DEBBIE-DABBLE BLOG

I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

I DABBLE IN A BIT OF THIS AND THAT!!!!

" IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
George Eliot

George Eliot was actually a pen name for a woman named Mary Anne Evans......

BLOGGING FOR FUN AND FRIENDSHIP!!!!!!

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Preparing for Christrmas and a Haul, 2026

Welcome to my Christmas Blog, A Debbie-Dabble Christmas!!

I am so happy you decided to stop by my Christmas Blog!!

Every room in our townhouse has a different Christmas Theme and Color Scheme!!

I prove that you do not have to live in a large home to have several Trees, over 20, in all shapes and sizes!!

The majority of my Christmas decorations are placed in the same room every year and I know that this is not what most Decorator's care for but to me, it like seeing old friends again when I decorate each year for Christmas as many of my decorations were gifts from family and friends...........

I do try to add a few new things and change up things a bit but for the most part, these decorations are part of my Christmas Traditions and bring back a lot of treasured memories.....

I post 3 TIMES A WEEK on MONDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAYS.....

As always, click on each picture if you would like to enlarge it....

PINTEREST

If you would like to Pin my pictures, please click on them to enlarge them to do so....

A NOTE ABOUT COMMENTS

I enjoy reading your comments and will return the favor by visiting and commenting on your blog or reply to you directly here if you do not have a blog but I do have my comment section set to Moderation due to spammers and hackers so your comment will not appear immediately...

And since I have a very busy life, like most of us do, it may take me awhile to return your comments but I promise I will....

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In my last post, I shared how I did with my October monthly goals.....

And what my goals are for November....

Click HERE if you missed that post!!

Thanks to Angie, over at God's Growing Garden, for choosing my blog post, Purple Christmas Bathroom and a Huge Haul, as one of her features from last week's Tuesdays with a Twist Link Party!!

Thanks so much, Angie!!

Please stop by and link up to this lovely party!!

CLICK HERE TO READ THE RESAT OF THIS POST OVER ON MY CHRISTMAS BLOG, A DEBBIE-DABBLE CHRISTMAS!

Please be so kind to comment over on that blog...

Hugs,

Deb

Monday, November 2, 2026

October Goals Update and November Monthly Goals, 2026

Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!

I am so happy you decided to stop by!!

Blogging has always been a stress reliever for me along with an avenue to share my passions which are my home and my garden.....

I feel it is a personal Journal that, hopefully, someday, my Twin Granddaughters will be able to look back on to learn about who I was....

I will be posting 3 times a week on MONDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS....

As always, click on each picture if you would like to enlarge it....

PINTEREST

If you would like to Pin my pictures, please click on them to enlarge them to do so....

A NOTE ABOUT COMMENTS

And since I have a very busy life, like most of us do, it may take me awhile to return your comments but I promise I will....

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In my last post, I shared how beautiful the area in which I live looks in the Fall....

Family Trick or Treating at the local Mall....

My neighbor's kids, Usef and Anaya....

An Ofrendo altar, where my son Joey works and he placed his Dad's prayer card on the altar.....

Click HERE if you missed that post!!

And now for a few Personal Notes...

For the New Year, I am trying something different with my 3 times weekly posts....

On THURSDAYS, I will feature what I cooked and ate during the week, showcasing local cuisine and a few recipes for things that I actually made...

I decided that on SATURDAYS, I will showcase What I Have Been Up To in the past week, sharing events and places I went to, if any....

On MONDAYS, I will be featuring What I Have Bought or Been Gifted Recently, if anything...

I hoped to host my nieces for a Fall pizza party but we all got sick!!

My nieces came down with the stomach bug that is going around and I have been battling a cold, sinus issues and a fever with terrific body aches since Saturday....

So I am passing on sharing recent buys......

Last year, I joined a group of Bloggers who were setting Quarterly and Monthly Goals......

My Goals are more of a To Do List for each Season....

And I do so love my To Do Lists....

This year, I have decided to only do Monthly Goals.....

So how did I do with my Monthly Goals for October....

It has been a busy month!!

These have been pushed into October from September....

Have my son Jim remove all the air conditioners from the windows.....YES!

Clean the windows in the Living Room, Bedroom and Den...YES!!

Change the valances in the Den..... YES!!!

Make a wreath for my Craft Room using vintage sewing items......NOPE!! Will put this on hold for a few months as I have to make a new Christmas wreath for the Sitting Room Door...

Start to straighten, reorganize and clean the storage unit that I rent to see if I can drop down to a smaller one ..... ONGOING....I have been reorganizing and going through and either tossing some things or donating them to Salvation Army as I go through and bring home Holiday and Seasonal outside decor....

Clean my 3 curios.....NOPE!! Will do this in December after I get the house decorated for Christmas and have more time...

Go through all my DVD's and CD's and decide what to keep and what to donate or sell.....NOPE!! putting this on hold until December or next year...

Cut back the perennials and hostas on my slope and my neighbor's in front of my house...ONGOING....I have been working on it...

Change the front porch and yard over to Halloween decor.....YES!

Pull out the annuals in the pots in the front and replace them with Halloween decorations....YES!!

Cut back all the perennials in the back yard and pull out all the annuals that were planted in pots....YES!!

