My May goal was to not eat after 8pm. How has it been going?
The first week was hard. With the longer daylight hours, we have been outside past 8pm. We would come in, have our meds and dessert and not even realize it was after 8pm.
To help with this, I have set an alarm on my phone. It goes off right at 8pm. When it goes off, the boys know it is pill time and I know that I can't have anything else to eat. When I get hungry after 8pm, I drink water. That helps a lot :)
By 9pm, I get the boys ready for bed. By the time they finally drift off to sleep and I can quietly escape their room, it is 10pm and I have forgotten all about being hungry :)
When I get up, I start my day with warm lemon water. I then get the boys breakfast ready. After that it is 8am and time for me to eat :)
So far so good :)
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
April 2017 Challenge Update
For the month of April, I have challenged myself to not eat any junk food.
The first week was hard and then things started coming around the 2nd week.
So how did I do for the 3rd week?
Anybody want to guess what happened the 3rd week of April?
Easter happened :(
My mind said I can be strong. I am not going to eat any of this chocolatey goodness. Remember keep your goal in mind. We are trying to losing weight. You can do this. My hand said Nice Try~ not going to happen. My taste buds said MMMMMM so worth it. My tummy said Ouch :(
If you hadn't guessed I didn't do so well this week. I was so weak. It was like my hand had a mind of its own. Every time I walked past the candy bucket, my hand reached in without me having to think about it. It unwrapped the candy and stuffed it in my mouth. By the time my brain figured out what was going on, my taste buds were already in LaLa land :(
I can't imagine why I haven't felt well this week.
I finally said enough was enough and hid the candy bucket. Even though I know where it is. I don't see it numerous times through out the day. If I want candy, I have to go an extra step to get into it. By that time, my brain has a chance of talking me out of eating any. I think I will ask the Easter Bunny to hop right on past our house next year LOL :)
I am keeping my fingers crossed that next week will be better. I am tired of not feeling good :(
The first week was hard and then things started coming around the 2nd week.
So how did I do for the 3rd week?
Anybody want to guess what happened the 3rd week of April?
Easter happened :(
My mind said I can be strong. I am not going to eat any of this chocolatey goodness. Remember keep your goal in mind. We are trying to losing weight. You can do this. My hand said Nice Try~ not going to happen. My taste buds said MMMMMM so worth it. My tummy said Ouch :(
If you hadn't guessed I didn't do so well this week. I was so weak. It was like my hand had a mind of its own. Every time I walked past the candy bucket, my hand reached in without me having to think about it. It unwrapped the candy and stuffed it in my mouth. By the time my brain figured out what was going on, my taste buds were already in LaLa land :(
I can't imagine why I haven't felt well this week.
I finally said enough was enough and hid the candy bucket. Even though I know where it is. I don't see it numerous times through out the day. If I want candy, I have to go an extra step to get into it. By that time, my brain has a chance of talking me out of eating any. I think I will ask the Easter Bunny to hop right on past our house next year LOL :)
I am keeping my fingers crossed that next week will be better. I am tired of not feeling good :(
Thursday, April 20, 2017
2 week Challenge Update for April 2017
For April's 30 Day Challenge, I challenged myself to give up junk food. I knew it was going to be a hard challenge for me.
How has my challenge been going?
The first day, I was so determined. I ate no junk food all day. I felt great.
That is until, I was looking for something in the pantry for dinner the next evening and came face to face with a 1/4 bag of dark chocolate chips. I talked myself into having only 1 small handful. That was it. No more.
Next day, I told myself that I could allow myself 1 handful of chocolate chips like I did the day before and then have no more for the remainder of the day. No biggie. I could do this. Yea, that didn't work. I ate the rest of the bag. But now they are out of the house. No more chocolate chips tempting me :)
Next day while looking for something in one of the kitchen cabinets, what do I spy? Cookies and leftover Smores supplies from our camping trip. Oh my. First the chocolate disappeared, then the marshmallows followed by the cookies- Mmmmm. I was so sick that day :( Well, that is what I get for binging on sweets.
Now, I am getting frustrated that I keep finding junk in the house. I look everywhere. I think I have eaten it all. I should be safe now.
The 2nd week into my failing 30 day challenge, I was determined to take it day by day. The first day, I had super strong chocolate cravings. I knew there had to be something I could make that would satisfy my sweet cravings without ruining my whole week.
I found a recipe for guilt free brownies- hmmmm. They are made with avocados. I had to give it a try. Super simple ingredients~ I used avocado, coconut oil, peanut butter, eggs, vanilla, a tiny amount of coconut flour, baking soda and salt. They smelled and rose just like real brownies. But how did they taste?
They are so not sweet at all. They are more of a rich super dark chocolate. I like it. It is a great substitute for chocolate cravings. I only ate them for dessert and I limited myself to 1 brownie per evening.
I will take this week as a win :)
Let's hope I can keep this going. I knew this was going to be rough :)
How has my challenge been going?
The first day, I was so determined. I ate no junk food all day. I felt great.
