Goals 4/24

::basics

+drink plenty of water.

my sister and I are working on keeping each other accountable on drinking plenty of water for 30 days. So far I've missed one day, and she's been super good about it. I'm so thankful for my handy water bottle that helps me keep track!!

+NO internet after 9 PM.

This is a hard one for me, but something thats super important. I definitely on't have a lot of self-control in this area, but I'm finding that if I get on later at night I'm on for a long time, which means I get to bed later than planned, which means that my mornings don't go super well, and then my whole day is off because I'm tired, and... you get the point. 

+do my daily chores.

I will post more on this at a later time, but basically instead of cleaning my whole house in one day, or getting overwhelmed, I'm implementing a daily chore so that everything gets cleaned weekly.

+implement Morning + Evening routines.

I've been slowly working thru the Finding Joy in Your Home, Make Over Your Mornings and Make Over Your Evenings eCourse's, and I am really excited to start implementing what I'm learning. I already "know" a lot of what they are teaching and talking about, but DOING it is somewhat of a challenge for me, so I'm really liking the "bite size" assignments that I can put into practice and just think about a couple things at once!!

+rest

read, make something, nap, write, paint my nails, relax, etc.

+keep up with laundry

+take a picture

::not so ordinary

+clean out closet/sort clothes

This has been an ongoing project for me for a while, and will probably continue to be so since I'm in the between stages of pregnancy. My end goal is to have a simple "capsule wardrobe", although I'm not going to be super super strict about the exact number of pieces. I just need less + simpler, and less of stuff that just hangs there and more of what I wear regularly!!

+plan patio garden

Since we are nearing the end of April{yikes!!??}, I should probably get moving on this if its going to happen. Spring has been weird here up North, but I think its finally safe to get plants outside. I need to wisely plan our limited patio space + the money I'm going to spend.

+finish reading Purpose in Prayer

Ohhhhhkaaaaay. THIS BOOK. Yeah, that's another whole post for another day hopefully, but read it if you can get your hands on it!!!! 

+work on revamping blog content

While searching for a back post tonight, I realized just how much work this blog needs. Oh man, I'm embarrassed about some of my first posts- not to mention my about page needs some major updates!!

+finish 3 blog post's

This counts as 1, and I've already got ideas and some content down for the other two!!!

+mail a package to a friend

+do some fun crafts

like maybe work on Abigail's collage wall, or some happy mail, or something!!

+make baby wipes

+tackle business to-do list

And listen to this song. Its been a huge blessing to me today!!

= Hello 2015 =

So I’m horridly late in sharing this, but life has been crazy. As you’ll read in my next few posts, we no longer have internet, which has made getting into a blogging routine very hard. But I’ll give it a go again now that I’ve got some other priorities straightened out! =)

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::my focus::

persevere

I am finally realizing that I will never ever get anywhere without committing to persevere. I have goals, but I can't complete them without persevering.

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::my words::

So I was going to pick just one word for 2015, like I have for the last couple years{2014, 2013}… I already knew what I was going to do- had ‘em all picked out, along with a verse for each. Buuuuuut then I read THIS POST, and that changed my game plan.

a “word” a month. I really really liked the idea and decided to do it myself. I mean, honestly I couldn’t even remember what word I picked at the beginning of 2014! And I know that after about February I probably lost track of what I was to be working on!

I’m going to pick 2 words each month. These are going to be 2 things I desperately need to work on, and have really prayed over for the month previous. I’m going to try to keep one of them a little more practical.

so January's words are : joy + simplify

 

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 ::my goals::

So I have a lot of goals, and I will probably end up breaking them down into my monthly goal lists as I go, but here are a few of my overall goals for 2015.

-complete a month-long photo a day challenge

-complete an entire 1000 Gifts list

-read 12 books{1 per month}

-read the entire New Testament

-complete the Love Dare

-become better at all my instruments, piano, violin, and guitar

-learn some serious photography

-become consistent

-make our house a HOME

-complete a “creative challenge”

-finish a 52 lists project

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Be sure to check out my 2015 Pinterest board for more ideas!!!