Insane Goals: Baby Prep

I came across Simply Rebekah somehow, someway.  Honestly, I don’t remember how exactly but it was probably some combination of Pinterest and clicking to other blogs.  She started in 2011 writing up a list she title "Insane Goals" that would last her through the year and doing a monthly check-in on her blog including accomplishments, disappointments, and her goals with items crossed off.  Some of her goals for 2012 could be pasted right into my list as she is also expecting another little one.  I think it’s a great idea (I started a list a couple weeks ago anyways) and will work for me to get some of the non-routine (oh wait, I don’t have routine) stuff done around the house before baby gets here.  So here goes my list of INSANE GOALS!

Food & Supply Preparations

• Purge & organize freezer
• Purge & organize deep freezer
• Create freezer meal list for approximately 2 weeks worth of dinners
• Fill freezer with dinners
• Create shopping list for 2 weeks worth of food (take a single trip after return from hospital)
• Create a small stockpile of bath products

Baby Themed Goals

• Decide if we will make a changing station in our room
• Pull out and clean bedding
• Pull out and clean gender neutral clothes
• Pull out and clean diapers
• Clean bouncer
• Clean baby toys
• Clean and install carseat
• Set up crib
• Set up bassinet
• Decide whether to make or buy thank you cards, or use leftovers from Melodi
• Decide where to store toys
• Determine what needs purchased for baby
• Make necessary purchaces

Melodi Themed Goals

• New bed installed
• New dresser installed
• Clothing moved from changing table to new dresser
• Find a way to keep stuffed animals organized
• Reorganize cups in kitchen
• Update Publisher baby book
• Finish second year album
• Make “busy bags”

Labor & Delivery Goals

• Reread Birthing from Within
• Review Spiritual Midwifery
• Pack hospital bags
• Pack Melodi’s bag

Crafting Goals

• Complete hanging blanket for Kaden
• Stockpile cards through August
• Birthdays (7?)
• Mother’s Day (5)
• Father’s Day (5)

Blogging Goals

• Finalize blog layout and copy to all blogs
• Reevaluate having the teacher blog at this point in time
• Write twice weekly on each blog

House Goals

• Decide on carpet (clean or replace)
• Get slab jacked up
• Get the garden started
• Get rid of last year’s left over garage sale stuff
• Spring cleaning!

Stay tuned for a check-in come the first week of April.