Thankful Thursday To-Do List

Happy Thursday! I’m very thankful for an unexpected day off here. Already, I’ve been out in the yard enjoying it. However, we’re now getting some much needed rain so time to come inside and blog for a bit.

Thought I’d approach this thankful Thursday with a to-do list style. Today’s given me an opportunity to catch up on some long overdue tasks. I’ll be honest though and say I’m a bit overwhelmed with the list (not sharing the whole list here) and tempted to just catch up on my TV watching. Might do that later. Or have a cup of tea and read my book.

Outside To-Do List

1. Plant the Hollyhocks. So happy to have found starts of these at a local nursery. Flowers I love and try to start from seed almost every year without success. Excited to see these blooming along side the climbing rose that thankfully, seems to be thriving in its new home.
2. Take apart and replant in the yard hanging basket of violas and snapdragons that is not doing so well. Hopefully, the flowers thrive in their new locations and if not, I tried.
3. Thankful to have a new hanging basket (see above) for creating my annual attempt at a basket of hanging lobelia (Glad I know a place that sells it since my location for the pre-made baskets no longer exists)
4. Dig up crocus bulbs
5. Plant miniature rose bush under bird feeder
6. Try and identify some returning perennials and/or pull weeds
7. Clean the front porch of old pots/dead flowers from last year
8. Add rocks to fairy garden areas

Stopping here with my outside list to give some thanks for: sunny days and much needed rainy days, hopefully the last of the freezing temps, a front porch to enjoy the sunny days, a hobby that makes me so happy, and returning flowers.

Inside To-Do List

Thankfully, there’s plenty to do around here on rainy days as well. 

1. Flower garden research/thankful for the Internet and all the information at my finger tips
2. Perhaps take a trip to the library as all that information can be overwhelming
3. Clean out my bulging e-mail account and be thankful for the knowledge that there’s always another sale
4. Add dates to the calendar
5. Trade out rest of winter clothes for summer thankful for the durability of my clothing though I think some may be on their last lives
6. Laundry
7. Wash my gardening gloves and try to find the other lost pairs
8. Bit of blogging catch up

Lots more on the list but stopping for a few thankful thoughts instead: Unexpected extra time in my day, the library being open again (and mask optional now, woohoo!!), a home to clean, a way that works well to keep track of all our schedules (not an ad, I use Cozi and I love it!), and blogging friends.

A Few Final Thankful Thoughts Just For Fun

Before I finish my post, I thought I’d throw just a few more random thankful thoughts in it. 

• Discovering how much I love the smell of dianthus flowers! Thank you so much Mr. (or Mrs.) Hummingbird Moth for helping me discover them
• My husband buying Funyuns when he went to Sam’s Club. A memory lane trip to the skating rink on a Friday night. And I’m also grateful he took the time to go to Sam’s club as we were out of some basic items.
• Preschool kids that make me laugh with their funny ways and interesting ideas.
• Kind coworkers who also love the kids
• Time (a very rare thing) to have a conversation sharing/comparing thoughts with another very kind substitute teacher
• A job/boss willing to invest in training substitute teachers along with the regular teachers.
• The flexibility of working as a substitute teacher/setting my own hours to an extent
• As excited as I am about my unexpected day off, I do love my job and miss those kids when I’m not there
• My own kids who offer balance/countering thoughts to a mom who spends so much time with 3-6 year old kids
• A challenging church service I’m still reflecting on all the way out on a Thursday.

What things are you thankful for this week?