What are your goals for February? How are you going to be intentional this month?
Showing posts with label monthly goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monthly goals. Show all posts
Monday, February 1, 2016
Intentional February Goals
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Christmas Break
- Buy and watch old Christmas movies with Rhys
We did buy a collection DVD of these old videos, but only watched two with him: How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Year Without Santa Claus. We'll watch more next year when Rhys has more of an attention span to watch a full movie.
- Do Elf on the Shelf with Rhys
We decided to forego this as we are trying to be careful with our expenses.
- Decorate the house with the family
Justin and I decorated when Rhys went to bed, but as soon as this year's package of Morrell ornament exchange came, we had Rhys help us put them on the tree.
Justin and I decorated when Rhys went to bed, but as soon as this year's package of Morrell ornament exchange came, we had Rhys help us put them on the tree.
- Visit Temple Square and see the lights
We did this together as a family of 3, and it was nice and intimate just being by ourselves and not extended family. Rhys loved the lights.
- Make and post the Morrell family DIY ornament
Done and Done. Rhys helped me make this year's DIY "A Savior is Born" ornament.
- Do Christmas cooking with Rhys and make plates to give to neighbors
Again, we watched our expenses and didn't really even buy a lot of food this month (especially since we will be gone for a week and a half and then moving halfway through January). But, Rhys did help me make some no-bake cookies.
- Host a Christmas party
Again, timing and finances were against us. But, this is one of my priorities for next year (and a Friends-giving party, too).
We left on Tuesday the 22nd. I had woken up with a sore throat. It was snowing, and we took the tram up to the airport. Rhys loved riding it--he kept saying "chugga chugga." Thankfully, our flight was during Rhys's naptime, so after playing with the windows, lights, fans, and touch screens, Rhys fell asleep before take-off and slept for half the flight.
When we got to Georgia, it was getting late, but my in-laws were so excited to see Rhys. Thankfully, he warmed right up to them, which we believe is because he recognized them from our weekly FaceTimes. My mother- and father-in-law cherished every minute with him.
However, Wednesday is when things started to go downhill. Less than five minutes after putting Rhys down for a nap, he screamed and we walked into him and his playpen covered in throwup. He continued to do so for the rest of the day. That night, after eating a lot of Puppy Chow, and watching Christmas Wish with my mother- and sister-in-law, I started throwing up as well. Thankfully, Rhys and I were better during Christmas Eve morning, although we were still a bit queasy. But, we were able to enjoy Christmas dinner!
Christmas morning was quick, easy, and peaceful. Rhys loved his new toys and all the toys he found at Grams and Papa's. However, he never ate well during the day. But, we did end up going to the Atlanta Aquarium Rhys loved seeing all the fish. It was a definite drain on all of us though, since Rhys and I were recovering (Rhys was now having trouble at his other end and I was still suffering from a cold--sore throat and stuffed nose) and Justin was beginning to have stomach issues. However, we loved the time we spent there and can't wait for an opportunity to go back or even go to the Draper Aquarium here in Utah.
Late that evening, Justin's sister Jill and her family drove down from Virginia...and Justin started throwing up. The next morning, we warned them of the illnesses, and Justin also had my sore throat. We rested, relaxed, visited, and watched Rhys become obsessed with his four cousins (They were equally obsessed with him). It had rained on and off this whole day and Rhys went out on a walk with his cousins and splashed in puddles for the first time.Thankfully, Justin and I were feeling well enough to go see Star Wars VII with Jill and her husband, Corbin. We loved it (and are super excited about all the movies coming out in 2016!).
Sunday, we all went to church and took naps. The adults, and two oldest kids, played a lot of Yahtzee, Uno, and Clue, while the two younger cousins and Rhys played with the trains, Paw Patrol, blocks, and other toys. We feasted on steak, ribs, and other good food. We also took all the kids to a playground and all five loved it!
Monday, we all went to the local Children's Discovery Museum. Rhys had an absolute blast--there were toys everywhere, as well as a lot of vehicles to climb into, shiny and noisy things, and a playground. We spent about two hours there and had to drag all the kids out because we adults were all getting hungry. Typical Morrell style, we ate at Taco Mac. The rest of the day was filled with TV, more games, and packing. Jill's family left to go to Myrtle Beach, and we hunkered down for an "early night".
