Here it is...
2014 Goals
Here is a recap of my 2014 goals:
1. Do the Infuse daily devotional through The Heights app and learn the memory verses throughout the year.
SUCCESS! We actually kept up with it this year!
2. Lose 20-40 lbs. I left this as a range because my plan was to lose the other half of the "baby" weight which would have been 30 lbs but since I fell short last year, I still have 40 to go. So, there you have it - realistic and dreamy.
SUCCESS! Lost 25 lbs and feeling great! Just 15 to go!
3. Finish settling into the house - Get stuff hung on the walls, unpack all boxes, purge as necessary and ultimately get both cars parked in the garage by the end of the year.
PARTIAL SUCCESS! Still don't have a lot hung on the walls and I still have some things left to unpack, BUT we did purge and there are two cars in the garage as I type this so, yes!
4. Read a book this year. Apparently four was too lofty a goal, so I'll start small this time.
UM... I read the first few chapters of several books so does that count? Well, better luck next year, huh? I put the Kindle app on my phone so we'll see if that helps.
5. Nurture our girls - Continue to do crafts with the girls. Hopefully start teaching Naomi to write some letters. Potty train Olivia. Go over the memory verses with them as well. Continue praying with them and enriching their prayer life.
SUCCESS (I think anyway)! Both of my kids can say some memory verses. Olivia is technically potty trained and we are working through some little toileting issues. Both kids can and do pray with us and remind us to pray. The crafts may not have been "Pinterest-worthy", but they did happen and Naomi is working on her letters.
6. Be a better friend. I'm an introvert who has trouble making new friends (some of you are surprised which means that I clearly missed my calling to be an actress). I also don't have a lot of really close friendships (I really treasure the few I have). I haven't had a "BFF", other than Brian of course, in well over a decade. It's my own fault. I'm not really a great friend - I don't initiate plans often and I'm not really that thoughtful. (One of those silly little quizzes said my Big Bang Theory character is Sheldon which should give some of you a fair glimpse into my personality.) So I'm going to make an effort to initiate plans and try to really be there for my friends in deeds as well as words.
NO CLUE? I know I tried, sometimes more than others, but not sure how well I did on this one.
7.
Say yes more. I know a lot of women who probably have saying no more
as a goal. They over-book themselves and feel strained by it. I,
however, need to say yes more.
I feel the need to say "no" more now, so I guess I did okay with that.
8. Keep up with my blog which has turned into a family scrapbook for us.
Um, nope - It's January 3rd and I'm going back and backdating a lot of old posts to get caught up. Maybe next year, huh?
9. and 10. Mmmm... to be determined. :) Gotta leave one or two slots open for whatever life throws my way this year.
I would say that life threw Plexus in my lap this year! I didn't start off having any particular goals for the business part of it, but that changed.
I got a Silver ranking and I am super close to achieving a Gold ranking. I will definitely have goals for that next year.
We also finally completed Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University this year. We have followed a lot of his principals for a long time and have seen him live, but hadn't ever taken the class. It was a good experience.
Both of us did some bible studies over the summer as well. That was a pretty big deal for me because I generally don't care much for group bible studies.
Well, guess that concludes 2014!
On to 2015 Goals!
Some of these goals will definitely be repeated!
