I was so proud of myself last week for how well I had cleared my schedule so things could be manageable, and then over the course of one day so many projects came to rest on my plate. At least they’re all projects I’m excited about!
Happy Daylight Savings Time to those of you who are mandated to go through it. I’m feeling it! Hopefully the sluggishness wears off quickly.
Cooking:
This week’s meal plan:
- Monday: Orange Chicken, Stir Fry veggies, Rice
- Tuesday: CP Soup
- Wednesday: Taco Pasta
- Thursday: CP something, pie for Pi Day
- Friday: Michael’s birthday dinner, which he has not decided upon yet. I’m going to guess it’ll be steak, baked potatoes, Caesar salad and herbed rye rolls.
- Saturday: Pasta/Emily’s choice
- Sunday: CP Corned Beef, boiled potatoes, cabbage, maybe some Irish soda bread
Clothing:
- Maybe this will be the week that I finally conquer the folding pile.
- Keep thinking about and making plans for Easter, spring and Rachel’s travel outfits.
- Materials and supplies are going to begin arriving for making prom dresses for Renaissance and Rachel.
Cleaning:
- I don’t have a definitive plan set, which I would like to create. Basic upkeep for the next few weeks.
Caring:
- I’m really struggling to remember what I’d like to do here. I blame the sleep deprivation from Daylight Savings Time. Um, I need to care for my poor sleep-deprived brain by adjusting my sleeping ASAP. I’ve learned over the decades that sleep is #1. You mess with the sleep, you mess with everything.
Creativity:
- At Home:
- Prom dress prep—Dates were announced last week and I realized I had no plan whatsoever for making their dresses. We strategized over the weekend, and I think it’s doable. Ohhhh, the girls have picked some lovely designs and fabric. I’m really excited about these dresses!! Hopefully my “adventurous beginner/beginning intermediate” garment construction skills are up for the task…eek!
- Sewing on the Fat Quarter Shop upcoming quilt—Sneak peek this Friday!
- Van Crafting Sessions™: Planning out personalized wedding shawls because I’m a person who gets things done years ahead of time
Gardening:
- Peas, trellises, etc.
- Seed check
- Rhubarb watching
- Plant delphinium
- Use up the herb jungle
- Direct sow alyssum, cabbage, pansies, poppies, viola
Celebrating:
- Michael’s birthday is this week! I hounded the kids to get him gifts, so that’s an improvement over last year. Problem is, I gave them all my ideas for gifts and now I don’t have any other ideas and no gift to him from myself. Sigh.
- After a quick text conversation with my people last week, I don’t think we’re going to be doing anything for Easter, but I’ll follow-up this week just to make sure.
- The potentially brewing project I mentioned at the end of last week is dying a slow death. I thought it was dead for sure, but a spark of life was breathed into at the last second. I will follow-up today to find out what is going on.
Community:
- I am nagging Renaissance about the WREF scholarship that’s due on March 17th. I do not get the feeling that it’s accomplishing anything.
- Band Parent meeting this week—Many of my concerns from last week are resolving.
- I was sustained in a new calling for church on Sunday: Ward Music Coordinator. It basically just means I make sure we have music during sacrament meeting. I pick the hymns, make sure the music makers know what the hymns are, and I set up and support the special musical numbers. We have Stake Conference this week, so no pressure for me this week. If I went ahead and taskified this calling, it would make my life a whole lot easier over the next few months as I settle into it. I should also resurrect my own music practice times since I know that I will inevitably have to pinch hit some musical numbers on the fly when scheduled performers cancel at the last minute.
Top priorities this week, aside from sleep health:
- Michael’s birthday
- Garden
- WREF Scholarship application
- Prom dresses
- Resurrecting music practice time