Well last week, I posted about the goal challenge I am taken part in which was originally posted by my girl at USNchic Goals . We have agreed to do a check in on Monday's to see where we stand with getting our goals in place so here is my check in!!
My goals and their status:
1) Come up with (and stick to) a cleaning and maintenance schedule for the house: It is half-way typed up. Had hoped to start it today but plan on finishing it today and starting on it tomorrow.
2) Start working out regularly, at least 3 times a week: Since my back is still bothering me, this one is on hold until my chiropractor appt.
3) Spend one hour per class on homework or my studies daily: I have actually been doing great with this one. I realize I am spending more time too because I love the classes I am taking right now!!
4) Utilize Facebook during the morning and at night IF ALL THE WORK IS DONE!!!!: Still a hard one for me. I am such a busybody. Working on this one!!
5) Spend 1 hour per day doing learning activities with Jordan: We working together on Friday but not over the weekend. We will try again today.
6) Continue the no TV before school/daily activities and focus on making after dinner no TV time also: The one goal I have been successful in!!! YAY!! Music has been on more and more and the TV on less and less. Doesn't seem to phase the kids one bit. Moving my laptop to the dining room table has also prompted me to stop watching so much TV since I tend to feel I need the TV on when I am sitting on the couch with my laptop.
7) Have Noah reading stage 1 books without help before the Hubby's return in the spring: Working hard on this one....2 new sight words everyday!!
8) Send a card or letter to my closest friends and relatives on their
birthdays rather than just wishing them a Happy Birthday on Facebook or
sending them a text message. And actually mail it on time!!!!: First attempt, epic fail!! Bought a card for my friend whose birthday is today and not only is it sitting on my counter but it isn't even out of the bag!! Have a family member birthday on Friday, going to shoot for that one!!
9) Eat out only once per week (not including pizza
night). Since the Hubby has been gone, it has been easier to eat
sometimes then cook: This one starts today....
10) Stop being sporadic with the kids chore chart. Hold them
accountable and ensure they receive their reward for doing a good job
(10 cents per covered box): Getting much better with the charts. Noah got his allowance from his chart yesterday and he reminds me about it now.
11) Read the Bible nightly and my devotional book twice daily. Doing great with this one minus the devotional book in the morning. I need to stop hitting snooze!!!
12) Join a women's group or women's bible study: Looked into this yesterday at church. There is one I am interested in so I think I might check it out next Sunday.
13) Submit one box a week to Thred Up. We have way too many clothes in bins in the garage!!: Didn't even touch this one
14) Get to garage organized prior to Hubby's return. Anyone want to help with this? This one gets more and more comical every time I read it!!
15) Try one new place every month, even if means driving out of town Well technically we are trying a new place this month. We are headed to Atlanta in a few weeks to go visit one of my besties!!
16) Work with Noah daily to improve his handwriting: We work on it a little every day!!
17) Mail Hubby something once a week until he returns. Even if I
don't have boxes to send him, send him a letter, card, picture,
something tangible!! Just mailed out 2 boxes and have 3 more going out tomorrow!!
18) Try to blog every other day even if I don't have much to say (do I ever have not much to say?): Another fail.....will try harder before next weeks check it!!
I want to add two more goals also:
19) Fold all the socks in my sock basket. For those who know me, if I achieve this, it is a major coup!!
20) Reorganize my closet an the kids closets. Things are getting pretty messy in there!!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Goal Challenge
Have you ever caught yourself telling people
about the things you hope to accomplish and about the only thing you end
up accomplishing is putting that particular thing on a list somewhere,
either deep inside your mind or a to-do list or an app on your phone. I
am notorious for doing this!! I have so many things I would love to
accomplish but then life gets away with me. I reflect on the week as it
comes to an end and I realize I am just as disorganized and frazzled as I
was when I started. One of my best friends decided to pose a goal
challenge to her bloggers so I decided to take part in it. The idea is
to write out both your short term goals and your long term goals and
help each other keep track of accountability. Almost like a weight loss
group but help each other keep on track with getting our goals
accomplished. If you would like to join in, please list your goals in
your blog and then submit a link in my comments. I hope we can all
accomplish our goals and eventually allow our lists to become not so
overwhelming!!
