J29

I've discovered if I don't review my goals often, I lose focus.  (Hence the lack of updating last weekend.)

Jan-May

1. Purge stuff before the move - (aka - look like I’m moving into a tiny house. 3 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, hall closet, pantry, outdoor closets - 8 “rooms” to clear)
2. Digitize all photos
3. Streamline all on-line digital storage (google pictures, one drive, icloud, flickr, photobucket)
4. Doctor’s appointment - snoring, blood sugar, IUD removal
5. Eye exam (April?)
6. Vehicle inspection (due in Feb)
7. Get rid of china Lenox - Margaret pattern

June -Dec 

1. Get a job quickly in Norman

• Update resume
• Update linkedin and other sites
• Get proof of Cherokee citizenship
• Finish CBLs and renew certification

1. Find a church home in Norman
2. Combine Metlife and Merril Lynch accounts

All Year

1. Have either the car or student loans paid off by the end of the year (extra $475 a month on car, extra $767 a month on student loans PLUS regular automatic payment)
2. Lose 30 pounds
3. Have Nathan finish his Eagle
4. Read through the bible in one year
5. Yoga or tai chi (aka work on flexibility)
6. curb my foul mouth (not sure I can curb my sarcastic ways, but at least I can avoid swearing).

So not as much concrete progress.  I've thrown out maybe a trashbag's worth of stuff, and have another for give away.  So much of what I want to do, I feel like I need to be alone in the house so I'm not having to work around someone else's needs/wants.  Unfortunately, that just really hasn't worked out.  And with Eric's surgery on Thursday and his 30 days at home recovery, it's just not looking good.  I'm going to have to re-assess my expectations.

Still keeping up with the bible reading.  Almost to the end of the Whole30 challenge.  I will admit that I'm looking forward to a glass of wine when it's over.  I've realized over the past year that I treat desserts and alcohol as a reward - "I've had a tough day at work, and I've earned this drink."  That's a thought process that can lead to ruin.  I know that if I had alcohol in the house, I'll drink it.  If I decide I'm not buying any that day, I'm ok anyway.  

Managed one day of yoga last week.  Felt really, really good.  Going to have to just demand the tv in the living room so I can do it more regularly.

J14 - check in

It's been two weeks.  Let's see what progress I've made towards the goals....

Jan-May

1. Purge stuff before the move - (aka - look like I’m moving into a tiny house. 3 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, hall closet, pantry, outdoor closets - 8 “rooms” to clear) nothing
2. Digitize all photos
3. Streamline all on-line digital storage (google pictures, one drive, icloud, flickr, photobucket) - organized the photos on my laptop and external drive
4. Doctor’s appointment - snoring, blood sugar, IUD removal
5. Eye exam (April?)
6. Vehicle inspection (due in Feb) - got the oil change and inspection done.  now just need to pay state fee
7. Get rid of china Lenox - Margaret pattern

June -Dec 

1. Get a job quickly in Norman

• Update resume - downloaded PhT job description from usajobs.gov to use in resume
• Update linkedin and other sites
• Get proof of Cherokee citizenship
• Finish CEs and renew certification - completed 1 CE

1. Find a church home in Norman
2. Combine Metlife and Merril Lynch accounts

All Year

1. Have either the car or student loans paid off by the end of the year (extra $475 a month on car, extra $767 a month on student loans PLUS regular automatic payment)
2. Lose 30 pounds - lost about 7 pounds so far.  Ate a slice of pizza today and pasta yesterday, so this weekend has been bad.  Still haven't had alcohol or sweets, so we'll keep with that.
3. Have Nathan finish his Eagle
4. Read through the bible in one year - every day so far
5. Yoga or tai chi (aka work on flexibility) - did 2 new yoga routines on Monday and Tuesday.  BAD knot in my shoulder on Wednesday.  Had to use heating pads.  Maybe just stick with the workouts I'm used to until I build up a routine
6. curb my foul mouth (not sure I can curb my sarcastic ways, but at least I can avoid swearing).