Yesterday, we woke up before the crack of dawn...none of us had slept well...Justin because he was still stuffed up, Rhys and I because Rhys kept waking up due to coughing. At the airport while waiting to load for our flight, Rhys had a lot of fun playing with the LDS missionaries returning home. He cried for the first 30 minutes of the flight, but then fell asleep. Thankfully, we were placed in the front of the carriage, so there was extra leg room. Rhys rotated between sleeping on the floor at our feet and in my arms, waking for 30 seconds every now and then. But, he finally woke up as we were descending.
When we got home, our house was freezing, as we decided not to keep the heat on while we were gone. But, thankfully, it's warmed back up. Thankfully, I feel 100% again, but Justin is still a bit congested, and Rhys has a runny nose and coughing. But, besides the crappy illnesses, we had a very good Christmas Break. Justin has to work today and tomorrow, then we will be heading to my family for the New Year's weekend and even more Christmas presents!
We left on Tuesday the 22nd. I had woken up with a sore throat. It was snowing, and we took the tram up to the airport. Rhys loved riding it--he kept saying "chugga chugga." Thankfully, our flight was during Rhys's naptime, so after playing with the windows, lights, fans, and touch screens, Rhys fell asleep before take-off and slept for half the flight.
When we got to Georgia, it was getting late, but my in-laws were so excited to see Rhys. Thankfully, he warmed right up to them, which we believe is because he recognized them from our weekly FaceTimes. My mother- and father-in-law cherished every minute with him.
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| Helping Grams unload the dishwasher |
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| Watching ESPN and the Weather Channel with Papa |
However, Wednesday is when things started to go downhill. Less than five minutes after putting Rhys down for a nap, he screamed and we walked into him and his playpen covered in throwup. He continued to do so for the rest of the day. That night, after eating a lot of Puppy Chow, and watching Christmas Wish with my mother- and sister-in-law, I started throwing up as well. Thankfully, Rhys and I were better during Christmas Eve morning, although we were still a bit queasy. But, we were able to enjoy Christmas dinner!
Christmas morning was quick, easy, and peaceful. Rhys loved his new toys and all the toys he found at Grams and Papa's. However, he never ate well during the day. But, we did end up going to the Atlanta Aquarium Rhys loved seeing all the fish. It was a definite drain on all of us though, since Rhys and I were recovering (Rhys was now having trouble at his other end and I was still suffering from a cold--sore throat and stuffed nose) and Justin was beginning to have stomach issues. However, we loved the time we spent there and can't wait for an opportunity to go back or even go to the Draper Aquarium here in Utah.
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| Waving "Hi" to the fish |
Late that evening, Justin's sister Jill and her family drove down from Virginia...and Justin started throwing up. The next morning, we warned them of the illnesses, and Justin also had my sore throat. We rested, relaxed, visited, and watched Rhys become obsessed with his four cousins (They were equally obsessed with him). It had rained on and off this whole day and Rhys went out on a walk with his cousins and splashed in puddles for the first time.Thankfully, Justin and I were feeling well enough to go see Star Wars VII with Jill and her husband, Corbin. We loved it (and are super excited about all the movies coming out in 2016!).
Sunday, we all went to church and took naps. The adults, and two oldest kids, played a lot of Yahtzee, Uno, and Clue, while the two younger cousins and Rhys played with the trains, Paw Patrol, blocks, and other toys. We feasted on steak, ribs, and other good food. We also took all the kids to a playground and all five loved it!
Monday, we all went to the local Children's Discovery Museum. Rhys had an absolute blast--there were toys everywhere, as well as a lot of vehicles to climb into, shiny and noisy things, and a playground. We spent about two hours there and had to drag all the kids out because we adults were all getting hungry. Typical Morrell style, we ate at Taco Mac. The rest of the day was filled with TV, more games, and packing. Jill's family left to go to Myrtle Beach, and we hunkered down for an "early night".
Yesterday, we woke up before the crack of dawn...none of us had slept well...Justin because he was still stuffed up, Rhys and I because Rhys kept waking up due to coughing. At the airport while waiting to load for our flight, Rhys had a lot of fun playing with the LDS missionaries returning home. He cried for the first 30 minutes of the flight, but then fell asleep. Thankfully, we were placed in the front of the carriage, so there was extra leg room. Rhys rotated between sleeping on the floor at our feet and in my arms, waking for 30 seconds every now and then. But, he finally woke up as we were descending.
