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Fall Fun List and To-Do’s
I always love seasonal “bucket” lists, and enjoy reading Hamlette’s to-dos. I’m an inveterate list making . . . and list-ignorer. I’ll probably put up a final quarter to-do list once I’ve formulated it. It will be MUCH simpler than the ones I previously made myself.
Fall Fun/Hobby To-Do List
- An autumn festival (already scheduled, just need to ask off) with my grandparents
- Join in on our family Ladies Shopping Day; I have only been able to join on show-and-tell the last few times. We’ve tried to have 1-2 shopping days with the ladies in Mom’s extended family where we shop at antique stores and consignment shops with a break for lunch and an end of day after snack and show-and-tell showcasing our finds at the end. So much fun.
- Spend lots of time with my niece and take lots of good photos
- Maybe a autumn hiking trip
- Buy all my planning stuff for next year
- Read tons more: Participate in Classics Club dare and read 5 more from list
- Work on blog development a bit (Genesis, IP, spam, disclosure)
- Make serious dent in my sewing stash
- Finish second smocked baby dress ASAP
- Two more business skirts
- Fall dresses and skirts
- Baby dresses for summer (as Christmas gifts)
- Tons of baby bows and such
- Make a serious den in my knitting stash
- Knit at least one sweater and sweater dress for me
- Baby sweaters, rompers, sweater dresses
- Socks for me
- Baby socks
- Dress up as Audrey Hepburn from How to Steal a Million for Halloween
- Start working on regency outfit
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Spring Bucket List
~Get/make a cute baby gift for my brother and sister-in-law’s gender reveal party
~Take several hiking and day trips
~Make this macaroni and cheese
~Go outside more
~Go fruit and berry picking
~Make some Spring treats
~Swim
~Re-read the Penderwicks in time for the new book
~Make an Easter dress
~Splurge on (and use) watercolor and calligraphy supplies
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Winter Fun List
~Make this recipe for mac ‘n’ cheese
~Homemade hot chocolate with homemade marshmallows
~Go ice skating
~Game days
~Puzzles
~Make a snowflake garland
~Make a snow globe on a pedestal
~Get a Chick-fil-a peppermint milkshake
~Watch the Winter Olympics (I’d totally forgot that was this year)
~Make and collect snowmen decorations
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Autumn Bucket List
About a month ago, I saw a lovely idea for a bucket list here on The Enchanting Rose. I at first thought I “needed” to buy pretty patterned paper and jewels too, but realized that I could use stamps and paint to add detail to the paper we already had.
I picked out this gorgeous sketchbook from my notebook and journal hoard (mostly from Half-Price); this will be my art journal for autumn and winter. I made my version fairly quickly for me although it has taken me awhile to post.
I am so proud of this. I picked the colors to match the notebook cover.
I kept my options rather general. I’m hoping to get a photo and art page out of a couple of these; I think that would be fun. What are y’all’s fall plans? -
Summer Bucket List and My Art Journal
Watch tons of Classic Hollywood movies
This should be easy!
Read at least half of Classic Club list
Hmm. Not a priority.
Make lots of art and crafts
Well, I’ve put a lot of pressed flower art in my art journal, worked on redoing my first quilt, and worked on dresses for my sisters’ birthdays.
Spend time outside: stargaze, watch the sunset, swim, swing, catch lightening bugs, sleep outside
I’ve spent some time, but I need to make it more of a priority.
Dance
You would think this would be easy.
Go on several day-trips
I’ve been to the zoo and a baseball game at our local university, and I want to plan one for my birthday.
Jane Austen Festival and local art festival
I’m doing the latter for certain..
Go on or at least schedule one major vacation
I meant myself, but our family is going on one in January
Take a trip with my grandparents
Work extensively on genealogy
Make frozen custard
I should’ve focused a bit more on, um, less costly options.I had tons of pressed flowers, so I’ve worked on tons of pages for my art journal. I’ve rather more pressed flower pages than I would like, but I’m still learning this art journal thing. These are my best pages to date (05/26/2017), I think.
