How did we do with our December goals? Let's see:
1)
To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception
of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make
sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Doing fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still
chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make
another nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4)
To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400
month
for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our
family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under
our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did great and had $28 left over :)
5) To create a
monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and
to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I
am still working on this.
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
One of my hubby's clients was so sweet and gave us a Bonefish Grill gift card. It was super yummy and was nice to have a date night :)
10)
To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us
running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time
together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others
company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We had a nice outing to Bass Pro Shops to meet Santa, followed by a nice lunch at Red Robin's, a trip to a nice small park.
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this~ Electric bill going down :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, this just did not get done :(
13)
My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I
am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Finally got a date for a color run but am so not ready for it yet. We are hoping to catch the next one.
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your December goals?
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Thursday, December 3, 2015
November 2015 Goals Update
How did we do with our November goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make another nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did well and still had $0.61 leftover to spend :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I am still working on this. My scale is not budging :( But when I look in mirror, I swear I look slimmer :) Hubby and I went out for Black Friday sale at Kohls. They sent me a $5 coupon and I had a gift card. I decided to get jeans in a smaller size than what I am currently wearing in hopes of kicking my butt in gear to lose this weight. Hubby encouraged me to try them on to see how they fit. I was so excited. They FIT!! The jeans in a smaller size fit so nicely. I think I danced out of the dressing room. So I must be doing something right :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Hubby and I went out to a place called Origami~ a cute sushi place. It was great. We had so much fun and can't wait to go on our next date night :)
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We took the boys to Aviation Day and to the Imaginarium
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this~ Electric bill going down :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
I made homemade coffee creamer. I still need to try this again. My first attempt didn't go so well :(
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Finally got a date for a color run but am so not ready for it yet. We are hoping to catch the next one.
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your November goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make another nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did well and still had $0.61 leftover to spend :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I am still working on this. My scale is not budging :( But when I look in mirror, I swear I look slimmer :) Hubby and I went out for Black Friday sale at Kohls. They sent me a $5 coupon and I had a gift card. I decided to get jeans in a smaller size than what I am currently wearing in hopes of kicking my butt in gear to lose this weight. Hubby encouraged me to try them on to see how they fit. I was so excited. They FIT!! The jeans in a smaller size fit so nicely. I think I danced out of the dressing room. So I must be doing something right :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Hubby and I went out to a place called Origami~ a cute sushi place. It was great. We had so much fun and can't wait to go on our next date night :)
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We took the boys to Aviation Day and to the Imaginarium
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this~ Electric bill going down :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
I made homemade coffee creamer. I still need to try this again. My first attempt didn't go so well :(
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Finally got a date for a color run but am so not ready for it yet. We are hoping to catch the next one.
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your November goals?
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
October 2015 Goals Update
How did we do with our October goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make another nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did well and still had $0.99 leftover to spend :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
My goal had to shift this month and I am happy to say that I am now back down to my 10 pound goal :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Hubby and I had an awesome date night. We went to a place called Pincher's and we had the most amazing time eating outside by the water. What a view :)
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
Our Saturday Family Fun Adventures took us to Dinosaur World, Fort Myers Beach for some shell hunting and Boo at the Zoo :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
I know I mentioned that I love the Florida weather. Well, in the winter I love it. Even though we are technically in Fall, the weather here in SW Florida is still near 90 degrees :( Love it for drying clothes :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
I finally had a chance to make the homemade body wash.
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your October goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make another nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did well and still had $0.99 leftover to spend :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
My goal had to shift this month and I am happy to say that I am now back down to my 10 pound goal :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Hubby and I had an awesome date night. We went to a place called Pincher's and we had the most amazing time eating outside by the water. What a view :)
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
Our Saturday Family Fun Adventures took us to Dinosaur World, Fort Myers Beach for some shell hunting and Boo at the Zoo :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
I know I mentioned that I love the Florida weather. Well, in the winter I love it. Even though we are technically in Fall, the weather here in SW Florida is still near 90 degrees :( Love it for drying clothes :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
I finally had a chance to make the homemade body wash.
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your October goals?