When we got home, our house was freezing, as we decided not to keep the heat on while we were gone. But, thankfully, it's warmed back up. Thankfully, I feel 100% again, but Justin is still a bit congested, and Rhys has a runny nose and coughing. But, besides the crappy illnesses, we had a very good Christmas Break. Justin has to work today and tomorrow, then we will be heading to my family for the New Year's weekend and even more Christmas presents!
How did you do on your December goals?
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
December 2015 Goals
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November was certainly full of ups and downs! We got terrible news about a job offer, my brother went on an LDS Mission, and many more things happened.
Last month's goal was to Write my book during NaNoWriMo. Here is how I did:
Sub Goals:
- Read and finish a book two books.
I read three books this month!
- Complete NaNoWriMo
I was great with NaNoWriMo for the first week, but that's all I did. I got behind in blogging, housekeeping, and other family things came up.
December--Enjoy My Holidays
I want to end the year on a good, enjoyable note, especially since we are moving out pretty soon. I want to stress as little as I can. Rhys will also be old enough to begin to comprehend the season and I want to teach him the joy and magic of Christmas.
Sub Goals:
- Buy and watch old Christmas movies with Rhys
- Do Elf on the Shelf with Rhys
- Decorate the house with the family
- Visit Temple Square and see the lights
- Make and post the Morrell family DIY ornament
- Do Christmas cooking with Rhys and make plates to give to neighbors
- Host a Christmas party
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What are your goals for this month?
Monday, November 2, 2015
November 2015 Goal: NaNoWriMo (and giveaway)
I know I say this every month, but holy cow! Time is just flying by! I can't believe that the last time I was in a classroom was 5 months ago!!! Holy cow! 4 months ago we celebrated Rhys's first birthday! My brother is leaving for his LDS 2 year proselytizing mission in two and a half weeks! Where did the time go!?!?!
Last month's goal was to Improve My Homemaking Skills. Here is how I did.
Sub Goals:
- Finish and mail off my ornaments for the Morrell Ornament Exchange
Completed! I love my ornaments this year. I was able to give them to my father-in-law on Saturday since he was in town for work. Now, I don't have to pay for shipping and don't have to worry about them getting destroyed in the mail like last year's ornaments!
- Bake some fall treats
Yummy! I made some chocolate chip pumpkin cookies, some soup/stew, and some pumpkin pie with homemade whipped cream!
- Decorate for Halloween
Done! I pulled out all my Halloween and fall and Thanksgiving decorations and used all my fall scents in the Scentsy candles!
- Redo picture wall in the living room
Didn't do this since we are kind of in limbo as to whether or not we will be staying in this townhome come the new year. We won't know our plan for another week or so as we are ironing out details. I didn't want to redecorate if we are only staying for another two months...
- Make a new recipe a week
I did make 3 new recipes, but I also cooked a whole lot more this month. I also prepped a whole lot more--I made a couple of freezer casseroles and plan on making a few freezer stews and crockpots to store this week!
- Make sure the house is clean and a treat set out for when Justin gets home every weekday
I did a much better job this month of doing so, but wasn't perfect. And, I kind of gave up on setting out treats for Justin since he wouldn't be hungry (he'd snack or have a large lunch).
- Create at least three DIY activities for Rhys
He really only helped me to paint my ornaments and helped pour and mix a few things while I cooked, but that's really all. But, since it is getting colder and wetter, I don't want to really on the TV to entertain Rhys, so I'll have to come up with some ideas!
- Actually use and update a family calendar/planner
I failed at this! We did update our bedroom calendar, but hardly looked at it. I did update my blogger calendar, but hardly used it. I am on the search for a new planner to use for the new year...which one do you like the best?
2) Day Designer
4) Erin Condren
November--Write My Book (NaNoWriMo)
This month is NaNoWriMo--National Novel Writing Month. The last time I participated in this was when I was in high school. So, I really want to this year and think I will have time, especially when Rhys is sleeping. But, you know what they say--you have to read a lot to be able to write well.
Sub Goals:
- Read and finish a book two books.
- Complete NaNoWriMo
What are your priorities and goals this month?
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Thursday, October 1, 2015
October 2015 Goals
Holy cow, September went by too quickly! But, I was able to enjoy ushering in fall with decorations, candle scents, a trip to the Farmer's Market, and some rain!
