View from the front door
Monday, December 23, 2013
New house
Just when you thought I disappeared completely....
I pulled up my trusty old blog and realized that I haven't blogged since June....seriously, JUNE! What on earth happened to the last 6 months?
2012 was a pretty good year for accomplishing goals - I'll let you be the judge of 2013. Here's the short version of the 2013 goals:
1. Make my own health/well-being more of a priority.
Done, done, done. And I have to admit, I'm super proud of this one! I stuck with boot camp ALL year and in February started running on the non-boot camp days. A total unexpected blessing came when I discovered that one of hygienists that works in Tom's office wanted to run too -- she was in the boot camp I joined and we became fast friends! She and I still run together 3 days a week and occasionally we pick up a few other running buddies. I have to admit, I wouldn't have done as well with this goal without her! I've decided I don't like running by myself...especially at 5 am in the dark. :) We ran several 5K races, a 10K and a 60 mile relay race together and Miss Makenzie begged to run a race with me, so we ran a 1 mile race as a family. Total I logged over 350 miles of running this year and I'm planning for my first half marathon in 2014.
2. Keep reading....6 more books in 2013!
Kind of done?!? Honestly, I can't remember what I read this year, so I'm not sure I hit 6. BUT, I finished Crazy Love, read Kisses from Kate, Unglued, and Parenting On Your Knees. I'm working on Out of the Spin Cycle by Jen Hatmaker right now. It's not really a "reading" book but I also finished Beth Moore's devotional on David....which is seriously 3 inches think and took my friend Cori and I a LONG time to finish! :) I can't think of any others so that might be all for this year.
3. Memorize more scripture--me personally and with my kiddos.
Not really sure how to quantify "more"....but we worked on this one this year! The kids and I started really strong and then fell off the band wagon (kinda like my blogging). :) Makenzie LOVES memorizing but it's definitely more of a struggle with Micah man (some due to age....some probably due to the fact that he's a boy and would much rather be running around or driving trucks than memorizing bible verses). We started on the ABC bible verses and got about half way through (memorizing one per week) before Makenzie got overwhelmed. I think we'll continue this in 2014 and see if we can revisit the ones we learned and finish out the alphabet.
4. Make a few home improvements/decorating/painting etc. --nothing major, particularly given that we're planning to build in the {hopefully near} future!
New house is in progress (pictures coming soon), old house is sold, and we're living in a not-so-fabulous rental right now. I'm still calling this goal a success because we got all the living room lights replaced and it was AMAZING! Our house went under contract Memorial Day weekend, so after that all motivation to update/improve was gone. :)
5. Redecorate my office at work.
DONE....almost! Wall paper is gone and office is repainted....and looks fabulous! I just need to get my dad there to replace all the ivory outlets with white ones. Here's a before and after shot.
6. Set goals with (and for) my kids and accomplish them!
DONE. We set goals at the beginning of the year-- Makenzie helped set hers and has met every single one of them. Micah and Gracyn got stuck with the goals mom set for them. :) Honestly I think this helps me more than it helps them....it keeps me focused on the bigger picture when the days get long and just keeping kids bathed and fed feels like a monumental task.
All in all I'd say 2013 was a success! I'm still working on 2014 goals, so I'll be back next week to post those!
2012 was a pretty good year for accomplishing goals - I'll let you be the judge of 2013. Here's the short version of the 2013 goals:
1. Make my own health/well-being more of a priority.
Done, done, done. And I have to admit, I'm super proud of this one! I stuck with boot camp ALL year and in February started running on the non-boot camp days. A total unexpected blessing came when I discovered that one of hygienists that works in Tom's office wanted to run too -- she was in the boot camp I joined and we became fast friends! She and I still run together 3 days a week and occasionally we pick up a few other running buddies. I have to admit, I wouldn't have done as well with this goal without her! I've decided I don't like running by myself...especially at 5 am in the dark. :) We ran several 5K races, a 10K and a 60 mile relay race together and Miss Makenzie begged to run a race with me, so we ran a 1 mile race as a family. Total I logged over 350 miles of running this year and I'm planning for my first half marathon in 2014.
2. Keep reading....6 more books in 2013!
Kind of done?!? Honestly, I can't remember what I read this year, so I'm not sure I hit 6. BUT, I finished Crazy Love, read Kisses from Kate, Unglued, and Parenting On Your Knees. I'm working on Out of the Spin Cycle by Jen Hatmaker right now. It's not really a "reading" book but I also finished Beth Moore's devotional on David....which is seriously 3 inches think and took my friend Cori and I a LONG time to finish! :) I can't think of any others so that might be all for this year.
3. Memorize more scripture--me personally and with my kiddos.
Not really sure how to quantify "more"....but we worked on this one this year! The kids and I started really strong and then fell off the band wagon (kinda like my blogging). :) Makenzie LOVES memorizing but it's definitely more of a struggle with Micah man (some due to age....some probably due to the fact that he's a boy and would much rather be running around or driving trucks than memorizing bible verses). We started on the ABC bible verses and got about half way through (memorizing one per week) before Makenzie got overwhelmed. I think we'll continue this in 2014 and see if we can revisit the ones we learned and finish out the alphabet.
4. Make a few home improvements/decorating/painting etc. --nothing major, particularly given that we're planning to build in the {hopefully near} future!
New house is in progress (pictures coming soon), old house is sold, and we're living in a not-so-fabulous rental right now. I'm still calling this goal a success because we got all the living room lights replaced and it was AMAZING! Our house went under contract Memorial Day weekend, so after that all motivation to update/improve was gone. :)
5. Redecorate my office at work.
DONE....almost! Wall paper is gone and office is repainted....and looks fabulous! I just need to get my dad there to replace all the ivory outlets with white ones. Here's a before and after shot.
6. Set goals with (and for) my kids and accomplish them!
DONE. We set goals at the beginning of the year-- Makenzie helped set hers and has met every single one of them. Micah and Gracyn got stuck with the goals mom set for them. :) Honestly I think this helps me more than it helps them....it keeps me focused on the bigger picture when the days get long and just keeping kids bathed and fed feels like a monumental task.
All in all I'd say 2013 was a success! I'm still working on 2014 goals, so I'll be back next week to post those!
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