Since I’m going to be hanging out in San Antonio, without my job, Key Spouse, friends (for the most part), or a big house to clean, I’ve decided I need some goals for the 6 months we’re here to keep myself from going crazy. I will be starting RCIA (“Become a Catholic” class) on base as well so that I can finish up in Columbus at Easter, and be volunteering at an awesome organization that I’m REALLY excited about (more on that in another post).
- (Re-)Read all of the books in the collection Ryan bought me
- Edit all of the air show and homecoming pictures
- Learn to use my camera and sewing machine really well
- Hand-make something for our baby’s room (maybe once I’ve figured out my sewing machine?)
- Come up with an easy system for making all of our food homemade, from-scratch, and healthy
Ryan bought me this gorgeous collection of some of my favorite books for Christmas last year and I haven’t had time (or haven’t made time, I suppose) to read them. I’m going to now, though!
Dracula, Pride and Prejudice, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Picture of Dorian Gray
I have a ton of air show and 8th Airlift Squadron photos to go through and edit. Upwards of 400. Yikes. At least I have nothing but time now, right? I really want to get them done so that I can post them for all our friends who ended up in them, and show off some of the coolest planes in the world!
I have gotten reasonably good at my camera, but I want to get really, really good at it for when Baby G comes so I can get some amazing photos of our little one. For our wedding (yes, almost two years ago), my G-ma and G-dad gave me an amazing sewing machine. It was what I asked for, since I grew up with them making quilts for us, among other sewing projects. I still have no idea how to use it, though, so I’m going to learn on baby blankets and cloth wipes, I suppose!
I want to make something special for our baby’s room. I don’t know what yet (thankfully, I’m sure Pinterest can help with that), but I want it to be something they can grow up with. Maybe a quilt, or something framed.
I think #5 is the one I’m most excited about (I know, I’m a nerd). I can’t wait to figure out how to organize our pantry and fridge, how to prep food so that we’ll snack on something healthy and make healthy meals for every meal of the day (I got pretty good at it in Washington shortly before we left, but I want to get great at it!), and how to decorate and organize the rest of the house so that it’s as pretty as I want it and as functional as I need it. Pinterest has gotten me very excited and given me lots of great ideas to get started. I’ll post my progress as we go and hopefully inspire a couple of you to try some of the same things!
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