Last month's goal was to Work From Home. Here is how I did.
Sub Goals:
Last month's goal was to Work From Home. Here is how I did.
Sub Goals:
- Find a sell-from-home job and learn all there is about it
I haven't done this yet...I see that most starter packs a bit on the pricey end, and I'm not ready to pay some to get some just yet.
I haven't done this yet...I see that most starter packs a bit on the pricey end, and I'm not ready to pay some to get some just yet.
- Find work-at-home freelancing or transcription jobs
This is where I rocked it! I have 1 continual tutoring job, helping a senior with SAT and her English and history classes for the entire school year! Hello Black Friday deals on iPhone 6! I've also signed up and applied to about 5 other free lancing and transcription sites. I'm waiting on approval for a few and still need to take the transcription test for a few.
This is where I rocked it! I have 1 continual tutoring job, helping a senior with SAT and her English and history classes for the entire school year! Hello Black Friday deals on iPhone 6! I've also signed up and applied to about 5 other free lancing and transcription sites. I'm waiting on approval for a few and still need to take the transcription test for a few.
- Join blogging campaign sites and participate in campaigns and join affiliate sites and learn all there is to it.
I joined US Family Guide Moms Connect program which allows me free tickets to different local activities or museums, etc. in exchange for a review on the blog. I know there is a lot of debate about whether or not bloggers should be paid in addition to free products, but I am just fine with free products! Other than that, I haven't joined any affiliate sites yet. What are your favorite campaign groups or affiliates to work with for smaller bloggers?
I joined US Family Guide Moms Connect program which allows me free tickets to different local activities or museums, etc. in exchange for a review on the blog. I know there is a lot of debate about whether or not bloggers should be paid in addition to free products, but I am just fine with free products! Other than that, I haven't joined any affiliate sites yet. What are your favorite campaign groups or affiliates to work with for smaller bloggers?
- Learn more about couponing and money-saving skills
I haven't done couponing just yet, but we are currently working on different money-saving strategies, especially with grocery shopping. I also joined swagbucks for a few extra $$.
I haven't done couponing just yet, but we are currently working on different money-saving strategies, especially with grocery shopping. I also joined swagbucks for a few extra $$.
October--Improve My Homemaking Skills
The house is organized, we have a routine set down, I'm getting to work on WAHM stuff, I'm learning more with my camera, my blog is growing and I'm on top of my game, and the holiday seasons are coming quickly. So, I want to take this month to do all I can to prepare for them, so that I can get ahead of the curve for December (and have a lot of posts to share for the Christmas season).
Sub Goals:
- Finish and mail off my ornaments for the Morrell Ornament Exchange
- Bake some fall treats
- Decorate for Halloween
- Redo picture wall in the living room
- Make a new recipe a week
- Make sure the house is clean and a treat set out for when Justin gets home every weekday
- Create at least three DIY activities for Rhys
- Actually use and update a family calendar/planner
What are your goals for this month?
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
July Goal // Explore My City
This has been quite the interesting month. Quite the big transition has been happening--learning to take care of Rhys 24/7 (which I haven't done since he was a year old), not working, etc. So, it's been a little hard to figure out a good balance between errand/household duties, being a good and attentive mom for Rhys, quality time with Justin when he's home, and finding time for my own hobbies and interests. But, I'm slowly, slowly starting to get the hang of it.
June's goal was to Organize My Home:
Sub Goals:
I decided that this year, my word would be motivation, and I feel I was motivated this month. Although, half way through the month, I got YET ANOTHER UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION (seriously! I've gone maybe two weeks without having a UPI this entire calendar year so far), and there were some days where Rhys was just having a hard day. It was also a little difficult to figure out when to actually deep scrub since I didn't want Rhys around the chemicals, but I like using his naps for blogging and a nap myself...
I have also been working on my unit plans for Teachers Pay Teachers. I got one whole one up, with other additions, and I'm working on my second unit plan. But, I'll be working on it all summer.
July--Explore My City
June's goal was to Organize My Home:
Sub Goals:
- Deep scrub the entire house
I just have to do the washer and dryer, kitchen, and downstairs hall (with the storage closets), and the living room floor/floorboards. But, I am waiting until we purchase the new couch we have our eyes on since there will be some rearranging done! I would also like to do the outside of all the windows since they are dirty snow and rained stained, but I have no idea how to reach them (especially the 2nd floor ones) and we are just renting, after all!
