Day 8-Short term goals for the month

What do I hope to accomplish by the end of this month????? This shouldn't be too hard since I actually have a premade list of things that need to get done this month...most people think that I am not very organized(becasue I'm not a neat freak in my house) but I actually do have a pretty established system for getting stuff done.... So here is a list of some of the things I need to get done this month.......

1. Get an apartment/house secured for us to move into. We are trying to be patient and find something that fits our needs but we do need to find something soon. It has been a little frutstrating because the couple of places that we have called have waiting lists for the 3 bedroom units that we need. I just hope we can find something soon...

2. Celebrate Malik's 8th Birthday. It's hard to believe that my baby will be 8 this year. Doesn't seem possible that he is that old already. Where have the last 8 years gone. Most of it is a blur. He's been such a good trooper about how much we've had to move and he's very sweet. I want to make him feel very special this year. Hopefully I can plan something very very special for him.

3. Get Makiah to sit through a professional photo and maybe(dare I say it) get an updated family photo taken. Anyone with kids knows how hard it is to get all of them looking at the camera at the same time...I need a family photo though so I am going to attempt to get this done.

4. Various school assignments that are due this month. I have a lot of school work that is due this month and several research projects. I don't remember college involving this much work when I attempted it the first time....All I know is that I have lots to do in that

5. Start packing, sorting and downsizing stuff. I am not really a packrat...I don't keep a lot of stuff. I do however like most people have more stuff than I need. I am attempting to declutter our lives. I'm trying to minimalize our clothing(this is proving to be a challenge). I'm also trying to see what needs to be thrown out because its useful life has passed.

6.Plant some spring flowers...Since I live in WNY this is going to depend more on Mother Nature ending this impossibly long winter and allowing me to be able to plant some flowers. I can't wait for the pretty colors that accompany the vibrant flowers.

7.Kick up my workout routine. I've been slacking a little because of the getting use to school thing so I have to try to kick up the routine a little bit. I'm going to enjoy getting back to being healthier. I'm trying to get myself ready for the summer season....

This is a little bit of some of the list that I want to accomplish this month!!!! Hopefully I will have a productive and lucky month....Then I can get everything done I need to!!!!