I love summertime, and it's been awesome to have time with Avi at home. I love my job and working with students, but especially after this school year with so many changes, it's nice to slow down and focus on my own little one. My coworker had really good advice of picking sort of a theme for each day and while I haven't quite gotten that specific, I definitely have taken the idea of having one particular activity or outing (library, splash pad, lake, errands, friend's house, etc.) planned for each day and a loose structure of meals, time playing at the park and downtime at home.
That said, the lovely part of summer break is that the plans are flexible. If Avi is playing independently or absorbed in finger painting, we can stay home. It just helps me mentally to have a sense of what the day will bring instead of just having a twelve hour block of winging it.
Big Events this Month:
*Joel's first trip away since Avi was born. He gets back tomorrow, and so far my solo time with Avi has gone well. She's at a pretty fun age, so I think this is going much better than if this had happened a year ago.
*We are road tripping out to California to spend time with parents, brother, and extended family. I am so looking forward to having an extended time with family after many months apart due to Covid.
*My parents both have birthdays in June (3 days apart)!
*Father's Day.
*Our 5 year anniversary trip! We are spending two nights at a beach house to celebrate our anniversary a month early since Nonna and Papa offered to watch Avi. Looking forward to a few days to relax together.
Goals:
*Create a capsule wardrobe with Project 333. I've always been curious about the idea of having a capsule wardrobe for a season, so I figured summer was the easiest time of year to try this for a few reasons: less weather fluctuation, and no need to include work clothes and home clothes. I'm curious to see how this goes, but a week in I'm enjoying having only the clothes I love most out.
*Make a summer fun list! I've already started on this, and we've done a few things already.
*Order a photobook for Avi's first year. I think I need to accept I don't care that much about organizing the photos perfectly, and I'll be happier to have something ordered to capture that year.
* Create a summer playlist to listen to :) I would love to hear any suggestions you might have!
*Read one personal finance book (just started Your Money or Your Life). After having Avi and with covid, we have definitely fallen off the budgeting bandwagon. We're doing okay, but I'd like to read it and think through bigger financial goals like buying a house and how we can save up.
* Add a few new recipes to our favorites list. I've recently started to enjoy cooking again a bit more, and so I'd love to add a few easy recipes to our usual collection.
These goals are pretty lighthearted and fun for the most part, which feels right for this time of year. What's on your summer goals list?
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