August! Christmas in July is over which means we are inching our way closer to celebrating Christmas in December.
This month will be busy with transitioning some of our dc to college. They game plan is that they have classes until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (25 Nov) and then return home for the rest of the semester. It is a hopeful plan but not one that I see happening based on all the cases of coronavirus happening across the country amongst the young folks. So my focus this week is on getting every one ready and looking ahead to see what I can do now.
This month will be busy with transitioning some of our dc to college. They game plan is that they have classes until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (25 Nov) and then return home for the rest of the semester. It is a hopeful plan but not one that I see happening based on all the cases of coronavirus happening across the country amongst the young folks. So my focus this week is on getting every one ready and looking ahead to see what I can do now.
- Clean Bathrooms.
- Pay bills.
Call: Pest Control, Heating CompanyWeed one flower bed or trim bushes.Make a grocery list.Buy groceries.- FlyLady: Living Room, Entrance, Dining Room and Front Porch:
- Dust.
- Vacuum.
- Dust Blinds.
- Sweep the front porch.
- Clean front door.
- Wipe down wall and door jambs.
- Dust Chandelier.
- Wipe down dining room chairs
- Trimester Goals - 5 days/20 minute sessions:
- Write out Exercise plan for the week: What time of day for cardio? For weights?
- Write up Research plan for the week: Who am I writing about this week? What questions do I want to answer; What sources do I want to use?
Put together college medical kit.Put together college cleaning kit.
Declutter basement.- Set up a Celebrate Christmas basket for myself: Christmas tea blend, scented candle, matches, hot chocolate, Christmas mug, maybe a Pepperidge Farm Christmas cookies ;-)
- Set up Home and Holiday Excel Planning Sheets
- Put together Christmas cookie dry mix kits and add recipe to each kit.
- Start brainstorming gifts for September through January. (I think the delivery schedules will get longer and some gift items will be out of stock sooner due to the lag in supply chains.)
- Review responses for items/activities that make autumn and December special. Put together a shopping list of those items.
- Think about a back to school gift vs. Christmas gift for teachers. (I’m leaning towards giving the teachers a gift early on in case things get worse with the virus. Part of me is thinking of giving cash with a note about buying something special for themselves. We’ve all given up something during these past few months and things we took for granted have become luxury items in some cases. It’s not pretty but it is practical. )
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