Philippians 3:14 Friday - 5/15/2009

This has actually been a much better week for me! I'm so thankful that the morning (all day) sickness hasn't been as bad this week. I was able to eat much healthier than last week.

Ok, so here's my update

• Bible reading everyday
• As I mentioned, I ate pretty healthy all week. I did break down on my "no sweets" challenge and made Flourless Chocolate Brownies last night. They turned out really good! I'm going to freeze some of them so I have them on hand when my next chocolate craving strikes!
• I drank 10-12 glasses of water each day and didn't have any coffee all week
• Took my prenatal vitamin and supplements everyday
• Exercised 4 times (not as much as I'd like, but better than nothing)
• Read a little each day in various pregnancy books
• I rested/napped everyday this week! I think that's one reason why I'm feeling better. Two different mornings Jacob went to work about 7am and I lay back down to just sleep for 30 minutes...well, both times, I woke up 2 hours later!

I'm very happy with how I've done this week. It's definitely been nice to have more energy this week!

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Philippians 3:14 Friday - 5/8/2009

May goal update

• I read my Bible and had my prayer time everyday
• I'm having trouble with the eating healthy foods...I've been so sick the last 3 days
• I drank about 10-12 glasses of water everyday and only had 1/2 a cup of coffee on 2 days
• Remembered to take my prenatal vitamin and supplements everyday
• Exercised 5 times this week
• Read a little each day in The Natural Pregnancy Book
• Rested only 2 days. I've got to work on that because I'm soo exhausted all the time!

This has been a pretty good week considering that I've been so sick and tired the last few days.

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Philippians 3:14 Friday - 5/1/2009

If you read my post yesterday, you can understand why I haven't been accomplishing my goals very well the last few weeks. It's good to know why I'm so incredibly tired in the middle of the day and why my body is crashing at 8pm each night!

Anyway, so here is my goal checkup for the month of April:

Daily goals

• Spent time with God and in prayer almost everyday. Finished Galatians & Ephesians and I'm part-way through Philippians.
• Continued prayer journal, and still loving it!
• Took vitamins everyday
• Exercised 4-5 times/week
• Did not do very well with my reading goal of 15minutes/day. Did it about 8-10 days this month.

Reading

• Finished Feminine Appeal, but didn't finish the other 2 books on my list

Projects

• We got our square foot garden planted today!!

• I got my spare rooms somewhat cleaned up, but not enough to post pictures of! 

Homemaking

• Cleaned up the kitchen most nights this month. On the nights that I was too tired, I washed the dishes first thing the next morning.
• Grocery shopping and menu planning went well overall this month
• I worked close to 20 hours each week...give or take a few hours.

I haven't really had a chance to sit down and think about goals for May, but I know they will include:

• Eating nourshing foods for me and the baby
• Staying away from sweets. This is very hard for me, but I haven't had any sweets in over a week and a half!
• Drink plenty of water and limit coffee to 1-2 times/week
• Take prenatal vitamins and other supplements
• Continue exercising
• Read The Natural Pregnancy Book and other pregnancy books
• Rest for 20 minutes everyday

I know I'll think of more, but that's a start.

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Philippians 3:14 Friday - 4/24/2009

My hubby and I are traveling today to South Carolina for a friend's wedding. It's a beautiful day to be driving! We just stopped at a big mall in Atlanta for lunch and to walk around. It was nice to get some exercise after driving for 3 hours!
Once again this week I didn't do very well with my goals. It's really ok though. The way I look at it is that I've done better than I would have if I didn't have any goals at all.

April Goals update

Daily goals
- Spent time with God all but 1 day. I finished Ephesians this week.
-Started my prayer journal and I'm loving how it helps me keep up with prayer requests and praises!
-Taken vitamins everyday
-Exercised 4 days
- Only read 2 or 3 days this week

Reading
- I finished Feminine Appeal

Projects
- Still no garden planted
- I worked a little on cleaning up my spare rooms, but not much progress

Homemaking
- I only washed the dishes 4 nights this week, but on the days I didn't, I did the dishes first thing in the morning.
- I did well with the menu planning and grocery budget this week.
- I only worked about 15 hours this week.

