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Weekly Goals

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This week I did really well on somethings but somethings fell by the wayside as both myself and my older child came down with a cold. It wasn’t too bad to handle but the cold, rainy weather added to our lazier behavior this week. Even so we still managed to keep the TV OFF for the majority of the day and did some wonderful activities that I will share a bit later. And on the bright side the new baby steered clear of our sickness. With writing that I realized she is no longer a new baby as she has passed into the 3 month threshold.

Valentine’s Day was joyful even with out my sweet love since he managed to send me goodies even through the deployment. Now he can not ever say he was too busy any holiday for romance ( not that he would) since he still managed romance while fighting a war! Hope everyone’s week was as enjoyable.vday

Week of February 11th

Family/Motherhood goals

1. Take Valentine’s pictures of kids. The little ones came down with a cold this week so we are postponing this, again.

2. Attend weekly music class.

3. Take them to the park 2x.

Marriage goals

1. Finish reading The Power of the Praying Wife.

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2. Mail quilt to hubby. I love how this turned out and was very simple. I am not the best sewer but I worked on it from an idea in my head and it turned out great.

Household goals

1. Work on baby’s name sign and bow holder

2. Drop off donations.

3. Work on quilt.

Self Improvement goals

1. Attend FRG training.

2. Finish reading How to Potty Train a Toddler the Loving Way.

3. Attend FRG meeting. The date was changed.

Personal goals

1. Continue exercising 5x a week. I was side lined two days this week but will be back on the fitness track tomorrow am.

2. Continue no TV before 5 pm. ( This has been one of my greatest achievements for living with purpose goals. Not having the glare on during day as background noise has increased focus and organization so much. I will be writing more on this soon.)

Goals for February 18th

Family/Motherhood goals:

1. Attend weekly play group. ( The holiday canceled music class this week.)

2. Concentrate on number games this week.

3. Do two creative indoor play activities.

Marriage goals:

1. Mail Quilt.

2. Read The Power of the Praying Wife

Household goals:

1. Finish baby’s room bow holder and name sign.

2. Finish one March present ( I have 8 individual items to complete for upcoming special days)

Self Improvement goals:

1. Attend FRG meeting.

2. Continue Proverbs study.

3. Try one new recipe.

Personnel goals:

1. Exercise 5x a week.

2. No TV weekdays.

3. Start fitness progress journal.

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Goals for the Week of February 13th

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First my goals for last week and how I did. How did you come on your list?

Family/Motherhood goals

1. Take kids to weekly music class
2. Story time play group ( I did not make this one as we had a rough night before and I decided they wouldn’t be up for it.)
3. Take Valentine’s pictures of kids
4. Read Bible aloud daily. (We made great progress reading it and praying daily but didn’t read everyday. Continuing to discipline our routine to revolve around God.

Marriage goals

1. Finish baby onsie blanket for hubby.
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2. Read The Power of the Praying Wife

Household goal

1. Establish a craft area
2. Continue working on quilt
3. Clean out closets

Self improvement goals

1. Begin exercise program (I am so thrilled by my dedication to this. I walked several miles this past week and did several different strength training sessions and one yoga session. I hope to get even more exercise in this week.)
2. Read How to Potty Train a Toddler the Loving Way ( I only made it half way through this goal)

Personal goals

1. Help another family
2. Reach out to another spouse ( I made dinner for another spouse and it was yummy.)
3. Reclaim our schedule after sickness brought chaos! Thank goodness some order!

So I didn’t accomplish everything last week but I heard if you reach all your goals they are not high enough. Here is striving for more next week!

Week of February 11th

Family/Motherhood goals

1. Take Valentine’s pictures of kids

2. Attend weekly music class.

3. Take them to the park 2x.

Marriage goals

1. Finish reading The Power of the Praying Wife.

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2. Mail quilt to hubby. I love how this turned out and was very simple. I am not the best sewer but I worked on it from an idea in my head and it turned out great.

