August Plans

Firming up on my earlier thoughts, and posting a list to keep myself accountable:

Things To Do For Myself

• Throw out 30 more bags of stuff (surely one a day must be manageable?)
• Read at least part of a book everyday (even if it is just a few pages)
• Swim a couple of times a week
• Knit a cardigan for Cherub and finish two half-made pairs of socks
• Learn to use the sewing machine and make something wearable for Cherub
• Work at the record office one day a week

Things To Do With The Girls

• Help Angel and Star to sew something for themselves
• Help Cherub do some arty-crafty projects
• Read to Cherub everyday
• Movie evenings with the big girls
• Reorganise Playmobil with Cherub

Places To Go

• Pick your own farm
• Day trip to Wicksteed Park (I have some discount vouchers)
• Girly shopping days with Angel and Star
• Day at the zoo
• Trip to London to take Star and Cherub to the Science Museum
• Take Star to buy her first pair of pointe shoes for ballet

Checking back over July, I'm fairly happy with what I achieved:

• Knit something and finish it - even my knitting is drifting (socks? I feel a sock-knitting urge coming on) - check. One pair of socks and parts of two others knitted.
• Take Cherub to the butterfly farm - no, but we did go to the children's farm
• Visit the pick-your-own farm to pick strawberries - no 
• Spend more time outdoors - pretty good during the second half of the month, helped by our holiday
• Read (and finish!) at least four books - half there. Finished two books while we were away.
• Bake chocolate caramel shortbread - check
• Keep my flowers alive - check. Not exactly flourishing, but still alive and flowering.