Company Girl Coffee

Another week, another Friday, another edition of Company Girl Coffee. As I sit here I'm enjoying a lukewarm cup of coffee, and resisting the urge to rifle through the candy bags I just assembled for tonight's trick or treaters.

Unlike Rachel Anne, it has not been "a quiet week in Lake Woebegone." I've decided that the season of fall, October to be specific, has become the new Christmas holiday (in the commercialism, parties and decorations sense.) Every weekend has involved a pumpkin carving party, a barn party, or harvest party. All to end tonight with Candy Fest 2008! On the bright side of all this fall festiving is maybe, just maybe, we (the general population) will be too tired to go wild and crazy for Christmas. Christmas will end up going back to the basics.

Fall officially rolled into our area last week. This week winter came and visited for a couple days. The wind was strong and cold, I lived in turtle necks all week. I skipped Wednesday's Small Thing, sweeping the front porch. It was too cold to go outside and I figured the wind took care of all the dust and dirt.

Thankfully it has warmed up enough to venture outside and not fear for our hands and noses. Yesterday we enjoyed a Harvest Fest celebration at the arboretum (see another fall related event); and tonight we can go trick or treating and see every one's costume, not just big puffy coats.

Sporks! Who doesn't like a good spork joke? And, who doesn't like some efficient ideas, two-for-one ideas, much like the spork. And that is what Rachel Anne encouraged us to do this week. For us to spend the week combining tasks and then share them with friends, family, people walking down the street, and who come visit your blog.

1. One turkey breast, 3 meals. Monday's dinner called for a 2 lb turkey breast, cooked in the crock pot. I bought a 5 pounder originally thinking I would cut it in half and cook only one half, but really how do you split a raw turkey breast? Instead I cooked the whole enchilada leaving me meat for two more meals. And the next time I try this I need to remember several points: the turkey must be completely defrosted and I need a larger crock pot. Thank goodness for microwaves!

2. Shop and surf baby! One morning this week I had 3 hours all to myself. 3 hours, what is a mom to do? I headed to the grocery store, completed our shopping for the month, loaded everything in the car and grabbed my computer out of the car. Our grocery store has a coffee bar, sitting area (complete with gas fireplace) and free wifi. I settled in a comfy chair, with my pumpkin pie coffee, and went to work finishing Monday's committee meeting minutes and our church's nursery schedule.

3. Picking Pockets! Who remembers this Small Thing challenge from the beginning of the month? Rachel Anne asked us to make a list of all those little projects and chores around the house that take 15 minutes, or less, and do them. To keep our house clutter free I've found it easier to pick up items as I pass them and deposit them where they belong as I pass by (instead of making a mental note that I should do something about them.) I spend most of my day walking back and forth in our house (just wish it burned a few more calories), and many times walking in circles, so I can easily take care of those little mounds of books and toys before they become huge piles of mess.
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And now for the paint color help I pleaded for last week. Oh my, not today ladies I'm sorry. However, I have taken pictures of the room (even downloaded them onto the computer) and I plan on posting them real soon. OK, maybe next Friday at the earliest, but it is coming because I could really use some ideas. Stay tuned it is coming.