1. Light a candle or use fragrance melts everyday, but change from winter to more spring like scents.
2. Bake something delicious every week. I imagine this will end sometime in early May, since I do not bake once the weather is truly hot.
3. Continue hand copying my recipes into the new book. I am actually a few days behind and need to do some catching up
4. Plan a joint activity with TheHub during the work week. Longer days make this a little easier.
5. Self pampering. This will be concentrating on getting the feet sandal ready.
6. Learn something new every day.
7. I did not start germinating seeds in time, so I need to shop for some plants to transplant.*
8. Clean and replant all the various pots in the yard.
9. Rearrange things in the house. This is the time to change over curtains, bedspreads, etc.
10. Go through spring/summer wardrobe and give away any clothes I am not likely to wear. The same goes for shoes.
11. Organize remaining bathroom and linen closets.
12. Schedule a documentary to watch with TheHub weekly.
13. Volunteer.
14. Play the piano for at least 15 minutes 4 times a week.
15. Read a minimum of one book a week.
16. Have lunch with friends at least 4 times during the spring season.
17. Contact someone I have not spoken with in a long time. Out of sight, out of mind should not happen with people who have had meaning in my life.
18. Go to church regularly, both to services and some of the other offerings our church has.
19. Laugh as much as possible. Laughter is a gift I need to use everyday.
20. Maintain contact with my sons, DILs, and granddaughter.
21. Try to not be petty. I can be, and it is an unattractive trait.
22. Have a road trip or day trip a couple of times a month.
23. Go to an actual movie theater once a month just to get out of the house and be among the living.
24. Have coffee at a coffee shop once a month.
25. Enjoy every day, even if it is difficult.
26. Be more approachable, and willing to talk with people I have only spoken to before.
27. Do something toward Christmas '26 each month
28. Use existing products before buying more.
29.Get rid of books
30. Inventory the pantry, butler's pantry and stored stash in the laundry room.
31. Defrost the freezer.
32. Go to bed earlier. I am serious this time.
33. Try to find a new hobby. .
34. Maintain a close relationship with My Beloved Sister and invite her to our house for dinner once a week.
35. Go to some of the spring festivals around town.
36. Visit a new to us restaurant each month. There are too many out there and available for us to get stuck in a rut.
37. Use some of the restaurant gift cards and certificates we have accumulated.
38. Have neighbors over for a meal.
39. Entertain some of TheHub's cousins who live near us now.
40. Meet some of our couple friends for dinner out, or burgers here
41. Get all my clothes for our spring "big trip" ready.
42. Try something new every week. This can be a food, a craft, a lesson, etc. Just something I have not done before.
43. It is time to get started using self tanning lotion to get rid of my ghastly (or ghostly) winter pale look.
44. Listen weekly to at least one music genre that I don't listen to regularly. I am also including listening to musicals I am completely unfamiliar with.
45. Send cards to a few folks I have been thinking about, but have not sent them anything.
46. Find someone in need and give them a little help.
47. Plant some fall blooming bulbs.
48. Be grateful every day.
49. Be intentional using accessories**
* One of our lovely neighbors starts her seeds very early and always has more than she can plant. Though she often gives us her remnants, and I am always thrilled to take them, I do not count on her generosity and will most certainly buy my own.
This is a great list!
ReplyDeleteI function better with lists. That way I know what I am procrastinating doing
DeleteAnother ambitious list, but you did very well with the last one. I've been meaning to ask. On a recent post you mentioned air fryer chocolate chip cookies. I got an air fryer for Christmas and am slowly learning how to use it. How do you make your cookies?
ReplyDeleteThis is the recipe I use Sometimes we eat 1/4 but sometimes we eat half https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/air-fryer-keto-cookies/
DeleteThanks.
DeleteMaking a list like this is such is great idea, Anne.
ReplyDeleteBelinda
I need lists to help with my scattered brain
DeleteWhat a fun list! #4 - calling it the work week made me chuckle, but I know exactly why it's called that in your case haha!
ReplyDeleteTheHub is recently retired (even though he is still working some) and forgets we can do things during the week. It is a slow process getting him to understand that. He still has a "do things on the weekend" mindset.
DeleteWow, I am impressed! That is an amazing list of things to do.
ReplyDeleteIt is mostly just things to make me enjoy spring more. The real list is the house to-do list, which is just frightening and I avoid it like the plague.
DeleteThat is one ambitious list! Believe it or not, I have one which has several of the same items. Coincidentally I poured some candles yesterday for myself (100%beeswax as lovely though they are, scented candles, and paraffin candles make us react badly). One area where we differ is bedtime! I had been calling lights out after “Jeopardy.” (That means nobody in shared areas, no lights on anywhere than their rooms, no sound which can be heard from outside their bedroom doors. My house, my rules. They don’t like it they can jolly well live somewhere else.) I now light a tea light after dinner and try to stay up until it burns down.
ReplyDeleteAs I try to navigate the emotions of the future, I find it helps to have a tangible list. Once the emotions settle I know I must orchestrate a HUGE change. Each item on my own list is with that goal in mind.
-Meg B.
A lot of the items on my list are universal, and things to make life more enjoyable. Bee’s wax candles are lovely. I have a couple I light occasionally, but I don’t pour them. There is a lady in town who does it and I have bought from her at festivals.
DeleteWishing you luck with whatever change you need to make.
I love this list!! I need to copy a few of those. I love to laugh and I haven't been laughing enough lately!
ReplyDeleteThat's an ambitious list for certain! So much of it looks fun too. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThis is not my to do list, which is not fun. This is just a list that will bring pleasure to spring
DeleteI love the list, and you have inspired me even more this spring. I too, love to learn something new, and it typically happens every month vs every week (but I like your idea of every week). I may just have to write up my own list (I'm a list person too). I am currently tackling clothing purging , but cannot for the life of me, get my husband to do his own clothes this week (ugh!). I even put a chair next to a pile of clothes for him to purge (ha ha ha!).
ReplyDeleteWhen I gave away 3 garbage bags of clothes, TheHub parted with 2 sports coats. He is a clothes horse and never gets rid of anything. It would be fine but his wardrobe is really invading my space.
DeleteLove this list.
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I just hope by having it written down it inspires me to follow it.
DeleteAn excellent list, and I will emulate some of the items. I hope to work in the yard tomorrow and maybe get flowers in my flower boxes. My daughter-in-law sent me a nice plant for my birthday that I need to transplant, too.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I would like to plant some things but it is still too early here. We usually have one freak frost in late May, so I wait until April to put things out.
DeleteWhat an awesome list, my friend! (She says as she grabs a pen and starts writing it down!)
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful list! I don't have an official list, yet, but, there are a couple of things I would like to do. Both involve going places and walking and in order to do that, I need to get over this sciatica flare up!
ReplyDeleteHey, being petty is a gift too! I suffer from that, but try hard to be good. Miss you.
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