Suddenly Routine

My summer class wrapped up last week with an exam, a lab report, a group presentation, a lab practical exam and finally, the final exam. Whew, it was a busy week. And I’m glad it’s over, but I’m really going to miss going to class. It was fun to get up and have some where to go and people to talk to. Which makes me really excited for the fall semester. It starts August 30, that gives me about seven weeks to fill with things to do. I’m hoping to not spend those seven weeks in a tv-induced coma, so I’ve been thinking about what should get done around the house before school starts.

So in no particular order of importance, here’s my to-do list for the next seven weeks.

1. Redo Anna’s room. I never really finished the nursery and now that she’s beyond the nursery stage, I need to finish a room for a little girl. Where did my baby go? It’s hard to believe that she’s going to be three at the end of the month. Guess I can take out the nursing chair and the diaper changing area now.
2. Second garage sale. We did the first one, which went over pretty well, but we still have a garage full of stuff that needs to get cleared out. Whatever doesn’t sell is going to get donated. Or thrown out. We need the garage back before winter. I’ve become a little too accustomed to parking indoors.
3. Clear out guest room. AKA our dumping ground for everything that doesn’t have a place. I’m tired of having to close the door when people come over.
4. Clean up and organize my office. This is the little room off of our bedroom that is always a disaster area. I don’t know why it’s impossible to keep this area sort of clean. Maybe I’ll work on that today.

I’m sure there’s other things to go on that list, but that’s all I can think of for now.