Pack up the faux flowers from the front porch and back yard....YES!!

Rake up the falling leaves in the back yard ...ONGOING, as they are still falling!!!

Pack up all the summer garden things and store in the chests on the back patio....ONGOING!

Put the furniture against the back of the house by the end of the month and cover with a tarp after Halloween after moving the front porch furniture back there...NOT YET! Will do by the end of this week...

Have blood work done prior to yearly check up at the end of the month... YES!!!

I like to have all these completed by October 31st so I can start decorating the downstairs right after Halloween and be done by Thanksgiving Day so I can then sit back and enjoy the whole Christmas Holiday Season....

Clean and decorate the upstairs hall for Christmas....YES!!

Clean and decorate the upstairs Bathroom for Christmas....YES!!!

Clean and Decorate the Sitting Room for Christmas.....YES!!

Clean and decorate my bedroom for Christmas ...YES!!!

Pack up the Americana decor, clean and decorate the Den for Christmas the last week of October... YES!!

I actually just finished it....

Pack up the Halloween decor in the Powder Room and clean and decorate the Powder Room for Christmas right before Halloween.... NOPE! Plan to have it done by the end of this week

Start buying baking supplies for Christmas baking, stamps for Christmas cards and batteries...YES, Buying in bulk from Sam's Club....

More on this in my next post....

Personal Goals....

Continue to work at losing 2-3 pounds a month...YES!!! I have lost 10 pounds since my last Dr.'s visit last year!

Watch some Halloween movies....YES!!! Halloween, The Scream series, The Haunted Mansion, Halloween Town....

Go for walks to see the Fall foliage right in my neighborhood.... Not as much as I wanted to but I did get out...

Visit a Farmer's Market.....YES!!

Burn my Pumpkin Spice candles.... YES!!

Also make time to respond to comments and emails faster than I do....ONGING, making an attempt to respond faster but this has been a super busy month so I apologize!

Social Goals

Attend the Young at Heart Senior Social Club meeting where we will be enjoying a trivia contest set up by one of our members....YES!!!

The Trivia Group winning team.....

October 17 & 18...Volunteer to work the Ministry Fair at my church, manning the Community Group table and help with the Sunday morning breakfast....YES!!

Yearly routine Dr.'s appointment on October 22th....YES!! My blood work was the best it has been in years and I am testing out cutting back on 2 different medications that I take...So far so good...

Attend the Taizé Prayer Service at my church on October 21 and help with refreshments afterward... YES!!!

Attend several Halloween Trunk and Treats with my family and twin granddaughters...YES! but only got to one this year as the apartment complex where both my sons live did not have one this year...

Unfortunately, Gigi was ill for the Trunk N Treat at my church but we did go to the Halloween Bash at the Local Mall......

Volunteer to help out with the Halloween party and Trunk and Treat at my church on Sunday, October 25th....YES!!!

Host Get Togethers with friends and family for Fall at my house....YES!!!

My son Jim and his family came over for a Family dinner.....

And unfortunately my nieces and I got sick for the pizza party I hoped to host this weekend so that is postponed to a future date...

WHEW!!

It has been a busy month so even though I did not get everything done I hoped to do, I think I did pretty good....

NOVEMBER

Things I pushed into November from October....

Finish packing up the back yard, raking the leaves and cover all the outdoor furniture with a tarp against the back of the house for the Winter...

Also I did not get to cut back the perennials in the flower bed by the mail boxes in my Court....

Continue to straighten and reorganize my storage unit...

Pack up Halloween in the Powder Room, clean and decorate it for Christmas....

Change the front porch and yard over to Christmas decor.....

Pack up Fall decor in the Living Room, clean and decorate it for Christmas.....

Pack up the Halloween decor in the Dining Room, clean and decorate it for Christmas....

Pack up the Falloween decor in the Kitchen, clean and decorate it for Christmas....

Start listening to Christmas music.....

Start watching Christmas movies....

Continue buying baking supplies for Christmas baking, stamps for Christmas cards and batteries...

Finish all my Christmas decorating by Thanksgiving Day so I can enjoy the entire Christmas Season ...

Social Goals

Volunteer to help with the Special All Soul's Mass remembering those in our parish that passed away in the last year.....This is actually today so I will have to see how I am feeling...

Host my nieces for a pizza party..

Help out with the monthly Sunday breakfast at my church..

Attend a Brunch Out at a local restaurant for the November Senior Social Club Meeting...

Attend the Pastoral Council meeting and a Community Group meeting at my church...

Attend the Catholic Women's Conference Concert at my church..

Volunteer to work my church's Craft Fair on November 21.....

Attend The Addams Day play with members of my Senior Social Club

Celebrate Thanksgiving Day with my family, hosting Thanksgiving Day dinner....

As you can see, November is also going to be a busy month for me so time will tell what I can get done...

This is going to be my last post here on my regular Blog, Debbie-Dabble Blog for this year....

I hope you will stop by to visit again on THURSDAY as I start off the Christmas Season of 2026 over on my Christmas Blog, A Debbie-Dabble Christmas....

I will link all this Season's Christmas posts from my Christmas Blog to this blog like I do every year....

Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

And try to find JOY in every single day!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

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