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......