I'm thankful for all that I was able to get done this week even though I didn't meet all my goals. I'm glad next week is a fresh start!

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Philippians 3:14 Friday - 4/17/2009

Well, I must admit, this has not been such a great week. My hubby and I have been so busy. Jacob is a professional violinist and he plays in a symphony orchestra. There is a concert this weekend, so he's had rehearsals every night til 10pm then a 45min drive home. I love to go with him since so we can at least spend time together during the drive. So, I've been slacking in my goals this week.

April Goals Update

Daily goals

• Spent time with the Lord everyday. I'm at Ephesians 3, so a little behind, but it's ok. I think that a little is better than nothing!
• Have yet to remember to start my prayer journal. Need to write this down somewhere!
• Taken vitamins everday
• Exercised everyday!
• I've read for 15mins 3 days this week.

Reading

• Have like 2 pages left in Feminine Appeal

Projects

• Still no garden planted :(
• No work done on cleaning up my office & spare bedroom

Homemaking

• Dishes were left unwashed 2 nights this week. I guess when you get home at 10:45 at night you have a little bit of an excuse?
• I've done really well sticking to my menu this week! I also stuck to my budget for groceries!!
• Considering how many work hours I have now, I'll probably have about 25 this week. When I go with Jacob to rehearsals, I take my laptop and work...it's nice to get in some extra hours!

So you see, I haven't done so well this week. It's really ok with me though. I have to remember that these are only goals I've set to work towards. When I have a busy week, my goals need to be flexible.

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Philippians 3:14 Friday

I hate that I'm so late in posting my goals update today, but we've had some scary tornadoes to deal with this afternoon (including tennis-baseball sized hail!). Thankful the Lord protected all of my family and our houses!

April Goals Update

Daily goals

• I have spent time in God's Word everyday this week. Some days it hasn't been a long time with Him, but it has been a little each day. I finished Galatians today. I've been so blessed the last few days in studying the Fruits of the Spirit!
• I have not started my "prayer journal" yet, but I did get the journal, so that's a start.
• I've remembered to take my vitamins everyday
• Exercise: I've worked out 4 times at Curves in the last week and took one bike ride. Not up to where I want to be, but will still work on it.
• I have read 15 minutes everyday but 1!

Reading

• Have 1 chapter left in Feminine Appeal

Projects

• We didn't get the garden planted because it's been so cold this week.
• Got a lot of wedding presents unpacked and worked on cleaning up my office. I will show pictures at the end of the month!

Homemaking

• I went to bed all but 1 night this week with no dirty dishes in the sink!
• I've done pretty well sticking to my menu, although my sweet hubby surprised me on Monday night by getting a gift card to Outback with his credit card rewards. It was a great date night!
• Work is going ok this week. I should have 20 hours done by tomorrow evening.

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Philippians 3:14 Friday

I am so excited to participate in Philippians 3:14 Fridays over at Which Proverbs 14:1 Woman! It's great accountability! I've actually never written down my goals (awful, I know!), so some may seem a little crazy, but I'll learn as I go.

My goals for April

Daily goals

• Spend time in God's Word. I would like to finish reading/studying Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians by the end of the month.
• Write down prayer requests that I come across on other blogs or hear at church so that I remember to pray for them daily.
• Take my vitamins everyday
• Exercise - workout at Curves 3-4 times/week, take a walk or bike ride on the other days
• Read at least 15 minutes/day

Reading

Finish reading:

• Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney
• A Wife After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George
• Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow

Projects

• Plant the garden (we're trying square foot gardening this year)
• Finish unpacking wedding gifts (now that I have shelves to put them on!)
• Clean up my office and spare bedroom. They are the catch-all rooms right now

Homemaking

• Wash all dirty dishes before going to bed each night (have done this successfully for a week and loved waking up to a clean kitchen!)
• Stick to my menu plan and weekly grocery budget
• Work 20+ hours/week (I work from home and have the hardest time getting in enough hours)
  

Well, that's all I can think of right now. I think these goals are pretty doable. Guess we'll see next week!