Welcome to October, it is one of my favourite months of the year. We are still in lockdown here and will be for at least another couple of weeks. We are getting used to the slower pace. The weather this week will be wet again. Good to have our water reserves filled before the very hot days of Summer hit.
I am still working on HGP this week, it might be the first year I complete it all!!
Daily:
Moisturise morning,
Water throughout day,
Shower/bath at night,
Moisturise,
Brush teeth,
Lip balm,
Hand cream,
Clean kitchen and DW on before bed.
Read and sleep at reasonable time.
Weekly:
*make work lunches for Monday (/) Tuesday (X) Monday is a holiday
*washing (X)(X)
*fold washing (X)
*vacuum floors ( )
*mop floors ( )
*clean bathrooms ( )( )
*meal plan dinners plus work lunches ( )
*clean fridge (X)
*tidy pantry ( )
*tidy freezer (X)
*tidy stockpile (X)
*shopping list (fortnightly) (X) grocery shopping (fortnightly) (X) online for now
Fun/ Christmas prep:
*start/continue/finish one craft project ( )Pom Poms a few more to go!!
*start/continue/finish one book/magazine ( ) Goal for the year is to read 10, I have read 14
*update planner (X)
*tidy gift closet (X)
*continue looking for stocking fillers and gifts (X) I think I am nearly done with stockings.
*start working on HGP/update lists in binder ( ) This week I am doing the Sunroom (X)
*start thinking ahead for Spring/Summer ( )meals ( )plans ( )celebrations ( )....COVID allowing
Extras:
*Exercise at least 4 days (X) (X) ( ) ( ) A lot of rain this week.
*Connect with family via phone (X)
*Finish pom poms for wedding ( ) got to get back onto this
*Birthday greetings for friend Monday (X)
*HGP Sunroom week (X) organise the kids things stored in here (X)
*Start jigsaw puzzle ( )
*Look at Christmas Eve plans for DH and I ( )
*Wrapping stockings with Mum Friday (X)
*Halloween plans? ( )
5 small chores:
1) Change handbag (X)
2)Send family history to Uncle ( )
3)Fix broom (X)
4)Organise freezers (X)
5)Look at hairclips for work (X)
Now that HGP and HHP have started look at HGP. Is it working for me? How can I improve it? More seasonal cleaning ?
Maybe a fusion of both, take what I like from each one and make my own plan. I have time now to look at them both.
Word of the Year:
IMPROVE
I am still working on HGP this week, it might be the first year I complete it all!!
Daily:
Moisturise morning,
Water throughout day,
Shower/bath at night,
Moisturise,
Brush teeth,
Lip balm,
Hand cream,
Clean kitchen and DW on before bed.
Read and sleep at reasonable time.
Weekly:
*make work lunches for Monday (/) Tuesday (X) Monday is a holiday
*washing (X)(X)
*fold washing (X)
*vacuum floors ( )
*mop floors ( )
*clean bathrooms ( )( )
*meal plan dinners plus work lunches ( )
*clean fridge (X)
*tidy pantry ( )
*tidy freezer (X)
*tidy stockpile (X)
*shopping list (fortnightly) (X) grocery shopping (fortnightly) (X) online for now
Fun/ Christmas prep:
*start/continue/finish one craft project ( )Pom Poms a few more to go!!
*start/continue/finish one book/magazine ( ) Goal for the year is to read 10, I have read 14
*update planner (X)
*tidy gift closet (X)
*continue looking for stocking fillers and gifts (X) I think I am nearly done with stockings.
*start working on HGP/update lists in binder ( ) This week I am doing the Sunroom (X)
*start thinking ahead for Spring/Summer ( )meals ( )plans ( )celebrations ( )....COVID allowing
Extras:
*Exercise at least 4 days (X) (X) ( ) ( ) A lot of rain this week.
*Connect with family via phone (X)
*Finish pom poms for wedding ( ) got to get back onto this
*Birthday greetings for friend Monday (X)
*HGP Sunroom week (X) organise the kids things stored in here (X)
*Start jigsaw puzzle ( )
*Look at Christmas Eve plans for DH and I ( )
*Wrapping stockings with Mum Friday (X)
*Halloween plans? ( )
5 small chores:
1) Change handbag (X)
2)Send family history to Uncle ( )
3)Fix broom (X)
4)Organise freezers (X)
5)Look at hairclips for work (X)
Now that HGP and HHP have started look at HGP. Is it working for me? How can I improve it? More seasonal cleaning ?
Maybe a fusion of both, take what I like from each one and make my own plan. I have time now to look at them both.
Word of the Year:
IMPROVE
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