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Category: goals

  • summer goals

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    I’m feeling really laid-back about this summer and don’t have anything huge planned. Maybe that’s how summer is supposed to be. These goals are things that might happen anyway, but hopefully this will motivate me to focus on them a bit more.

    >Complete Whole30 and reintroduction plan. I’m already on my way, but it’s a big deal and I want to stick with it so it’s going on the list.

    >Finish Liam’s stocking. When fall comes around there are other holiday projects I’ll want to work on, so I’d love to finish this before then.

    >Go to the beach. We only live 1-2 hours away, but it’s been years since I’ve been!

    >Read a long book. I’ve been so out of my reading groove and I want to get back in.

    >Meredith’s birthday party. This is going to happen whether I make it a goal or not, but I want to find a place to have it that isn’t our house, preferably some sort of park.

    Let’s go summer!

  • spring goals report

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    Although it has felt like summer for a month already, spring is technically just ending today. I liked doing seasonal goals and feel that they are appropriate for me this year. Here’s how I did with mine this spring:

    >Finish sewing my quilt top: Completed! Also sewed the back and obtained batting.

    >Add 5 new easy weeknight meals: Well, I added three. Baked BBQ taquitos, slow cooker taco chili, and taco chicken bowls. The taco chili and the taco chicken could easily be adapted for paleo (since that’s the lifestyle I’m aiming at), but the BBQ taquitos will have to be a splurge every once in awhile.

    >Complete Couch to 5k: Done, and ran a 5k race too.

    >Finish the 12-week Bible study: Check plus, and have been continuing daily Bible study (most days) following along with She Reads Truth.

    >Go on a family outing or adventure: We went to the zoo as a family! We have also been doing a lot more walks to the park which are like little mini-adventures.

    I’m finalizing my summer goals and will share them with you next week!

  • spring goals

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    This year, with a new baby and a new job, monthly goals are a little much for me. However, there are obviously a lot of changes happening in my life and I’m feeling really motivated. I’m going to try doing seasonal goals and see how I like it! Last week was the first day of spring, and here are the things I want to accomplish in roughly the next three months:

    >Finish sewing my quilt top. I’ve done 7 out of 14 rows right now, then I need to press and sew them together.

    >Add 5 new easy weeknight meals to our rotation. Stuff like tacos, spaghetti, or burgers. Can be crockpot as long as it can cook for 8-10 hours on low. Give me all your suggestions!

    >Complete Couch to 5k. I’ve done this program a couple of times and really like it, and I’ve actually already started. There is a 5k race the women at my church are entering in May, and I’d love to run it instead of walk.

    >Finish the 12-week Bible study I started a few weeks ago. As long as I can keep on waking up early enough before work, this shouldn’t be a problem and I’ll have established and much needed habit.

    >Go on a family outing or adventure. I’m thinking the zoo, but it could be anything out of the ordinary that includes all four of us.

    I’m limiting my goals to five right now because I want to see how life with a new job and two kids goes!

  • cross stitch #4: liam’s birth

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    Here is another cross stitch project completed for my goal. This one only took me about two days to stitch up and finish. I wanted to make Liam one of these to match the one I did for Meredith and hang up in their room. The pattern is from an Etsy shop called Sewingseed and I added the personalization myself.

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    I just hot glued it into the hoop and now it’s hanging on the wall looking cute! Nowadays I’m trying to power through the last few squares on my autumn sampler before I get burned out on it!

  • cross stitch #3 : rosy posy

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    A little over a year ago I set a goal for myself to complete, frame, and blog about ten cross stitch projects. Here I am today finally sharing another one with you, even though it’s only the third one in this challenge. This one is from Cross Stitcher magazine and it was pretty fun.

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    I placed it in a simple wooden frame I found at Goodwill. Eventually I think it might end up on the gallery wall in our bedroom that I’m dreaming up, but for now I have it propped up on our little buffet area.

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    It’s always so satisfying to see a completed project displayed!