The only thing (house ways) I was really proud of last month was the number of books I sorted out and got rid of. I well surpassed my goal of 30 books. It actually made me feel really good. So, I am planning on getting rid of more this month. I did read 5 books. More than 5 books. Yeah! I am well on track to reach my Goodreads Goal again this year. I seem to go in fits and spurts with reading lately. Sometimes I can't put books down and read and read, and other times I struggled to pick up a book. Not sure why. Perhaps this is why I'm finding it easier to get rid of books lately.
I did work on the downstairs bookshelves, but I did not get them totally sorted. I only wiped down part of the kitchen. Sigh. I also did not get a cross stitch project sorted. Not sure why I am struggling to pick one up!
As I am writing this I am really struggling to think about where April went. It seemed to disappear without me knowing lol. I really, really need to do better with time management. I think that's part of the struggle. Lists do help so I need to make sure I keep doing them, perhaps breaking it down into monthly goals, weekly goals and daily goals.
Today - just an example - really flew by. I went for a walk. I had an appointment at 11.30 to renew my driving licence. In Michigan you have to renew it every 4 years. You're supposed to be able to renew by mail and only go into the office once every 8 years, but for some reason I had to go in again (I'd been in 4 years ago in the middle of Covid). I think it might have something to do with having a green card and not being a citizen. As with most things, the thought of going made me quite anxious. It also didn't help last night that our water pressure suddenly dropped, and I was anxious about that too. Sigh. Anyway, by the time I got done with the appointment (all went well), stopped at the Dollar store, came home, ate something, picked up the house (daily stuff) husband was on his way home. I video chatted with daughter, chatted with MIL and then sat for a bit before cooking the evening meal, doing the washing up and that was that!
Hopefully, I'll sleep better tonight. The water went back to normal about 2pm. We didn't think it was on our end. Husband had checked pipes and the water readings, and all was okay. They are doing water stuff nearby so maybe it was just that.
I suppose that's enough for today lol. I'll work on May goals and hopefully achieve a bit more!
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I find it doesn't help to hear about other people's busy lives and how much they seem to fit into a day, but then I think back to when I was working full-time and wonder how I did it all. Even then, other people seemed to be doing much more than me. Perhaps I'm congenitally lazy!
ReplyDeleteHa ha. I think that too. I can't imagine where the time goes. I must daydream my life away I reckon. I suppose things will get done at some point. I just have to keep chipping away at it!
DeleteI love the pic of the lake it's exquisite.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely liking the kindle for books. I buy some 'real' books here and there, but kindle books don't take up the same space.
Thanks. I am trying to lean towards Kindle books. As you say they don't take up a lot of room!
DeleteYou did so well with decluttering your books that I think you get a 'free pass' on all the other stuff in April! :D Don't forget you visited Baby A and your daughter for a week in April, so you only had three weeks in which to get things done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this! I know that I really need to work on time management, but I was really pleased with the book decluttering. There is still a long way to go!
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