the kids' toys and summer clothes for a pre-Christmas purge/donation run
- Begin Fall Cleaning - dust the ceiling fan in the family room and chandelier in the entrance way, clean all the windows inside and out, wipe down the kitchen cabinets and scrub the floor (you know, instead of giving it a once-over with a Swiffer wipe), etc.
- Research some new fall recipes to try (or revisit old ones - we discovered quite a few last year)
- Buy pumpkins and other fall decorations with J

I don't think I'll quite get to everything, do you? But oooh, I can't wait to try! I know. I need to get out more often...