My “Done” List

My kids have been gone 18 days (yikes!) and in that time I have gotten a lot accomplished.

1)   I have gotten approximately 54 extra hours of sleep. That doesn’t mean I’m any less tired, but it’s definitely nothing to complain about!

2)   I’ve read and finished two books and have just started a third and fourth. Two of those books are on my “Jewish book list” and two of those are from my “summer reading list.”

3)   I completed my daughter’s elementary scrapbook. She’s going into 7th grade.

4)   I’ve made some progress in getting rid of school clutter. There’s still a nightmarish pile of school supplies in the guest room that I need to tackle (the pile fell over in the middle of the night and scared the wits out of me), but I’m procrastinating.

5)   I’ve written more than 15,000 words on two manuscripts that I’m trying to finish for October.

6)   I’ve cooked dinner almost every night—itself a major accomplishment. It’s a lot more fun to cook for adults than it is for children.

7)   I weeded my front garden. Don’t knock it; I suspect my neighbors were trying to figure out which were weeds and which were plants. I’m hopeful I pulled out the correct vegetation.

8)   I prepped my daughter’s room for the painter to repaint it. It hasn’t been redone since she was five (and the clutter I removed proves that). I would paint it myself, but then I wouldn’t have accomplished #5.

9)   I have played 19 games of Rummy Q with my husband. It’s our camp tradition and we play while we eat. I’ve beaten him eight times. He usually beats me at almost every game, so I’m improving. He’s not happy.

10)   I’ve relaxed, which, if you knew how stressed I was prior to camp, you’d fully appreciate. I know my kids are having a great time, they’re actually at camp (I assume) and I’ve decided not to worry about them until they get home.

Thirteen more days until they’re home. Time to work on the second half of my list!