Happy Wednesday! It’s the first Wednesday of the month and I am linking up with Jennifer to share five things I am currently doing. Each month we share five different things and I think it’s a fun way to think about what’s going on.

I am loving…

This school year. Today is only my second day, but day one was great! The boys are on their second week of their new school and it is going really well.

How much time we spent at the pool last weekend. It was a great way to close out the season!

Opening the windows first thing in the morning. We don’t keep them open over night because there are at least three mornings that trash and recycling trucks come through in the five o’clock hour. It’s been pretty cool in the morning so it is still brisk and refreshing.

I am beginning…

To clean out the basement. Not today and maybe not this weekend, but this month for sure. I am not looking forward to it, but I know it is going to feel good to get it done.

To repair a few window screens that have holes in them. I am not sure how they got there, but it makes it difficult to open and keep the bugs out.

To figure out what my workout routine is going to look like this year. I think I have the timing down (after 4 pm and before dinner), but I am finding the balance of walking and strength training. I am also figuring out what Peloton workouts I am going to do. Right now I am loving Rebecca Kennedy’s express, but I am not doing it five days in a row.

I am ending/finishing…

The great room switch. I am hoping to finish it up this weekend. Jack is all settled in his new room, but we have quite a few things to move to get Luke into his new room. Finishing this project is going to lead to the basement clean out (see above).

I am picking…

Read aloud books for all 7 grades (pre-K through 5th grade) this year. Our curriculum has some revisions this year and it allows for more read alouds with the older grades and I am so excited! There are so many great picture books and narrative nonfiction books that I can’t wait to share with my students.

I am posting…

On our refrigerator calendar again. I didn’t write much this summer but now that we are back to school, we need that calendar. Our refrigerator calendar holds our dinner meal plan, what everyone has to do besides school (practices, meetings, appointments, etc.) so all four of us know what is going on each day.

That was a fun check-in for the beginning of the month. I hope your September started gently! Have a great day full of sunshine and books!