Ahh…Summer. A change of pace. A chance to relax and rejuvenate. When my children were younger, I confess to not always being really excited about not having school for almost three months. Though I loved them dearly, after about six weeks of unstructured time, we were all ready for a routine again.
Another benefit to having teens (did I mention there really are a lot of benefits?) is that they are a REAL help when it comes to doing projects. Though summer is a time for fun and rest, it’s also a great time to get some things done! I have a list and a half—which is long enough to last a year or two. But it gives me a place to start and choices to make. And I have a little bit of home-grown help.
In between driving, laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, the mission trips, the basketball camps, cross country training, football lifting, oral surgery, two family weddings, and little outside jobs (theirs, not mine!), here is “The List.” It’s big. It’s bad. It’s totally unrealistic. And for some strange reason, I’m OK with that.
To Do:
- Pick strawberries. Make preserves. (first time ever!)
- Paint kitchen.
- Paint dining room.
- Make window treatments for master bedroom.
- Clean out closets.
- Clean out kitchen cabinets.
- Organize and beautify laundry room.
- Organize utility room.
- Do something/anything to the deck.
- Replace bathroom window with windows.
- Get plan for outside beautification.
- Sell dining room table and chairs.
- Organize and rearrange study.
- Frame photos for basement walls.
- Wash windows.
- Have trees trimmed.
- Spend some time in the hammock.
- Remember to laugh.
Blink-free, I hope!
I can relate to your post. It’s summer time and you have a lot of “to do” list. Just don’t forget to have time to relax.