Tuesday, April 2, 2013

April Goals/ March Update

Here is the update on my March goals!

  • Get rid of the piano - It's gone! Went to a new home :) BIG thank you to my hubby and Bryce for getting this done for me!
  • Get the bookcases out of Elizabeth's nursery and put them in the office - DONE! Again, credit to my hubby!
  • Get the closet in the nursery cleaned out - Not yet. This can't get done until the day bed is gone (see next goal).
  • Get the day bed in the nursery to my dad's house - Not yet, but it WILL be going this Saturday!
  • Find a place for the small entertainment center and TV in the nursery - It's not what I wanted, but the entertainment center will probably move into our room, and replace the small cabinet our TV, cable box and DVD player currently reside on, and the TV will most likely get moved to the garage, office or the shed.
  • Start and finish a new Pinterest project for Elizabeth - Yes! I haven't taken any pictures of the two in progress right now (butterfly mobile and bow clip holder), but I did make her a chenille & flannel burp cloth!
  • Experiment with a new recipe - TWO, actually!! SUPER awesome and very fun! The first one was for Dip Day, and the second one was done just this past Sunday night (working on uploading pics and the blog post tomorrow!)
  • Go to bed before 11:00pm as often as I can - I wouldn't say I did get to bed every single time I could before 11:00pm, but I sure made a solid effort!
  • Pick a project off of my "Things I Want To Sew" board on Pinterest and do it! - Um, I kind of forgot about this.... but now that I'm done working at H&R Block for this tax season (as of Sunday night this past weekend), I'll have more time to do it! 
  • Find something new to do with Etsy - YEP! We rolled out a new variety of fudge for sale! (Again, credit to Robert)! Check it out:
    Marbled Fudge - White Chocolate + Milk Chocolate!
So, for April, we've got a LOT that we have to get accomplished. It's the last 6 weeks before Ellie Jo is here (can you believe it?! I can't!), and we've got quite the to-do list going. Thankfully, we're making excellent progress on everything! Now, if these darn Braxton-Hicks contractions would just lay off, I'd be able to get way more done! Really, I know it's normal. But it's uncomfortable, at times painful, and just another thing to worry about. I can't just shove it aside and tell myself "it's fine," because realistically, it could turn into full-blown contractions - and Elizabeth needs to stay an inside baby a little while longer!

That being said, here's what I've got for April goals:
  • Move day bed to dad's/ provide dad with pillows, sheets, dust ruffle and extra sheets (everything is washed, just have to iron and move it!)
  • Move TV & entertainment center out of nursery
  • Move everything out of nursery
  • Remove old lamps from wall, disassemble, move to garage or someone else's house for Boppa 
  • Wipe walls (where needed), dust baseboards, vacuum carpet in nursery
  • Steam clean carpet in nursery (probably a Robert task)
  • Finish painting nursery furniture (crib & changing table are done already, just have to do the dresser - again, this is a Robert project, and he's been working diligently on it!)
  • Wash both cars thoroughly inside and out, steam clean seats, vacuum, wipe down vinyl, clean windows, sanitize
  • Get all my Pinterest projects for baby's room done (this is a huge task. I probably won't get everything accomplished, but I really need to try).
  • Get more seeds/ starts for garden, then plant
  • Clean out my armoire
  • Construct birth plan & tour hospital birthing suites
  • Thank-you cards for showers (2 that I know of so far, and I will need to make sure I have plenty of time for my thank-you cards!)
I know it's a lot. Here's to hoping we can get everything accomplished!

What are your goals for April? How did you do in March?

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