Too Much to Do, Too Little Time

It's the end of summer and I think I may have done two things on my 3 mile long to do list. I'm bummed about it. I don't know what happened with my big summer plans to get things done.

I planned on getting Anniston's room ready. Well, this is what it looks like. No paint, no furniture put together, just junk. The only thing we've done is gotten her bedding. It's sitting in a big box.

I planned on having my room look AMAZING at school. It looks okay, but I still have tons to do there too.

I planned to get my maternity plans done for when Anniston is born. I did a little of that, but it isn't legible or organized.

So, I really don't know where my summer went or what went wrong with all my plans. Needless to say, I'm a bit overwhelmed. The good part is that I've gotten to spend lots of time with Ava and that is priceless! I know the rest will get done in time!

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