Goals for 2018

I have big plans for 2018. I have alot of goals I would like to meet and I feel I have picked realistic goals! I literally have a list for everything! Lists are really helping me keep focused and help me remember what to do. Alot of these goals I plan to have met by April at the latest. I plan to meet these goals before baby A #2 arrives! If you are planning to become pregnant or are currently pregnant, you are going to want to follow these next posts over the next few months!

• Repairs to the home

We decided to "cash out" on our living room. Adam was able to complete our living room in 2 days and our carpet guy came on the 3rd day. We currently have our living all back together! We are thinking about cashing out on the playroom and storage room as well. ServPro has yet to return my calls about getting on the schedule. 

• Completing Rooms

We have been changing some of our rooms but have not fully finished a room. A few rooms are missing finishing touches. So I have hired an interior decorator to help me finish the rooms that need finished! She comes tuesday and I'm super excited!

• Be more organized

This is one I would like to keep with throughout the whole year! Before Asher I had alot of time. I didn't think I did, but I did. I used to be organized and know where things were. I used to be able to take the time to put things away properly. Well that all went out the door! Being organzied and everything having its own place is something I love. I hate clutter! Today a good friend of my was so generous to come over and help me tackle 2 closets that I really let go. It's amazing what we accomplished!

• Dipar stock pile

I don't plan to go crazy in this department. I know babies grow out of dipars super quick, but I would like to start a small stash!

• Potty training Asher

I would love to not have 2 in dipars! We are slowly working on this and really hope we can accomplish this before May!

• Padsicles

The truth is, I had no idea what it was going to be like after giving birth. Literally everyone kept this part a secret from me! Well since I have been through it once I now know what I can prepare to make things easier for me! 

• Nursery

My children are going to have to share a room until one is old enough to move into the other bedroom which is downstairs off the living room. Asher's bedroom is tiny. I have come up with some great solutions though to really make it work!

• Stockpile

We really weren't prepared when Asher was born. We thought we were, but we really had no idea! We were very exhausted first time parents. I can remember Adam running to Giant literally at 1am because we were out of toilet paper. Or other random things. Poor guy lived at the store every night at the weirdest hours. This time around I have compiled a list of items that we can stockpile to prevent this from happening. I have joined Costco and plan to buy alot of these items there. Our storage room is going to have shelves so I can store all the items there. My goals is for the first 3 months after baby is here is to not have to go to the store. I plan to only send Adam once a week for milk, creamer, eggs, yogurt & bread. The things you cant buy in bulk!

• Freezer casseroles/ crockpot meals

I can't even explain the amount of money we wasted eating out! I was so exhausted & so drained I did not cook at all after Asher was here. For like the first week or so family memebers did help with meals, but life gets busy and once those meals stopped we resorted to take out. I have been getting my recipes together and plan to make a ton of freezer meals!

So stay tuned! I plan to post all my lists and my recipes! I hope this can help others that are expecting! I know it seems like alot, but hey once you start nesting, that would be a great time to knock these out! I have wonderful friends that want to be involved and my mom plans to help me get all of these goals accomplished before the baby is here! I plan on doing these things end of Feburary/ March. I am due in May but you never know! Asher was 4 weeks early!

Other things I will be doing that I probably wont blog about are my baby registry and maternity pictures! I have a very busy next few months, but am super excited! I want everything to be finished so I can just enjoy both my babies!! Trying to reduce stress!