Clean the freezer day

Some of you know how when you're working 40 hours a week there are other things that don't get done, right? For the last year-ish while I've been working full time there are many, many things around my house that have not been getting accomplished. In the two and a half weeks since I've been home again, I've been a veritable whirlwind of activity.

Today, I cleaned out the freezer. Not the extra one in the garage, though that needs a good defrost and clean as well. I cleaned out the freezer in the kitchen. I've been waiting until it was almost empty to get a chance to clean it out. Today was the day! And it wasn't even on today's to-do list.

Also, this is how our kitchen looked before we moved in. I know you're jealous of that brown carpeting on the floor. And that really awesome wallpaper on that back wall.

The first thing I'll say is that sometimes, wallpaper can hide a multitude of sins. When we removed that wallpaper and painted that wall, it was no easy task.

And - look at what my fantastic husband, Jon, did while I was out of town in February. He refinished the floor in the kitchen! It is fantastic. It's amazing how much brighter the room is now that the floor is done. 

With such nice improvements and now a clean freezer you would think I would just love cooking in there, eh? Unfortunately, cooking is not one of my loves. Maybe I'll pretend it's crafting while I cook dinner tonight! 

#GreenFriday

Hey Friends. So you know what Friday is. You know. That day everybody wakes up early and goes shopping and spends lots of money and gets great deals on all of their Christmas gifts. Then there are people who don't even bother to go to sleep and stay up all night and start shopping at midnight. And then there are the stores that will be open on Thanksgiving this year.

Well, I'm out. I've decided to observe "No Shopping Day" on Black Friday this year. I tweeted the thought earlier today and some others agreed to play along so we're calling it "Green Friday" since we'll be keeping our cash.

If you would like to play along, great! Leave us a comment and tell us what you'll be doing instead of shopping on Friday. If you're on Twitter we'll use the #GreenFriday hashtag. Find my page here. Also, my Twitter buddy and awesome digital designer Cyndi has agreed to create an avatar for us to use. I'll post a link to it when it's ready. She's so awesome.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday and I'll see you all - not shopping - on Friday!