Being Productive

If you've ever done one of those personality tests, you know there are 4 main personality types and each person is a blend of two of those.  The two I score highest in are both task-oriented while the two I score lowest in are the people-oriented personalities.  I LOVE getting stuff done!  So this weekend was great for me.

We had no where to go except church on Sunday so we were able to work, work, work!  Ahhhhhh.  I love it.

Saturday we worked in the front yard pulling weeds and trimming plants from the landscaping; straightened up part of the garage; mowed; and did a few loads of laundry.  I can't remember what else we did except play Scrabble.

Sunday I had a photo shoot with the kids.  Dowloaded those pics then started working on a photo book to send to the kids in Ethiopia whenever we're allowed to do that.

Monday was awesome.  I wanted to get our games cabinet cleaned out.  Here's the before...

...and after.

I needed to find space on the bookshelves for all the books I bought at the used curriculum sale.  Roddy did that for me.  See how they were just sitting in stacks before.

The girls and I worked in their room...

cleaning out bins and drawers of toys that have gotten mixed together.  We still have a lot more to do.

In the afternoon, I worked on cleaning up my garden.  It had become overgrown with weeds and pests. 

Rodents like this one have been eating my tomatoes and cantaloupes before we can pick them!

Worked on some of our adoption paperwork.  It is sooo overwhelming.  I had to get it organized so I made this notebook with dividing folders.

We have only four weeks left until school starts!  I've gotten a lot done but still have so much more I want to do before the majority of my energy is required for that. 

~Here is the stack of books I'm working on - some myself and some with the kids. 

~I also want to read my camera's manual and get a better handle on my picture taking.

~There is storage under our stairs that I would like to clean up. 

~I need to get a schedule planned for school. 

~I want to purge the closet room of clothes that are too small but still hanging up.

~The top drawer in my nightstand is a disaster.  Whenever the kids have their computer time, they look for paper in there to write down their time so they can remember when it is up.  And, well, this is the result. 

~I have stacks of papers to be shredded and removed from the guest room.

~I'd love to get some pictures enlarged and put up in the office/school room or in the hallway.

~And when all that is done, I'm sure I'll find more to do.

Hope your summer is productive or fun or whatever your personality type enjoys!