NaBloPoMo = decluttering

Well, here we are again, another November underway, another NaBloPoMo (national blog posting month) challenge.  Which means another chance to declutter around here, and boy, does it need it.  Plus I've got to catch you up on my shoe acquisitions (um, I've lost track of how any shoes in 2011, let's just leave it at that), not to mention maybe someday accounting for shoe-mageddon!

But mostly, decluttering.  My to-do list is long.  LONG.  We have a party in mid-November (Andrew's 3rd b-day!), plus our haphazardly scheduled kinda annual holiday open house in December, so the stakes are high!

Here's a rough first cut at a to-do list:

• front hallway, always a disaster area
• our small back yard and front yard need attention, ripping out dead plants, putting down mulch, maybe getting some bulbs in, plus planting the pansies that have been in the front hallway for 2 weeks
• the ever present need to toy sort
• the basement needs major attention
• Andrew is going to need a big boy bed after Christmas, so we need to overhaul his room
• Elizabeth wants a pink room (after the holiday!) so we also need an overhaul of her room in anticipation
• The attic is in sad shape right now and needs major decluttering and organization

Etc.  Need I say more?