- Organize all cupboards, dressers, closets
I have started to do this, but I'm actually waiting for Justin to help a bit, as well as my Mom, so it will get done probably in the next two weeks.
- Organize the household files
I was actually going to do that yesterday, but I was super sore from an intense workout on Monday, and coughing up a lot of mucus. But, it will get done today!
- Do a Deseret Industries (like Goodwill) run
This will happen after closets and dressers get reorganized.
- Reevaluate budget
We are in the process on working on this.
I decided that this year, my word would be motivation, and I feel I was motivated this month. Although, half way through the month, I got YET ANOTHER UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION (seriously! I've gone maybe two weeks without having a UPI this entire calendar year so far), and there were some days where Rhys was just having a hard day. It was also a little difficult to figure out when to actually deep scrub since I didn't want Rhys around the chemicals, but I like using his naps for blogging and a nap myself...
I have also been working on my unit plans for Teachers Pay Teachers. I got one whole one up, with other additions, and I'm working on my second unit plan. But, I'll be working on it all summer.
July--Explore My City
There were a lot of things Justin and I never saw or did in Provo and we regret it. So, I want to explore Salt Lake County and get to know it's history more. There is so much here to do or visit or see, and now that Rhys is getting to age of exploring, I want him to.
Sub Goals:
- Go to the library at least twice.
- Have a picnic twice, in different locations
- Visit one new place (aquarium, park, museum, local restaurant, historic site, splash pad) per week
- Visit the Community building and try to get involved
- Go to Bear Lake for the Morrell Family Reunion!!
What are your goals for this month?
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Monday, May 4, 2015
May Goal // Sell My Lesson Plans
Holy cow! It is already the last full month I will be teaching indefinitely! I only have 3 days in June, but those are cleaning, yearbooking, field-day-ing, award assembling, and packing...not teaching. I can't believe it! I'm gonna be real nostalgic on the blog this month!
I decided that this year, my word would be motivation, so I'm trying to keep that in mind each month.
April's goal was to Learn My Camera.
Here is how I did with my subgoals:
- Participate in (or even create!) a photo-a-day linkup on Instagram
I participated in the Facebook blogging group, Let Your Blog Shine's daily Instagram challenge for the first half of the month, then kind of simpered out...The problem is that my iPhone 4 has a messed up camera lense and won't take good photos...and it's such a hassle to take pictures via DSLR and transfer it over!
- Do a fashion-post with my own photo skills
I participated in Jana's Creative Closet this month, photographing myself!
- Read all the manuals and watch all the instruction videos for my camera
Hahahaha. Nope.
But, I am determined to do better this month!
I decided that this year, my word would be motivation, so I'm trying to keep that in mind each month.
April's goal was to Learn My Camera.
Here is how I did with my subgoals:
- Participate in (or even create!) a photo-a-day linkup on Instagram
I participated in the Facebook blogging group, Let Your Blog Shine's daily Instagram challenge for the first half of the month, then kind of simpered out...The problem is that my iPhone 4 has a messed up camera lense and won't take good photos...and it's such a hassle to take pictures via DSLR and transfer it over!
- Do a fashion-post with my own photo skills
I participated in Jana's Creative Closet this month, photographing myself!
- Read all the manuals and watch all the instruction videos for my camera
Hahahaha. Nope.
- Learn some photography skills
Hahahaha. Nope.
- Explore picmonkey more and do the free-month trial
Hahahaha. Nope.
Man, I kinda really sucked this month. But, I do have excuses: teething, ornery baby. Ornery students. Stressed husband. Stressed and ornery self. Family sharing in stomach flu. Small bout of anxiety/depression.
Hahahaha. Nope.
- Explore picmonkey more and do the free-month trial
Hahahaha. Nope.
Man, I kinda really sucked this month. But, I do have excuses: teething, ornery baby. Ornery students. Stressed husband. Stressed and ornery self. Family sharing in stomach flu. Small bout of anxiety/depression.
But, I am determined to do better this month!
May--Sell My Lesson Plans
Every single unit I have taught, whether history or English, I have created a full-blown unit plan for (that's just how I was taught, as well as being a Type-A). Well, most are on my computer, pretty unorganized, and a lot were lost when my school laptop died the blue death last year. So, I'm going to redo them and format them all professionally and upload them to my Teachers Pay Teachers shop. I've already sold a handful of lesson plans and projects, so I can't wait to put my full unit plans on.
