Big Plans

Well that is one way to ring in the New Year....take a 1 week break from blogging and come back refreshed and ready to take on the world!
I'm back and things are a little different around these parts as of today.
Bud left this morning for 9 weeks of schooling for his job.
9 weeks without my hubby is a bummer, but Bitsy and I will take this time to develop a daily routine and schedule.

Also I'm going to take this time to tackle a few posts/projects/books that I've been considering for a while!
In order to keep myself accountable to these posts/projects/books I'm going to compile my lists here and link back each time I complete one of them!
It'll be a nice way to see how far I've come and how much I'm able to do while Bud is away.
So let's get started...

Posts I'd like to write:

• My Cleaning Routine
• My Super Savings Shaving Secret
• The Federal Trade Commission (Bud inspired this one so I need to do a little research before I tackle this beast)
• What I like to call ADD Mommy Syndrome

Books I'd like to read:

• Bonhoeffer (in the process and the process is slow)
• The Hunger Games
• Catching Fire
• Mockingjay
• Miracle for Jen (This one includes a give-away!)
• Heaven is for Real
• God Strong (The Military Wife's Spiritual Survival Guide)
• My So-Called Life as a Proverbs 31 Wife (A One-Year Experiment and Its Surprising Results)
• The Uncommon Life (this is a year long devotional that I'll be reviewing this week and guess what...There is a GIVEAWAY involved with it!)

Projects I'd like to tackle:

• A LARGE piece of Subway Art for the Livingroom
• A 'H' covered with Buttons for our gallery wall
• A floor covering for the kitchen inspired by this:



Source: shannonberrey.com via Biz on Pinterest

• A diningroom chalkboard...classroom size
• Upstairs hallway photo gallery

• Organize the office 
• Organize the garage (this is a lengthy process and I won't get much done here until Bud is home and can help, but I'll do what I can while he's away)
• Recover 2 chairs we rescued from the side of the road (a little dumpster diving)...these chairs are more child size wingback (ish), but they might be perfect for Bitsy.
• Refinish the dresser in Bitsy's Room....I need a paint sprayer for this and to get it down stairs in the garage so this might be on hold until summer!
• Refinish and recover the glider in Bitsy's room (might help if I get my sewing machine serviced first)
• Create these stars for our 1/2 bath downstairs

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  Source: greylustergirl.blogspot.com via June on Pinterest

• Bible Verse Subway Art Gallery like this one:



Source: bluevelvetchair.blogspot.com via Biz on Pinterest

• Paint a few baskets

So there it is.

My lists of posts/books/projects that I'd like to get started and some things finished before Bud returns mid-March.

Let's see how far I get.

Another thing I am hoping to get done this week is the finishing touches to send off for the complete of my blog makeover!

I'm so excited for the big reveal!

I hope you all had a Blessed Sunday!