Down & Up

 I have completely fallen off my diet track and completely slacked for the last couple of months. I guess this is what happens in the summer, but I really need to get focused!! I have a few plans when school starts again, but for now a friend of mine and I have started a new little plan to keep up accountable!! The new rule is that you can't eat after 7:00pm and NOTHING sweet!!Okay the sweet thing is killing me, I am a total candyaholic! So far I am doing well, but it is only week one! I am down 1lb and earned $3, since she ate after 7:00 three times! I feel a little bad for taking her money, but proud of myself at the same time!

Bookworm

Okay confession time...Hi, my name is Kate I teach reading and DISLIKE reading for pleasure. Wow, don't I feel better!! It has been years since I have picked up a book and read it just to read and enjoy. Well with the encouragement of some girls who wanted to start a book club, I decided it was about time I give it a try and really allow myself to read, discuss, and enjoy. The book..."The Help".  Now at first I wasn't sure how I would feel about this book, I had seen the movie preview and thought it looked like a great movie, but could I read the book?? Well, once I picked it up, I could hardly put it down!! It was really helpful that we had 2 weeks of swimming lessons to allow some reading time, but overall I really LOVED this book!! The style it was written, the time period, all of it. I won't give too much away about the book, but the characters in this story seemed so real to me and I could totally picture all of them. It brings you right in, with just enough background, setting and time period details that you feel like you are living it.I can't wait to see what the others thought about it when we meet next month...yes I have to wait a whole month to share. I still can't believe I finished a month ahead!! I totally recommend this book, and am not working to get some girls together to catch the movie!!The next question is...What book do I read next??? If you have a suggestion I would LOVE to hear it!

Goals....Month 3

Well here we go with month 3 of our monthly goals....and to be honest I am not doing that well! Even though I am accomplishing some goals I think I am being too optimistic!

Let's look back and see what I got done last month, well only 2! The 2 things I was able to accomplish were:

1. Fix Silverware display, sad this took so long!
2. Cooking Dinner 5-6 nights a week!

Also last month I put my Master bedroom on the list, and have now decided since I will have to paint the bathroom ceiling over spring break I might as well do the bedroom then too. I may have to scale back a little for this month as we have a TON going on. But here are my goals for the month:

1. Bathroom Curtians
2. Emmah's bedroom, I have totally changed my plans so this weekend I am planning to finish it up, other than I can't seem to get her curtains to sew! May have to call in help!
3. Living room wall. I want to put up a collection of things, I have seen these a lot and think it would be the perfect fit for my room!!
4. Cook Dinner 5-6 nights a week! This has been easier then I thought it would, especially since I joined Weight Watchers I look to eat as point friendly as possible!

What are your goals for the month?? Be sure to check back on my progress and see if I can actually complete my list this month! I would LOVE to hear how you are doing at meeting your goal too!

Goals....Month 2

Okay so last month I started out with list of goals to accomplish for the month. I have to say, I did a pretty good job, of course there is room for improvement and a couple of items didn't get accomplished so I added them to this month.

Let's see how I did:

1. Organize Closet-DONE, and looks pretty good too!! (Sry no before and after pics of that!!)
2. Finish Emmah's room- still working, I have the curtains just haven't got to sew them and I did finish her magnet board, but she kicked it accidentally and I had to start over, I am getting there though!
3. Bathroom Curtains-found, just have to get a coupon and get them, some sewing required!
4. Take items to Goodwill-DONE
5. Craigslist-DONE, and even sold one!!
6. Chorechart-1/2 done, just have to find a frame or a spot!
7. Make Dinner 5-6 nights-DONE we have had a couple of slips, but overall done good to eat at home. Hoping to try some new recipes too!!

Okay that is over 1/2 and one won't take long to complete! Onto the next months list:

1. Finish Jake's room-wall decor and all!
2. Curtain over slider/kitchen window (found an awesome tutorial!!)
3. Create File System for important Papers
4. Fix silverware display (don't ask!!)
5. Finish Emmah's Room
6. Chorechart-finish this up, I also plan to post the tutorial for it as well!)
7. Redo Master Bedroom-found my duvet and hoping to do some painting, add wall decor, and some curtains or valances to the windows.
8. Eat/Cook at home 5-6 nights a week. (This one will be a year long goal!)

Hope that I can be even more successful this month!! What are your goals for the month??

{This is Me}

New year, new changes...and with those changes comes grow both personally, spiritually and the spread your wings and head into the unknown kind. First off I am starting with one of my biggest fears...photos of myself!! I always feel I look horrible and just don't like them.
So here's me....

I was encouraged to take this challenge on by Ashley over at Little Miss Momma, she is a fun, crafty and down to earth blogger. I LOVE her blog and you will too!! I hope to make some growth this year, as well shrink a little (you know shed some pounds!!) I need to for me...for my kids, for my health, for my family!

{Clean}

With the new year starting the same old resolutions come around....you know the ones where you say your going to be "healthier", more organized, and lose weight? Are you with me?? I make the same ones every year, yet disappoint myself by not meeting those goals at all and just quitting. What good does that do...NONE!

Well this year we are going to start off small, I am going to make a list of goals for the month. These will be small goals, but I am hoping that in some ways they lead me to these larger goals, that I would truly like to achieve.

So here's January's list of goals: (in no particular order!!)

1. Organize closet...it's a wonder I find anything and why do I have so much??
2. Finish Emmah's room including wall decor, and curtains.
3. Bathroom curtains.
4. Take items to goodwill.
5. Chore chart for the kids.
6. Craigslist those things I have been meaning to for WAY too long.
7. Make dinner more...5-6 nights of dinner at home.

Okay I think that is a good start. I'll keep ya posted on how things start to play out!

Predictions

{Predictions}

I have joined in the fun with Katie at A List Maker's Life to make some predictions for the year to come!

Kate's Predictions

1. I will complete most of the crafts on my list.
2. The basement will be finished and we will begin to do the inside work.
3. Tigers will have a great season, and we will attend a game as a family.
4. Jake will master tying his shoes.
5. Jake will start to read more and discover a LOVE of reading.
6. Bloem & Grow will continue to grow.
7. Unemployment will go down...3%

What predictions do you have for the coming year??? Leave your predictions here or head over to A List Maker's Life and add them there!!