SHORT TERM GOALS:
1) Come up with (and stick to) a cleaning and maintenance schedule for the house.
2) Start working out regularly, at least 3 times a week
3) Spend one hour per class on homework or my studies daily
4) Utilize Facebook during the morning and at night IF ALL THE WORK IS DONE!!!!
5) Spend 1 hour per day doing learning activities with Jordan
6) Continue the no TV before school/daily activities and focus on making after dinner no TV time also.
7) Have Noah reading stage 1 books without help before the Hubby's return in the spring
8) Send a card or letter to my closest friends and relatives on their birthdays rather than just wishing them a Happy Birthday on Facebook or sending them a text message. And actually mail it on time!!!!
9) Eat out only once per week (not including pizza night). Since the Hubby has been gone, it has been easier to eat sometimes then cook.
10) Stop being sporatic with the kids chore chart. Hold them accountable and ensure they receive theur reward for doing a good job (10 cents per covered box)
11) Read the Bible nightly and my devotional book twice daily.
12) Join a women's group or women's bible study
13) Submit one box a week to Thred Up. We have way too many clothes in bins in the garage!!
14) Get to garage organized prior to Hubby's return. Anyone want to help with this?
15) Try one new place every month, even if means driving out of town
16) Work with Noah daily to improve his handwriting
17) Mail Hubby something once a week until he returns. Even if I don't have boxes to send him, send him a letter, card, picture, something tangible!!
18) Try to blog every other day even if I don't have much to say (do I ever have not much to say?)
LONG TERM GOALS:
1) GET OUT OF DEBT!!!! (The cards in the freezer is working so far...lol)
2) Complete my Bachelor's degree with a minimum of a 3.5 GPA
3) Start my Master's degree immediately after completing my BA. No break from school!!
4) Plan a vacation with my husband yearly, just the two of us. We tend to lose who we are when we become parents and I think it is important for us to recapture that. Even if it for a few days, it needs to be done!!
5) Learn to speak a different language. I am leaning toward French but think Spanish is the best bet especially if I plan on teaching someday.
That is all I can think of right now. If I complete something or need to change something, I will update as needed!! I hope you guys will take part in this too!!
SHORT TERM GOALS:
1) Come up with (and stick to) a cleaning and maintenance schedule for the house.
2) Start working out regularly, at least 3 times a week
3) Spend one hour per class on homework or my studies daily
4) Utilize Facebook during the morning and at night IF ALL THE WORK IS DONE!!!!
5) Spend 1 hour per day doing learning activities with Jordan
6) Continue the no TV before school/daily activities and focus on making after dinner no TV time also.
7) Have Noah reading stage 1 books without help before the Hubby's return in the spring
8) Send a card or letter to my closest friends and relatives on their birthdays rather than just wishing them a Happy Birthday on Facebook or sending them a text message. And actually mail it on time!!!!
9) Eat out only once per week (not including pizza night). Since the Hubby has been gone, it has been easier to eat sometimes then cook.
10) Stop being sporatic with the kids chore chart. Hold them accountable and ensure they receive theur reward for doing a good job (10 cents per covered box)
11) Read the Bible nightly and my devotional book twice daily.
12) Join a women's group or women's bible study
13) Submit one box a week to Thred Up. We have way too many clothes in bins in the garage!!
14) Get to garage organized prior to Hubby's return. Anyone want to help with this?
15) Try one new place every month, even if means driving out of town
16) Work with Noah daily to improve his handwriting
17) Mail Hubby something once a week until he returns. Even if I don't have boxes to send him, send him a letter, card, picture, something tangible!!
18) Try to blog every other day even if I don't have much to say (do I ever have not much to say?)
LONG TERM GOALS:
1) GET OUT OF DEBT!!!! (The cards in the freezer is working so far...lol)
2) Complete my Bachelor's degree with a minimum of a 3.5 GPA
3) Start my Master's degree immediately after completing my BA. No break from school!!
4) Plan a vacation with my husband yearly, just the two of us. We tend to lose who we are when we become parents and I think it is important for us to recapture that. Even if it for a few days, it needs to be done!!
