Progress

Busy beaver yesterday -- I made some good progress on wedding and holidays. 

I finished decorating which is pared down again this year, but reorganized the bins. It took a long time but was very overdue. Since I haven't been using everything for the last few years, things got jumbled and mislabeled in bins, etc. I also have some give-away and donation piles. 

I decorated some ME spaces this year. A little bit in my office (after book tree got knocked over), a little bit on a tray in my bathroom and a little bit in the bedroom. Spots I see everyday. 

A gift idea for the family this year is framed pictures of special moments -- bachelor party group picture, best friend picture from a wedding, etc. Hello, CVS same day photos. I got some black wooden frames on Amazon. All this to say, I wrapped them with a little craftiness I saw on IG. The brown paper is from Amazon packing material that I rolled onto an empty paper towel roll. Works great -- a little wrinkled, but that adds character.

Christmas paper my aunt
gave me -- bit thicker
than wrapping paper.

Experimenting on size,
but I like the monotoned
look too.

I ordered lots of tags and such for the shower, found invitations for the rehearsal dinner, contacted some venders, etc. Nexts steps in the process.

I'm having a nervous fit about the house we saw online (and plan to see this weekend). It's really, really close to what we want -- maybe close enough to consider and that stresses me to the MAX. I actually hope we don't like it because the thought of a move is beyond overwhelming. Maybe overwhelming enough to pass on a house that fits because I can't manage all the things right now. I need the comfort of my house and garden and pretty office space and nice neighbors. Lifelines in a scary time. We'll see. This is a worry for "not today" though.

Best get moving. Up early for a volunteer obligation this morning. Hope you are having a good week. Later gators.