Since I had a BUNCH of crap come up this week, I ended up running a ton of errands and spending a LOT of time on the phone - just dealing with all kinds of different issues, so I didn't get everything done, but I got a good start on a lot of it! I'm proud that I got as far as I did, I was soooo busy all week!


This weeks goals ~
~ To clean, organize and declutter my bedroom GOOD START ON IT
~ To start organizing my reciepts for taxes STARTED ON IT
~ To not put off the bills DONE
~ To take that a step further and make some much needed phone calls about my bills - I will be downgrading our DirecTV, cell service and phone service DONE
~ To write at least 1 page a day (I'm writing a story for the first time in years) WROTE 3 PAGES
~ To seek counceling service for debt management WORKING ON THAT
~ To organize file folders for the household bills and spending WORKING ON THAT
~ To read and work in my workbook BEEN DOING THAT
~ To keep up on the housework and keep laundry done and put away DONE

I did so much extra stuff that wasn't on this list! I taught myself to knit, and I'm halfway through my first washcloth. lol
Adrian got his first paycheck today and I set up a lot of bills for automatic withdrawal since we will actually be able to afford it now! WOHOOOOOOOOOO for a good paying job! He's so proud, excited and practically giddy! He's worked something like 55 hours this week and he's not even done, 20 hours of overtime a week is pretty awesome. I just hope he's not going to burn out and crash! Well off to get ready for a party tonight! :)

Update on my goal list

Today's only Tuesday and I would like to have them done by Friday so I have plenty of time.

This weeks goals ~
~ To clean, organize and declutter my bedroom Uh, haven't started, eek
~ To start organizing my reciepts for taxes haven't started that either!
~ To not put off the bills DONE
~ To take that a step further and make some much needed phone calls about my bills - I will be downgrading our DirecTV, cell service and phone service DONE
~ To write at least 1 page a day (I'm writing a story for the first time in years) TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT!
~ To seek counceling service for debt management WORKING ON THAT
~ To organize file folders for the household bills and spending WORKING ON THAT
~ To read and work in my workbook BEEN DOING THAT
~ To keep up on the housework and keep laundry done and put away LAUNDRY IS DONE & FOLDED, NOT PUT AWAY YET

A little late

But just as important- I think we all should watch, listen or read this every year at the very least. We need to remember this, we need to be more like he thought we should be. Imagine if we were?

Goals

Ok, I'm attempting to do sort of an inside out make over for myself, body and mind basically, this year and here is one thing I'm starting - Goals, mini goals, big goals, ultimate goals and weekly goals.

So here I start - because I am so incredibly jealous of those organized mama's who seem to have it all together. I'm constantly reading a couple of different blogs about homemaking and homesteading, they inspire me quite a bit I must say. I'll be posting the links to these wonderful blogs (if you enjoy reading other peoples meal plans and laundry habits - they are especially entertaining. lol - I must be a mom!) in the very near future. :-)

This weeks goals ~

~ To clean, organize and declutter my bedroom
~ To start organizing my reciepts for taxes
~ To not put off the bills
~ To take that a step further and make some much needed phone calls about my bills - I will be downgrading our DirecTV, cell service and phone service
~ To write at least 1 page a day (I'm writing a story for the first time in years)
~ To seek counceling service for debt management
~ To organize file folders for the household bills and spending
~ To read and work in my workbook
~ To keep up on the housework and keep laundry done and put away

I know, I'm crazy right? It is a lot, but I am not working, I'm home all of the time and really - why not? What else do I have to do? Search for good TV - no, not an option. I need to get off my ass and get down to working on stuff that makes a difference in my life, TV and movies certainly do not.

Well I had better get off of the puter and get started working! :) Have a great day everyone!

A New Creation

This new year seems to have brought so much change already.
I'm trying to make some personal changes and also Adrian's been making some changes as well. The new job he has is keeping him incredibly busy and he seems to be just loving it. I'm not so excited about it, but I can't help but feel excited for him. He feels like he's working for a company that values him, and that has been HUGE for him. I'm thrilled that I'm finally with a driven, intelligent, motivated man. I'm certainly NOT used to that. The significant relationships in my life have been with men who were good fathers, but not motivated or driven enough to get out of the comfort zone and make the steps toward a better life. Adrian is willing to risk it.

I have started a weight loss program and I'm doing pretty good. I was actually honest on my food tracker. lol. I've got two close friends actually doing the same program with me and that is so helpful to know I can call one of them with quesions or just to whine! lol

We rearranged our living room on Adrians day off. Well we actually rearranged 3 rooms - Abbi and Alex were sharing a room, I've separated them and put Alex in the "playroom" downstairs because she has shown so much responsibility with keeping her room clean. So we had to re-do the playroom, which meant moving it all out (that sucks!) and moving a lot of it into the living room. So behind our "living room" area (behind the couches) we have made a "family play space" with the big square coffee table and lots of board games and toys. I'm glad that they will be right there when playing and I will have more control over how much TV they suck in every day!

We have been going to church, we went to church on Wednesday night and the girls and I ate dinner there. It was cheap and good and made my night a lot simpler! Then the girls went off to choir, then they went to their individual kids groups. I went off to the kitchen with the ladies clean up from the "Super Supper". I then went to the bible study. Adrian and I took the girls back Sunday for the service and Sunday School for the girls.

Well I think that's all for now folks! I'll try to start blogging more regularly since my readers seem to have dropped off... I think they tend to do that when I don't post regularly!

How to start off a new year.

I've been a bad blogger. I know. It's been rough getting through the holiday's. I have so much to do I'm overwhelmed (seems like a theme in my life). I've got some resolutions I'm working on. I never make resolutions because I never follow through. We'll see how that works out this time.

Some of the things I'm working on -

~Positivity
~Treating myself & everyone around me better
~Being a better friend
~Being a better mother
~Being a better spouce
~Loving myself
~Healing & moving on

I need to change, this last year I have learned a lot and hurt a lot. I really really need to heal. I've not treated myself (especially my body, but also my mind)very well and I haven't treated the people around me as I should be.

Why is it that we treat our "acquaintances" and people we don't "love" - so much better than those we love the most? I hate this. I heard that saying probably close to a year ago and I have taken notice to how MUCH it has rang true.

If you haven't heard that or paid attention to that - I suggest you do. If you think about the way that you speak to a stranger, and the way you speak to your husband/wife/kids/parents. For a lot of people, it's just natural, we don't even think about it. My challenge is to think about it, all day - every day, and pay attention to how I'm treating my loved ones. Because they matter more than a stranger does when it comes to people in my heart.