I hope you all had a terrific weekend. For me, this weekend kind of took on a life of it’s own. I did a whole bunch of things not on my original list and did way more laundry than I had anticipated. It was nice—got lots done and did a bit of relaxing, too. Here’s my update:
Fun
- Boot camp. Check! Sadly though there was no running this
week, which I was banking on. So I’m a bit behind on my 43 mile goal for the
month.
- Go out with Jay. We decided on dinner out. It was delicious, relaxing and
fun.
- Knit. I didn’t knit, but I did find a cute canvas bucket to
hold my knitting stuff. (Does that count?)
Done
- Take the kids shopping. Check!
- Organizing project. Check! Loads of fun.
- Send thank you notes. I didn’t get to this, so here is my new goal: have this checked off my list
before this Friday’s Finish It Friday post.
- Plan meals for the week and shop. Check and thanks Jay for
shopping. 😉
- Laundry. Okay…I did so much laundry this weekend. I even
hand washed about six sweaters (which falls in the category of what was I thinking?) And then there were
loads and loads of other laundry…and there’s still more to do. I think it
just kept multiplying on me when I wasn’t looking. Does this ever happen to
you?
- Change over closet. This was an add-on to-do. I was really
energetic and motivated when I got home from boot camp…and so I did the
seasonal change out of my wardrobe. Nice to have that done.
- Clean out the refrigerator. This is usually part of the Sunday
grocery shopping…but last weekend we shopped on Friday and the cleanout
didn’t happen. And then this Sunday the kids and I were gone after the grocery
shopping (which is when we usually eat up the remaining left-overs from the week) so the clean out didn’t happen this week, either. This just shows how even the slightest change
in routines can really throw off your organizing systems!
I think that about wraps it up for me. How was your weekend? Did you have loads of fun and get some stuff done, too. I hope so. Can’t wait to hear about it!
I got a lot accomplished. It’s amazing what not being sick or having to go to the hospital can do for a girl 😉
FUN:
* reunion – done
* visit with an old friend – done
* Project Life – worked on a little, hope to do more today
* Organize around the scrap area – did that a little too
* extra day off Monday so try to relax with the family – hoping to do this 😉
* read – got some of that in as well
FINISH:
* laundry (but just the usual)- did my fall clothes yesterday, doing another four loads today – playing catch up!
* dust – yep hate it and it is done
* prep cards for month to send – did that and a couple extra
* exercise – did a little of that too
* clear inbox – done!
* Clean bathroom – Done
* Laundry – I finally caught up!
* Gym – Done
* Financial paperwork – Done
* Change nail polish – Done
* Start new knitting project – Sort of. Realized I have the wrong size needles and will need to check my gauge to see if what I have will work.
* Update ipod with new audiobook – Done
* Visit Oliver (a friend’s cat – they’re gone for the weekend) – Done
Nice job SuzieQ and Steph! Sounds like you both had great weekends!
Finish:
*Laundry ~ stay caught up – DONE
*Change bed linens – DONE
*Clean kids’ bathroom – DONE
*Dusting – didn’t get to this
*Vacuum – DONE
*Vacuum out my car + hopefully run it through the car wash! – VACUUMED but no car wash yet.
*Grocery list + shopping – DONE
*Keep working on my to-do list for our vacation 🙂 – Thought about this but didn’t get to it either
*Haircut for my oldest, he is weeks overdue! – DONE!
Fun:
*Soccer Saturday ~ each kiddo has a game and thankfully there is no overlap so I can watch all! – FUN
*Football Sunday ~ both of my boys have a game – FUN
*Reading – Finished another book 🙂
*Bake cookies or brownies ~ I ran out of time last weekend so hope to make this happen – Didn’t get to it this weekend either, maybe during the week?
*Something fun with the kids ~ maybe a movie, frozen yogurt or just time out in the sunshine. – We went to Starbucks, also watched a movie.
Fun:
1. Golf Tournament for work – cold day, but everyone had fun!
2. Watch my daughter play soccer – even colder – so glad for my organized car bucket stocked with blankets and extra hoodies!
3. KU Volleyball match – lots of fun – we already bought tickets to do this again in a month as a family night!
Finish:
1. Take cabinet and roofing supplies to Habitat Restore – done!
2. Clean up laundry and pick up house – done!
3. Do some freezer cooking – that one s getting bumped to next weekend.
4. Clean up the front porch to prep for fall decor – also bumped.
5. Pull out the coats, hats, gloves, etc. to get ready for winter – done!
Got some small projects done: finished painting laundry room ceiling, hung my necklace frame, framed and hung a gallery wall in the laundry room, made some new labels for drawers that changed function – phew! Busy – but fun – and glad to get some nagging little projects done!
Great progress, everyone! Seems like fall has given us all a new sense of motivation.
Thanks for giving us a glimpse of “real life” Aby. I can so relate to your post!
SuzieQ – I’m glad you were well this weekend. Sounds like you were full of energy and got lots accomplished!
This was the first weekend in a while where I wasn’t pressured by things that HAD to be done and could tackle some things that I wanted to do. It was just the weekend I needed it to be.
FUN:
*Watch my son referee some soccer games – YES!
*Project Life – no
*Project Real Life – no
*Tackle at least one nagging organizational project – YES! (actually completed one and am a little over halfway through a second one)
DONE:
*Prepare for/teach Bible class – DONE!
*Prepare communion – DONE (thanks to my husband!!
*Work on financial backlog – no
*Lesson plans – DONE!
*Weekly planning – DONE!
*Update kitchen calendar – did it today (Monday); does that count?
Wow everyone really did well. I on the other hand didn’t feel great so not as much was accomplished.
Fun:
Read – yes 2 books
Relax – yes due to not feeling great
Search for new Christmas Tree – Done now I need to order it
To Do:
Wash – Thanks to hubby
Ironing – No
Clean House – Thanks to hubby
Install New Lights (Hubby) – Done
Grocery Shop – Thanks to hubby
Bank/Library – Done
I was tickled to get 2 pair of jeans ordered online this weekend. Thanks to my girlfriend who had ordered them a week before and let me try them on for sizing. They fit great so that saves me from runiing from store to store. Have a great week everyone.
Aby, I’m sorry to have to tell you that buying a cute canvas bucket to hold your knitting stuff doesn’t qualify as knitting! But I do want to see a picture of that bucket!