2014 Goals!

Well, they say that since today is the first Monday of the new year, that it is also the most depressing day of the year. Anyone feel that? What's depressing to me is that my goals from 2013 could just be duplicated on here to be this year's goals... That is a bad thing. Honestly, I had no idea what my goals even were. Definitely need to print them out and look at them for sure. This year is catch up time before baby W #2 makes his/her debut in 5 months (woah).  One thing that I did not even mention was learning a new craft/trade and I mastered my embroidery machine this past year so I think I'll pat myself on the back for that. I'll start with new 2014 goals and then do a quick revisit with 2013 ones.

2014 Goals!
Photo Books-
-I will make a blog book out of my pregnancy with Max
-I will finish (start) Max's baby book

Designing/Planning Rooms
-Max never got his nursery really completed when we moved so I think we'll just skip to his big boy room, which is still going to have the same Where the Wild Things are woodsy feel to it just maybe with a few diff. furniture pieces.
-I also need to plan out the basement. We are holding until spring to really get this going but I need to plan the play room/craft room, great room/ moms area (with her help of course). I want to make full on design boards because I need detailed visions.
-Nursery planning for baby W #2

Church-
Continue going on weeks we don't serve and join a small group

Sort/Organize/De-clutter Paperwork-
Need a mail/filing organizational system and to keep up with it.

New Baby-
All these goals need to happen within 5 months to get ready for new baby W in June. I am excited that I can enjoy summer without being pregnant, but I want to be able to enjoy a new baby. Max was a colic, ever demanding little boy so I am expecting nothing less with this one. I want to embrace that and just focus on caring for the little bambino the 2nd half of the year.


2013 goals revisited
Photos, photos, photos-
I need to make a pregnancy photo book  Fail
I also need to do Max's baby book, yep haven't started one. Shame on me. Good thing I have this blog where I've written everything down. Another big fat fail. These are priority for the new year.
Have printed maternity photos, newborn pics, others to display around the house I did this for Max's 1st birthday and now they seem outdated already, but what can ya do. Print some more I guess.

Photography-
I'd really like to take a class on learning the in's and out's of my camera and photo usage. Still would like to do that.


Socialize Max more
I want to start having my mom take him to story time, music play and out and about to start integrating with children more.  He likes to play with them, but has started to want to eat them (seriously). Max spent a lot of this past year with cousin Kinsley and that went really well. He is actually starting a church pre-school 2 days a week TOMORROW from 9:30am-1:30pm. Big boy!

Career Focus-
Find a job/company to invest significant time with.  I am not a job hopper, I like staying put and focusing on one place and learning everything I can there.  I would like to find a company that matches the culture I am used to and a job that is fun, yet challenging with great people. I did start a new job in April that I am still liking for this stage in my life so check on that!

Sort/Organize/Declutter paperwork-
A lot of this is from the move and living in 3 diff. places the past year, but I need to organize the stack of paper that David throws stacks in the office.  I'd like a great organizational piece for mail and bills. Desperately need to do this one.

Church-
I'd like for us to really commit to going to a church.  We have been to one that we like, but it's easy to make excuses of other things we have to do when it's time to go.  It's closer by now with the move and Max is old enough for day care there so it's time to hold ourselves accountable. David and I are enjoying serving on the guest services team that we started this past year. David does parking team and I am on Usher/seating team. Now, to get there consistently on the weeks we don't serve is the next challenge.

Redecorating/Planning-
Since our new house didn't need a lot of work right away we have decided to leave the original wall colors and resist the urge to upgrade all of our existing furniture and decorations.  As soon as funds provide we'd like to redo the basement first, but I would eventually like to redecorate all the rooms.  So I want to carefully plan each room of the house (probably using pinterest and houzz) to make it more homey/personalized without rushing to get it done. Even if that means living with mostly bare walls for now.  Since this will be our long term house I want to really put thought into it. This was a funds rebuilding year and is still under way so I will be back to planning/designing rooms soon.

June Goals

Let's take a look at June goals now that we are a few days into this lovely month before we reflect back on May. 

I think all of mine are pretty realistic this month and I didn't want to cram too much in like I did in previous months to enjoy the nice weather and playing with my buddy. Let's look back on  May shall we?

