Goals in the next few weeks-months

I'm writing these down so I don't forget. I won't implement them all at once, but I'm hoping to get to the point where they are all part of my routine.

DAILY TASKS
- Do devotions in morning
- Get dressed
- Open curtains/windows (if the temp. is right)
- Clean cat box, sweep up stray litter
- Wash dishes
- Read
- Make lunch/dinner

WEEKLY TASKS
- Clean bathroom (wipe down counters, clean toilet, clean mirrors and shower if needed)
- Make a menu plan
- Go grocery shopping
- Write in my pet blog at least 3 times
- Laundry
- Change sheets on our bed

I have more, I am just distracted right now...

I gotta get organized

I have a lot to do for the party tomorrow!

* Finish wedding card for Sarah and Nathan (just need to glue it together!)
* Package Sarah & Nathan's wedding gift (will mail tonight at the post office in Norcross when we go there for a banquet)
* Put menu together for tomorrow
* Go shopping
* Put away clean clothes
* Put up pictures around the apartment
* Email everyone directions/reminder
* Fill Brita pitcher
* Wash & put away dishes
* Find a place to put bills and such (or just pay them!)
* Pick music to play in the background and make a playlist on iTunes
* Take pictures of the things to sell on eBay and Craigslist; find a place to put them until they sell
* Straighten living and dining rooms

To Do - The Craziness

• Make banana bread, apple bread, or pumpkin bread (or all three) for bible study tomorrow
• READ A WEEK'S WORTH OF BIBLE STUDY MATERIAL.
• Wash dishes
• fold two loads of laundry and stuff a load of dipes.
• sweep up the cracker crumbs. ::Sigh:: I appeased the kids this morning w/ crackers so I could post my meet-and-greet. Now I pay the price.
• Oh, right. Make dinner. Should do this one first, as it's a crock pot meal. Good thing Josh'll be home late tonight!
  

Meals this week

Monday - Chicken tetrazini - from the freezer. Yay for cooking ahead
Tuesday - Tacos.
Wednesday - Beth's pizza recipe? Or chili. We'll see if I get around to making pizza dough or browning meat Tues. night.
Thursday - Spaghetti & meatballs
Friday - Breakfast

EDIT: Why can't I make a meal plan I actually follow? Case in point(s):

• Got home late Tuesday, ended up eating out.
  
• Had Tacos Wednesday
  
• Friends called Monday night, they're coming to dinner tonight, so I prepared the chicken pot pie filling last night for tonight's dinner. Josh requested it. I'm going to try to get an apple cobbler or pie made for our guests this afternoon, as well, since I have PILES of apples.
  
• During a meeting yesterday I made a long list of stuff I want to cook. It must be fall, with Baking Season fast approaching.

To do today: 9/22

• Wash whites
• Wash darks
• Fold diapers
• Fold whites
• Fold darks
• Make something out of nothing for dinner.
• Call MOPS mommies.
• Read bible/ do bible study
  

To do this week: Sept 22-27

• Wash the mountains of laundry - Monday
  
• Wash sheets - Thursday
  
• Grocery shopping - Tuesday (after MOPS)
  
• CVS/Walgreen's shopping (Wednesday)
  
• Call MOPS mommies (actually, this has to be done TODAY.) - Monday
  
• Wash shower curtain. - Thursday
  
• Clean bathroom. - Friday
  
• Mop kitchen - Friday
  
• Make sewing cards
• Wash kitchen mat that had milk spilt on it.
  

To Do 9/10

Not feeling motivated to do anything.  Maybe this will help.

1. wash diapers
2. wash darks
3. fold whites
4. stuff diapers
5. fold darks
6. put away dishes
7. wash dishes
8. unpack last box, the day after I learn we'll likely be moving within five months.
9. try to maintain a rational discussion on abortion.

... more to come, I'm sure.  I don't feel like doing anything on that list.  

Meal plan

I don't meal plan, but I'm trying. Due to the car situation, Josh & I are getting home at the same time- 6 or later- until my car is back, so I'm going for 'quick meals' this week. I don't like eating late. Normally, I'm home an hour before Josh and have plenty of time to cook.

Monday - Ate at Wendy's on the way home from dropping the car at the car doctor, so we could get home 20 mins before people started showing up and clean in a cleaning frenzy. FAIL

Tuesday - Spaghetti & garlic bread - I made pasta sauce from my garden tomatoes over the weekend. Picked up a $5 pizza on the way home, because it was so late & we were hungry. FAIL

Wednesday - Fried Rice Spaghetti & garlic bread. Also, need to cook taco meat for tacos or rice for fried rice.

Thursday - Tacos or fried rice. We'll have to have this meal on the table, eaten, and cleaned up in teh space of about 45 minutes.

Friday - Roast chicken & veggies - a whole chicken in the crockpot. Freeze leftover meat for other meals.

