ORC – Week Two

ORC…I’m here hoping you read last week’s post.

Otherwise, you might be expecting a photo of a creature from Lord of the Rings.

This is Week Two of the One Room Challenge….

Oh, that ORC.

…And I am here to update you on my progress.

(Koda is now laughing his curled Pomeranian tail off.)

Thank you, btw, to my on-line friend, Iris and her pooch, Koda…

I’ve come to visualize Iris as my inner voice… I usually call myself out via the teal text. If it were in real life, that teal voice would be my good friend Maureen. But since no one in my real life–besides immediate family–even knows that I blog (yes, really), I’ve come to assign that voice to Iris, my awesomely pithy Where Blogger’s Live friend who holds me accountable very politely and with great humor. I love that! Last week, I reached out to ask Iris if she’d mind if I mentioned her in that context. True to form, she said I could count on her…and confirmed my suspicion that we “get” each other. Everyone needs an Iris.

That said…

Em...Could we get on with it???!!!

Yes. (You can tell that last one wasn’t Iris, btw. She would NEVER say that…(although it’s likely she might think it.)

Anywho… have I made ANY progress during Week Two?

Uh, YES!!! If you follow me on Instagram (and hopefully with the sound ON), you might be one of a small group of people who saw this fabulous reel (if I do say so myself) noting that we said sayonara to our dining room cabinet.

As an update to last week’s post, I did also:

• Clear out and eliminate the crap corner as well as the adjacent console table.

• Relocate the computer corner to a spare room.

• Replace the Dining Room cabinet with the COMPLETED buffet cabinet (tune in next week); take down the repurposed family room pictures from the dining room walls.

• Receive delivery and replace UNmatching chairs with additional seating from online reseller.

And delve into a full-blown panic for signing myself up for this crazy thing and spiral briefly into my usual overthinking mode.

I knew it!!! Here come the excuses…

Then I made a series of productive decisions, organized my curated supplies, made a schedule for blog and IG posts, set weekly goals, ordered things on my supply list, brainstormed some ways to make the room fun….

Wait? Is this DustandDoghair.com and what have you done with Em?

I KNOW!!! I don’t believe it either!!!

I’m sure I’ll revisit the full-blown panic mode several times, but I’m currently feeling pretty good about Week Two and my potential to get to Week Eight.

Can’t wait to show you the buffet!!!

I found something fun to do with those diamonds!!!!

See you next week for ORC – Week 3!