So measurable goals for this week

1. complete 1 CE
2. take out china pattern and inventory what I have.  Submit bid to replacements.com
3. contact campsite location for scouts
4. contact 1CD Soldier Readiness Center
5. update FRG calendars
6. review all documents in 1CD Band google drive, finish holiday party AAR
7. mail off mom's shirt and quilt
8. now that all the digital photos are in one spot, delete multiples and organize.

Read JR Ward's latest this week - Blood Fury.  Saxton got a great storyline.  I mostly liked it, but good Lord when will her editors reign in her use of metaphors?????  It's more distracting than descriptive at this point.  And why on earth does she have to use the word 'resplendent' in EVERY book?  At least it was just once this time.  I think it was 7 in The Chosen.  It's just freakin silly how often she uses it.  When was the last time you read the word 'resplendent' in anything?  I'm nostalgic for the fandom and my love of the books from the beginning from the beginning of the series, but I'm disappointed in the latest ones.  I don't think she's changed, so much as I have.  Oh well.  That happens sometimes.

I finally discovered how to add tasks to my google calendar, to help with these goals. For some reason they're not showing up today.  So bummed.  I need to see these in calendar format to keep me focused.  Probably some setting I accidentally changed.  Grrrr.

I told myself not to start quilting again until at least February.  I feel like I need to concentrate on the other stuff.  .....but, I was REALLY looking at quilt patterns last night.  The urge was upon me.

Had my 6th month dental cleaning.  They took my blood pressure - 107 over 69!  Woot!  That shows I'm getting older - I felt like posting it on FB to brag about how awesome it was.  lol.  I think it was up in the 130s over 90s back in 2009 during the deployment.  So I'm stoked how good it is.  Loosing 30 pounds makes a difference.  Imagine that......

j7 - goal check in

It's been one week.  Let's see what progress I've made towards the goals....

Jan-May

1. Purge stuff before the move - (aka - look like I’m moving into a tiny house. 3 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, hall closet, pantry, outdoor closets - 8 “rooms” to clear) - finally dumped out the clothes basket of Nathan's 9th grade papers that have been sitting in the pantry for 6 months. (Bonus - found 2 gift cards to walmart!)
2. Digitize all photos
3. Streamline all on-line digital storage (google pictures, one drive, icloud, flickr, photobucket) - deleted old stuff from photobucket, downloaded everything from flickr.  Need to organize the photos on my laptop and external drive before going further
4. Doctor’s appointment - snoring, blood sugar, IUD removal
5. Eye exam (April?)
6. Vehicle inspection (due in Feb) - mailed off insurance and fee.  target date for oil change and inspection - Jan 13
7. Get rid of china Lenox - Margaret pattern

June -Dec 

1. Get a job quickly in Norman

• Update resume
• Update linkedin and other sites
• Get proof of Cherokee citizenship
• Finish CEs and renew certification - completed 1 CE

1. Find a church home in Norman
2. Combine Metlife and Merril Lynch accounts - reset Merril Lynch password.

All Year

1. Have either the car or student loans paid off by the end of the year (extra $475 a month on car, extra $767 a month on student loans PLUS regular automatic payment)
2. Lose 30 pounds - began the Whole30 challenge again.  Not going quite so hard core as the first time.  Allowing myself milk for the coffee.  Not quibbling about beans or rice.  Just hard line against alcohol, grains, sugar.  boy I really wanted chocolate yesterday....
3. Have Nathan finish his Eagle
4. Read through the bible in one year - every day so far
5. Yoga or tai chi (aka work on flexibility) - downloaded some free videos on amazon, tried it for 1 day.  Didn't like the production quality.  Will dig out the DVDs I own and start next week
6. curb my foul mouth (not sure I can curb my sarcastic ways, but at least I can avoid swearing).

