I've got exactly two weeks to complete my "Last of Summer" list. I'm happy to report that I've been making great progress on 2 of the items and have checked 1 of the 7 items off the list:
"I'd like to finally pick out a new pair of glasses..." It was difficult and I lost the will to keep shopping more than once, but I ended up with a fantastic BOGO deal at Eyemasters. Alyssa talked me into buying one pair to wear when I want to look smart and one pair to wear when I want to look pretty.
"Finish up the children's songs I'm writing for my sister's kindergarten class..." I'm making great progress on the songs! This past weekend I actually had a friend record 2 of the songs for us! I've got 2 more songs written and 2 more with just lyrics written.
"Read The Making Of A Chef and Day After Night..." I'm halfway thru Day After Night. Can't recommend it yet. But it's kept my attention so far. I went to the public library two weeks ago just to pick up a book for my son for his English class and came home with a stack of books to read. This stack did not include either of the above-mentioned books. But I did read the entire stack of books, including The Shadow of Your Smile (Higgins-Clark) [good read], The Aloha Quilt (Chiavirini) [liked it, didn't love it], The Apple Turnover Mystery (Fluke) [kinda boring & predictable], Hester (Reed) {fascinating "sequel" to The Scarlet Letter], and Low Country Summer (Frank) [disliked immensely]. Today I will return the library books and try to remember to check out The Making Of A Chef!
Sadly, my hair, makeup and overall fashion have made little to no progress except for 1 day last week when I led worship for the Women of Worth kick-off at Harvest. Alyssa stopped by and did a 13 minute hair/makeup job on me...it was great while it lasted!
No progress on making a perfect pie crust - I did, however, make a fantastic, 2 layer strawberries & cream cake. Totally worth the outrageous amount of calories! Now that the weather is cooling down slightly, I'm gearing up to try another pie crust.
Hiking - I hate to blame the weather for my lack of motivation, but it really has been unbearably hot. However, by or on September 21 I will make my first attempt up Piestewa Peak, hopefully with a friend, possibly under cover of nightfall.
No Zumba class yet - I've watched a few YouTube videos of Zumba classes - the students look like professional dancers and the teachers probably moonlight on MTV. This will be the ultimate "dying to self" experience I could imagine, sigh, :/
So, what's on your "end-of-summer-list" and are you making progress?
