{"id":10629,"date":"2020-10-07T01:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10629"},"modified":"2020-10-07T02:41:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T07:41:52","slug":"october-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10629","title":{"rendered":"october planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are now months and months into pandemic shutdowns, travel restrictions, and general malaise. In an effort to keep these last months of the year from spiraling into a hot mess, I thought I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d come up with a list, similar to the ones I often make for weekends, of things I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to accomplish each month. I will not get mad at myself if I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t cross items off, but if I get stuck this gives me a physical place to turn to to see what I could work on.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m surprised to report that I actually did a pretty good job with my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10533\">September list<\/a>. I think I may have missed a week of bike riding and the MLK Library opening wasn&#8217;t actually open to the public (although I have since stopped by the outside of the building, at least). But otherwise, they all have firm checkmarks next to them.<\/p>\n<p>Now, on to October&#8217;s list. This month, I&#8217;d like to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finish another knitting project. It would be awesome if it were the Halloween socks, but I&#8217;d also be happy if it were the pair of socks I was trying to finish before the Tour de France.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Start coming up with a game plan for Christmas gifts. I don&#8217;t have to decide about everyone, but with only one income, mail slowdowns, and the possibility of spending the entire month of November mourning a terrible election outcome, it would be smart to get on this now.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Speaking of that horrific potential outcome, spend time each weekend in October doing some sort of election activity. Right now, writing postcards still make sense, but I&#8217;m sure as it gets closer to the end of the month, I&#8217;ll need to switch to texting\/making phone calls. (It&#8217;s <em>that<\/em> important.)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Send out at least three packages. I have the pieces spread across my living room, but haven&#8217;t gotten them in boxes and out the door.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Bike to coffee shops in the area as part of the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/chasingmailboxes.com\/2020\/09\/27\/coffeeneuring-challenge-2020-one-good-thing\/\">Coffeeneuring bike challenge<\/a>. It&#8217;s good to have traditions, and I&#8217;d like to support some of the shops that have opened in the last year, particularly the mom &#038; pops and the Black-owned businesses.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Send another load of donations to Goodwill.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Take a day off and see some fall foliage. I&#8217;d love for it to be on Skyline Drive in Virginia&#8217;s Shenandoahs, which I&#8217;ve never visited. But it&#8217;s possible that their autumnal adornment will conflict with a work conference, so I might have to compromise with some local fall color.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Close my work laptop by 5:30 4 days a week. I might need to compromise and open it back up again after sundown, but I definitely need to work on getting outside during the daylight now that the sun sets before seven.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Write at least two Into the Stacks book review roundups. I&#8217;d love to actually get an entire year&#8217;s worth of reviews written and it would help if I spent some time this month getting caught up. I hate writing book reviews, but love having them written. I just need to learn to pen posts in my sleep.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Organize a Zoom call with my college friends. We had one in the spring and it feels like now would be a good time to check in again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How about you? What&#8217;s on your October bucket list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are now months and months into pandemic shutdowns, travel restrictions, and general malaise. 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