Labor Day Post, or good bye summer, hello fall

Labor Day came and went, and promptly, as if on cue, fall is here. It rained ALL DAY. We're not talking a sprinkle either. It poured. It felt like fall too, crispy air, temptation to turn on the furnace, the craving of hot tea. Dang, fall is here.

There are a few good things about fall though. The kids go back to school, YESSS!, soup is a more acceptable dinner, I feel like reading more, the leaves start to change, and I can focus on some indoor projects that have been haunting me.

I've got a whole list of things I want to accomplish this fall and winter. Marty is busily working on our never ending remodel and as much as I'd like to think I'm awesome help to him, I mostly just end up in the way. So I think I'll try and whittle my to do list down instead of thinking I'm some kind of carpenter.

1. Build a new head board, like this.
2. Sew a duvet cover.
3. Lose 5 more pounds and KEEP them off.
4. Make soup for dinner more. (I know I said this up there, and the truth is even though soup is a great dinner for fall, I don't make it nearly enough.)
5. Sew a proper circle skirt and wear it with a crinoline.
6. Get a better understanding of Photoshop.
7. Turn 30. I don't really have much say in this, so since it's inevitable, I'm embracing it.
8. Make doughnuts at home, from scratch. (This totally contradicts my losing 5 more pounds and actually might be the reason I need to lose those pounds. Dang sweet tooth.)
9. Re-organize the pantry.
10. Blog more. (That's a good one huh!)
11. Paint one wall of our new bedroom with stripes.
12. Find a old piece of furniture so I can do this.

I'm sure there are about a billion more things I can add to this list, but I don't want to overwhelm myself and not accomplish anything because I've worked myself into a tizzy and can't decide what to start first.

Maybe I'll start working on the pantry this weekend... maybe.