October/November Goals

Since it is almost November, I am combining goals for October with November :)

Daily Goals
- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time
- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen
- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work 

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water 

Projects for inside the home

- Frame the bathroom mirror 

- Install new faucet fixture 

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom 

- Re-caulk kitchen counters
- Organize and clean guest bedroom (again...sigh)

Projects for outside the home
- Trim back Peony bushes 

-  Weed

Projects for the person

- Exercise 4-5 days a week (boot camp) w/ 2 days of PT
- Stick to the eating plan given to me by PT trainer 

- Read a book 

- Get a haircut  

Projects for my marriage

- Schedule weekly budget meeting
- No more coffee from Starbucks, limit coffee purchases to 1/wk 

- Complete the bathroom project

Projects for my parenting

- Lesson plan a week in advance for homeschool preschool
- Make sure Emma has the opportunity to practice piano every day/do homework
- Be consistent with discipline and teaching
- Spend very little time on the computer during E's awake time

Piano Projects

- Register students for spring competition
- Spray paint music stand

Proverbs 31:17 

" She sets about her work vigorously; Her arms are strong for her tasks" 

September Goals

Daily Goals
- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time
- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen
- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work 

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water 

Projects for inside the home

- Frame the bathroom mirror 

- Install new faucet fixture 

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom 

- Re-caulk kitchen counters
- Fall Decorations

Projects for outside the home
- Trim back Peony bushes 

- Plant hens and chicks in rock garden  

- Trim back bushes again
- Fix bricks and black border around landscaping

- Plant Mums
- Fall porch

Projects for the person

- Exercise 4-5 days a week (boot camp)

- Start  1 sewing project  

- Read "Made To Crave" 

- Get a haircut   

Piano Projects

- Lesson Plan for group of 3 each week
- Register students for spring competition
- Spray paint music stand, bring in house

Homeschool Preschool

- Decide on and order curriculum

- Create daily schedule, begin "classes"

Proverbs 31:17 

" She sets about her work vigorously; Her arms are strong for her tasks" 

August Goals

Daily Goals
- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time
- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen
- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work 

- Dust the bedroom

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water 

Projects for inside the home

- Frame the bathroom mirror 

- Install new faucet fixture 

- Hang shelving in bathroom

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom 

- Re-caulk kitchen counters 

Projects for outside the home
- Trim back Peony bushes 

- Plant hens and chicks in rock garden  

- Trim back bushes again
- Fix bricks and black border around landscaping

- Plant Mums

Projects for the person

- Exercise 4-5 days a week (boot camp)

- Start  1 sewing project  

- Wear perfume every day
- Read "A Praying Life"  

- Get a haircut   

Piano Projects

- Schedule all new student meetings, current student lessons

- Start researching local recitals to attend 

- Purchase Method materials
- Update Weebly site and Privio site

Homeschool Preschool

- Decide on and order curriculum

- Set up school space (decide on area, set up charts, etc.)

- Create and set schedule to begin school after labor day (choose days, times, schedule)

Proverbs 31:17 

" She sets about her work vigorously; Her arms are strong for her tasks" 

July Goals

Daily Goals
- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time
   - Finish Proverbs 31 w/ my sister  
   - Decide on next devotional

- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen

- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work  
- Dust the bedroom Fail -  partial fail. I did dust a little but not a full dusting..

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water Fail - ugh.. most daysa but slacked the last week of July
- Track WW points every day Fail - ugh..  most days but slacked the last week of July

Projects for inside the home

- Fix and paint area around new light fixture
- Frame the bathroom mirror Fail - purchased the wood, just need to get it cut

- Install new faucet fixture Fail - does not match finish of new light fixture. Oops

- Clean out and organize guest room closet

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom  Fail - this became a difficult project somehow!

- Re-caulk kitchen counters Fail - ugh

Projects for outside the home
- Throw away old hay bale

- Plant grass seed after filling hole

- Trim back Peony bushes  Fail - they keep re-blooming so I haven't trimmed them back

- Plant hens and chicks in rock garden  Fail - they are still alive but I can't decide where to put them

- Trim back bushes again
- Fix bricks and black border around landscaping

Projects for the person

- Exercise 4-5 days a week Fail - exercised almost 0 times

- Start  1 sewing project   Fail - did get a book from the library and pinned more tutorials

- Wear perfume every day  Fail - did this some days but not consistently
- Read "A Praying Life"  Was doing well on this for a week and then left the book in Michigan :(

- Get a haircut   Fail - SO expensive!

- Only wear a ponytail 2 days out of the week Fail - tried to do this but my 3-year old brings me a ponytail holder and requests that I put my hair in a ponytail..  not sure why.. but whatever :)

Proverbs 31:17 

" She sets about her work vigorously; Her arms are strong for her tasks" 

June Goals

Daily Goals
- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time
   - Continue Proverbs 31 w/ my sister  

- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen

- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work  

   - Teach Emma to make her own bed every morning Did this - still a work in progress :)

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water I did drink a lot of water every day. Did not make 64 ounces very often but was within the 48 range most days
- Track calories or WW points every day   Re-joined Weight Watchers!  Tracking points and calories at the same time for a while.

Projects for inside the home

- Finish painting bathroom 
- Frame the bathroom mirror 

- Install new faucet fixture

- Install new vanity light

- Hang new shower curtain
- Decide on food supply for emergency preparations 

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom 

Projects for outside the home
- Throw away old hay bale This thing is HEAVY. Need Chris's help and have yet to get it 

- Fill hole in backyard 

- Plant grass seed after filling hole 20 days straight of rain means no grass seed planting yet

- Place tomato cages around peony bushes and trim back This will have to wait until next Spring

- Plant potted bulbs from neighbor

- Trim back bushes again

Projects for the person

- Turbo Jam 4-5 days a week FAIL!  Did not do this once.  DID do couch to 5K one week

- Start  1 sewing project Fail!