5) Learn to speak a different language. I am leaning toward French but think Spanish is the best bet especially if I plan on teaching someday.
That is all I can think of right now. If I complete something or need to change something, I will update as needed!! I hope you guys will take part in this too!!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Best Buds (Day #71)
Well, I am going to do my best to get this blog up and running again. So we have made it to day #71 amazingly enough. We are all doing well and with the exception of a few stressful things, life is running fairly smoothly. I just really miss the Hubby and can't wait for this deployment to be over with. As much as I hope and pray we end up in Virginia next, I am not feeling another deployment for a while!!
This weekend was so much fun. One of my besties came down to visit us along with her two children. Her son and Little Man are best buds and have been for years. It is amazing to me how much they adore each other and are the topic of conversation frequently despite the 200 miles that separate them. Their friendship is one that will last through the ages and it is amazing considering how it started.
In July of 2007, I received a message for a woman on MySpace. She was moving to the Great Lakes area so she decided to do a search of people close to her demographics (married, mom, etc..) to send them messages to find out more about the area. She sent me a message after noticing I had a son close to her son's age. And that is where it all began....
We corresponded frequently and I invited her to be a part of a playgroup I was a part of. Our boys, it turned out, were only 5 weeks apart and they became fast friends. Her husband deployed shortly after they arrived and we slowly developed our friendship. At first I was reluctant because she is a lot younger than me and I had had several bad experiences in the past with younger friends but I soon realized that she and I were on the same wavelength with so many things. While our friendship was flourishing, so was the boys.
Soon it can time for the dreaded PCS. Her husband got selected for an Officer Program which meant they would be leaving us. Not only was I sad but Little Man was crushed!! His best buddy was moving away. It was a sad time in our household. Fast forward several months and we soon discovered that we would be moving 200 miles away from them!! 200 miles, about 3 1/2 hours....shoot, I could drive that in my sleep!! Easy peasy!!
Well, here we are....4+ years later and not only has she become a sister to me but the boys bond is stronger than ever!! And adding our daughters to the mix, they are slowly becoming little best buds also. Even though we do live 200 miles apart, we try not to go more than a month or so without seeing each other. If it gets to be too long, the boys start driving us crazy to see each other. It just impresses me how much their lives are connected. They are truly best buds and I think they will be for the rest of their lives.....just like their mothers!!!! I love ya girl, you are my sister from another mister and always will be!!!!
This weekend was so much fun. One of my besties came down to visit us along with her two children. Her son and Little Man are best buds and have been for years. It is amazing to me how much they adore each other and are the topic of conversation frequently despite the 200 miles that separate them. Their friendship is one that will last through the ages and it is amazing considering how it started.
In July of 2007, I received a message for a woman on MySpace. She was moving to the Great Lakes area so she decided to do a search of people close to her demographics (married, mom, etc..) to send them messages to find out more about the area. She sent me a message after noticing I had a son close to her son's age. And that is where it all began....
We corresponded frequently and I invited her to be a part of a playgroup I was a part of. Our boys, it turned out, were only 5 weeks apart and they became fast friends. Her husband deployed shortly after they arrived and we slowly developed our friendship. At first I was reluctant because she is a lot younger than me and I had had several bad experiences in the past with younger friends but I soon realized that she and I were on the same wavelength with so many things. While our friendship was flourishing, so was the boys.
Soon it can time for the dreaded PCS. Her husband got selected for an Officer Program which meant they would be leaving us. Not only was I sad but Little Man was crushed!! His best buddy was moving away. It was a sad time in our household. Fast forward several months and we soon discovered that we would be moving 200 miles away from them!! 200 miles, about 3 1/2 hours....shoot, I could drive that in my sleep!! Easy peasy!!
Well, here we are....4+ years later and not only has she become a sister to me but the boys bond is stronger than ever!! And adding our daughters to the mix, they are slowly becoming little best buds also. Even though we do live 200 miles apart, we try not to go more than a month or so without seeing each other. If it gets to be too long, the boys start driving us crazy to see each other. It just impresses me how much their lives are connected. They are truly best buds and I think they will be for the rest of their lives.....just like their mothers!!!! I love ya girl, you are my sister from another mister and always will be!!!!
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