I may be a little over zealous in my plans

So I've made a list of all the things I want to do when I'm not working anymore (last day Sept 1st!)

Home stuff:

• Clean the whole house once a week



• Clean dog poo and mow the lawn once a week until winter



• Work on the front yard that currently looks like crap and remove the evil bush by the sidewalk



• Clean the kitty poo boxes twice a week (until I get pregnant again)



• Do laundry twice a week



• Go through garage, storage room and sheds and try to convince John we can get rid of some stuff.  Maybe even sell some stuff on eBay.

Alex stuff:

• Go swimming



• Go to the park



• Go to the library for "Story time"



• Go to the zoo and the farm to see the animals



• Join the neighborhood weekly playgroup



• Try to teach him some basic signs (the kid won't even wave bye-bye, so I'm not sure how he'll take to signing)



• Work on his food issues (he won't eat lumpy food to save his life!)



• As he gets older, I'd like to find a volunteer opportunity or project we can do together on a regular basis. He's really too young now, but maybe when he's two or three.

Me stuff:

• Try to reconnect with some of my SAHM friends



• Read one new book a month



• Ramp up my exercise regimen



• Train to run with in-laws next year



• Work on my writing and create more interesting and better written posts on this blog

Other stuff:

• Start a monthly budget for our food/clothing/entertainment expenses and stick to it



• Start clipping coupons AND USING THEM



• Invite people over for dinners and/or BBQ's often



• Do crafty projects with my mom

Whew!  I'm going to be a busy girl!  I'm so excited. And I am SO THANKFUL that I married John who has been nothing but loving, thoughtful and supportive of me the last five years.  I would never have the opportunity to try to be the mom, wife and person I want to be without his support.