* When I received my Kudzu Must-Do 52 enewsletter this week, I skimmed it quickly and then literally fist-pumped right there in my home office, overlooking the not-fully-cleaned-out-for-fall veggie garden outside my window. That’s because I finally do something that Kudzu recommends, and religiously, too. I am finally not feeling guilty or inept. I am finally being responsible about something related to my home. What, you ask, could this possible be? What could this woman, who doesn’t even know enough to measure the opening before going to buy a screen door, possibly be doing that’s right? Well, here goes, folks. My shining moment of the year. I. Clean. The. Lint. Out. After. Every. Single. Load. This reduces the chances of fire, and not only is it heralded in the Kudzu Must-Do 52 enewsletter this week, but it’s a big gold star during National Fire Prevention Week, which is, yes you guessed it, right now. (And there are very crafty people out there who make things with dryer link, such as what is pictured, and something else called “Wooly Balls,” I kid you not.)
* This little shining moment in a sea of homeowner darkness (although yes, the plumbing is fixed, and yes, I did buy the Kudzu deal to get the wood rot fixed, so I am actually doing better) makes me want to dance. And that gives me the chance to mention, in a six-degrees of separation kind of way, that the remake of Footloose opens October 14 (just a week away) at theaters nationwide! C’mon, now, all together, you know you want to sing it–let’s channel our inner Kevin Bacons and rip with Kenny Loggins’ words so we’re ready for the opening:
Loose, footloose kick off your Sunday shoes
Please, Louise pull me off a my knees
Jack, get back c’mon before we crack
Lose your blues everybody cut footloose
If you actually have a dance floor in your home, give it a whirl. My friend with a serious-about-ballet daughter has a little dance studio in her basement (see how to build one here), and another friend put in a little dance floor in her basement for her and her husband–isn’t that very sweet? Or, you can move the kitchen table, coffee table, or dining 
room table and cut loose.
* If the thought of Footloose has you remembering Flashdance (they are very related in my memory bank) and you’re itching to watch the movies instead of dance about them (although I know you are tempted, at least for a second, to wear a sweatshirt hanging off your shoulder), the ole’ home theater gets its moment in the limelight again. Maybe you’re streaming directly from the computer at this point or maybe you’re still gathering around the old console with the wax melted on top from candles (okay, well, maybe that’s just my old TV from that apartment in New York City), but there’s no denying that “movie night” (alone or with friends and family) has its appeal. A comfy seat, a bowl of popcorn, an an old favorite and you’re set. Dancing shoes optional. (And, by the way, if you’re thinking about digging out your old 80′s stuff from the closet–and you know it has just crossed your mind–why not clean it out while you’re there? Put some music on. You know which kind.)
Need to replace or repair your dryer, clean out the vent, install a dance floor or home theater, clean out and organize the closet, and fix a few things that are still lingering on your list (and making it hard for you to enjoy things like movie nights)? Find service pros who can help on Kudzu. You’ll even find dance instructors. (And, by the way, here’s what happened when my hubby and I took a dance class!)
