Schedule at least one fun thing every week. So far I have a pedicure (I bought this polish, which is the most perfect combo of 2 favorite shades), coffee, lunch, and 2 date nights on my monthly spread
Get my hair trimmed, and get Dorothy and Minnie's hair trimmed, too. Ugh. We are switching salons and stylists, so this one is kind of a pain. ALSO we have zero free time after school, and our weekends are filling up.
Finish prepping CA260 for the semester. Maybe a reach goal, but it wold be great to feel like I have the whole class ready.
See all of the Best Picture Oscar movies, plus the Kate Hudson and Rose Byrne movies so I can see everything in all the major categories before the Oscars. We are almost 1/2 way through the best pics with the middle 3 kids and hope to do a family Oscar pool/viewing party.
Buy Dorothy's bday presents, and start buying Easter basket stuff. She sent us a list, so I feel like this project can really start. I am also thinking the bunny might bring spring shoes...
Make sure every kid hosts at least one hang at our house. It feels like it's our turn in all contexts.
Sign up for Crazylegs and start an 8K training plan. I am the queen of the 12-minute mile, but I really want to finish in under an hour and plan to reward myself with a post-race bloody mary.
Buy pillows before they are gone from Costco's seasonal offerings!! (They have a $20 2-pack of "hotel pillows" whatever that means that would be totally great for Ben's shams)
Decide when and where we are celebrating Jack's high school graduation
January goal check:
Apply for 2 jobs ✅
Join a gym 🟡 I did not do this, but I do not know if I want to do this. Cooper's dive team has started training twice a week (outside of their FIVE PRACTICES) at a gymnastics place doing strength and trampoline and conditioning, and his tourney baseball team has started practicing. This means he has MORE THAN 7 sportsball practices of some sort a week, and I have Apple Fitness, a bunch of different weights, an ellipitcal, and a love of jogging in the freezing cold.
Run up hills (seek out hills; pick up the pace on the way up): FORGOT THIS ONE. ❌
Buy Vday gifts for the kids and stuff to send to Harry ✅
Explore more blogs to find designs I really like ✅
Open my book project and decide if it is still alive ✅
Decide on dates for Ben and Dorothy's bday celebrations ✅
Look for Apple Watch sales for Ben ✅
Become a mini-expert on the AI academic landscape 🟡 I am not a mini-expert by any means, but I did attend a panel the other day.
Well, as usual you've got a crap ton going on, but you can handle it! You've got lots of birthdays and holidays coming up. I don't do much for Valentine's Day, but somehow this year I've promised to make a heart shaped cake (sigh) because it's also Foxy's birthday.
ReplyDeleteMy advice is, do NOT join a gym right now. You don't need anything else on your plate, and you can do strength workouts at home with dumbbells and Youtube. If you really get into it and want heavier weights, you can join a gym in the summer.
Tony’s 45th birthday is on the 23rd of the month!
ReplyDeleteThe man wants to go to a dive bar with his friends and me lol sooooo a dive bar it is! We also have ancient archaea in the neighboring town so that’d be good, too.
I love your goal to watch the Oscar’s movie, I really want to see Hamnet. And all of the nominated documentaries. Also documentaries shorts.
Daria from NJ
Are you applying to jobs in Illinois? No, don't tell me. I don't want to be crushed.
ReplyDeleteOne fun thing a week sounds SO AMBITIOUS. Godspeed.
Are you thinking of moving? Would that be exciting or scary or both? Is that why the job applications?
ReplyDeleteNicely done on your book project. And everything else, of course.
We don’t do anything for Valentine’s Day…Well, my husband generally brings home flowers for my daughter and me. My daughter generally feels like crap because she is not partnered up and thinks no one she likes will ever like her. V Day blows.
Don't join a gym, it will be a waste of money, you are already killing it at fitness. That is my considered opinion. I got Eve's bday presents ready and mailed them in her boxes of Xmas stuff she didn't have room to bring home, so for once her birthday (Feb 7) won't sneak up on me after Christmas.
ReplyDeleteYou are incredible! I am amazed at how you fit in working out as it is so I would just stick with it!
ReplyDeleteI want to find more time to watch some of the movies before the Oscars. There are some good movies out this year, IMO. I see a lot of green checks here and it is impressive as all get out. I know that feeling of Have your friends over here . . . some of my kids are 'the hangout house' and others not so much.
ReplyDeleteYou are killing it! I agree with everyone else - I don't think you need to join a gym. There is so much you can do at home, especially with YouTube! And you are busy enough without finding time to get to a gym, too. Ack!
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