April has arrived!!

[sweetpumkinpye]

April is mid Autumn for us and probably the nicest month of the whole year weather wise. You cannot beat it. A short window before it really starts to cool down so I have quite a few things on the list for this month.

April goals:
*Continue my Autumn HGP Sunroom (X) Kitchen (X) Bedroom ( ) Spare room ( )
*Progress in the garden ( )
*Back to our Friday road trips ( ) Not sure about this with the price of petrol going up.
*Easter 5th (X)
*Finalise MHH CIJ plans by end of month ( )
*ANZAC DAY 25th ( )
*Celebrate Rudy Day 25th ( )
*Farm 1 year anniversary 28th ( )
*Celebrate me day 30th ( )
*Decide on my big Winter projects ( ) I have quite a list so far!
*Decide on my personal CIJ plans ( )

Daily:
Make bed
General tidy up
Water throughout day
Clean kitchen, dishwasher on before bed
Moisturise, brush teeth, lip balm, hand cream
Read and sleep at reasonable time/schedule no tech nights

Weekly/Fortnightly:
*Clean bathrooms (X)( )
*Clean fridge/freezers ( )
*Reset kitchen ( )
*General tidy up/household maintenance ( )
*Meal planning ( ) include lunches
*Rotate food items ( ) use them up!
*Shopping list and grocery shopping (X)...remember to take water (X)
*Tidy pantry/stockpile ( )
*Vacuum floors ( )
*Washing /fold washing (X)( )
*Try for a no tech night ( )

Fun/Christmas prep:
*Continue looking for stocking fillers, gifts (X) and menu items ( ) Thinking of some different ideas for stocking fillers
*Craft. I need to continue this in 2026 ( )
*Do something that is just for me ( ) Watching The Middle
*Read. The goal this year is 10 books ( ) Have read 5
*Tidy/rearrange/add to gift closet (X)
*Update planner ( )

This week:
AUTUMN!!!!!
*Connect with family/friends via phone, email or text (X)
*Easter Sunday (X)
*Knit and natter Tuesday (X)
*HGP Sunroom Thursday/Friday (X)

5 small chores:
*Storage boxes on top of wardrobe (X)
*Clean my sunroom drawers (X)
*Call doctor for appointment (X) whooping cough and flu vaccine.
*Call hospital for appointment (X)
*Dust all transom windows (X)

Word of the year 2026: Comfortable

 

[jampss]

The 'Perfect Date'​

@sweetpumkinpye

You have some exciting dates coming up ... like 1 yr at your farm! The Middle is such a funny TV show. DS and I love it and can watch re-runs and laugh out loud at the antics. As you prepare for winter ... you sound "comfortable".

This week is DD's and DNiece's birthdays. They are 34 and 33 respectively. Time flies.


DAILY:

• Have my devotional quiet time: listen and watch The Bible Recap on The Bible app and watch on YouTube; write in prayer journal (XXXXXXX)
• Drink my bullet coffee (XXXXXXX)
• Read over MHH (XXXXXXX)
• Crochet for Fun, Gifts, or Ministry (XXXX)
• Calendar Review of Appointments / Email (XXXXX)
• Watch News (XXXXX)
• Water the garden (XXX)
• Dinner Prep (XXXX)
• Exercise of some sort & Drink water (XXXXXXX)
• Clean my phone (XXXXXXX)
• Make daily 2,026 steps goal (XXXXXXX)
• Listen to audio book (XXXXXXX)

WEEKLY:

• Water Christmas Cactus & porch plants (X)
• Listen to Unashamed Podcast with Hillsdale Bible Class (X)
• Sort Out Vitamins/Supplements (X)
• Clean Bathroom / Dust / Vacuum / Mop / Laundry (X)
• Jumpstart January Cleaning Plan (X)
• Change out kitchen towels / restock coffee pods (X)
• Plan the Weekly Menu / Buy Groceries (X)
• Pay the bills (X)
• Check the Birthday/Holiday card list (X)
• Errands with friends / To Do List w/DH (X)
• Clean the cat's water fountain (X)

