July Goals

1.  Put away all winter clothes.

Here is my plan for July goals.

1.  Have a date night with Kevin.
Our 12 year anniversary is this month, so we need to make this one happen.  If we can’t get it in before we head out for vacation, then perhaps we can convince some loving grandparents to babysit for us while we are with them.  🙂

2.  Have a mommy/son date with Brady.
I’m craving some time with this little guy.  After a hard couple of months with bedtime boot camp, I feel like he’s made some great progress.  Even if we hadn’t made any progress, I’d still want some special time with him.

3.  Finish reading Raising Your Spirited Child* {try to read Made to Crave*}.
This is a long book, but it’s filled with some really interesting info that could apply to most anyone {whether you would consider your child “spirited” or not}.  I am hoping to spend a little time reading this before bed each night so that I can get it finished and possibly squeeze in Made to Crave* before I have to return both of them to the library at the end of the month.  I’m out of library renewals.  🙁

4.  Repair any interior damage from roof leak.
In case you missed it, we got a new roof!  It was not in the plans, but God has a way of letting us know when certain repairs need to happen ahead of our own schedule.  We are very pleased with the roof, but need to see what damage might have occurred in the ceiling.  I’m hoping it will be minimal, if anything at all.  Hopefully we caught it before anything major happened, but we’ll see when we take a look.

5.  Paint the upstairs bath closet & schedule a time for Dad to install bead board.
This just needs to happen already.

6.  Sell at least 3 items that have been collecting dust & put money in savings.
We’re trying to de-clutter and make a little extra money at the same time.  Our savings accounts {slush fund and emergency fund} took a little bit of a hit in order to avoid debt from our new roof, so we’d like to replace that money as soon as possible.  I’m thankful for our savings, but I still HATE taking money out!  

7.  Make my necklace board.
Again, this needs to happen.  My necklaces are a cluttered mess on my dresser and they need to find a home on my pretty necklace board.

8.  Shop sales to stock up on summer items that are getting low.
Ever since the baby was born, it’s been harder to stay on top of my stockpile.  I’m doing okay, but I’d like to take at least 1 hour each week to scour sale ads and shop specifically for summer sale items.  There were some great sales on berries at Aldi, so now is the time to stock up!  

There you have it.  I’ll report back at the end of the month to let you know how I did!