Revisiting the Goals

Okay, I set a few January goals for myself, and my tendency is to let things like this just fall to the wayside, so I am revisiting these goals to prevent that from happening.

How am I doing? 

So So.

I have exercised four times total over the past two weeks, so I have decided that the only thing to do is wake up before the rest of the house.  It's the only way that I am going to consistently get the exercise done, plus I love a quiet house in the morning.  It is a much more peaceful way to start the day than a three year old right in my face begging me to go downstairs.  It also a much better way for Ada to start the day--with a mom who is already awake and alive and ready to go.  So, win-win, right?

Starting tomorrow, I am waking up at--gasp--5 am.  I should stay starting tonight because this means that Scott and I are getting into bed at 10pm.  That's the biggest struggle, really, getting to bed early.

Also, because those baby pounds are stubbornly hanging around, and I do not have the time or patience to do an actual diet, I am making a no eating after 8 pm rule for myself.  If you are thinking, who eats after 8 pm anyway?  I do!!!!  I love to have a fun little snack after the kids are finally in bed, and I have crashed on the couch for a little down time.  I have to cut that snack out, though.  I think it might be just the ticket to getting these five pounds off (combined with the exercise).

So, that's the exercise and diet portion of the goals.

I don't need to tell you how Ada and the miralax is going.  No success there (except in her diaper and in her panties, no toilet success), but she has had lots of miralax.

I was doing really well with the bed-making and 15 minute cleaning sessions (which turned into much more than 15 minutes) until the big snow "storm" hit, and everything got off kilter.  I will be resetting that goal starting tomorrow morning.  We are getting things back on track.

Budget-wise, we are doing okay.  The main problem is I always forget to get cash before I go to the grocery store, so I need to make that a priority.  Cash just makes it very easy to see when we are over budget for the week.

And preschool with Ada?  Again, the snow threw us off.  We are back on track this week.

Was that all of the goals?  I am not sure, but those are the ones I am working on.  Big thing this week--waking up early before the rest of the house.  It should set everything else into motion.

I also want to note that last year, I made one, just one, New Year's Resolution to stop being late.  I am always late, especially to church.  Well, I failed miserabley at conquering that problem, but we have been on time to church the last two Sundays, and I plan to keep that up!!!  I think being late is so, so rude, and yet, I continue to be late, so I am determined to change my ways.

Back to Reality, with a new gameplan

So...I didn't get the Christmas pictures posted.  I am going to have to ask my mom how to get the pictures on blogger.  Stay tuned (b/c I know you can hardly stand the wait).

After church today (and one more really yummy meal) we are headed back to Georgia, and honestly I am eager to get back to the routine.  And I am glad for a fresh start.  I like how my mom put it, the New Year is like one giant Monday, a giant fresh start.

A few goals for this month.  I will revisit these at the end of the month.

1.  Exercise three times a week.  That's all.  I am making this a very doable goal, so that I will, well, do it.  I am so out of shape, and I can't take it anymore.  I have recruited Sarah to hold me accountable for just three little days of exercise a week.  The point is to get back into the habit, and then I will add more days once the habit is established.  I am thinking two week days of Thirty Day Shred and one weekend day run.  Surely, surely, I can reach that goal!!

2.  Miralax for Ada.  That's all I am going to say about that.

3.  Bed made as soon as I wake up in the morning.  That takes about two seconds, and it immediately makes the room look cleaner.  Two seconds.

4.  Two 15 minute cleaning sessions a day.  Again, the key here is attainable goals.  A 15 minute cleaning session can make a world of difference.  And I have noticed that I rarely stop at 15.  The fifteen just gets me going.

5.  And one major goal that really tops them all.  ONLY USE CASH.  This helps our budget so much.  Do you know what eats into our budget the most?  The many times that I am out running errands and lunch time sneaks up on us.  It seems so easy to run through the drive through, but if it's not budgeted, it's not budgeted.  I repeat, CASH ONLY.

6.  Final one--for now--two, only two, days of planned preschool activities for Ada.  That is so doable.  I dropped the ball in a MAJOR WAY with the preschool this past semester.  Everyday, at this stage of life, is just not realistic.   So two days of planned learning activities, mixed in with LOTS of reading and story time at the library, and I will feel good about that.

Okay, deep breath, here we go...