1. We have yet to start on house renovations, but we are working on plans for the new fence, walkway down to the backyard. We have an idea of an order of things so we are getting there.
2. We have been reading to Max a lot more at night as he is finally interested in more than eating the books.  He has done a great job with extra words this month. Some new additions are shoes, straw and he can point to a lot of his body parts (head, eyes, nose, ears, mouth, belly button, hands, feet).
3. NOPE again. I did start writing stuff down, but haven't completed anything.
4.SUCCESS. I have made memorial day/4th of July shirts for Hadley and Max and another thing I can't show you yet (if we're instagram friends then you saw it).
5. I am enjoying my reading. Am I fully on track with the correct days... no, but I am doing pretty good so yay!

I put this quote on my agent newsletter this week.  "You've got to get up each morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction." -George Horace Lorimer  See you next month goals, let's get a move on!

April Goals Revisited & May Look Ahead!

Well April is over.  At times it seemed to be a long month and then before I could look at the calendar again, it was over. Let's take a look at the goals... then again maybe we shouldn't.

1. We started off great by doing some planned activities and then things got busy and I didn't plan as much in advance.  He loved the ones we tried so I will continue to pick new ones.
2. I did not even attempt to do this one. Fail
3. Well I have decided to do the Chronological plan for 1 year on the YouVersion bible app. I start today!
4. I didn't define my goal properly so I will give my self a success on this one.  I never said useable embroidery things. I did make 4 things. Would I present them to anyone... nope, but I am making some progress. I did purchase a really great software for my mac (embrillance) for my Mother's day gift.
5. Another complete fail. I have got to get on this.
6. I do not like getting paid on the 15th and the last day of the month. I'd rather every 2 weeks on Fridays. Who wants to get paid on a Tuesday? It's throwing me off because David and I are on the same pay schedule, but I was able to save a little bit this month. 

So I thought that by having S.M.A.R.T. goals I would be more motivated at knowing exactly what I wanted to accomplish.  I realized though that between Max, work, grocery lists, cooking, cleaning, sleeping it's not realistic.  I think for May I will be more broad with some goals, but still keep some realistic. So there you have it. 

April Goals

Today is my first day at my new job, wish me luck!! I am a list maker and truly believe I wouldn't get anything accomplished without them so I decided to make myself accountable for things I want to get done each month. I hope I didn't set the bar too high, but I am ready to tackle them.

2013 Goals

I am ready to write down some of my goals.  2013 is going to be a year of catch up for me.  Last year was focused on Max and now that he is a bit more independent and is napping/sleeping on a consistent schedule it will allow me to finish/start things I've been wanting to do.  So in no particular order here are my goals.  They may seem like a to do list, but it'll help me to get them done.  I've seen people break down their goals and put them in monthly format so I might end up doing that at some point.

Photos, photos, photos-
I need to make a pregnancy photo book
I also need to do Max's baby book, yep haven't started one. Shame on me. Good thing I have this blog where I've written everything down.
Have printed maternity photos, newborn pics, others to display around the house

Photography-
I'd really like to take a class on learning the in's and out's of my camera and photo usage.

Finally got a pic showing his teeth.  Don't mind the food stuck to his face.

Socialize Max more
I want to start having my mom take him to story time, music play and out and about to start integrating with children more.  He likes to play with them, but has started to want to eat them (seriously).

Career Focus-
Find a job/company to invest significant time with.  I am not a job hopper, I like staying put and focusing on one place and learning everything I can there.  I would like to find a company that matches the culture I am used to and a job that is fun, yet challenging with great people.

Sort/Organize/Declutter paperwork-
A lot of this is from the move and living in 3 diff. places the past year, but I need to organize the stack of paper that David throws stacks in the office.  I'd like a great organizational piece for mail and bills.

Church-
I'd like for us to really commit to going to a church.  We have been to one that we like, but it's easy to make excuses of other things we have to do when it's time to go.  It's closer by now with the move and Max is old enough for day care there so it's time to hold ourselves accountable.

I really liked this color while I browsed pinterest.

Redecorating/Planning-
Since our new house didn't need a lot of work right away we have decided to leave the original wall colors and resist the urge to upgrade all of our existing furniture and decorations.  As soon as funds provide we'd like to redo the basement first, but I would eventually like to redecorate all the rooms.  So I want to carefully plan each room of the house (probably using pinterest and houzz) to make it more homey/personalized without rushing to get it done. Even if that means living with mostly bare walls for now.  Since this will be our long term house I want to really put thought into it.

Well, Max is right, we (my brother) did paint his closet and will be adding the vinyl wall decals to make his room similar to his nursery in the old house.