How is it time for August goals already? July was both the longest and shortest month on record in Shafferland, I think! I feel like it flew, but at the same time, the 4th of July was about 100 years ago. (Is that just because of our busyness or do some of you think it was 100 years ago too?)
I'm making a few goals here for the merry, merry month of August!
1. Unpack and settle in.
We are now officially, totally, and completely in our new place, but there is still much work to be done before we can be accused of being settled in. We know that the bulk of August will be about that. Much of our free time will be spent settling, and I want to do it thoroughly and completely. I'm excited to envision the pieces that make up our home in their new space of a home.
2. Find a bit of rhythm with the job.
Though our training is far from done and will continue for a while, we have completed our concentrated training days and have officially reported for duty. We have to figure out our rhythm in the house, both with our tenants and with our co-workers. It will take some time, we know, but we'll figure it out. Like I've said a few times on the blog already, I know that life in this role won't always (ever?) be structured and predictable, but we are looking forward to at least making some plans!
3. Figure out our boundaries.
We've been told that it's very easy to just work all the time and never take time for ourselves. It's the peril of working in the same environment where you live. We've also been heavily encouraged to NOT let that happen - and to recognize when it begins so we can fix it. We know we won't do it perfectly at first, but this is really important, so I'm making it a goal for the month.
4. Get our mask game in order.
Indiana recently mandated mask usage in all public places, and we've discovered we need to change our mask game because of it. We don't have too many of them, and we've already had to drive back home from stores because one or the other of us didn't happen to have one on our person like we thought we did. My plan is to purchase more so we always have some in our vehicle (in case I happen to be without my purse, which is where we currently stash them all...) and always have some in our apartment and our work office and Ryan's truck and...you get the idea. We're learning already that living and working in the same place means we don't always have the same supplies with us that we used to when we were always moving from place to place. (Living in a small town where we walk many places also complicates our former mask plan.)
5. Meal plan! Cook!
It's been nearly impossible, over the last half a month, to have a consistent cooking plan. We've been on the go so much, and we've had a lot of meals shared with others. We've also been separated from most of our main cooking tools, but now that they are back, I'm so looking forward to getting back to cooking and planning. (It's part of nesting for me.)
6. Work on some scrapbooks.
Believe it or not, I did keep up with scrapbooking while we were mid-move, but I am still behind. It'll be a good creative outlet for me, too, so I'm looking forward to resuming it! We've captured quite a few memories over the last few weeks, particularly!
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We have many of the same goals!! I am hoping to go to IKEA this weekend so that I can get the last few boxes unpacked then work on the wall art.
If you are looking for a good mask deal the scrub company Jaannu has amazing masks and they come in a 5 pack so it's a good deal!
Same here on the masks. Last week I was rushing around about to run into somewhere when I realized I am missing a mask because I only grabbed my wallet and not my purse. I stocked up on pre-made ones at JoAnn Fabrics for myself and Amazon ones for the boys. - Michele B.
Thankfully we've got friends who have been making masks for us so that's been so helpful. We have about five or six each. We keep some in a pouch in the car and that's really saved us a few times when we've decided to "stop quickly for something while we're out." We also keep them right by the back door in a bag so we can easily grab them on our way out the door.
The hardest part is remembering yet one more thing to grab and Dave and I are constantly asking each other, "Mask???"
I found one of the hardest parts of working from home was setting boundaries. Especially since I didn't have a separate work computer, I felt like I was constantly "at work." Figuring out your boundaries will be really important. And I recognize you worked from home for quite a few years so you know this already!
Thanks for inspiring me to set August goals. Mainly those are:
1. Finish sorting/decluttering and donating teaching materials in basement.
2. Declutter and donate craft supplies that are in my basement.
3. Declutter and donate summer and fall décor items from basement.
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