A September Challenge

Signed up for Beginners Italian, again! Sicily beckons in October so I want to be able to order food, wine, catch the right train and fine my apartment 🤪😂

I have become bad insomniac and one thing I must try and do is get out into open air/daylight early in the day. It is one tip I need to try and exercise early another bonus. It is very easy to potter about house, checking posts, doing few chores and day passes.

My dance group starts up again after the summer this evening, and the book club on Wednesday.

I have a project to finish before the last Sunday of September for a do at the local museum.

And I suppose it is time to start readying the garden for the winter,

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Now the heat has gone I really must get back to my daily walks; I have got very lazy over the Summer.

Haven’t we all! I know I must get out for walks, having used the summer heat as an excuse and would far rather be sitting at my laptop. I am diabetic and have been told to walk after meals. I really must get a grip!

Well like others I was a lecturer and before that a teacher so am definitely in that start of the year mode. But if you have been reading my posts you will know that at the moment the main thing is to get the rest of this flipping dresser sorted. and stop looking like the bag lady. Apart from going for some fuel, I have been sorting things all day. I would rather have been digging the garden or whatever, this is not a very satisfying job, and I have got slower and slower as the day has gone on. Cant do any more, and in the morning must at least do a bit of ironing before carrying on with the sorting.

Once I have sorted the contents I will be finding out who would like to have it , but that is a one off. I am hoping that the doctor will soon tell me that I can go swimming again. It has been a while since I have been able to regularly swimming, and I have definitely noticed the difference as I havent been able to exercise and swimming and doing things in the pool is less painful for me. So I am planning to get back to swimming every week. It will not only give me more exercise but will also structure my week more. So I find that I actually get more things done when I need to get jobs done so that I can do other things. I also must do something about my garden. Have hoped for so long that I would improve enough to do things myself but now reluctantly feel that I must get someone in to plant things but where I want and at my request. Dont need anyone telling me what or where to put things. Just need some brute strength to get things where I want them. So they are going to be my two starters for tomorrow and to carry on with the sorting and still looking for my key to the yellow peril. So may have to find the manual and contact the manufacturers and see if I can get a new one from them. It is my sons birthday on the 8th so september has always been quite a special month for me so fingers crossed I can get started!

Get fitter.

Already contacted the leisure centre about pilates classes and possible swimming.

I feel that if I dont get fitter, something is going to break.
And that wont be pretty.

Mine needs to be put into some format which will be interesting and understandable to other family members.

I want to work on my family history too over the winter. I have so much irrelevant information that needs to be culled.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Going through stuff yesterday I see I have 7 watches. I like them all but usually only wear 2 of them regularly.

So … Starting tomorrow I plan a different watch each day.

I've got several but only wear one!
Why?
I also have several pairs of earrings (well many!) And tend to wear a favourite pair which are easy to get in and feel secure.

Yes, it's the start of the new school year!
We have decorators coming this week, so that's the first challenge.
Time to seek out a new group to join, perhaps in U3A.
Put together all the family history assembled over years.

Meant to say that September has always been a time for a new adventure as both my parents were teachers and so was I. I am enjoying the ‘back to school’ feeling but with added joy as I don’t actually have to do it now I have retired - marvellous!

I start a Tai Chi class on Wednesday for the first time.

Now the heat has gone I really must get back to my daily walks; I have got very lazy over the Summer.

I AM going to tidy my allotment shed and take all the unwanted junk to the tip.

What an intriguing thread Casdon!

I’ve signed up for a second Glass Fusion class later in September and have bought a small cross stitch project to embrace this winter, a new craft for me.

Regarding earrings, I don’t have a huge selection but do give them a regular outing depending on the outfit.

Definitely think September/new school year has a boosting effect!

I haven’t got enough earrings to worry about, must work on it! Need to find a local class for Spanish Conversation, along with my Duolingo lessons. I must be more proactive, as spending too much time on my iPad, researching stuff. I’d also like to volunteer more.

Going through stuff yesterday I see I have 7 watches. I like them all but usually only wear 2 of them regularly.

So … Starting tomorrow I plan a different watch each day.

GrannyGravy13

My September challenge is to smile and get on with life whilst the builders are swarming through my home inside and out.

They have been asked nicely (given the Paddington hard stare) that they must be finished before Christmas…

If DH are still happily married at the end of all this it will be a flaming miracle 🙏🏻🪽

We had builders in from june till halfway through august. I haven't got to the "it was worth all the hassle" stage yet as I (foolishly) said I'd do the decorating & as 5 biggish rooms and 2 cubby holes have been replastered, there is a lot!
Carpets in the 2 remaining rooms requiring floors tomorrow, & that's a big milestone as I can start putting furniture back and having a proper hunt for about 10 items I've mislaid & doing some sewing too (the one bit of decorating that I enjoy).
I hope your swarm of builders get the job done with a minimum of hassle.
My DH is still working, so while it was a building site I didn't see a lot of him.Hence we're still married....

What an interesting idea! I already rotate thru my many earrings, so my Sept. plan is to pretend it's a "gap" month & fill it w/ new experiences. (tho not quite the same kind I'd do at 18, lol)

To spend less time on my ipad.
To get ready for the decorator at the end of September.
To organise carpet, bed etc for newly decorated spare bedroom.
That’s enough to be going on with. Plenty more sorting after that.

My challenge is to book those little breaks away that I've been thinking about and not putting it off till another day.

My September challenge is:

To enjoy my new part time hours, 37.5 down to 30 hours, having a Monday off.

Going to a daytime yoga class for the first time ever tomorrow 🧘‍♀️

Grr, 😡 predictive text!!
Important not improvement!

My September challenge will be to continue to prepare for moving house. I'm making good progress so far. Lots of improvement family things have been re-homed to the appropriate family members. Much has been donated to the charity
shops. A neighbour is having some items of furniture which won't fit the layout of my next home.
The recycling and rubbish bins have been well fed.
I think this coming week's challenge will be the wardrobes.

I have signed up for a taster session for a community choir. I’m bricking it because I’m so introverted, but I’m going to give it a go.

I’m going to a new stretch class in an attempt to tone up and lose some weight around the middle. I’m not overly heavy but I’d feel happier if I could lose a bit.