Summer To-Do Lists
How is it already nearing the end of July? Where has our summer gone? I think this summer has gone faster than when I was teaching and that is really saying something!
July ended up being an unexpected quiet month on the blog. I was on vacation again and I know many of you were too so I didn’t blog nearly as much as I anticipated. I’m still here and gearing up to resume blogging full-swing come August! So you can see what’s been keeping me busy, here’s a couple lists to show you how I’ve spent my July…with a couple Instagram pictures thrown in, too.
Things I’ve Already Done:
- Traveled 3800 miles as a family
- Traveled to Michigan for a long weekend getaway with college friends and their families
- Traveled to Michigan to meet our new niece
- Traveled to Michigan again to see my extended Barz family for the day
- Hosted my parents for 48 hours
- Organized my kitchen pantry
- Cleaned out the refrigerator
- Had professional pictures taken of the kids
- Celebrated our 7th anniversary with a kids free lunch date
- Finished our Smoky Mountain vacation photo album
- Finished Emma’s baptism photo album
- Wrote 4 guest posts for various blogs
- Primed Nathan’s bedroom
- Met with our financial adviser for a yearly check-up
- Completed the library reading program with both the kids (and myself, too!)
- Picked and froze blueberries
- Baked lots of zucchini bread
Things I Want to Do Yet:
- Go on another family trip to the zoo
- Paint Nathan’s bedroom
- Organize Nathan’s new room
- Switch Nathan to his big boy room
- Move Emma upstairs to the crib (once Nathan’s moved out)
- Organize both kids clothes and closets
- KonMari my clothes
- Blog plan for the next couple months
- Bake with all the zucchini our garden is producing
- Can salsa (if the tomatoes are as plentiful as our zucchini)
- Schedule piano lessons for the upcoming year
- Help Andy in his classroom for a day (or two)
- Finish my pregnancy photo book
- Choose new flooring for the kitchen, bathroom and Nathan’s bedroom
- Get flooring installed
- Get rid of our old freezer and put in the new (to us) freezer
- Finish reading my food photography book
Things I’d Like to Do…but Realize They Probably Won’t Happen:
- Write a dozen custom books to restock my supply
- Submit another 2 guest posts to blogs
- KonMari everyone’s clothes
- KonMari my books
- Work a month ahead on the blog
- Update (at least) ten photos of recipes on the blog
- Finish our 2015 family photo book
- Try selling some things on Craigslist
- Clean out the attic
- And so on and so on and so on…
The truth is that I’m always ambitious with my to-do lists. I always have lofty summer goals but don’t accomplish nearly as much as I hoped.
That said, as I looked back over the lists, I realize we have accomplished quite a bit! Add in all the day to day playing and reading books and play dates with friends and it’s been a good summer.
How is your summer going? And as I gear up for the fall of blogging, are there any topics you’d like to see me cover on the blog?
