Hadn't planned on the Hodgepodge ...

 

 ... but I can't resist this week's main topic and simply have to join Joyce and the gang for the Wednesday Hodgepodge at From This Side of the Pond.   Planning is the key to me accomplishing anything in life these days.  So here we go ...

1. When did you last have cancelled plans? Were you happy about that or disappointed? 

Last Thursday we had planned to attend a potluck supper and a movie being sponsored by a local group.  Then on Friday we had planned to go out to breakfast with our friend Terry.  Both plans got cancelled because my hubby was entertaining a stomach bug.  We were disappointed on both counts but there was absolutely no way around cancelling.

2. On a scale of 1-10 how much of a planner are you? 

Since you didn't ask how well I do with carrying out my plans, I can say I'm probably an 8 or 9.  I have a number of plans going right now.  A menu plan of course, goes without saying.  I'm also planning menus and groceries for an upcoming event -- cooking for  a small group of volunteers at The Wilds of New England.  I'm planning a devotional for our church ladies' meeting in May.  Essentially very little happens in our house without a plan -- getaways, vacations, work trips, special events, projects at our cottage ... you get the idea.  A lot of my planning happens simply with pen and paper, though I have some other planning tools as well, that I have made.

 3. Do you have a menu plan for the week? If so tell us one or two things that are on it. If not, what's your plan for not having a plan lol? 

I've been planning menus my entire married life.  If you would like to know how and why I menu plan you can check this link.  I have an entire category of menu planning in the label cloud at right, so you may wish to check that out as well.  (ETA: I just remembered I was supposed to tell about a couple menu items on this list.  Well, tonight we're having spaghetti squash stuffed with feta and cherry tomatoes -- a super easy meal I've made a half dozen or so times since seeing it on Instagram.  So good.  Another item on my list is a Greek Pasta Salad which I'll be taking to a birthday party for two of my teen grands on Saturday evening.  It's a huge favorite of theirs.

4. The Hodgepodge lands on National Bucket List Day. Do you have a bucket list? Is it written down or just in your head? What is one thing on your bucket list? If you don't have a list, what is one thing you'd add to a list if you did? Yes I'm going to make you think about it. 

I don't have a written bucket list. The Grand Canyon and Zion were on my mental list, and we did get there.  Another thing is an Amtrak vacation to some national park or other out west.  It's just deciding where and when.

5. Rain buckets, a drop in the bucket, couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, sweat buckets, cry buckets...which 'bucket' idiom applies to your life in some way currently? 

I'll take the easiest way out and say rain buckets.  We've had a lot of rain this spring and it is raining as I write this. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.  

We are working on cleaning out my craft closet and the project is 3/4 completed.  We've generated three large bags full of trash, passed a few things on to grandchildren who enjoy crafting, and are working on our fourth thrift store donation box. I really have no idea how many things have left the house, but it's probably in the hundreds.

 
And there is the Hodgepodge for this week!  Even unplanned, it was still fun.