Life Off Hold

The last week it's felt like my life was on hold.  I admit it was self-imposed.  You see I had set a goal for myself that I wanted to complete something before the end of the weekend (yesterday) so I did everything in my power to make sure I did what I needed to accomplish that task.  Unfortunately, it meant some other things have not been taken care of as well as I would have liked.  Today I got to work on all of that.

So far today I've:

• done laundry (lots of it), 
• swept the house (I love having tile and pergo - no need to get the vacuum out all the time)
• caught up on paying the bills
• sent in paperwork to change our address for voter registration
• made numerous phone calls I've been needing to make for a while
• moved stuff from the camper to the house (we all start sleeping in the house beginning tonight).  All the noise from the wind and rain last night meant I hardly slept at all so I just decided tonight I would not endure it again.
• listed to my daughter read to me (my favorite thing, I must admit)

On my list for the rest of today:

• spot mop the kitchen and dining areas
• get my grocery list together
• make dinner
• clean up some branches that fell on our driveway
• research how to prop up our poor banana tree (it didn't like the wind and rain either)
• and after the kids go to bed, I'm going to start working on my next big self-imposed, time-sucking goal.  It has a deadline of July 3 so it won't last too long.  It's completion will bring some definite changes for my family.  More to come on that soon  :-)

Now I'm off to work on my list.

Setting Goals

The last couple years I have decided not to come up with resolutions.  I rationalized this decision because "I don't need to set goals once a year just because someone else says I should."

This year I am breaking from my tradition of rebellion.  Today, I am going to let my readers know a few  goals I have decided to set recently.  I am not setting these goals because everyone sets goals for the new year.  I am merely sharing goals I've already come up with because I know myself and I know that if I don't put it on paper (and maybe more importantly let others know about it), that I'm less likely to achieve them.  So here goes:

• I am going to make a concerted effort to read my Bible every day.  I've actually been doing this for a couple months, but like I said, putting it out there for others to see makes me more likely to complete it.  In fact, I'm hoping to finish reading the Bible one year from when I started it.
• I am going to do a better job of facilitating my children's learning. 
• I am going to master the art of grocery shopping in such a way that I spend as little as possible.
• I am going to procrastinate less (especially as it relates to housework). 
• I am going to be more consistent enforcing the rules with my children. 
• I am going to exercise more.

Feel free to ask me how I'm doing with my goals on occasion.  Please help me achieve my goals.