Sub Goals:
- Organize my classroom binders to make sure they have full copies before I leave
- Redo all my unit plans and format them into PDF's
- Upload and update my shop
So, as a shameless plug...have all your teacher friends check out my burgeoning shop where I am starting to sell my lesson plans and unit plans! Just click on the image below!
What are you going to work on this month? What is your motivation for that?
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
April Goal // Camera Skills
Wow! The year is already a 1/4 of the way done!
I decided that this year, my word would be motivation, so I'm trying to keep that in mind each month.
March's goal was to Improve My Health.
Here is how I did with my subgoals:
- Run and exercise at least 5 times a week
For the most part, I was able to exercise at least 4 times a week. And, I went running more than I have in the past year, probably! It felt so good to go running again, even though my pace has definitely slackened!
- Try new types of exercise, such as kickboxing or yoga
We actually did a free trial of Daily Burn. So, we did a lot of core workouts, some shotukan and kickboxing. It was quite fun!
- No sugar this month (I've done this for 3 years, I just didn't do it last year since I was pregnant)
We did pretty good on this. We did get a pie shake on the 14th to celebrate Pie Day. Since my husband is a statistician, it is a required holiday... Then we did well until this past weekend because we were at my parents house and didn't want to be rude and refuse the dessert they specially made since we were visiting.
- Try 1 new veggie recipe
I didn't try a new recipe, but I did make us some old veggie recipes.
- Try 1 paleo recipe
I didn't try a paleo recipe.
- 1 green smoothie a week
We had one smoothie, but then we got on a Greek yogurt and granola fix, so we had a ton of that instead.
However, I do have to say that a success helping to create and host the Get Fit Thursdays linkup series! I would seriously suggest you join us!
April--Learn My Camera
I got a Canon E05 T5 Rebel for Christimas. I have been typically using the default lense on automatic. But, I want to be a better photographer. I want to be able to use both lenses I have and different settings on my camera. I also want to be able to do better at editing my photos and create a big group of stock photos.
I decided that this year, my word would be motivation, so I'm trying to keep that in mind each month.
March's goal was to Improve My Health.
Here is how I did with my subgoals:
- Run and exercise at least 5 times a week
For the most part, I was able to exercise at least 4 times a week. And, I went running more than I have in the past year, probably! It felt so good to go running again, even though my pace has definitely slackened!
- Try new types of exercise, such as kickboxing or yoga
We actually did a free trial of Daily Burn. So, we did a lot of core workouts, some shotukan and kickboxing. It was quite fun!
- No sugar this month (I've done this for 3 years, I just didn't do it last year since I was pregnant)
We did pretty good on this. We did get a pie shake on the 14th to celebrate Pie Day. Since my husband is a statistician, it is a required holiday... Then we did well until this past weekend because we were at my parents house and didn't want to be rude and refuse the dessert they specially made since we were visiting.
- Try 1 new veggie recipe
I didn't try a new recipe, but I did make us some old veggie recipes.
- Try 1 paleo recipe
I didn't try a paleo recipe.
- 1 green smoothie a week
We had one smoothie, but then we got on a Greek yogurt and granola fix, so we had a ton of that instead.
However, I do have to say that a success helping to create and host the Get Fit Thursdays linkup series! I would seriously suggest you join us!
April--Learn My Camera
I got a Canon E05 T5 Rebel for Christimas. I have been typically using the default lense on automatic. But, I want to be a better photographer. I want to be able to use both lenses I have and different settings on my camera. I also want to be able to do better at editing my photos and create a big group of stock photos.
Sub Goals:
- Participate in (or even create!) a photo-a-day linkup on Instagram
- Do a fashion-post with my own photo skills
- Read all the manuals and watch all the instruction videos for my camera
- Participate in (or even create!) a photo-a-day linkup on Instagram
- Do a fashion-post with my own photo skills
- Read all the manuals and watch all the instruction videos for my camera
- Learn some photography skills
- Explore picmonkey more and do the free-month trial
- Explore picmonkey more and do the free-month trial
What are you going to work on this month? What is your motivation for that?
Monday, March 2, 2015
Bring it On March! Get Motivated in Health!
Another month has passed and another goal has gone.
I decided that this year, my word would be motivation, so I'm trying to keep that in mind each month.