MONTHLY: APRIL

• Do the House Cleaning Job x2: DS and I (X)
• Do the Office Cleaning Job x2: me ()
• Check Pantry / Freezer / Refrigerator stock (X)
• Check Subscriptions Tracker Sheet / Supplements (X)
• Pour vinegar down AC pipe ()
• Do my weight check ()
• Observe MHH 'Celebrate Me Day' on the 19th ()
• Observe MHH 'Rudy Day' on the 25th ()
• Check Prepper Pantry Exp Dates and Rotate ()
• De-clutter Areas & Donate ()
• Fill out new calendar month on frig ()

MAR APR MAY - SPRING 2025

• Prep Garden for Spring (X)
• Meal Plan for Easter (X)
• Decorate for Spring (X)
• Mail DD33 Birthday card/box (X)
• Mail DNiece Birthday card (X)
• Pull out Frig and Sweep behind (X)
• Sweep under Stove (X)
• Check Smoke Detector Battery / Test Carbon Monoxide Alarm (X)
• Mail DStepma Birthday card ()
• Prep for DH Birthday ()
• Prep for cat sitting for the month of May at my DSis ()

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JUN JUL AUG - SUMMER 2025
Hurricane food and water prep (X)
Visit my dad for his bday/Father's Day (X)
Keep garden weeded/pull out spent plants (X)
MHH Christmas in July event (X)
DS's Birthday Prep (X)
Add MHH Wrapping Party Dates to Calendar (X)
Garden Prep for Fall in August (X)

SEPT OCT NOV - AUTUMN 2025
Decorate for Fall (X)
Sign Up for MHH Christmas Card Exchange (X)
Clean House Windows and Screens (X)
Check Points on Apps for Rewards/Gift Cards (X)
Meal Plan for Thanksgiving/Baking (X)
Fish and Plant Sitting for friend at wedding (X)
Cat Sitting over Thanksgiving for 2 friends (X)
Address MHH Christmas Cards (X)
Renew insurance plan ()
Decorate for Christmas Friday after Thanksgiving ()

DEC JAN FEB - WINTER 2025 ---'26
Decorate for Christmas Friday after Thanksgiving (X)
Meal Plan for New Year's vacay with Grandparents (X)
Address MHH Christmas Cards (X)
Mail MHH Christmas Cards (X)
Mail Family & Friends Christmas Cards (X)
Mulch Over the Garden (X)
Meal Plan for Christmas / NYE / Baking (X)
Word of the Year (X)
De-decorate Christmas (X)
Plan for DD32 to come visit in March!! (X)
Do some gardening prep (X)
Prep for March's Rudy Day post (X)
Think of CIJ ornaments (X)

 

[Kate1964]

What awesome lists! With all the stress at work lately, I haven't been up to much I'm afraid. But this month I need to move some flowers, plant a bush that I wintered in the garage, and get ready for mowing season. I have clay soil, and about June it's hard as cement so any digging needs to be done in the spring.

 

[jampss]

No worries about doing much ... The Minimal on YouTube used to say, "Even 5 Minutes Matter".

I do like my lists ... I like to make lists. I'm not all that good about actually doing what is on my lists!!! LOL

I mean, I get to it eventually .... sometimes ...

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

What awesome lists! With all the stress at work lately, I haven't been up to much I'm afraid. But this month I need to move some flowers, plant a bush that I wintered in the garage, and get ready for mowing season. I have clay soil, and about June it's hard as cement so any digging needs to be done in the spring.

