Well It's time for an update, and a good time to also modify and add some new goals.
1) Take a college class - thinking this will be a spring semester goal- This goal is being removed for now, with current life I just can't find the time.
2) Walk one mile per day on purpose for 26 consecutive days. - Was thinking of doing this in September but with the pain my knee is giving me I may need to postpone this one, but I think I will at least still try. - This one I am going to start on Monday, my knee stills hurts even though it was better after surgery the pain has returned. I am changing it up in that 1 mile a day may not be possible I am going to walk for 20 min and will let the knee figure out how fast and far I go. I figure I can fit it in to the time I spend waiting to pick up my son after-school, and still make a family phone calls.
3) Menu plan every two weeks- I have learned that if I sit down and menu plan I am more likely to actually feed the family.- Well this one I was sort of doing ok at it but not great, so I changed it up and made a menu plan for whole year, I only need to add from the list to the calendar. It is a 4 week rotation with a Winter/Fall and a Spring/Summer option.
4) Paint a picture- I am not a creative type person as far as painting is but it is something I want to try this year so once again I see you tube videos in my future.- I did it was a great night of fun and my son even joined in. My picture well at least you can tell it's a tree.
5)Complete at least 75 percent of weekly to do list- I like lists and each Sunday spend some time making them but they don't always get done. This year I wanted a goal to help me focus on completing more of the weekly to do list. - This one has been going ok, I do realize that I need to make the Saturday list smaller and have a plan to make it more reasonable.
6) Do a 5k walk- This is going to be late Fall or Early spring - Need to see how the knee comes along, we are going on a vacation in June and it will involve a lot of walking I am thinking that I may turn day into my 5K.
7) Monthly organizing project- See below
8) Make Dinner 5 out of 7 days a week.- Friday's my 12 year old makes pizza and Sunday's is leftovers.- Does stopping to get take out count, no I don't think so .Need to do better at this one for both our budget and health, I am going to start keeping track on my to do list to see if I am doing this regularly. We also are changing left over day to Mondays.
9) Family Game time at least 1x a week- I am going to aim that every Friday we play a game since we have no outside commitments usually that day. I will also aim to try to play a game with Aidan on Sunday afternoons. Well we have played a lot of games over break and with one of my new goals I think that fitting in more time for games with Aidan will happen.
10) Family dinner at the table with no devices at least 3x a week- We are a busy family and as much as I would like to eat together at the table every night as we did when the kids were younger that is just not happening. But I think we should be able to do it 3x a week if I write it on the family calendar, and most importantly no devices. This hasn't been happening but I am hoping with the spring schedule it might be more possible.
11) Take one picture every day and write about it. This is one goal that I think I will enjoy the most, and hope to print out at the end of year into a photo book.- Need to work on this, there are days I take a lot of pictures and then there are times I go days with out taking a picture.
Break down of the Monthly Organizing Goal so far
September- My side of the Garage - DONE- and needs to done again in the spring
October- Yard- done at least till spring when it all start again.
November- The back of the garage -1/2 finished
December- Under the stairs, the Christmas stuff- Not yet we painted the kitchen instead
January- Filing cabinets- did 1/2 of this one in November.
February- All the bookshelves in the house
March- Closets
April- August still to be decided.
For the new goals that I am adding:
1. Stay off Facebook from 3:30-8pm - This will be hard but it will give more time to play games, craft, and blog.
2. Garden and garden some more. It is getting to be that time of the year for seed catalogs and planing the garden. This year I will beat the squash bugs, I seem able to grow lots of tomatoes, peppers, lettuce. But my squash, cucumbers I get maybe two before the bugs kill them.
3. I loved the painting goal so much that my new one is to create something at least once each month. It can be paint, baking, sewing,canning, other crafting. Just making the effort to create something, and enjoy doing it, extra pats on the back if I do it with someone. - I have done something already for January, I made soap again and did it this time with my Shadow my son's girlfriend. I do have one more long weekend this month and I am thinking of doing something that day with Aidan maybe a baking project that he pick out.
Rose soap made with olive oil and coconut oil