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
September 2015 Goals Update
How did we do with our September goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did ok. We did go over on our grocery budget but thanks to having left over grocery budget money from previous months helped cover our overage :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I have been working out at home with dvd's from the library 5 days a week for the last 2 weeks of September. Even though the scale is not moving, I am noticing that my clothes are fitting differently :) I am going to keep going with the dvd's and see what happens by the end of October :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We did not have a date night this month :(
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In September, we went to the Shell Factory's Nature Park, went to Englewood Beach and went to Lakes Regional Park. Pictures from the beach and the park are coming soon :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
I know I mentioned that I love the Florida weather. Well, in the winter I love it. In the super hot summer, not so much :) Our electric has risen quite a bit with the rising heat :( But we are still not using the dryer :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We did not do a monthly project for September :(
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your September goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did ok. We did go over on our grocery budget but thanks to having left over grocery budget money from previous months helped cover our overage :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I have been working out at home with dvd's from the library 5 days a week for the last 2 weeks of September. Even though the scale is not moving, I am noticing that my clothes are fitting differently :) I am going to keep going with the dvd's and see what happens by the end of October :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We did not have a date night this month :(
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In September, we went to the Shell Factory's Nature Park, went to Englewood Beach and went to Lakes Regional Park. Pictures from the beach and the park are coming soon :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
I know I mentioned that I love the Florida weather. Well, in the winter I love it. In the super hot summer, not so much :) Our electric has risen quite a bit with the rising heat :( But we are still not using the dryer :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We did not do a monthly project for September :(
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your September goals?
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
August 2015 Goals Update
How did we do with our August goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did great and ended up with $0.38 left :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I was able to drop this goal back down to losing 10 pounds- yea!! I didn't exercise as much as I would have liked. Time to change that and lose this baby weight :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We had a wonderful date night. We went to go see a movie, had a nice dinner on the water and then walked down a pier and saw some dolphins in the distance :)
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We have had a lot of outings in August. We went to the zoo, played mini golf and 2 beach trips :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
I know I mentioned that I love the Florida weather. Well, in the winter I love it. In the super hot summer, not so much :) Our electric has risen quite a bit with the rising heat :( But we are still not using the dryer :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We finally got a chance to make, use and blog about homemade laundry detergent :)
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your August goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did great and ended up with $0.38 left :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I was able to drop this goal back down to losing 10 pounds- yea!! I didn't exercise as much as I would have liked. Time to change that and lose this baby weight :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We had a wonderful date night. We went to go see a movie, had a nice dinner on the water and then walked down a pier and saw some dolphins in the distance :)
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We have had a lot of outings in August. We went to the zoo, played mini golf and 2 beach trips :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
I know I mentioned that I love the Florida weather. Well, in the winter I love it. In the super hot summer, not so much :) Our electric has risen quite a bit with the rising heat :( But we are still not using the dryer :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We finally got a chance to make, use and blog about homemade laundry detergent :)
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your August goals?
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
July 2015 Goal Update
How did we do with our July goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did great and ended up with $9 left :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I was able to drop this goal back down to losing 10 pounds- yea!! I didn't exercise as much as I would have liked. Time to change that and lose this baby weight :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We had a double date night :) We went to the movies with Chris and his girlfriend.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We attempted a Saturday Family Fun day by going to the zoo only to have it pour and we were unable to go :(
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida weather :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
Wow- I really need to get on the ball with these monthly projects. I have several in the works and hope to get them done soon :)
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your July goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did great and ended up with $9 left :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10lbs this year.
I was able to drop this goal back down to losing 10 pounds- yea!! I didn't exercise as much as I would have liked. Time to change that and lose this baby weight :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We had a double date night :) We went to the movies with Chris and his girlfriend.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We attempted a Saturday Family Fun day by going to the zoo only to have it pour and we were unable to go :(
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida weather :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
Wow- I really need to get on the ball with these monthly projects. I have several in the works and hope to get them done soon :)
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your July goals?
Thursday, July 2, 2015
June 2015 Goal Update
How did we do with our June goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did good and ended up only going over by about $0.50 :) Not bad, I'll take it :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 15 lbs this year.
Well, I kind of had to change this goal a little bit. Thanks to our awesome amazing traveling and the many hands that fed of amazing foods, I kind of gained a little weight :(
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
Wow, we didn't go on any Saturday Family Adventures in June :(
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida weather :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We were able to complete April's monthly project and plan on sharing the details with you soon.
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your June goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did good and ended up only going over by about $0.50 :) Not bad, I'll take it :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 15 lbs this year.
