The lasts

 It's been a month of lasts.  Today was my last install into my legacy system.  Tomorrow will be my last data conversion.  It's strange, but I'm ready.  I'm starting to make schedules and plans on what I want to accomplish my first month not working full time.  I've been buying paint and the things I'm going to need for a super deep clean and painting.  This weekend I'm planning on get the dresser that has been hiding in the garage out and get it prepped to paint.  I haven't done a project like this since Sprout was born and I'm so ready.  

The basement is calling my name too, to start sorting things out and taking stuff to goodwill or putting them back for the fall 4H sale.  I think it might get stiffed this year just so I can get things cleaned out and arranged while I have the time.  My closet and storage totes are going to be shrunk down.  I'm hoping in half since I won't need office type clothes as much.  It's time to just be ruthless about what is in my closet.  I have way too many clothes.  Shoes are a hard thing for me.  I love shoes and really do have too many, but it's the hardest area for me to purge.  I wear a lot of different ones all the time so it truly is hard for me to decide.  

A long time ago I received some salvage trim as a gift.  I've been wanting to get it all cleaned up and painted so that as I paint a room in the house the cheap trim comes out and the nice old trim goes in. I'm going to try as hard as I can to make this happen this year.  I'm hoping that as FarmBoy see progress on all of my plans that he's happy and wants me to continue.  There are several house projects that need done that no one has the time to do and I'm hoping to get to them.  I know I'm biting off more than I can chew, but if I do it in little nibbles then I think I can make a big difference by the time snow flies.  At least that is my current plan.

During all of this I need to sew a quilt that I've had cut for years that FarmBoy is waiting on.  I've got a plan on how to do this so that he doesn't know I'm doing it.  It's hard to keep secrets in the tiny 2 bedroom house that we have, but I'm determined to do it.  Now I need to get Sprout on board with all of this.  When she sees that I'm really serious I think she will get on board a little easier so this all depends on me.  I'm so ready at least I think I am.......