So measurable goals for this week

1. complete 1 CE
2. get oil change and state inspection
3. take out china pattern and inventory what I have.  Submit bit to replacements.com
4. organize photos on laptop by year
5. mail off Eric's tag renewal

1st Book of 2018 - The Trouble with the Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones

I also shoved most of my quilting supplies back in the closet.  While I have a couple of projects in mind and some quilts already cut out, I really want to focus January on purging and photos.  While I seem to have the notion that I can REALLY purge the quilt fabric by making a GAZILLON quilts in the next 5 months, I'm lying to myself and need to just enjoy a fairly clutter-free bedroom without all the sewing crap everywhere....

J3

Other than eating healthy today, I haven't done anything towards my goals for the year.  (And it was hard!  Eric fixed the kid a frozen pizza - I coulda had some!  Deli chicken and a salad for the win.)   Well, I did read my bible, so there's that.  Still on track with the reading plan.

I did at least bookmark some yoga and tai chi vids to look at.  Hopefully I'll have time to myself in the house to go through them tomorrow.  How sad is it that I'm embarrassed to do this stuff in front of my own husband?  Not that he'd make fun of me or anything, but I just would rather do this without an audience.

Dang it - I forgot the new X-Files started tonight.  didn't set the DVR.  Boo....

j2

Starting a modified Whole 30 eating plan today.  I refuse to give up milk for my coffee, and I might fudge a little bit with the beans and rice, but no breads, pasta, pizza, sugar, alcohol for the next 30 days.  Starting weight - 233.

It's snowing.  Blech.

Updated my linkedin profile.  at least got the placeholders in.  probably need to add more details.  dragged out the resume and will start working on that this week.

Still ruminating on yesterday's verse.  continually in His presence and complete in obedience.  That, my friends, is the narrow path.....

J1

I've actually spent time thinking about goals for the new year.  Retiring from the army and moving are looming. 

Jan-May

1. Purge stuff before the move - (aka - look like I’m moving into a tiny house. 3 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, hall closet, pantry, outdoor closets - 8 “rooms” to clear)
2. Digitize all photos
3. Streamline all on-line digital storage (google pictures, one drive, icloud, flickr, photobucket)
4. Doctor’s appointment - snoring, blood sugar, IUD removal
5. Eye exam (April?)
6. Vehicle inspection (due in Feb)
7. Get rid of china Lenox - Margaret pattern

June -Dec 

1. Get a job quickly in Norman

• Update resume
• Update linkedin and other sites
• Get proof of Cherokee citizenship
• Finish CBLs and renew certification

1. Find a church home in Norman
2. Combine Metlife and Merril Lynch accounts

All Year

1. Have either the car or student loans paid off by the end of the year (extra $475 a month on car, extra $767 a month on student loans PLUS regular automatic payment)
2. Lose 30 pounds
3. Have Nathan finish his Eagle
4. Read through the bible in one year
5. Yoga or tai chi (aka work on flexibility)
6. curb my foul mouth (not sure I can curb my sarcastic ways, but at least I can avoid swearing).

I'm going to read my bible through in a year, but I also decided I'm going to mediate on a word throughout each month. Going to start with 'walk' and look up a new verse every day.

First walk verse in my concordance - Genesis 17:1 "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless." Ok, fine. Nothing earth-shattering. But when I look in the Amplified version, I see:

Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].

That's a kick in the pants to start of the new year. "Always in My presence" and "complete in obedience to Me." That's a higher standard than I can do by myself. Go big or go home, I guess. I could meditate on this one verse for the entire year and not be complete.

I've started purging flickr and photobucket. There's way more stuff there than I realized. It's going to take me a little longer than I thought. :/

My yahoo email doesn't want to work in the browser. I can still access it through the phone, but that's just not very convenient. I've had that email for decades. I set up another gmail addy for job searching. If it continues to act up, I'll just have to make the switch permanent, but I shudder to think of all the log ins and sites I've got that hooked up to.....