August was super busy and went by
so flipping fast I barely remember it!
The girls are back in school and we are back into the full swing of what
is now our crazy life. I thing that
makes these lists that much more important to me if I am ever to accomplish
anything other than going to work and chauffeuring children.
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| Started our annual purge |
This is what I have planned for
this month:
1. Make
or purchase a gift for someone
2. Send
a card or letter to someone
3. Take
my children out for a thrifty date
4. Be
creative - sew or craft something
5. Complete
three
Christmas gifts
6. Go
on a hike still want
to do this one!
7. Learn
to do something new
8. Spring
clean living/dining room
9. Complete
a small home improvement project
10. Try a new recipe
11. Take donations to the thrift store
12. Enjoy a Family Movie Nite or a Family Game Nite!
13. Complete a retirement/motorhome project
14. Replace the broken fencepost in the backyard
15. Invite guests over for dessert, appetizers or a meal
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| Recycled two spent candles to make a new one |
We'll see how much I get
done. This is how I did last month:
1. Make
or purchase a gift for someone
2. Send
a card or letter to someone
3. Family
Nite Out or Outing
4. Be
creative - sew or craft something I made a
candle
5. Do
some investment cooking meal prepping!
6. Go
on a hike
7. Learn
to do something new Youtube videos!
8. Take
my children out for a thrifty date
9. Complete
a small home improvement project very small, but an
improvement nonetheless
10. Try a new recipe
11. Sell some things on eBay or Craigslist this isn't happening
12. Enjoy a Family Movie Nite or a Family Game Nite! played Uno
Attack
13. Complete a retirement/motorhome project sewer line kit
14. Donate something (or some things) to the thrift store got a good pile going
15. Invite guests over for dessert, appetizers or a meal
Not horrible, although I would
have loved to tackle everything on this list.
Oh well, there is always next month!
Confession Time:
Okay, while I was purging the junk drawer I pulled out the corner trim
tile that goes in our kitchen. It popped
off and has been MIA (well not really, I always knew where it was) for 12
years!!! Yeah, I have NO EXCUSES. I'm embarrassed to tell you it took me a
whopping 2 minutes to fix that thing.
Two minutes! That's right and
that includes the time it took me to go to the garage to get the adhesive and
then put it away when I was finished.
I shouldn't even get to claim this
one as a home improvement project. I
hang my head....
Any major, or minor, projects
tackled and accomplished? Any vacations
or road trips?
LOL on the tile trim. We are all guilty of something like that. At least you could still find your piece of trim. Good luck on your Sept goals.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Even if I did lose it I have extras in the garage. Ha!
DeleteDon't hang your head. You have more company than you know.
ReplyDeleteWe have been in our home since 2001. One of our master bedroom windows (crankout type) had a broken mechanism. I asked my husband about fixing it. He said it was original to the house, and wasn't replaceable. It meant we had no cross-breeze ventilation, and our room always felt stuffy.
Three years ago, when researching windows for replacing a different window, I decided to check out that particular window, and found that there were indeed replacement crank mechanisms available. I showed my husband and he said,"Doesn't look like it will work." I ordered the part anyway. What do you know? It fit. The window creaked open!
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. That part cost $2.69.
I am enjoying the cross-breeze in my no-longer-stuffy master. I smile. But I roll my eyes as well. ;^)
Oh dear, lol. I'm glad you took the initiative and made it happen. Way to go!
DeleteYou always have the best goals! This month I need to dye some wool to sell, list more things to sell...starting a Big Cartel shop to sell of primitive items to pay off student loan, maximize IRA account and generally inch towards minimalism (of sorts)...use up some of my greeting card collection by keeping in touch with folks the old fashioned way...
ReplyDeleteI love your goals! Best of luck! :0)
DeleteConfession time: When we bought this house 13? years ago, a small corner piece of quarter round in the hall was loose. It would come off whenever I swept the floor. My solution has been to shove it back with my toe every time I knock it off. It still has the nail in it. I just need to hammer it back on. It will take less than two minutes. I should get up and do it right NOW...or I could keep reading your posts.
ReplyDeleteLaziness rules today.
Jeannie @ GetMeToTheCountry.Blogspot.com
OMG Jeannie! You are awesome! I feel so much better!
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