Household goals

1. Work on baby’s name sign and bow holder

2. Drop off donations.

3. Work on quilt.

Self Improvement goals

1. Attend FRG training.

2. Finish reading How to Potty Train a Toddler the Loving Way.

3. Attend FRG meeting.

Personal goals

1. Continue exercising 5x a week.

2. Continue no TV before 5 pm. ( This has been one of my greatest achievements for living with purpose goals. Not having the glare on during day as background noise has increased focus and organization so much. I will be writing more on this soon.)

Love to hear others goals for the week!

Weekly Roundout!

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Last week’s goals were a breeze! I didn’t have a chance to get my Red Velvet perfected but I must say it was a wonderful week wishing hubby bye for another departure. Being a military wife can, at times, be so romantic! Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

Onto goals. I had an easy list this past week. I am going to rev it up this week.

1. QUILT!  The challenge of continuing to work on my first quilt is huge. I take it out whenever the mood strikes so I am dedicating 30 minutes a day to sewing to teach myself greater discipline!

2. Red velvet cake.

3. Hand print art. Pictures to follow soon!

(there catching up to take priority)

4.  Purchase new crock pot  I adore this invention! I made crockpot BBQ chicken in it for shredded BBQ sandwiches that were a huge hit. The hubs devoured three!

Crock pot BBQ Chicken recipe:

chicken pieces, I used 3 boneless, skinless breasts

bottle of any flavor BBQ sauce

10 oz coke

Place ingredients in pot on low setting until chicken is cooked through. I did 6 hours. Then shred chicken in pot with forks. Continue to cook about 45 minutes. Serve on buns. This would be delicious on potato bread but I used Hawaiian buns and it was wonderful.

I think I might add pineapple and Hawaiian BBQ sauce next time to make a Hawaiian BBQ.  Mmmmm…

5. finish purging the house for new baby  We made it really far in this realm. Still much to do!

6. go on a date with hubby! We had a wonderful Japanese dinner outing. New baby loves Mochi!

Goals for week beginning 7-9

Family Goals:

1. Take my sweets to a play group every week.

2.Read out loud to him for an hour a day.

Personal Goals:

3. Finish Life on Planet Mom

4. Work 30 minutes daily on quilt.

Pregnancy Goals:

5. Do Yoga 30 minutes daily.

6. Start piecing together baby’s room.

Marriage Goals:

7. Create separation and welcome home traditions. (We don’t have our own yet!)

Household Goals:

8. Continue to cut down on clutter!

9. Red Velvet Cake recipe perfection.

What are your goals this week?

Things ARE Returning to Normal

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The husband is back from far away ville (for now). My little ones Birthday party went off without a hitch and our family has since left. The home is turned upside down from unending commotion but we enjoyed ourselves. Now back to real life. After the unending family time with my husband I am sad to return to routine. It is always “feast or famine” when it comes to time together, just like the civilian world I am sure, though our “famines” are quite a bit different.

This past bit we were able to hear the new little one’s heartbeat. It sounded strong! The baby also sounded very active. I could hear him or her swishing about as we listened. Such a blessing to have been able to hear the little one growing inside me. I feel renewed even through this worsening morning sickness and what I fear may be strep throat. Eep!

 

But onto the week ahead and my lingering goals!

I have decided after taking stock of my pantry that I could be making so many of the things I normally purchase. My goals this week will reflect a new sense of wanted domestic goodness.

Home Goals:

1. Go through pantry and outline things to make by hand.

2. Spend 2 hours “freezer cooking”.  My new devotion to weekly meal preparation!

3. Menu plan for the weeks ahead.

4. Have a baking session to replace at least 3 pantry staples with from scratch options.

Family Goals:

5. Start on my husband’s requested blanket

6. Mail Grandparents Birthday pictures

Mothering Goals:

7. Attempt to wean, again.

8. Find a Mommy and Me class locally.

Self Goals:

9. Read “Life on Planet Mom”

10. Make an Ultra Sound appointment!

 

Weekly Roundout

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This week my whole world has been turned upside down by the way I have been feeling. I am delighted to say my husband and I are…

once more! So overjoyed with this news and so very tired. My normal pick me up caffeine has to be changed so sleeping longer hours these days is the only solution I have found. The days seem to slip by faster and faster now while I lie in my pregnancy coma. On top of this exciting time my dear husband has hit the road. My Sweets and I will be making the best of this Easter just us two. I am also gearing up for family to visit for a week and little one’s first birthday. My hands have been a bit full!

