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The weather outside is //
As I look outside my window // I am determined to figure out how to fortify the hens/ducks from a pesky predator. Probably a racoon? The girls are all safe in their coop, but he certainly has enjoyed opening the buckets of feed.
As I look around the house // I’ve been bit by the homemaking/home decorating bug! After months of being on the back burner, I’ve been slowly cleaning and tidying and organizing each room. My “Things I’d Love to Find” list is growing! (One of the lessons from the 1,000 Item Declutter Challenge that has really stuck for me.)
Watching // all the curriculum review videos on Youtube. For the past two years, I’ve been so distracted by life that I feel like our school has been (sadly) unexciting. I’m ready to breathe some new life into our school days!
On this week’s to-do list //
– figure out how to eat these adorable pattypan squashes
– order materials for the winter permanent pig shelter
– fertilize the fruit trees
– continue moving wood chips to the food forest
– buy a small roller to paint the back doors
– list a handful of things on ebay/Poshmark
– work on the laundry room project
Currently reading //
- Fiction: Plainsong by Kent Haruf
- Nonfiction: “I Have Nothing to Hide” and 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy by Heidi Boghosian
- Religious: Christus Vincit: Christ’s Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age by Bishop Athanasius Schneider
On the menu this week //
Monday: rigatoni with sausage, tomatoes and zucchini
Tuesday: taco bowls
Wednesday: Refrigerator Cleanout Night
Thursday: spatchcock chicken (either in the oven or grilled) and potato salad
Friday: breakfast for dinner – maybe a frittata?
I am in a bit of a homemaking/reorganizing space myself! I am ordering some bins (fabric covered storage boxes) for the shelf of my closet and going through tubs of baby clothes in the basement. I like the idea of the 1,000 challenge but maybe I have a slightly lower bar? lol maybe 500?
500 is still a huge amount! I’d love to hear about your experience if you try it.
I have been bit by the organization/declutter bug as well! I don’t know what happened… if it’s from the insane heat outside (it’s been 105 degrees or hotter for seven days in a row…) or if it’s the impending start of school… but I am wanting to minimize our belongings and really make sure everything has a purpose and a home.
It’s nice to read I’m not the only one!