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So this month might not be very fun. It’s time to make some changes though. I need to eat healthier and my main area of weakness is sweets so I’m starting there. Until now I’ve been having multiple desserts a day. I want to cut back to two a week to try to get rid of the cravings. I also figure that if I get a good water bottle and have it always with me I’ll drink more, which I want to do anyway, and it will also help keep me from snacking.

The exercise thing needs to happen but I’m not sure how. My ideas right now are to do yoga 2-3 times a week in the morning before work (although that will mean waking up super early but I think I can do it), do some sort of workout DVD in the evening with Meredith around (my hope is that she’ll think it’s fun), and to alternate a quick hand weights/plyometrics workout in the evenings too. This month will be for experimentation and not necessarily for consistency until I can find what works.

More boring, unfun stuff includes our budget. We really want to pay off debt and do some saving, but we haven’t been trying. The last few months we’ve been purchasing odds and ends that we need and want in hopes that we can lock down our budget and do some serious cutting back. So this month I want to set a detailed budget and find all the areas we can save.

There ARE a couple of things to look forward to though. I’m ready to start sewing on my quilt but I didn’t set a specific goal because just getting something sewn will be an accomplishment. I need to thread the bobbin, practice awhile, and then who knows how much I’ll screw up before getting comfortable with it. Then I want to finish off the buffet area, which will entail some organizing and decorating. I think I want to fill the area mostly with plants and I’m really excited about it.

Alright June, let’s do this.

Lay out quilt, then stack and label rows. Done! It was so much fun to see it laid out. And my sewing machine is working, so now comes the exciting part.

Complete fifteen CEU’s. Easy. I tried the awesome website we have at work for free ones and I knocked them out in a day.

Figure out Google Calendar. A long time ago I tried to start using Google Calendar but I did it in a really complicated way and it didn’t work for me. So I went back and wiped everything clean, then simplified. The thing I’m most excited about is I figured out how to sync it to iCal on my phone. Super useful. I also started using it to meal plan and I love it because I can put a link to the recipe right there.

Try yoga in the morning. I did this. Using one of the free 20-minute audio classes from yogadownload.com I tried this one morning when I was able to get out of bed on time and Meredith stayed asleep. My thoughts afterward were: I am very out of shape and need to find an easier class to begin with, I remember why I love yoga, I feel invigorated, and I want to visit a local studio again on the weekend sometime.

Start a family prayer time. This has been hit or miss. We try to do it every night before bed, but some nights are crazy or she falls asleep before we can do a good bedtime routine. Meredith has recently gotten really interested in reading (yay!) and will sit still for longer books so I started reading The Jesus Storybook Bible to her before bed and then we pray. She knows to fold her hands and she says “amen” at the end so this is at least a halfway success. :)

Meal plan every week. Yes, I did this, the meals were sometimes lame and it didn’t always work out how I planned but at least I’m back in the habit of it!