to do list

 So, here’s the deal. Since baby M was born, and we moved, I have fallen behind on a million things. I have not felt quite like myself. I feel like I just can’t get on top of all the things I need to. I am a maker of lists and decided I needed to write down all the things I would like to accomplish or improve upon so that I can pull it together and feel more like myself again. As I started to list the tasks and goals I would like to accomplish, I realized I have been behind on things for years, not just the last 4 months. Everything from everyday house and home tasks to long term goals, have been forgotten.

When I opened my store, the business took precedence over almost every other aspect of my life. Projects, crafts and goals were pushed to the back burner. Stacks of photos gathered in shoe boxes instead of in photo albums, folds of fabric waiting to be sewn into skirts, needles and threads waiting for me to learn how to use them, and a happy little ukulele waiting to be strum a little tune. So many things over the years I have been wanting to do and haven’t had the time or motivation.

So, I decided now is the time. No one is getting any younger around here. And maybe if I put it all out there, I will be held accountable to actually accomplish my ever growing list of “to do.” Thus far, I have come up with 52 things to work on. (I am sure the list will grow with time)

 LIFE’S TO DO: {In no particular order}

1.COOK 2.SAVE MONEY 3.GROW A GARDEN 4.LAUNDRY&CLEANING 5.GET RID OF CLUTTER 6.READ BOOKS 7.BE A BETTER WIFE, MOM, SISTER, DAUGHTER & FRIEND 8.GET READY 9.TEACH THE BABY SIGN LANGUAGE 10.USE COUPONS 11.FINISH UNPACKING 12.EXPRESS MORE GRATITUDE 13.PROJECTS&CRAFTS 14.TAKE MORE PHOTOS 15.SERVE 16.RECYCLE 17. SEND THANK YOUS 18.FINISH BABY ROOM 19.MAKE BABY BOOK 20. PHOTO ALBUMS 21.SPEAK MORE KINDLY 22.DRINK WATER 23.BE POSITIVE 24.GET ORGANIZED 25.LEARN TO PLAY THE UKELELE 26.STOP DOUBTING, START BELIEVING 27.BLOG 28.SIMPLIFY 29.TAKE ADVENTURES 30.EXCERSIZE 31.PRAY 32.WEAR LIPSTICK 33.RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS 34.STUDY ART 35.STUDY HISTORY 36.BE SINCERE 37.SAY YES 38.WORK ON NEW BUSINESS 39. EMBRACE SELF 40.USE BETTER VOCABULARY 41.JOURNAL 42.CALL GRANDMA 43.STUDY BOTANY 44.LESS TV, MORE NATURE 45.REMEMBER THE LITTLE THINGS 46.FORGIVE 47.LEARN TO SEW 48.LEARN HOW TO MAKE GRANDMA’S COOKIES, POTATOES AND LASAGNA 49.TRAVEL 50.WRITE LETTERS 51.CREATE 52.SAY THANK YOU

wish me luck.