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Front Porch {…my love of Fall}

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I have a secret.


For the past month or more, my house has been an absolute disaster.

I am not talking about slightly disarrayed.


I’m talking “choose the path you want to walk through” kinda disarray.

I’m not being hard on myself, though.  I really did have a few very good reasons.  In fact, four reasons. And they all coincided at the same time.


I was dealing with some ongoing medical issues. 
I sold and closed my business and had to move out of my office, and set up a temporary office at my home.  

(this said temporary office was relocated to our Dining Room table, I am ashamed to say.)  


I can’t even begin to describe what a mess that was.


Also, we went to Florida for a week.  It was a vacay.  A much-needed vacay.  But, we left the same afternoon that I moved the final box out of my office, and also dumped my temp office onto our Dining Room table.  (oh, yes we did!)


The fourth event was the Southern Bloggers Conference.  The final week prior and the Conference itself almost zapped all of us.  Worth every minute we spent planning it, but zapped us none the less. 


All the while – laundry was piling up, dust bunnies were battling for dominance, piles of paperwork were multiplying like…well, dust bunnies. 


In between, there was blogging.  After all, the blogging must go on right?  🙂

I joyously celebrated my first week of being a full-time Blogger amidst a home which was less than picture perfect.  Well, unless the show Hoarders needed some new material.  🙂


So what does one do when the house is in total upheaval and you feel all hope is lost?


Why, you plan a huge party at your house to take place in a week.

Of course.


It has always been my contention that there is nothing like having a party to make you clean your house.

And clean I have been doing.


Granted, it’s a birthday party for my soon to be 
3-year old grandson, Roo.  But, it’s a party all the same.  


I am happy to say my temporary office has been moved to the Bonus Room where it will be eventually organized and set-up for my blogging and my online shop, details!  
I am blessed to have a bi-monthly cleaning lady, and she earned her pay (and a nice tip) this week.
My laundry is caught up and the dust bunnies are under control once again with her help.  I will tell you we cleaned like mad women today.


Peace and orderliness once again reign supreme at Castle Garrett.


Just in time for the onslaught of about ten 3-year old darlings.  🙂

But, for a short while – I am relishing the fact that I don’t have to walk around, over and through “stuff.”

Oh yea, my outside decor is finished, also.  If you missed the prior two posts…. here is my Italian Planter featuring Mr and Mrs Roo –


And my cute little birdie feeder dressed up in autumnal faire.


I can’t wait to share with you the Fall decor inside the house.  🙂   (now that it is clean and I can actually take pics)  

Sharing with:
Kim at Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday
Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday
Heather at Setting for Four for It’s A Party!
Sherry at No Minimalist Here for Open House Party
Heather and Vanessa @ at the picket fence for Inspiration Friday

Don’t forget to join me for “Yay or Nay Thursday!” where I will post the results of last week’s vote “Wallpaper,” and also reveal this week’s subject.


xxoo



Comments

  4. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    That’s a fabulous wreath, Barb! I understand how it goes ~ just having our flooring done was a mess because things had to come out of various rooms and sit somewhere. Then we got the bedroom carpet done last Friday and it started over again. Add to that all the stuff I’ve got together for my holiday market {which has to store somewhere!} and I feel like my house is still out of sorts.

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  9. Suzy says

    Beautiful Barb! I just love your wreath and the wonderful assortment of pumpkins that you have. I’ll be sharing this on the Worthing Court facebook page tomorrow night (since I’m so late reading it today). And you’re so right about that last week before the conference – totally zapped, but SO WORTH IT! I’m ready for the next one – bring it on!

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  10. Kathysue says

    Barb I agree with the Party theory, there is nothing like a party or special company to get one moving on the stuff we keep putting off!! I think I need another intervention too!! Love all that you have done!! Kathysue

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  23. Alycia Nichols says

    How yyou will survive ten 3-year-olds running around is beyond me! I salute your ambition! 🙂 It sounds like your home has looked like mine did over the last several weeks until I got started deep-cleaning in anticipation of 6 weekend guests. The cleaning process was long, methodical, and physically taxing…but OH was it worth it!!! Those dust bunnies of which you speak…gone! They went the way of the cobwebs in the storage area and the grease build-up on the range hood and the fingerprints on the front storm door. Boxes of tablescaping stuff are now put away and better organized than ever. The upstairs fridge got a huge cleaning inside and out. (I just prayed that no one would actually open the tiny fridge behind the bar since it didn’t make the cut!) So you are not alone, my sister. You are not alone! Now let’s kick back and enjoy the fruits of our labor, if only for a moment. We deserve it! 🙂 BEAUTIFUL front entry, Barbara! Absolutely picture perfect!

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