Welcome to the "Ber months 2026

[sweetpumkinpye]

And just like that we say good bye to Winter and we welcome Spring. I'll be spending the end of the week in Canberra helping DD with anything she may need done before her baby arrives. HGP will be on hold for now.

September goals:
*Start HGP Bedroom ( ) Breezeway ( ) Loungeroom ( ) Spare room( ) start early to beat the heat and maintain.
*Progress in the garden ( )
*Back to our Friday road trips ( ) Not sure about this with the price of petrol going up.
*Welcome to Spring 1st (X)
*Trip to Canberra 2nd (X
*Friend's birthday 5th (X)
*Father's Day 6th (X)
*Friend's birthday 8th ( )
*100 days until Christmas 16th ( )
*Friend's 80th 19th ( )
*Celebrate Rudy Day 25th ( )
*Celebrate me day 30th ( )
*Keep posting wrapping party dates ( )
*DD's baby due in September!!! ( )

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 ( )( )
*Clean fridge/freezers ( )
*Change bed ( )
*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 ( )( )
*Try for a no tech night ( )

Fun/Christmas prep:
*Continue looking for stocking fillers, gifts ( ) and menu items ( ) Thinking of some different ideas for stocking fillers
*Craft. I need to continue this in 2026 ( ) Worked on felt snowflakes.
*Do something that is just for me ( ) catching up on Nobody wants this and might start The Rookie
*Read. The goal this year is 10 books ( ) Have read 6
*Tidy/rearrange/add to gift closet ( )
*Update planner ( )

This week:
WINTER!!!!
*Connect with family/friends via phone, email or text (X)
*House work Monday (X)
*Knit and Natter Tuesday (X)
*Stay at kids house all week (X)

5 small chores:
*Wrap Father's Day (X)
*Pack for Canberra (X)

Word of the year 2026: Comfortable

 

[jampss]

So exciting @sweetpumkinpye !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jampss]

I sure WISH it would feel like AUTUMN when we hit September 1st!!
Alas, it won't.
Sigh .... but I will decorate like it's fall inside!!
My FAV season!



DAILY:

• Have devotional time: The Bible Recap on The Bible app and YouTube; write in prayer journal (XXXXXXX)
• Drink my bullet coffee (XXXXXXX)
• Read over MHH (XXXXXXX)
• Crochet for Fun, Gifts, or Ministry (XXXXX)
• Calendar Review of Appointments / Email (XXXXX)
• Watch News (XXXXX)
• Water the garden (XXX)
• Dinner Prep (XXXXX)
• 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 ()
• Sort Out Vitamins/Supplements (X)
• Clean Bathroom / Dust / Vacuum / Mop / Laundry (X)
• HGP & HHP 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: SEPTEMBER

• Start HGP/HHP Cleaning Plans (X)
• Do the House Cleaning Job x2: DS and I ()
• Do the Office Cleaning Job x2: me ()
• Check Pantry / Freezer / Refrigerator stock ()
• Check Subscriptions Tracker Sheet / Supplements ()
• 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 ()

SEPT OCT NOV - AUTUMN 2026

• Decorate for Fall (X)
• Sign Up for MHH Christmas Card Exchange ()
• Clean House Windows and Screens ()
• Check Points on Apps for Rewards/Gift Cards ()
• Meal Plan for Thanksgiving/Baking ()
• Address MHH Christmas Cards ()
• Renew insurance plan ()
• Renew DS's Financial Aid Form ()
• Visit parents at the condo ()
• Decorate for Christmas Friday after Thanksgiving ()

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DEC JAN FEB - WINTER 2025 ---'26

• Decorate for Christmas Friday after Thanksgiving (X)
• Meal Plan for December's vacay with Grandparents (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)
• Think of CIJ ornaments (X)
• De-decorate Christmas (X)
• Start Jumpstart January Cleaning Plan ()
• Plan for DD32 to come visit (X)
• Do some gardening prep (X)
• Prep for March's Rudy Day post (X)

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 (X)
• Prep for DH Birthday (X)
• Prep for cat sitting for the month of May at my DSis (X)

JUN JUL AUG - SUMMER 2026

• Check Hurricane food and water prep (X)
• Mail CIJ ornaments (X)
• Participte in MHH Christmas in July event (X)
• Plan DS's Birthday celebration (X)
• Keep garden weeded/pull out spent plants (X)
• Add MHH Wrapping Party Dates to Calendar (X)
• Do Garden Prep for Fall in August (X)

 

[Holiday_Mom]

So exciting @sweetpumkinpye !!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh! I can not believe it is happening this soon. What an incredible time for you!

 

[Holiday_Mom]

It's our first week with the students but it will be half days with them. Then after Labor Day, we will go to full days. I think adjusting to the school schedule and adding in the holiday prep work is always a hard adjustment for me.

Daily:

• Exercise
• Prayer
• Calendar Review of Appointments/Meetings
• Reading
• Writing

Weekly:

• Menu Planning
• Dust/Vacuum/Mop
• Bills
• Laundry
• Groceries
• Holiday Prep

Monthly:

• Kitchen
• Dust the top of the fan.
• Clean the oven.
• Clean the microwave.
• Clean out the refrigerator.
• Wipe down cabinets and appliances.
• Wash the floor.
• Clean Windows.
• Wipe down the trash can.
• Wipe down the wall and door jambs.

 

[cmerth]

Oh goodness!! I am so excited as well!

• Clean front porch - almost done
• Clean our front flower beds- done
• Work on fall cards and gift
• Bake pumpkin whoopie pies
• Final gift list for the rest of the year—- birthday and anniversaries
• Self care: enjoy my pumpkin scented candle, take a long bubble bath, read a book under my favorite fuzzy blanket, do yoga, watch a fall movie, wear comfy clothes one day instead of dressing up, drink a cup of hot apple cider slowly

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

I sure WISH it would feel like AUTUMN when we hit September 1st!!
Alas, it won't.
Sigh .... but I will decorate like it's fall inside!!
My FAV season!

Autumn is my absolute favourite season. Followed by Spring.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Self care: enjoy my pumpkin scented candle, take a long bubble bath, read a book under my favorite fuzzy blanket, do yoga, watch a fall movie, wear comfy clothes one day instead of dressing up, drink a cup of hot apple cider slowly

Good on you for adding self care to the list. It is hard to keep things ticking over when we have nothing left in reserve.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

It's our first week with the students but it will be half days with them. Then after Labor Day, we will go to full days. I think adjusting to the school schedule and adding in the holiday prep work is always a hard adjustment for me.

I hope that you have an amazing school year and that the balance that you desire is achievable.

 

[jampss]

• Self care: enjoy my pumpkin scented candle, take a long bubble bath, read a book under my favorite fuzzy blanket, do yoga, watch a fall movie, wear comfy clothes one day instead of dressing up, drink a cup of hot apple cider slowly

LOVE it!!

 

[Blue Snowflake]

It certainly feels like the Ber days are here, even though we're almost in the middle of September already. Where I live in Alberta, our temperature today is 11°c/51°f and ccccold out there! It was raining most of the morning, but it's now nice and sunny for the last few hours of the day. I could go for a few degrees warmer, but I'll take this over sweltering summer heat. It's definitely sweater, thick tights and wool socks time!

 

[missjane]

It's definitely sweater, thick tights and wool socks time![/COLOR]
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I'm in Louisiana. We "might" get some weather for that in January! LOL!