I think if I call them that then I feel more inclined to do them.
2011 Goals:
*Pay off the Amex card. Again. We've paid this card off several times before, and then something always happens that makes us use it again. It's not very high, but I hate seeing a payment go to American Express every month. I'd like to use that money elsewhere, dang it! So I'd like to pay it off and keep it that way!
*Finish our house! We only really have the kitchen left to do. Bryan has already started redoing the cabinets on the side with the sink (and we got a new sink installed!) and then we'll do the other side (no sense it tearing out an entire kitchen at once!). By doing it this way I can still semi-function in my kitchen. We have some touch-up paint to do here and there, but hopefully the kitchen gets done before the baby comes!
*Potty train Cole. He's over three. Seriously, he should be potty trained. I think he gets his stubborness from his father! He is, as I type, in underpants, but he has yet to do anything. We'll see!
*Have a more consistent FHE schedule, and get the boys involved in scripture reading with us.
*Keep my house more organized. I'm slightly type A, and becoming more so as I get older (thanks to my dad). So clutter and piles and messy rooms stress me out. I hope to implement a chore chart that works and be more productive during the day.
*Lose the baby weight after the baby. I think that sums that up nicely.
*Eat healthier with the family. We live on a small budget (only about $200 a month in groceries) but I'd really like to buy organic produce (mainly the fruits and veggies with the most pesticides) and not buy soda, chips, or refined sugars, like white bread. This will take baby steps for my family (especially Bryan!) but I think it will be worth it.
*Speaking of food, I want to gather more food storage. (Gather...makes me sound like a squirrel). With the economy still questionable and hints that gas will go back up, I'd like to have a useful stockpile of food that we can use when times get tough.
Hopefully these goals are attainable. Some things are goals that involve my family, especially the part about finishing the house because I for sure am not remodeling the kitchen (it would like terrible if I did it!) but I think if all these goals are met, we'll have a happier more peaceful family!
Oh, and I want to go to Great Wolf Lodge again :)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Let's call them GOALS (and not resolutions)...
Posted by Celeste Pearson at 3:00 PM
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Geez, the food storage one makes me stressed out because even if I bought food storage, I have nowhere to put it! I like the idea of goals, not resolutions. I'm just going to copy yours and Kelli's lists and call it good :) (minus the baby weight one... and the finish the house one... I am not pregnant nor do I own a home to remodel!)
Can you potty train Aubrey at the same time? Two birds with one stone? Good luck with your goals, let me know if you find a chore chart that works with your boys!
I don't think going private is a good idea. People are less likely to read it and it's a hassle, unless you are going private for privacy reasons. I think more people read your blog than you think but just don't comment. I notice that on my blog tracker that a lot of people read it, just don't say anything.
I hope you don't go private because I really do enjoy reading all three of you girl's blogs. It is always such a nice picture of Washington (which I miss terribly) and a small snapshot into your daily family life. I completely understand if you do because even I have a hard time gaging how much to put down on "paper" so to speak, for the view of others. Either way I am glad for the chance to have gotten to know you each a little better and for the uplifting stories that you tell.
Great goals! It's funny, I made a goal to make more goals, because I have yet to sit down and even write them down. But you have inspired me! :) Good luck with the potty training, and I know how you feel with the kitchen! Living in a construction zone is hard.
These are really good goals. I totally agree with you on eating healthier. I like the expand your food storage one too, great idea.
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