That is until, I was looking for something in the pantry for dinner the next evening and came face to face with a 1/4 bag of dark chocolate chips. I talked myself into having only 1 small handful. That was it. No more.
Next day, I told myself that I could allow myself 1 handful of chocolate chips like I did the day before and then have no more for the remainder of the day. No biggie. I could do this. Yea, that didn't work. I ate the rest of the bag. But now they are out of the house. No more chocolate chips tempting me :)
Next day while looking for something in one of the kitchen cabinets, what do I spy? Cookies and leftover Smores supplies from our camping trip. Oh my. First the chocolate disappeared, then the marshmallows followed by the cookies- Mmmmm. I was so sick that day :( Well, that is what I get for binging on sweets.
Now, I am getting frustrated that I keep finding junk in the house. I look everywhere. I think I have eaten it all. I should be safe now.
The 2nd week into my failing 30 day challenge, I was determined to take it day by day. The first day, I had super strong chocolate cravings. I knew there had to be something I could make that would satisfy my sweet cravings without ruining my whole week.
I found a recipe for guilt free brownies- hmmmm. They are made with avocados. I had to give it a try. Super simple ingredients~ I used avocado, coconut oil, peanut butter, eggs, vanilla, a tiny amount of coconut flour, baking soda and salt. They smelled and rose just like real brownies. But how did they taste?
They are so not sweet at all. They are more of a rich super dark chocolate. I like it. It is a great substitute for chocolate cravings. I only ate them for dessert and I limited myself to 1 brownie per evening.
I will take this week as a win :)
Let's hope I can keep this going. I knew this was going to be rough :)
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
March 2017 Challenge Update
Hello April :)
March's 30 day challenge was to have a No Spend Month. How did we do? We started out strong. We stayed at home on the weekends and had a blast. You can read all about our No Spend Monthly Adventures here, here and here.
Staying home resulted in a smaller gas budget- YAY :) We usually budget $150 a month for gas and only spent $65 :)
We stayed within our $200 grocery budget and used what we had in the pantry and freezer. We still have food in the pantry and freezer to eat :) We did a fantastic job not eating out. There were days we were tired and didn't feel like cooking. Eating out is so easy but thanks to left overs and easy meals, we didn't give ourselves that option.
I would love to say that our No Spend Month was a success and that we used a large chunk of money to pay down our credit card debt. But you know me :) All of our No Spend Month's have ended with snafus :( Including this month.
Our septic decided that it needed such immediate attention that 1 company couldn't fix it. We had to end up going through 2 companies to fix it :( Ugggg. I was imagining the final bills having many 0's. Thankfully it wasn't that bad.
We are happy that our septic system is running beautifully and that since we were having a no spend month that we were able to pay those plumbing bills without having to touch our emergency fund. We were also told that our septic should be good for the next 4-6 years :)
What I have taken away from this No Spend Month is that we don't always have to have something going on. We can stay at home and still have so much fun:)
I can't wait to see how April's 30 Day Challenge will go :)
March's 30 day challenge was to have a No Spend Month. How did we do? We started out strong. We stayed at home on the weekends and had a blast. You can read all about our No Spend Monthly Adventures here, here and here.
Staying home resulted in a smaller gas budget- YAY :) We usually budget $150 a month for gas and only spent $65 :)
We stayed within our $200 grocery budget and used what we had in the pantry and freezer. We still have food in the pantry and freezer to eat :) We did a fantastic job not eating out. There were days we were tired and didn't feel like cooking. Eating out is so easy but thanks to left overs and easy meals, we didn't give ourselves that option.
I would love to say that our No Spend Month was a success and that we used a large chunk of money to pay down our credit card debt. But you know me :) All of our No Spend Month's have ended with snafus :( Including this month.
Our septic decided that it needed such immediate attention that 1 company couldn't fix it. We had to end up going through 2 companies to fix it :( Ugggg. I was imagining the final bills having many 0's. Thankfully it wasn't that bad.
We are happy that our septic system is running beautifully and that since we were having a no spend month that we were able to pay those plumbing bills without having to touch our emergency fund. We were also told that our septic should be good for the next 4-6 years :)
What I have taken away from this No Spend Month is that we don't always have to have something going on. We can stay at home and still have so much fun:)
I can't wait to see how April's 30 Day Challenge will go :)
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
December 2015 Goals Update
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?
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?
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?
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
December 2014 Goal Update
Let's see how we did with our December 2014 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.
Doing fabulous with this.
2) Pay off 2 credit cards
Getting close to paying off another credit card :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.
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 came in right at budget with a whopping $0.10 to spare :)
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. Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.
6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Well, I was on the right track. Hubby and I were walking every night. I had lost 4 pounds. I was so proud of myself. Well, I found those 4 pounds. Never guess where I found them, in the container of fudge and cookies that my brother and his girlfriend sent. They were just so darn tasty, I couldn't help myself. Can I hit the restart button? That is what 2015 is for right~ LOL :)
7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)
8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night. We really need to start this back up again.
9) 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 December we visited Manatee Park and saw Santa and found a hidden playground :)
10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer. I am loving this weather. I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)
11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(
How did you do on your December 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.
