April 2019 Goals

Happy April Fool's Day. Spring is here so I have been working on garden seeds and yard cleanup. Slowly I will get it all done. April is usually a busy month with the yard and garden so most of my focus will be on that. Glad I did the basement cleanup during the winter. 

 Financial
- Put 15% into retirement. 
- Grocery Budget of $500 average for the year. 
- List 20 new items on eBay and Craigslist. 
- Go over our budget with Hubby 
- Go over the kid's budgets with each of them. 
- YD apply for scholarships.
- Deposit tax refund into college account

Family
- Celebrate Easter with OD early
- Celebrate Easter with extended family
- Go on a date with Hubby
- Visit OD
- Talk with OD at least 5 times a week.
- Help at Hubby's work fundraiser 
- Go to Accepted Student day at college
- YD dentist
- Figure out what YD still needs for college
- Get prom dress altered
- Enjoy Spring break with YD 

Personal
- Work out 15 minutes every other day.
- Go for walk on any nice day
- Read 2 books 
- Have friends over for lunch

Food
- Do one meatless meal a day.
- Do one day a week with no meat at all. 
- Try 2 new recipes.  
- Get another pantry item to 6 months. 
- No food waste.  

Cleaning
- Declutter
- Clean fence

Garden
- Plant more seeds that need to be started indoors.
- Transplant seedlings into bigger pots
- Prep garden areas for planting in early May
- Put fresh mulch in front gardens
- Get compost from town site with son
- Plant flowers in pots

Projects
- Get prices for new sliding door.
- Get prices for Bilco door

Do you have any goals for April? 


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