September To-Dos

Have you ever been a fan of something for a really long time before the light bulb goes and you realize that, oh hey, I could do that too!  With me it was first the meme Amanuensis Monday and second this one which I have seen on numerous blogs for a long time (I have no idea as to where it originated, but I like the way Mavis organizes hers best) but for some reason I've never adopted it before now.  Which is odd because I'm a list-making kind of person, I make to-do lists for my to-do lists! 

We're already a bit into the month and I've accomplished a lot, but here is what is left to do:

Writing and this Blog:

• Continue to post to this blog - try and produce more than 8 posts this month!
• Start working on The Life and Letters of John W. Berger so it will be done in time for Christmas (*knock wood*)
• Leave a comment on two different blogs (this is my baseline, I hope to increase the number each month.  I'm so horrible about commenting, it really is my greatest "blogger shame")
• Add at least 6 new blogs to my reader this month (I'm usually pretty good at hitting this number or surpassing it in a month, but it never hurts to remind yourself)

Research:

• Order father's birth certificate (he says he has a copy but no has seen it in years!)
• Order books Professional Genealogy and/or The Records of the Church of Jebogue
• Look for Heman Doyle in the 1852 CA census
• Order Yarmouth films from FHC

Other:

• Submit Mayflower Society worksheets (should be ready after acquiring father's birth certificate)
• Prepare pedigrees and genealogy goody-bags for the family gathering next month
• Prepare for Family History Expo next month (select classes, reserve hotel room, etc.)
• Index at least 200 names this month for FamilySearch Indexing (my favorites are Jamaica Civil Birth Recs and County Marriages in California)
• Do my "10" for the Restore the Ancestors Project

I've got oodles more I need/want to do this month, what is listed above is just at the top of my priority list.