Doing fabulous with this.
2) Pay off 2 credit cards
Getting close to paying off another credit card :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.
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 came in right at budget with a whopping $0.10 to spare :)
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. Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.
6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Well, I was on the right track. Hubby and I were walking every night. I had lost 4 pounds. I was so proud of myself. Well, I found those 4 pounds. Never guess where I found them, in the container of fudge and cookies that my brother and his girlfriend sent. They were just so darn tasty, I couldn't help myself. Can I hit the restart button? That is what 2015 is for right~ LOL :)
7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)
8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night. We really need to start this back up again.
9) 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 December we visited Manatee Park and saw Santa and found a hidden playground :)
10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer. I am loving this weather. I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)
11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(
How did you do on your December goals?
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
November 2014 Goal Update
Let's see how we did with our November 2014 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.
Doing fabulous with this.
2) Pay off 2 credit cards
Getting close to paying off another credit card :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.
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 kind of went over but not really :) I used my Swagbucks to pay for a Sam's Club membership and got a $20 gift card that helped to pay for all the turkeys I "had" to have :)
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. Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.
6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Hubby and I have been speed walking every evening after dinner. I have not lost any weight but have not gained any either :)
7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)
8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night. We really need to start this back up again.
9) 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 November we went to an Aviation Day and had a blast. Thankfully, Chris got a job but his work schedule is all over the place which makes it hard for us to schedule field trips.
10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer. I am loving this weather. I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)
11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(
How did you do on 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.
Doing fabulous with this.
2) Pay off 2 credit cards
Getting close to paying off another credit card :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.
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 kind of went over but not really :) I used my Swagbucks to pay for a Sam's Club membership and got a $20 gift card that helped to pay for all the turkeys I "had" to have :)
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. Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.
6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Hubby and I have been speed walking every evening after dinner. I have not lost any weight but have not gained any either :)
7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)
8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night. We really need to start this back up again.
9) 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 November we went to an Aviation Day and had a blast. Thankfully, Chris got a job but his work schedule is all over the place which makes it hard for us to schedule field trips.
10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer. I am loving this weather. I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)
11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(
How did you do on your November goals?
Thursday, November 6, 2014
October 2014 Monthly Goals
Let's see how we did with our October 2014 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.
Doing fabulous with this.
2) Pay off 2 credit cards
We were so excited to pay off a credit card last month and are working hard to pay off the next one :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.
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 came under budget by $5 :)
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. Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.
6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Kind of got off track with exercising. I need to get my butt in gear.
7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)
8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night. We really need to start this back up again.
9) 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 October, the boys took their very first flights to PA for a funeral, Kevin & I surprised my dad in SC, went to Calusa Nature Center and went back out to Calusa Nature Center for their Halloween festivities :)
10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer. I am loving this weather. I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)
11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(
How did you do on 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.
Doing fabulous with this.
2) Pay off 2 credit cards
We were so excited to pay off a credit card last month and are working hard to pay off the next one :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.
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 came under budget by $5 :)
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. Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.
6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
Kind of got off track with exercising. I need to get my butt in gear.
7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)
8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night. We really need to start this back up again.
9) 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 October, the boys took their very first flights to PA for a funeral, Kevin & I surprised my dad in SC, went to Calusa Nature Center and went back out to Calusa Nature Center for their Halloween festivities :)
10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer. I am loving this weather. I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)
11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(
How did you do on your October goals?
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
September 2014 Monthly Goals
Let's see how we did with our September 2014 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.
Doing fabulous with this.
2) Pay off 2 credit cards
We paid off another credit card- WOOHOO. I am so proud of us ~ YAY!!!! That brings the grand total to 4 credit cards we have paid off and only 2 to go :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.
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 didn't do as well as I would have hoped for but we didn't do too terribly bad. We went over by $13.00.
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. Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.
6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
I have really been motivated and watching what I am eating. I have been eating more fruits and veggies and doing Chris Powell's workouts on YouTube, Kevin and I have been running when we get the chance and I am so happy to report that I have lost 6 pounds- yay. I am on my way to be healthy and not over weight :)
7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)
8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night. We really need to start this back up again.
9) 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 do any family fun Saturdays in September- oops, time to change that :)
10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer. I am loving this weather. I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)
11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(
How did you do on 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.
Doing fabulous with this.
2) Pay off 2 credit cards
We paid off another credit card- WOOHOO. I am so proud of us ~ YAY!!!! That brings the grand total to 4 credit cards we have paid off and only 2 to go :)
3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.
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 didn't do as well as I would have hoped for but we didn't do too terribly bad. We went over by $13.00.
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. Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.
6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
I have really been motivated and watching what I am eating. I have been eating more fruits and veggies and doing Chris Powell's workouts on YouTube, Kevin and I have been running when we get the chance and I am so happy to report that I have lost 6 pounds- yay. I am on my way to be healthy and not over weight :)
7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)
8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night. We really need to start this back up again.
9) 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 do any family fun Saturdays in September- oops, time to change that :)
10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer. I am loving this weather. I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)
11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :(
How did you do on your September goals?
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