Well, I kind of had to change this goal a little bit. Thanks to our awesome amazing traveling and the many hands that fed of amazing foods, I kind of gained a little weight :(
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
Wow, we didn't go on any Saturday Family Adventures in June :(
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida weather :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We were able to complete April's monthly project and plan on sharing the details with you soon.
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your June goals?
Thursday, June 4, 2015
May 2015 Goal Update
How did we do with our May goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did awesome and ended up with $62 left over but that may be because we were traveling :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Still working on these pesky last 5 pounds
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In May, we went on our family vacation and ended up visiting GA, NC, VA and MD :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With our crazy traveling schedule, I didn't get a chance to do May's monthly project.
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your May goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We did awesome and ended up with $62 left over but that may be because we were traveling :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Still working on these pesky last 5 pounds
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In May, we went on our family vacation and ended up visiting GA, NC, VA and MD :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With our crazy traveling schedule, I didn't get a chance to do May's monthly project.
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your May goals?
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
April 2015 Goals Update
How did we do with our April goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
I think we did pretty darn good. We went over by $0.01. Not bad for a 5 week month. I think having a bean month really helped :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Still didn't a chance to exercise on purpose. Now that we have longer days, the boys are enjoying going out after dinner. They like to play tag. We play a lot of tag, which means I run around. Which is good because I am 5 pounds lighter- WOOHOO. Now 5 pounds to go :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In April, we had fun exploring Jim Jeffers Park, Mike Greenwell's Family Fun Park, seeing an RC Airshow and discovering Zirilli's Chilly Treats :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
I did both March and April's monthly projects and cannot wait to share all the details with everyone :)
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your April goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. We are very thankful that we were able to make a nice big dent in this credit card balance :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
I think we did pretty darn good. We went over by $0.01. Not bad for a 5 week month. I think having a bean month really helped :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Still didn't a chance to exercise on purpose. Now that we have longer days, the boys are enjoying going out after dinner. They like to play tag. We play a lot of tag, which means I run around. Which is good because I am 5 pounds lighter- WOOHOO. Now 5 pounds to go :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Did not complete any of the Couch to 5K program :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In April, we had fun exploring Jim Jeffers Park, Mike Greenwell's Family Fun Park, seeing an RC Airshow and discovering Zirilli's Chilly Treats :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
I did both March and April's monthly projects and cannot wait to share all the details with everyone :)
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your April goals?
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
March 2015 Goals Update
How did we do with our March goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. The last card is a pretty hefty one :( Still on Dave Ramsey's FPU Step 2 :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
Did great and had close to $8 left over :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
March turned out to be a crazy month and exercising was not at the top of my to do list :( But I have noticed by eating more fruits and veggies that my weight seems to be creeping down slowly :) Plus, now that it is lighter longer, we can get out and play with the boys for a few hours after dinner :) I have 6 more pounds to go before reaching my weight goal.
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
March was a super crazy month and we did not run at all in March :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
Through all the craziness, we only went out to Calusa Nature Center.
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We did not get a chance to do March's monthly project :(
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your March goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. The last card is a pretty hefty one :( Still on Dave Ramsey's FPU Step 2 :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
Did great and had close to $8 left over :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Doing fabulous with this.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
March turned out to be a crazy month and exercising was not at the top of my to do list :( But I have noticed by eating more fruits and veggies that my weight seems to be creeping down slowly :) Plus, now that it is lighter longer, we can get out and play with the boys for a few hours after dinner :) I have 6 more pounds to go before reaching my weight goal.
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
March was a super crazy month and we did not run at all in March :(
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
Through all the craziness, we only went out to Calusa Nature Center.
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We did not get a chance to do March's monthly project :(
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your March goals?
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
February 2015 Goals
How did we do with our February goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last 2 credit cards
Still chipping away at this. The last card is a pretty hefty one :( Still on Dave Ramsey's FPU Step 2 :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Great way to start 2015 :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
Did awesome. Thanks to making a freezer and pantry list and eating from that, we were able to have $30 left over :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
YAY!! Making use of what we had in the pantry and freezer let us save $30 :)
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
It started out great last month and kind of fizzled out this month :( Thanks to crazy work schedules and even crazier weather, we were not able to run at all this month. Need to get in gear.
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Hubby and I are still at week 5. It started out great last month and kind of fizzled out this month :( Thanks to crazy work schedules and even crazier weather, we were not able to run at all this month. Need to get in gear.