Didn’t that iris press gorgeously?!
My paper back copy of the Jane Austen novels split, so I decided to use the pages for crafts. -
Winter Bucket List
~Make shimmery snowflake garland with silver thread. Surely I can manage this.
~Bake several goodies. I’ve a couple baking books plus tons of bookmarks.
~Try some hot chocolate recipes. I’d really like to try some of the gourmet ones I’ve saved.
~Cook through a cookbook. This one; I love it.
~Read well. I want to be well on my way to my goal. I already am I think, but pride before the fall, lol.
~Learn to play Scotland Yard (if not also Mr. X, Whist, and Bridge).
~Work on music category. Learning, appreciating, etc.
~Begin serious genealogy. I can do plenty to prep before I pay I think.
~Wedding projects and purchases (by March 30). I haven’t got my dress and want to keep my eye out but not become to delayed.
~Have some spa days. I’d like to use up some products plus try a few recipes.
~Go ice skating. We’ll see.
~Complete Duolingo Spanish. Since I’m down to learning one language, this is reasonable.
~Watch a bunch of movies from my list. I just need to order a bunch from the library and this should be easy.
~Alter my sister’s bridesmaid dress. We all get to pick our dresses; they have to be short and blue or gray, so my three little sisters have theirs. The one I need to alter is a sheath, and I will be taking in the darts.
~Complete tons of knitting and a few sewing projects
~Work on my art journal. I’ve done a bit with my amazing new calligraphy pens, but I need to be more creative in my entries.
~Complete some art via classes. (Craftsy, Creativebug, and several YouTube channels). -
Christmas Bucket List Completion
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Gingerbread house. I showed photos earlier. It was super cute and tasty even though it wasn’t durable.
~Christmas Cookie exchange. I made these Peppermint Meltaway Cookies.
~Watch Christmas singalong. We watched the two from our childhood.
~Try a Couple hot chocolate variations. Nope, I just put extract in mine but didn’t try any of my pinned recipes. I can put this on my winter bucket list though.
~Bake a fruitcake for Mamau and Papau. Yes, but I would’ve preferred to have rum to use to make it more flavorful and authentic.
~Make truffles for Christmas Eve. Didn’t have the chocolate or the time.
~Bake some Christmasy goodies. Didn’t have much time or inclination for more.
~Make shimmery snowflakes for room. Not yet. I’m going to move this to my January bucket list.
~12 Days of Christmas blogging. I’m going to give myself credit. I blogged quite a bit about Christmas; I think this may have been too restrictive.
~Buy, make, and wrap all gifts by the 21st. This didn’t happen. I wrapped a Christmas Eve gift on Christmas Eve and a Christmas gift on Christmas (although we celebrated it Monday).
~Read Christmas stories. I read Christmas with Anne and one story from the third collection of Christmas from the Heart.
~Watch a couple of old Christmas movies. White Christmas and Its a Wonderful Life.
~Watch tons of Hallmark. Of course although I think I may take a break if possible next year. -
Christmas Season Bucket List
~Make a real tiny gingerbread house (cottage rather). I’ve pinned so many ideas. I want to use mostly icing and chocolate
~Participate again in the Christmas cookie exchange
~Try a couple variations of hot chocolate
~Bake a fruitcake for Mamau and Papau
~Watch Christmas singalong from my childhood (I found in the $5 bin at Walmart, I think)
~Bake some other Christmasy goodies
~Make chocolate truffles again for Christmas Eve
~Make shimmery snowflakes for my room; if possible decorate my own mini real tree
~12 Days of Christmas blogging (I don’t know if I even want to do this though . . . as long at it isn’t a burden)
~Buy, make, and wrap all gifts by the 21st
~Read Christmas stories
~Watch a couple of classic Christmas movies
~If possible, sew a Christmas dress; if not, complete another Christmas project
