Welcome! My name is Kara. You can learn more about me and why I write this blog here.

Here is the week I hope to have:

• 14th – Valentine’s Day / listen to Elvis’ “I Can’t Help Falling in Love” ❤️
• 15th – Disney’s Cinderella (1950)
• 16th – Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
• 17th – Random Acts of Kindness day

First things first …

• What is essential?
• Do I need help?
• Where can I compromise?

To Do / Enjoy / Remember:

• NO FRIDAY FEBRUARY – for many years now we have taken Fridays off from homeschool during the month of February
• This is a pay day week for us:
  • Budget x Paycheck
  • ATM, cash envelope stuffing
  • Christmas 2023 savings
• Purchase garden supplies
• Organize seed packets
• Make/purchase freezer meals ahead of the business of the rest of the month
• Bake and decorate Valentine’s cookies
• Bake thumbprint cookies with fig jam
• Convert one of the the kitchen cupboards into a plant supplies cupboard
• Wipe out the cutlery drawer
• Declutter each bathroom
• Deep clean each bathroom
• Declutter the linen closet
• Do we need more sheets? Towels? Blankets? Washcloths? Linen storage?
• Stock up on bathroom basics:
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Bodywash
  • Handsoaps
  • Toothbrushes
  • Toothpaste
• Change the letterboard
• Update screensaver on the Roku I use family photos and switch this out weekly

I plan to put up my feet and knit along to:

• Frasier February, my annual rewatch, continues.
• Christopher and I working our way through the Marvel Chronological watch.

My current influences:

• Martha Stewart’s monthly calendars from her magazine (no longer in print). 
• Alison May’s Brocante Home website and online community as well as her seasonal home books.

Thank you for how kind you’ve been to this little blog of lists.

I am approaching blogging differently this time around. No pressure on me and no pressure on you. Just a basic but (I hope) truly helpful little website. Thanks for reading!