February's goal was to Magnify My Religion!
Here is how I did with my sub goals:
Sub Goals:
- Run and exercise at least 5 times a week
- Try new types of exercise, such as kickboxing or yoga
- No sugar this month (I've done this for 3 years, I just didn't do it last year since I was pregnant)
- Try 1 new veggie recipe
- Try 1 paleo recipe
- 1 green smoothie a week
I decided that this year, my word would be motivation, so I'm trying to keep that in mind each month.
February's goal was to Magnify My Religion!
Here is how I did with my sub goals:
- Daily personal and family scripture reading with a scripture journal
I did pretty dang good with both! I started in the Old Testament and started a scripture journal. Justin and I are doing pretty good with family scripture reading in 2 Nephi. There are a few nights we miss, but those are nights that Rhys is sick.
- Daily personal morning and evening prayer, as well as daily family prayer
I will admit, this is probably my weakest area. I always say evening prayers and we mostly say family prayer, but I suck at morning prayer. Yes, I always have a prayer in my heart, but to actually kneel down in the morning and speak to Heavenly Father is hard to remember...and kneeling, period, is hard to remember with prayers. I really need to get better at this.
I did pretty dang good with both! I started in the Old Testament and started a scripture journal. Justin and I are doing pretty good with family scripture reading in 2 Nephi. There are a few nights we miss, but those are nights that Rhys is sick.
- Daily personal morning and evening prayer, as well as daily family prayer
I will admit, this is probably my weakest area. I always say evening prayers and we mostly say family prayer, but I suck at morning prayer. Yes, I always have a prayer in my heart, but to actually kneel down in the morning and speak to Heavenly Father is hard to remember...and kneeling, period, is hard to remember with prayers. I really need to get better at this.
- Read an General Conference talk once a week
I read a few General Conference talks, not necessarily once a week, but I did read a few.
I read a few General Conference talks, not necessarily once a week, but I did read a few.
- Hold a full Family Home Evening every Monday
Justin and I had FHE every Monday except one, when Rhys was his sickest. It's nice to do something other than just watch TV after Rhys goes to bed.
Justin and I had FHE every Monday except one, when Rhys was his sickest. It's nice to do something other than just watch TV after Rhys goes to bed.
- Participate in church at least once every Sunday
Boy oh boy. This was the sick month. On the first, I was sick. On the 8th, it was our ward's fast and testimony meeting since the previous week was stake conference. I did participate in Relief Society and I bore my testimony, which I hadn't done for a year! Then, the 15th, Rhys was very ill, so we didn't go. Then, the 22nd we were at my family's house, still trying to catch up on sleep from Rhys still being very ill.
Boy oh boy. This was the sick month. On the first, I was sick. On the 8th, it was our ward's fast and testimony meeting since the previous week was stake conference. I did participate in Relief Society and I bore my testimony, which I hadn't done for a year! Then, the 15th, Rhys was very ill, so we didn't go. Then, the 22nd we were at my family's house, still trying to catch up on sleep from Rhys still being very ill.
- Find at least two times to perform charity or service to someone else
I will admit again that I didn't really do this well. But, I did help an old lady load up her groceries! I need to do better at this, like my husband!
I want to blame not reaching these goals on the fact that both I and Rhys have been continually sick for almost this entire month, but it's my fault. I really need to continue to improve being a better Mormon.
March--Improve My Health
After I got the 6 week approval postpartum, I started running with Rhys. However, he got to the point where he was crying and crying and crying when we went running. So, I stopped for a while, and then it got cold and I wasn't going to take my baby boy out there. But, I'm no where near my prepregnancy goal. Now, to be honest, I'm not overweight...right now I have a very, very average weight for my height. But, I feel big and weak and slow and unhealthy. My eating habits haven't even improved. Before I was pregnant, I could run 4 miles within 30 minutes, I could do 100 curlups easy, I ate well, and I was 135 pounds. Now, I struggle getting that far because of my knees, I'm out of breath at 30 curlups, I eat whatever I want, and I'm 155 pounds. This has to be fixed.
- Run and exercise at least 5 times a week
- Try new types of exercise, such as kickboxing or yoga
- No sugar this month (I've done this for 3 years, I just didn't do it last year since I was pregnant)
- Try 1 new veggie recipe
- Try 1 paleo recipe
- 1 green smoothie a week
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