So here are my last goals and my progress I made this week:

1. Try one new recipe. Tried two actually. Pasta with brocolli and chicken sausage that can be found here. I am not too fond of the recipe since it was very bland. I would tweak it and use cubed mozzarella and Italian seasoning. Recipe number two was from (never home) maker for Frozen banana bites. They were yummy but very sweet. I may try with dark chocolate next time.

2. Exercise 30 minutes everyday. With the exception of the weekend I did!

3. Outline our Easter brunch menu.

4. Return to my neglected quilt.

5. Complete menu planning for the upcoming Birthday party!

6. Finish the Money Saving Mom’s Budget audiobook.

7. Update Mommy tummy challenge. See above ;)

8. Begin I Dare You by Joyce Meyer

I did a less than stellar job at these this past week. But as with anything we have to allow ourselves GRACE when need be.

Goals this week:

1. Clean out closet.

2. Organize DVD/video games in their new home.

3. Begin I Dare You by Joyce Meyer

4. Complete party planning.

5. Prepare menu for upcoming week.

6 . Complete freezer cooking session.

7. Compile home cookbook.

8. Create menu board.

9. Donate no longer used toys.

It is a new week and time to hit the ground running! What are your goals?

Weekly Roundout!

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Had a great week with our little family!
Updated goals list from the week past:
1. Take My Sweets one year invitation pictures these came out amazing here is one of the pictures I picked for the invites (as well as the “cowboy” post below)

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2. Finish bedroom wall art craft finished this and they came out very nice. I will take some pictures when we finish this room by mounting these.

3. Do the biweekly shopping done and done, this is a great tip for saving money. Limit trips to the store!

4. Attend Hubby’s work function so proud of my husband. He is now a “lifer”.

5. Try 2 new recipes. I have not been feeling top notch this week and my creative cooking has suffered. But tomorrow is a new day :)

6. Finish “Money Saving Mom’s Budget” audiobook! Almost done and I can’t wait to post my review.

In other news this week I also received some great freebies from Facebook sign ups. Companies will offer promotions for their products on Facebook, if you sign up you can get some great merchandise for FREE. (another great money saving tip)

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A full pack of apple cider k-cups from green mountain and tortilla stuffers from old el paseo (both no longer available).

My Sweets also decided this week that I am no longer allowed to feed him. He wants to do everything himself *tear* I am very proud of his new found independence.
Goals for the current week:

1. Find decorations for my sweets Birthday celebrations.

2. Post 5 day spring cleaning guide.

3. Take a picture a day for the week.

4. Try 2 new dinner recipes.

5. Find a cupcake recipe for my sweets party!

6. Update Mommy tummy challenge.

7. Walk 7 miles.

Goals help me focus my energy every week and add a level of production with each new goal.
How did you do on your list this week? What do you plan to achieve this coming week?

Another Week Passes…

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This week I completely skipped over my goals setting post without realizing. So here are some things I was able to accomplish without the added focus of penning them to paper.

1. Tried a new recipe. Easy as pie baked pork chops.

Need Pork chops- I used three

2 cans Campbell’s condensed cream of mushroom soup

butter!

seasoning I used garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt and ground black powder

Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in skillet over medium high heat. Season chops and brown on each side. Place in oven safe dish sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with soup and cook seal (with tin foil) for 1 hour.

Remove foil last few minutes.

So good. Taste like a major comfort food. Adding them to the rotation!

Idea was found here!

2. Scored great deal on baby wipes and Renu lens wash.

There is a coupon for $2.00 off one Renu and you can find this item in the travel section of walmart for $1.47. +$.53 profit if your store has this deal!

