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Life Lately & September Goals

September 12, 2015 by Sarah

I’ve done it again.  
Another short-term blog hiatus.  For the life of me, I really don’t know how all the stay-at-home mom bloggers do it!
The second half of August turned out to be a little busier than expected, but it was a good busy.  If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, then you may have seen some pictures of our upstairs bathroom renovation.  We are so close to completing it that I can practically taste it.  I’m planning to do a post about it once it’s all finished up!  I’m pretty proud that we have been able to complete it without having to go into any debt.  ðŸ™‚
So, that’s where 2 weeks in August went – to installing bead board, painting, removing old grout, and then re-grouting the tile floor.  It was pretty crazy and the kids spent a lot of time at my grandmother’s house, away from all the chaos.  The last of the plumbing fixtures arrived so we’re ready to schedule the plumber for installation and then we’ll move on towards lighting.  We love to save money on home projects when we can, but there are just some times when we feel it’s best to leave things up to the pros.
The Teacher is back in school and our kids will begin preschool next week, so I’m hoping to get back to writing and interacting with all of you!
Since August was such a whirlwind, I’m not even going to rehash those goals.  
Let’s just dive right in to this month – here is my plan for September goals.

1.  Have a date night with Kevin.
We just simply could not make this one happen in August, so I’m pushing it to this month.

2.  Have a mommy/son date with Brady.
This one is long overdue as well.  I can’t wait for some special one-on-one time with him.  I may even see if Kevin wants to trade because I sense that Brady could use some one-on-one time with Daddy.

3.  Finish up necklace board.
I’m proud of myself for starting on this project, but now I need to push through and finish it up.  I’m anxious to see the final product and to finally get my necklaces more organized.

4.  Install plumbing & light fixtures in the upstairs bathroom.
The major grunt work has been completed and now we move onto the “fun” part like putting it all together.

5.  Finish reading Raising Your Spirited Child* 
I’m too embarrassed to even talk about this.

6.  Consign/donate the kid’s clothes.
It’s consignment sale season and I’m ready to clear out as much as we can.  I’m holding onto Brady’s clothes for Davis, but purging as much of Savannah’s and Davis’ clothes as I am able.  If I weren’t trying to save up for a few things, then I’d donate every last bit of it.  I love purging!

7.  Buy a new computer.
This has been on our list for a while now, but the funds just recently became available.  We are thankful to be able to move forward on this and I hope it will allow for more blogging!  Sharing a laptop with my teacher husband {who also just started grad school classes} has not been easy.  Feel free to give me your suggestions on a good laptop that will primarily be used for blogging and web browsing.

8.  Get both vehicles inspected.
It’s that time of year and I’m anticipating some hefty repairs.  Both of our vehicles are over 10 years old, so it’s to be expected.  I’ll be pleasantly surprised if I’m wrong though!

There you have it.  I’ll report back at the end of the month to let you know how I did!
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What are your goals this month?

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  1. Jenny says

    September 13, 2015 at 5:44 pm

    My youngest child is 2 and I feel like for the first time in years I am able to get some stuff done, although still slowly and clumsily! I'm really impressed the amount you are able to do with your littles!

    • steddins@hotmail.com says

      September 24, 2015 at 12:07 am

      I know what you mean! It's so hard to get much done with the kids in tow. I'm in trouble when the baby drops his morning nap! 🙂

  2. SuzyQpon says

    September 22, 2015 at 5:47 pm

    I don't know if you have an electrician or not but I HIGHLY recommend TJ Day (cell # is 804-305-1202). So trustworthy and honest! I trust him to be in our home even with my young son around. Best of all, it's him and 2 other guys – he doesn't outsource your work to random people you've never met before. I hate that. I'm not affiliated with him or anything, I just like seeing nice, honest people do well!

    • steddins@hotmail.com says

      September 24, 2015 at 12:06 am

      I will keep that in mind! My uncle used to be a full time electrician, so we usually give him a call, but I appreciate the info. I may need to use it if my uncle is busy! 🙂

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