Perfect Projects for the Month of January
As the year winds down and the month of January rapidly approaches, now is the time to be thinking about those projects you’ve been putting off for months and create a game plan! Whether you have five minutes or an entire weekend, consider the following projects and try tackling some or all of them.
10-Minute Tasks:
- Make a “fix-it” list
- Plan a time to get together with a friend you haven’t seen in a long time
- Decide to unsubscribe from those emails that bug you every day
- Create a prayer list that will help you stay on track
- Clean under and behind your fridge or oven
- Write that thank-you note you’ve been meaning to get to
- Book your hair appointments for the year
One-Hour Tasks:
- Determine how you want 2017 to look for your family and set some goals
- Clean out your freezer
- Dust the blinds
- Go through your makeup bag and get rid of the old and restock with new for the year
- Order one-size-fits-all gifts for your children’s friends and organize them in one central location
- Clean out your closet and donate your unwanted clothes and shoes to a non-profit organization (Faithworks of OKC is one option!)
- Organize your filing cabinet
- Buy a year’s worth of birthday cards
- Find three new meals to put in your regular cooking rotation
- Clean out your car
- Reorganize your pantry
All-Weekend Tasks:
- Paint that room you’ve been meaning to get to for a while
- Start prepping for tax time
- Reorganize the garage
- Rake the leaves
- Plan out your family vacation for that year
- Do three things just for you