Also a coupon for $.75 off one pampers wipes. These were at walmart for I believe $2.47 each (lost my receipt for the exact price) they came to under $1.90 each after coupon.

Both coupons can be found on coupons.com.

3. This may not be a goal per say but my husband and I found an awesome Sushi restaurant here and he took me Tuesday for my Birthday. We have so missed our old Sushi haunt and are so pleased that this place is starting to feel more familiar.

4. Assemble some furniture! Yep as fun as it sounds :)

5. Started nightly walks with the family. The weather is warmer and we went on several hour long strolls around our neighborhood. The little one loves it!

My goals for this week…

1. Take My Sweets one year invitation pictures.

2. Finish bedroom wall art craft.

3. Do the biweekly shopping.

4. Attend Hubby’s work function.

5. Try 2 new recipes.

6. Finish “Money Saving Mom’s Budget” audiobook!

Weekly Roundout

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1. Spring cleaning!!! Yay rejoice. I will be sharing my cleaning -totally do able plan- to help anyone else in need of motivation.

 

Done and done. Well almost we have yet to unpack 6 boxes in the garage. You know the stuff that is only need once a year? Plan to follow shortly!

2. Try 2 new recipes!

 

This cooking stuff is fun! I feel like I am growing in this area and I have started watching cooking shows. And actually follow along with the recipe not just drool over the end result and proceed to the kitchen for disappointment.

This week I made chicken stuffed shells. They were really good. My hubs said to add them to the rotation. That is a success. I found the recipe here. It made some adjustments. Instead of cheddar I doubled the mozzarella and added a bit of sour cream. Next time I make these I will add ricotta since the stuff was a little dry but still very tasty. I also used Italian seasoned bread crumbs and a jar of spaghetti sauce instead of tomato sauce. Before placing the shells in the baking dish I spread a little sauce to keep them from sticking as per a commenter tip and they turned out beautifully.

This is so cliché but I also made braised cucumbers. I blame the movie Julia and Julia for proclaiming they were a revelation. I mean a “revelation”? Who wouldn’t be curious. The recipe is so simple and I ate a whole plates worth after it was apparent my husband would not be willing to try them. He balked at me when I told him what they were and I secretly giggled. More for me!

3. Make hand print keep sakes for Grandparents.

Nope! I did not get to this but have some cute crafts lined up for hand prints next week.

4. Start party planning for my sweets one year!

 

I am beyond excited for this party. #1. Family is going to come for the celebration! #2. I have so many cute ideas already. #3. I will have made it to my nursing goal of 1 year. #4. I will be able to take pictures of My Sweets and his cousins! Okay enough, I could go on.

5. Relax. It is soon my Birthday and my dearest husband booked my a 4.5 hour spa retreat. I am very excited and so looking forward to some pampering.

 

This was so needed. I spent all day at the spa Sunday. Having my nails done, a facial and massage was so relaxing. I had quiet time and reflection and was eager to come home when all was said and done with my battery fully charged. My husband and I are not splurge-rs so this was a great treat and so appreciated.

Starting Week 1/23 Goals

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I have so many things floating around in my head tonight that I just need focus. I think weekly goal planning will help so here is the start of a Sunday ritual that I hope will organize my thoughts!

1. Buy, steam and freeze another  batch of baby food for the next few weeks.
2. Go on a date with my husband. Hasn’t happened since our son was born!
3. Try one new recipe this week!
4. Organize my coupon binder and locate the best deals (post to follow this activity)
5. Clean out my sons clothes and store the too small bunch.
6. Send out at least 3 cards this week and lots of baby pictures. (A must for military families away from  Grandparents)
7. Work on my sewing projects and paintings.
8. Deep clean our new house baseboards.
9.Take my Sweets to the park for the first time!
10. Have a play date-girl time

Today I accomplished so much. The husband expanded my pantry storage by installing some wire baskets for my produce. We also made a trip to pick up more essentials for the home and I dreamed up quite a few more home craft projects to follow. This week will be a fun one. As I am feeling in great health and have my energy back. Here is to a restful Sunday night all see you on the ‘morrow!