Good morning, friends! Happy shiny new month to you! Happy shiny
short month! On this beautiful first day of a new month, I want to share
with you the goals I have for the days ahead.
ONE. I have started packing for our upcoming move, but the number of
packed boxes is embarrassingly small. This month will be ALL about the packing.
Pretty much every spare moment I have will be spent putting things in boxes and
preparing to cart them to the lake house. I should be a pro at this by now,
since this is our third move in four years, but the packing process seems so
daunting when it sits before you nearly in its entirety. Ryan will help as much
as he can, but he’ll also still be finishing up the last of the projects at the
new house, which I can’t do.
TWO. In addition to continuing to learn my job in writing grant
proposals, I have been asked to help with a grant proposal outside of work,
too. I’m really excited about collaborating on this project, and this month
will bring about some of the preliminary work on that.
THREE. Although I’m thrilled that I accomplished so much prep work on
my retreat-session-writing last month, I can’t remove myself from it too far
during this month. I want to continue reading over it, learning it better, and
tweaking the words as the Lord directs me to do so. I also have another writing project that is in its conception phase right now, and I want to work
on it as I pack!
FOUR. Valentine’s Day falls in this month and at this point, I don’t
have a concrete plan for celebrating! We
always try to do something special for Valentine’s Day, even if we celebrate at
home. (Sometimes that is preferable because of how big the crowds get in
restaurants.) I just want to enjoy the day, whatever it looks like!
FIVE. Friends, if everything goes as planned, we hope to officially
move during this month! I am so excited about this. We feel like we’ve
been living in strange limbo for months now, with renovations and packing and
dividing to conquer and everything. We know settling will take some time, but
to be able to have everything in one spot and enjoy the space we’ve worked
so hard to prepare will be such a gift! This is the anticipated highlight of
our month!
SIX. I almost forgot! I do have another week of online training for
work this month. The first one was so helpful and while I’m a bit nervous about
this second one, because it’s a step up in the “grant proposal sandbox,” I am
looking forward to absorbing the information they offer!
That’s what we’ll
be doing over here. Any goals on your end??
5 comments:
I am starting two new part-time jobs this month. One is working for a company that packs and moves seniors. The other job is a transcription job, of which I have never done. Now the pack move does not seem as daunting as the transcription.
I am also just trying to breathe this month, having semi-retired as of January 15th. While this has been necessary for me, my husband laughs as he knows I have trouble being the least bit still.
While this is not a brand new goal, I have been trying to walk a minimum of 10,000 steps a day. Some days I do well, some days I even do more, but other days my body says no.
Wishing you a wonderful February.
So exciting to have the move on the horizon!
I need to clean out my mom's house and sell it so I can move back to L.A. I'm a first-time home seller and know absolutely nothing.
I'm looking forward to you moving into your lake house!!!
All the best with all the packing. Packing is such a chore and you are a rock star to be doing the bulk of it. I know Ryan is contributing in other good (and hard) ways, but give yourself an extra pat on the back this month.
Gaylene - WOW! That is a lot on your plate! I wish you the very best as you begin and hope you absolutely love this season! 10,000 steps a day can also be rough to get in - especially in the winter. I can't pace the house anymore, because Lexi will chase me and get all worked up (ha!) but I remember the days of doing that to get to 10,000!
Tamar - YES IT IS!!!
Jinjer - That is a big task! Get a great Realtor and you'll have all the help you need in getting it sold!
Natasha - Thank you for that encouragement! Ryan is doing amazing, hard work over at the house, and I appreciate all the HUGE sacrifices he has made to get this ready for us. But packing is also amazingly hard work! :) (Packing with a dog who wants to eat boxes is also fun.)
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