"That Was Easy"

I recently received a Staples "easy button' as a gift. I find myself quoting it regularly. Not regularly enough unfortunately, but when it came time to complete my fall to-do list, here we go:










That was easy.

Almost, all done! A warm Sunday morning, a committed Sunday evening, and a sunny Saturday afternoon was all it took to knock most of these babies off the list.

• Tidy front flowerbed, plant 1-2 mums
• Paint exterior window frames and untreated wood
• Clean behind stove
• Wash kitchen floor
• Wash siding

The only chore outstanding? Washing the siding. I don't know if I'll do this or not. For 2 reasons:

1) I think this would be WAY easier with a pressure washer, than a garden hose. I don't own a pressure washer and I don't plan to rent or buy one.

2) Does it make sense to do this now or should I just wait until spring.

Ultimately, one more good weekend and I could get this job done. By then, I'll also be raking leaves and cleaning out eaves troughs, so logically that would be a better time to wash my siding anyway. I have yet to clean out my eaves without getting yuck leaves all over the side of my house. It just hasn't happened. So, I guess I just added to my list, huh?


Here we go:

• Wash siding
• Clean eaves troughs 
• Rake leaves
• Pull up dahlia bulbs
• Plant & mulch mums

Now, for that nice weekend.....