- Wear perfume every day

- Turn computer off after devotions in the morning  Fail. Bad, bad, bad.

- Wear a dress/skirt at least 1 day of the week

- Find 1 new way to style hair

Proverbs 31:17 

" She sets about her work vigorously; Her arms are strong for her tasks" 

All in all, I stuck to my goal list fairly well. The constant rain kept things moving along inside the house while stalling everything outside of the house. We have planted a lot of things that have grown but the rain has washed away my plant labels so I have no idea what I have grown! lol! :) 

Did terrible on working out and even though I did not shed a lot of pounds, I watched what I was eating and drank a lot of water and tried to be healthier and that is the goal. I did dress up more and enjoy wearing dresses and doing my hair but it certainly requires a lot more prep time. Will have to keep working on this. On top of that, I left my makeup bag in the state of Michigan...  yeesh. :)

June wasn't too bad.  Here's hoping there is progress in July! :)

April Goals Revisited

Daily Goals

- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time

   - Continiue Proverbs 31 w/ my sister  Success! Stayed diligent and only missed 1 or 2 early mornings in the Word. What a difference this makes in my day!

- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen I did this a lot but not every day.. need to do better!

- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work  Success! 

   - Teach Emma to make her own bed every morning Work in progress... but we are doing this! 

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water Fail - did this some days, but not consistently every day
- Track calories or WW points every day Fail - was doing super good with this but slacked the last 2 weeks. Need to get back on the wagon. 

Projects for inside the home

- Finish painting bathroom - I am SO close to being done with this, but the ceiling trim requires a "spotter" while I stand on the chair/ladder to finish. That is all that needs to be done though!  I love the color, hubby hates it... may have to win him over with accessories ;)
- Frame the bathroom mirror - Fail 
- Pick out and purchase new bathroom light fixture
- Decide on food supply for emergency preparations Fail - cannot decide on how long of a supply, need to step it up on this one

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom Fail - this room has become a bit of a disaster and I need to pre-drill holes ( I found this out the hard way)

Projects for outside the home
- Wash the front porch entry  Success! It looks so much better! No one notices but me but it is a big difference!
   - Walls, light fixture, door, etc.
- Wash out planter boxes, fill with soil, plant seeds, hang on deck  Sucess-ish. Hung up one planter box to find that they do not fit on our deck rails. However, the one I did hang has growing flowers in it! Yeah!
- Find a way to bring shade to eating area on upper deck   Success! Purchased an umbrella that provides shade for Emma while she plays and while we eat at the table. Sweet!

Projects for the person

- Turbo Jam 4-5 days a week Fail - in a major way. Need to get back to doing this consistently. I'm feeling the effects of stopping.

- Start and finish 1 sewing project Fail - pinned a lot of projects on Pinterest but did not get a chacne to even SIT at my sewing table.  I miss my sewing!

- Wear perfume every day Fail - made it some days, but not others. 
- Turn computer off after devotions in the morning Fail - did good for the first week then slid back into old habits. Need to fix this!

April Showers bring May...

Daily Goals

- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time

   - Continiue Proverbs 31 w/ my sister

- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen

- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work

   - Teach Emma to make her own bed every morning

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water
- Track calories or WW points every day

Projects for inside the home

- Finish painting bathroom
- Frame the bathroom mirror
- Pick out and purchase new bathroom light fixture
- Decide on food supply for emergency preparations

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom

Projects for outside the home
- Wash the front porch entry
   - Walls, light fixture, door, etc.
- Wash out planter boxes, fill with soil, plant seeds, hang on deck
- Find a way to bring shade to eating area on upper deck

Projects for the person

- Turbo Jam 4-5 days a week

- Start and finish 1 sewing project

- Wear perfume every day
- Turn computer off after devotions in the morning

Aprils Progress Report

Daily Goals

- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time

   - Finish Creative Correction devotional

   - Finish Victoriously Frazzled devotional

   - Begin Proverbs 31 w/ my sister

- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen

- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work

   - Teach Emma to make her own bed every morning  (did not do this very well at all!)

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water - FAIL - most days I hit 32 but the last week I did not drink any!

Projects for the home

- Prep, paint guest bathroom

   - cleaned, prepped, taped and put on 2 coats of primer!

- Hang curtains in Emma's closet

   - hubby finally figured out a way to keep them up. Yeah!

- Decide on food supply for emergency preparations

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom

Projects for the person

- Turbo Jam 4-5 days a week (Did this 2-3 times a week all month (until this week) but did not do 4-5 times each week)

- Begin a personal journal (I tried, just wasn't feeling it)

- Start and finish 1 sewing project (FAIL - did zero sewing in April)

- Wear perfume every day (FAIL - threw some on a couple of days but not consistently every day)

April 2013

Daily Goals

- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time

   - Finish Creative Correction devotional

   - Finish Victoriously Frazzled devotional

   - Being Proverbs 31 w/ my sister

- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen

- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work

   - Teach Emma to make her own bed every morning

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water

Projects for the home

- Prep, paint guest bathroom

   - cleared out bathroom, filled holes, taped entire bathroom

- Hang curtains in Emma's closet

   - hung, curtain rod will not stay up... need to find a way to fix!

- Decide on food supply for emergency preparations

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom

Projects for the person

- Turbo Jam 4-5 days a week

- Begin a personal journal

- Start and finish 1 sewing project

- Wear perfume every day