Wrapping up Week 3...
[X] Make a holiday meal and add it to the freezer. **I made a double batch of the ricotta cheese meatballs mentioned in the freezer cooking thread and three bags of Savory CrockPot Italian Chicken. Between Costco and Aldi, I got pretty much everything I needed to make everything, so that worked out nicely.
http://www.cinnamonspiceandeverythin...ese-meatballs/
http://thefrugalgirls.com/2015/09/sa...n-chicken.html
[X] Buy two canned food items from the Thanksgiving menu. **Cranberry sauce done! I also found some really amazing chocolates to put away for the holidays at Costco: "Chocolates of the World" (some international assortment of truffle sort of things individually-wrapped in foil) and Bailey's truffles (OMG). I like to set out dishes of candy and munchies for guests, and these will look extra-snazzy.
[ ] Organize an area to keep items for the Thanksgiving menu. **I usually set up a box or extra laundry basket in our spare bedroom/office/library to corral this sort of thing. Wish I had a walk-in pantry!
[X] Order Christmas cards and address labels (rolled over from Week 2). I found super-cute Christmas cards at Tuesday Morning yesterday. They already had a LOT of Christmas stuff out. The address labels from TinyPrints arrived this past week, too.
Looking ahead to Week 4... The Master Bedroom.
My husband hung up brand-new blinds in our bedroom last night, so that was perfect timing for moving into the master bedroom with cleaning and organizing tasks. Can't wait to get everything looking spiffy!
[ ] Sort items in dresser drawers. Only put back items that will be worn. **I'd like to clear out some space in the dresser in our guest room (I keep summer casual clothes in there). The dressers in our own bedroom are fine.
[X] Sort jewelry box. **I have some things that are not heirloom/special that I've just grown out of and need to go.
[/] Sort bedroom closet. **We have a walk-in closet, and I did this for my own clothes during August before the school year started. I should probably sort the husband's side.
[/] Sort shoes. **The shoes in my own closet are sorted, but I need to attack the closet near our foyer.
[ ] Start thinking about holiday clothing and cold weather clothing. **I need a new winter coat for sure. I have preferred the wool pea coats for winter in the past, but I'm trying to decide if I can spring for a North Face one this year.
[ ] Wash windows.
[ ] Remove clutter.
[ ] Vacuum and dust.
[ ] Wash bed linens.
[ ] Add warm blankets to the bed. **We're having a warmer start to autumn this year, so I think we're fine without our heating blanket just yet. I added a throw to the bed last week and that's just about right at the moment. The long-term forecast is hinting at a first frost around the first week of October.
[ ] Wash pillows.
[ ] Make one batch of holiday goodies. **Going to try making and freezing cookie dough. Husband has requested a trial of peanut butter cookies using stevia, too, so I might do those first.
[ ] Make a holiday meal and add it to the freezer. **Considering something from here:
http://overthebigmoon.com/freezer-meals/
[ ] Buy two canned food items from the Thanksgiving menu.
[/] Make a list of any table and bathroom linens that need replacing before the holidays, and pick up a few each week. **I picked up some cute autumn hand towels yesterday, but I'm going to keep looking out for Christmas ones to add to what I already have for the kitchen and half bath. We're set on table and guest bathroom towels.
Whoo! Week 4! Bring it on! :tree2:
My DH however is a different story! Lots of stuff crammed into his drawers, and not a clear idea of what to wear. 
