mid year to do's
i should have posted this in may but better late than never!
- look at your stock/mutual fund/bond portfolio and rebalance if they're not doing well; face it -- everything is not doing well but look at what you think can do better than what you have now
- make sure your ac unit has a clean filter and it's running a-ok; you don't want to have your ac break down in the middle of 90 degree weather and have to wait for the ac repairman to finish up the four jobs ahead of you
- reprogram your thermostat to whatever fits your environment; when i didn't have any pets, i only turned on the ac when i was home; now as a pet parent, i set the thermo to 77 degrees when i'm not home and 70 when i'm home.
- pull out the your trunk of summer clothes and pack up the lambswool sweaters if you haven't already and break out those shorts and cami's
- stock up on sunblock since they're going on sale; with the blazing sun pounding on our city, i slather on the lubiderm 15 spf lotion daily
- stock up on frozen goodies. i'm in my 30's and i still relish popsicles and frozen juice bars; markets usually have sales on this stuff around this time
- get that fabulous short haircut; props to the ladies who can deal with long hair during hot weather -- i can't do it
- start researching about where you want to travel to in the autumn; obviously, if you had booked a summer trip, prices are going to be sky high and the crowds are going to be fierce. why not look at a non peak season and less crowds? my favorite travel site is priceline.com; it is typically lower than all of the popular travel sites
- visit the dentist for that check up and teeth cleaning; i religiously get two cleanings each year since i've already paid out of my pocket through work i actually don't mind visiting my dentist. he is very pleasant to "listen" to as he's scraping tartar off the back of my teeth :P
- if you haven't gone to the doctor yet, schedule your yearly check up and blood test (yes, that also means a pap smear for the ladies!); as i am getting older, i am always on the watch for high cholestrol or anything that may seem abnormal
- take your car for an oil change :P that reminds me, i need to do this one.
