A September To Do List.

Ah, bliss, September. The calm before the storm that is one holiday after another. The month of knits flung with abandon, the month of cooling breezes, and the smell of burning leaves, and football all weekend. If you’ve been here for a while – you know the drill. I make a little to do list every month in categories important to me. I pick one thing from each category every week and it helps me actually do things that I enjoy doing rather than letting the month pass me by as if it never happened.

Bake

1. Pumpkin Bread (of course)
2. Apple Pie
3. Maple Donuts
4. Applesauce Cake with Brown Butter Icing

Treat

1. Cinnamon Sugar Muffins
2. Apple Pie Pancakes
3. Autumn Harvest Granola
4. Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Meals

1. Chili & Cornbread (my husband’s classic recipe that I desperately need him to write down)
2. Roast Chicken
3. Beef Bourguignon
4. Broccoli Cheddar Soup
5. Butternut Squash Pasta with Sausage and Spinach

Cocktails

1. Coffee Old Fashioned
2. Gin Fizz
3. Apple Pie on the Rocks
4. Pimm’s Cup

I have a few other categories that vary month to month, but they are – House (house projects to work on), Dates (with my husband – at home or out of the house), Adventures (Outings/trips!), Must Do’s (Housekeeping items I hate doing, but must – like making dentist appointment), and Fun (little things to make the month special). They’re a little more personal in nature! I find it helps make my months so much smoother when I eliminate brain fatigue and make all my choices at the beginning of the month. You just might find the same is true for you! Happy planning, friends!

Last year’s September list if you’re in need of more inspiration for the month!