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verse to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :(
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We were able to squeeze in a Family Fun Saturday at Manatee Park.
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We are so excited. We did February's project and will tell you all about it tomorrow.
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date.
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your February goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal.
2) Pay off our last 2 credit cards
Still chipping away at this. The last card is a pretty hefty one :( Still on Dave Ramsey's FPU Step 2 :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Great way to start 2015 :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
Did awesome. Thanks to making a freezer and pantry list and eating from that, we were able to have $30 left over :)
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
YAY!! Making use of what we had in the pantry and freezer let us save $30 :)
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
It started out great last month and kind of fizzled out this month :( Thanks to crazy work schedules and even crazier weather, we were not able to run at all this month. Need to get in gear.
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Hubby and I are still at week 5. It started out great last month and kind of fizzled out this month :( Thanks to crazy work schedules and even crazier weather, we were not able to run at all this month. Need to get in gear.
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verse to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :(
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
We were able to squeeze in a Family Fun Saturday at Manatee Park.
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We are so excited. We did February's project and will tell you all about it tomorrow.
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date.
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your February goals?
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
January 2015 Goal Update
How did we do with our January goals? Let's see:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal. Hubby and I did go out and have lunch for my birthday and were able to pay for the entire lunch using gift cards :)
2) Pay off our last 2 credit cards
Still chipping away at this. The last card is a pretty hefty one :( Still on Dave Ramsey's FPU Step 2 :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Great way to start 2015 :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
Did awesome in January and still had around $3 left :) We inventoried what we had in our pantry, refrigerator and freezer and worked our menu plan around those items and were able to buy a lot of fruit with our leftover grocery money.
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Did awesome with this one
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
So far so good. Many thanks to hubby for doing the Couch to 5K with me. He has been a great accountability partner and has motivated me on days I didn't want to. So far I have lost 3 pounds :) I promised myself a trip to Starbucks once I lost 5 pounds (I have a Starbucks gift card:)) 2 pounds to go for Starbucks :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Hubby and I just finished week 4. I am so proud of myself for sticking with it. Before C25K, I couldn't make it very far and now I can jog 5 minutes nonstop :) I may grumble but I keep putting one foot in front of the other.
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verse to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't get to a date night but had a wonderful date lunch for my birthday :)
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In January, most of us went to Lakes Regional Park and then hubby and I went out for lunch and to the gun range :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We are so excited. We did do January's project of making homemade ketchup and will share the details tomorrow :)
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still working on the Couch to 5K program and waiting to hear if they are going to do a color run here in Cape Coral.
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your January goals?
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Did fabulous with this goal. Hubby and I did go out and have lunch for my birthday and were able to pay for the entire lunch using gift cards :)
2) Pay off our last 2 credit cards
Still chipping away at this. The last card is a pretty hefty one :( Still on Dave Ramsey's FPU Step 2 :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Great way to start 2015 :)
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
Did awesome in January and still had around $3 left :) We inventoried what we had in our pantry, refrigerator and freezer and worked our menu plan around those items and were able to buy a lot of fruit with our leftover grocery money.
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
Did awesome with this one
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
So far so good. Many thanks to hubby for doing the Couch to 5K with me. He has been a great accountability partner and has motivated me on days I didn't want to. So far I have lost 3 pounds :) I promised myself a trip to Starbucks once I lost 5 pounds (I have a Starbucks gift card:)) 2 pounds to go for Starbucks :)
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
Hubby and I just finished week 4. I am so proud of myself for sticking with it. Before C25K, I couldn't make it very far and now I can jog 5 minutes nonstop :) I may grumble but I keep putting one foot in front of the other.
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verse to you :)
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't get to a date night but had a wonderful date lunch for my birthday :)
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
In January, most of us went to Lakes Regional Park and then hubby and I went out for lunch and to the gun range :)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We are so excited. We did do January's project of making homemade ketchup and will share the details tomorrow :)
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still working on the Couch to 5K program and waiting to hear if they are going to do a color run here in Cape Coral.
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)
How did you do with your January goals?
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Our 2015 Goals
Even though our 2015 goals are almost identical to our 2014 goals, we want to keep ourselves accountable by posting them. Come along and see how much we accomplish this year.
So here goes, our 2015 goals in no particular order:
1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
2) Pay off our last 2 credit cards
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals. If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.
6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company. I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
What goals do you have for 2015? I would love to hear them:)
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