Things I need to do by the end of the month

We have a lot on at the moment. Harry is in the middle of his GCSE exams which he's coping with marvellously, Mia also has end of year exams, and we have a lot of house projects which we are slowly working through. In late July we are going on an amazing holiday which has crept up rather quickly, and so I have lots to do before we go away. 

The most important thing is of course planning for the holiday! We are going to some countries which are new to us, and although we know for certain some of the things that we want to see and do there is plenty to research. We are visiting one country in particular which is quite different culturally and requires some organisation when it comes to planning which apps we will be able to use to translate and find our way around. I'll be writing all about it when we get back!

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I definitely need to put some thought into which books to take away on holiday with me. I've become a little behind with my reading lately so I have a few books on my pile and I've also stacked up a lot of Kindle books from the Amazon First Reads and Prime Library selections. 

Harry has his prom coming up and then the next day a taster day at his new college, both big events for him. Luckily boys aren't too difficult to sort out for prom. He recently needed a black suit so he will be wearing that, brightening it up with a coloured waistcoat, a maths themed tie and some dress shoes.

Mia still needs to get to the end of term which is always a slog, but she's looking forward to saying goodbye to the subjects that she won't be taking for GCSE. 

As soon as we get back we are going to be having some decorating done in the house. Harry's room will be carpeted and painted, so we need to clear the room before we go. I usually do a big sort out in the kids rooms over the summer anyway so it's not too bad, but there are lots of things that can be decluttered and tidied up a bit so that he has a clean slate ready for college.

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Over the last few weeks we've taken on the job of moving Mia into one of our larger rooms upstairs, so her old room will become the guest room. That will also be carpeted and painted over the summer, and while it's mostly empty of her personal things now, we do have a rather large Ikea loft bed which will have to go. It's a shame because it has served her brilliantly over the years, but we can't really expect our mothers to sleep up there when they come to stay! Hopefully we can find someone to disassemble and remove it because it's a big job.

Finally, I really want to get back into blogging properly again. I've taken a bit of a break because things have been full on since the start of the year and I've just not had the headspace for it. But I have lots of things coming up that I want to write about, so I just need to get back in the zone and back on track!

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