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Well, this month was a blur. During Labor Day weekend, I made a long list of projects I wanted to accomplish in September and….well, not much of that happened, ha! Schooling obviously takes up more of my time and even six weeks in, I’m still figuring out how to fold extra tasks into the structure of my day. What would have taken me no time at all seems to take forever now! But it’s all okay. They’ll all get done eventually…deep breaths deep breaths.
Instead of dwelling on the negative, here are a few highlights from this month:
- We had a great start to the school year. This doesn’t always happen – on the first day of school last year, I sobbed and was convinced I had made a huge mistake! This time around, the kids are enjoying most of the books and curriculum choices, are working hard and producing great work. I couldn’t ask for more.
- We refinanced on the house for a much lower interest rate.
- I finished out a very successful and fun first summer season in my garden. I learned so much and am anxious to tweak things and try again next spring.
- I painted Sophie’s bathroom and while we still need to buy a few things for the walls, I can happily say that we are finally 95% done with that project. Finally!!
- We celebrated two birthdays and now have a new 6-year-old and a new 8-year-old.
- I’ve been a decluttering fool whenever I have a few extra minutes. Really motivated to finish up the 1,000 Item Decluttering Challenge ASAP.
On my nightstand: I just finished Home by Marilynne Robinson and am almost done with The Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Luisa Piccarreta. Next up is Versions of Us by Laura Barnett.
My organization project for the week was a unique one, but long overdue: I finally went through my TBR list on Goodreads and removed the books that no longer interest me. I’ve had a Goodreads account for almost 10 years now and wow, what a time capsule! Most of the books I removed were books that centered around parenting, family traditions, or cooking, all topics I was absorbing back in 2010 as I attempted to do this new motherhood thing well. I blinked and suddenly books on teenagers are more appropriate than the ones about sleep schedules. Time flies.
congratulations on all the things!
Thanks, September wasn't a total wash!
I need to do that so badly with my Goodreads account! I think mine has been active since high school and it's very full of stuff I'm definitely never going to read.
Yes! It was so interesting to see what I was reaching for throughout the years. I was like, Oh yeah that was when I was on a big health kick….that's when my babies weren't sleeping well…that's when I was reading a lot of fluffy novels, ha! I probably need to go through it one more time, but it feels good to be in the 300s for now.
These pictures are all perfect.
And I hear you, September was a blur!!