Kate, thanks for joining us. I love seeing other people's to do list, I always find something on them that I need to add to mine.
Even though we are heading into Winter here the lawn that all but died over the very hot Summer is back and will need constant mowing. Thank goodness we have a ride on mower.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

This line always cracks DD and I up!. April 25th here is ANZAC Day and mid Autumn, not too hot and not too cold, just perfect.
Thanks for the laugh.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

• Garden Prep for Spring (X)
• Meal Plan for Easter (X)
• Decorate for Spring (X)
• DD33 Mail Birthday card/box (X)
• DNiece Mail Birthday Card (X)
• Pull out Frig and Sweep behind (X)
• Sweep under Stove (X)
• Check Smoke Detector Battery / Test Carbon Monoxide Alarm (X)

Looks like you have done well with your seasonal goals, I am plodding along, nearly there. Will be great to have all the goals finalised.

 

[Kate1964]

Kate, thanks for joining us. I love seeing other people's to do list, I always find something on them that I need to add to mine.
Even though we are heading into Winter here the lawn that all but died over the very hot Summer is back and will need constant mowing. Thank goodness we have a ride on mower.

Sweetpumpkinpye, how cold are your winters?
We've had a wet spring so far, so my grass is getting tall. I hope to mow mid-week when it's dry enough. I have a rider as well.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

This week is post-Easter clean up. We hosted three get togethers in two weekends since we all couldn't be toghter at one time. We have another one on Saturday night but it's for a couple of old friends we haven't seen in over a year. Weather permitting, I want to do a bit of yard work too this week.

To reduce the use of my hands on the computer, I'm going to post the small items that don't fit into my weekly and monthly to-do list. I

• Review this weeks schedule.
• Menu plan for Saturday.
• Organize/clean out refrigerator.
• Add Easter/St. Patrick Day menus/recipes to file.
• Make a room by room list of things that need to be organized/filed/decluttered this spring.
• Keep up with weekly and monthly work list.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Sweetpumpkinpye, how cold are your winters?
We've had a wet spring so far, so my grass is getting tall. I hope to mow mid-week when it's dry enough. I have a rider as well.

I live in rural New South Wales in Australia. The Winters do not get very cold here, a top of around 14c (57.2F). I don't think we will ever get snow here. The Summer that we have just left was so hot, our hottest day was 45.9c (114.62F)!
Rain would be nice, it is very dry here.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

This week is post-Easter clean up. We hosted three get togethers in two weekends since we all couldn't be toghter at one time. We have another one on Saturday night but it's for a couple of old friends we haven't seen in over a year. Weather permitting, I want to do a bit of yard work too this week.

Mary, you have been busy. I hope that you are able to get into the garden.

 

[Kate1964]

I live in rural New South Wales in Australia. The Winters do not get very cold here, a top of around 14c (57.2F). I don't think we will ever get snow here. The Summer that we have just left was so hot, our hottest day was 45.9c (114.62F)!
Rain would be nice, it is very dry here.

114 degrees?? Oh my gosh!

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

114 degrees?? Oh my gosh!

It was a bit of a shock, thanks goodness for air conditioning.
Everyone that I spoke to around here said it was an usually hot Summer and they are not normally like this. The average is more like 33c (91F) which seems much more pleasant.
It has forced me to change plans a little though, am hoping to have HGP completed by the end of October and then maintain over the hotter months just in case it is hot again.

 

[Kate1964]

It was a bit of a shock, thanks goodness for air conditioning.
Everyone that I spoke to around here said it was an usually hot Summer and they are not normally like this. The average is more like 33c (91F) which seems much more pleasant.
It has forced me to change plans a little though, am hoping to have HGP completed by the end of October and then maintain over the hotter months just in case it is hot again.

Thank goodness that's not the norm. Air conditioning is a blessing for sure. Last year we had like 20 days over 90 degrees, which is a lot for northern ohio. We also had two weeks of temps in the teens this winter, so we get a wide swing. I hibernate either way, lol.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

I hibernate either way, lol.

It's the only way to survive lol

 

[halimer]

114 degrees?? Oh my gosh

It's not the heat - it's the humidity!

NY/LI can turn into a swamp.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

It's not the heat - it's the humidity!

We are so lucky that here is a dry heat. Same with Canberra. I cannot deal with humidity, so draining.