Saturday - Burgers & veggies & potato wedges

Sunday - Breakfast - eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, possibly biscuits

One of the weekend days, Josh's family is coming over, but I'm fuzzy as to which one.

To Do: 8/18/08

• Clean freezer
• Make shopping lists
  - CVS
  - Walgreens
  - Grocery
• Make menu
• Fix diapers (Nine down? I think?)
• Wash diapers
• Hang diapers
• Wash sheets that B peed on last night.
• Hang sheets that B peed on last night.
• Mop kitchen and bathroom
• Dustmop house
• look up ribs recipe
• make savory pork roast
• make buns
• make banana bread (Used one of the bananas for a breakfast smoothie, mashed and froze the other two for later.)
  
• make granola
• take out trash
• eat/feed kids breakfast... somehow... w/o cereal... or bread...
• Put away winter clothes (talkin' 'bout the box sitting on our bedroom floor here...)
  
• Organize kids' bookshelf (ATROCIOUS).
• Wash whites
• Hang whites
  

Stuff to do between when I get home from work & when the small group shows up

• Make dinner - We ended up having to take the car to the shop, and picking up dinner on the way home
  
• Clean sink full of dishes
• Clean floor AGAIN, hope smell goes away
• Light candles - couldn't find lighter, and there was no smell
• Remember to put candles out of reach of kids, or blow out before the arrival of kids - See above
• Confirm toy room is clean-ish & kid-proof
  
• Finish reading book chapter for bible study - Nope. Didn't do this. Had to fake it.

To Do: 8/16/08

Is it the weekend? I hadn't noticed...

• Fold laundry (three two loads!)
  
• Fix elastic in diapers (three four five seven down, countless to go)
  
• Wash dishes
  
• Put away winter clothes
• Organize kids' bookshelf (ATROCIOUS).
• Eat breakfast.
  
• Scrub rust out of bathroom. (The toilet bowl still retains a rather peach-like color, but at least it's not REDDISH BROWN anymore.)
  
• Clean out freezer so I can USE it.
• Fix network so laptop can print.
• Make crock pot chicken
• Make more granola.
• Wash diapers
• Hang diapers
• Clean up kids' breakfast mess
  

Beth inspired me 8/15/08

K, I haven't posted on here in a long time... but i decided I'd post today, seeing Beth's long to do list has inspired me. I'll include all the things I've already done, so it looks like I actually was productive he he.

• strip diapers
• hang laundry
• fold and put away 3 loads of clothes
• make chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies for picnic tomorrow
• put away dishes
• wash dishes
• clean kitchen (sweep floor too)
• Clean Lexi's room Husband did this...
  
• make CVS list
• go to CVS
• bathe Lexi
• make dip
• just remembered it's bathroom cleaning day....

YAY! I got it all done!

To Do: 8/15/08

Got so much on my plate, I need to be held accountable:

• Hang laundry
• (Wash Olivia's sheet and comforter and hang)
• (Wash our sheets and B's sheets)
• (Hang sheets)
  
• Fold laundry
• Fix elastic in diapers
• Stuff diapers
• Sweep kitchen
• Wash dishes
• Fold clothes on chair
• Put away winter clothes
• Get kids dressed (didn't do this yesterday...)
• Organize kids' bookshelf (ATROCIOUS).
• Clean up lunch mess. (Fed them rice. Sigh.)
• Scrub rust out of bathroom.
• Stop adding things to this list.
• Clean out freezer so I can USE it.
• Make dinner.
• Fix network so laptop can print.
  

Eek. Better get started!

Camping menu

So this weekend I had the challenge of making a menu that was not only camping-friendly, but also Weight Watchers friendly. Here's what I've come up with (points are in parenthesis):

Breakfasts
- Instant oatmeal (3)

Lunches
- Grilled chicken (3)
Corn on the cob (1)
- PB&J sandwich (7)
Sun Chips (4)

Dinners
- Hamburger packets (5 total)
Hamburger patty (3)
Carrots (1)
Potatoes (1)
Onion (0)
- Salmon packets (12 total)
Salmon (9)
Instant rice (3)
Chicken broth (0)

Snacks
- Jello (o)
- Baby carrots (0)
- Apples (1)
- Bananas (2)
- Granola bars (3)

Drinks
- Water (0)
- Coke (4)

Joanna's weekend goals

Most of the small group- 6 adults & 4 kids under 4 plus us- is coming over Monday. One couple won't be there- they're having their second today or tomorrow, probably. 6 kids under 4 in one small group. Crazy. We're obviously behind the curve.

- Put away clean dishes
- take Casey to the groomer
- pick beans
- make picture CD for Caroline's MIL
- clean pretty much everything
- Plan a meal+drinks (people will bring 2 sides & dessert)