Here's a quick
re-cap of what I accomplished, off of my Ambitions list for the week:
- Finalize September 15th budget. I call it the 9/15 budget because both the husband (M) & I get our yearly bonus & stock awards on 9/15. We need a plan in place before the time comes, or else the money gets frittered away. This generally makes up 25% of our yearly income, so it's critical to have a plan in place. I'm close to finalizing this. - achieved
- Make a photo book for my mother-in-law. This is a surprise going away present, so it needs to be done in the next 10 days. - About 80% done with this.
- Work out 4 days this week. - achieved
- Plan my menu for the rest of September (post-in laws) & figure out groceries, what I can prep & freeze in advance, etc. - About 1/2 done.
- Return a pair of running shoes to Kohls. - achieved
- Work on my anniversary present for M. I'm at a loss for an excellent 5 year anniversary present, so I'm planning on writing him a letter & perhaps making him a photo book as well. - Done. I wrote the letter & ordered his physical gift that I wanted to get for him.
- Figure out what to do with the huge volumes of unripened tomatoes. Looks like summer is over & I have over 100 green tomatoes on the vine. - Looks like these are ripening! We have already eaten a few, & now there are quite a few turning orange.
- Organize clothes in master bedroom. Put away summer clothes. - achieved
Bonus items:
- Made two batches of these English muffins, in an attempt to ditch the more expensive Costco versions. Not in love with the way these came out - tasted more like a biscuit. M called them "pasty white". Will have to keep experimenting.
- Made 4 batches of banana wheat germ muffins with some bananas that were about to go bad.
- Made 2 batches of blackberry muffins with blackberries we picked & froze earlier in the summer. Cut the butter in half & found that they still tasted amazing. Yum, yum, yum.
And, now my plan for this week:
- Work out 5 days this week. I need to step up my progress if I'm going to hit 150 workouts by the end of the year.
- Finish photo book for my mother-in-law.
- Finish menu plan for next week, after the in-laws leave. (They're heading home on Sunday).
- Clean/inventory freezers.
- Clean/inventory pantry.
- Clean fridge.
- Re-organize all pots/pans/dishes/plates/etc after the in-laws leave. Things are in complete disarray, as they have their own things they need to put in the cupboards, & didn't know where things went - so my normally extremely organized kitchen is making me a little crazy.
- Read one book.
- Implement 9/15 budget plan after I get paid.
- Use or freeze/"put up" remaining summer produce - pesto, squash bread, etc
- Use up all gift cards (with the exception of the ones I'm saving for Christmas). They go to waste lingering in my wallet.
- Sell or donate a bunch of kids toys that we no longer need.
- List a watch on eBay.
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