Monday blues

1st Monday of the month of December.  22 sleeps till Father Christmas gets here. Yeyy! I should be excited. I love this time of the year but I am just not in the mood at the moment.  I've only just started my Christmas shopping, the tree and decorations are not up yet and the worst of all I haven't bought an Advent calendar for the kids yet! *shocking* Some decorations and my advent candle are still in boxes in the garage from when we moved in June *big sigh* I am such a bad, disorganised mother :{ In my defense I had to help out a friend for a couple of days so my housework has stacked up and my to do list has got longer.  I should get cracking but I haven't got the energy.  I have things I need to get off my chest but I won't say too much.  Things always work themselves out...I hope so. :)

Another problem we have is that DS's room has a damp corner which we can't get rid off so he's sleeping on his mattress in our bedroom floor :}

Nothing much to report in diy front but I have a few pics to show.
 
The stairs is having its 1st top coat as I write

I saw a cushion cover made from a shirt so I have go myself and was quite please with the result :) Dh has had a clearout of shirts.

The cabinet is finally cleared out and the top separated from bottom.  And I'm working on priming the inside first before doing the outside.  I am making progress albeit very little :)

Another go in the patchwork, table mat this time appliqueing? labels and tags from clothes.  Too ambitious! Not happy with the result, wonky...lol

 

I feel slightly better now so must do something useful before I lose it again...enthusiasm, I mean :)

Happy Monday!