August Goals

I can barely believe we are flipping the calendar to August today.  It seems like summer just started and now the stores are filled with back to school things, Halloween and Christmas.  We've packed a lot into our summer - vacation, work, house projects, moving and fun.  It's time to get busy and squeeze in our last few fun days and tasks to make the month a productive one.  We've made good progress on our Summer Fun To Do List crossing off 10 of our 12 items.  We have big plans to head to the pool, golf, try new local restaurants and settle into our new neighborhood.

We'll also be working on:

1. Finish unpacking.  

I've hit a bit of a wall as far as unpacking goes.  I'm kind of over it, but there are still boxes stacked in our bonus room.  It's mostly kitchen, holiday decor, clothes and kid things.  I need to unpack and then reorganize that room so that we end up with a holiday section for decorations, an office area for Kev and a craft area for myself.

2. Appointments. 

Olive to the dentist, me to the eye doctor, Fletcher well check, etc.  Some are scheduled and then others still need to be made.

3. Window treatments for every room.  

What a job this is!!  Our new house came with blinds in the bedrooms and that was it.  So we've had to tackle the project of buying curtains for every room to block sun and for privacy.  We have the family room done, master bedroom and need to finish measuring for blinds, hunting for curtains and buying black out shades.

4. Visit family.  

We have a few short road trips planned to visit family and friends before summer ends.

5. Haircuts.

Mine, Kevin's and a trim for Olive.

6. Yard work.

Kevin does 99% of the yard work at our house.  I'll help pull weeds or pick up sticks, but usually it's all him.  We have weeds to pull, things to chop, stones to move and I'm hoping to work on our yard for through the fall to whip it in shape.

7. Install new dishwasher.

We hadn't planned to buy a new dishwasher right away, but our original one couldn't be repaired.  I've hand washed dishes for weeks so I'm thrilled to have a new dishwasher.  We're slowly switching out the appliances for stainless.  So far we've done the microwave and dishwasher.

8. Invite people over to our house.

Kevin has students that were accepted into the program to work with him and do research with him for the first time this year.  We have friends to invite over, Kevin's co-workers and family.  I'm excited for all these fun hosting opportunities.

9. Exercise.

We have a wonderful new neighborhood to walk in and a giant park in our backyard so we are hoping to go on long walks most days from now through Fall.

10. Bedrooms.

Our living areas are unpacked and are waiting for things to be put on the walls.  Our bedrooms have furniture placed where they need go, but that's about it.  I'd like to organize all three bedrooms, remove junk and then hang decorations on the walls.  I'm anxious to get Fletcher's nursery ready for him only 4 months late... and to work on pulling together Olive's big girl room.  The master is in pretty good shape, but needs things on the walls.

11. Pictures.
I meant to schedule Fletcher's 3 month pictures to be taken last month, but that didn't happen.  So he's getting his pictures taken this week.  4 month pictures are just as good as 3 month pictures - right??

12. Church
Try out a new church or two with the intention of finding a church home where we can make friends and get involved.

13. Paperwork.
It's amazing the amount of paperwork it takes to get your address changed, mail forwarded and everything switched over to your new house.  I've updated about half of our things, but need to contact places to get everything current.

14. Eat healthy!
Lots of salads, colorful meals and grilling are on the agenda for this month.  Grilling really helps make dinner prep easier for me because Kevin does the grilling and I make the sides.
 

What goals do you have on the agenda for August??