Insane Goals: January 2012 Update {link-up}

Baby number two is coming in April and my goals are all about getting ready with the baby’s arrival being my deadline.  Here is how I did last month.

January Accomplishments:

1.  I took one picture every hour for one day for the 2nd Annual “A Day in the Life of…” Link-up.  The link-up will be hosted this next Monday (Feb. 6) and I can’t wait!

2.  We met all of our family fun goals this month!  Nate & I had a date night, we took Grace to the play house (pic above), and we used our local hotel night gift card.  Doesn’t she look tiny in that king size bed?

3.  I read Natural Childbirth The Bradley Way and loved it.  Well, as much as you can love a book that talks about one of the most exhausting and painful physical experiences of your life…  (If you are curious, here is Grace’s pain-med free birth story.)

4.  I’m  happy with Grace’s goals for this month.  I found a story time for her, started to purge her toys, got a potty seat, and this weekend we’ll be taking away the pacifier.  Plus I updated her baby book.  I am thrilled with how much is filled out and glad to be released from that guilt!

5.  I accomplished 4 out of 6 of my clothes & fashion goals.  I decided not to buy a maternity coat.  So far I haven’t missed it.

* Check out my complete list of goals below to see other accomplishments I didn’t mention.

January Disappointments:

1.  I started going through my business cards from Relevant, but I barely made a dent in them!

2.  I did start a pregnancy journal, but I only listed important dates that I want to write about and catch up on.

3.  At the beginning of the month I was really motivated in cleaning out the guest bedroom in preparation for Grace moving in there.  Then I lost steam.  I’m probably half done, but there is still a lot of work to be done in there.

4.  None of the photo books or house goals happened.  We bought hooks to solve our no-coat-closet problem, but did we hang the hooks?  Of course not!  Why would we do a silly thing like that when we still haven’t hung any pictures on the walls?!

You can see all my progress & complete list of goals below.  Plus be sure to add your link below and check out the other blogger’s goals!  If you are reading this in your email or RSS reader, you’ll need to click over to Simply Rebekah to add your link and/or see the posts that other bloggers have shared.

My 2012 Insane Goals: Preparing for the Baby Edition

Food & Supply Preparations

• Purge & organize the deep freezer
• Test the slow cooker freezer recipes I found somewhere (??) & pick some to freeze.
• Fill my freezer (as time, money & energy allow).
• Create a small stockpile of bath products.

Nursery Goals

• Decide if the baby will sleep in our room first or in the crib from day one.
• Clean all the bedding.
• Pull out all the gender neutral clothes.
• Reorganize the closet & changing table, switching from Grace’s things to baby things.
• Buy & install black out curtains or shades.
• Hang pictures.
• Get a baby monitor.

More Baby Themed Goals

• Pick out new pack ‘n play.
• Register at Babies R Us.
• Clean & have ready the swing, bath tub, breast pump, baby toys, etc.
• Buy & send out “thank you” cards as needed.
• Reorganize the baby/toddler cabinet in the kitchen.
• Create a pregnancy journal.
• Clean & install the car seat.

Labor & Delievery Goals

• Review The Birth Partner.
• Read Natural Childbirth The Bradley Way.
• Read Supernatural Birth.
• Stretch regularly.
• Pack the hospital bag.
• Pack Grace’s bag and include child care instructions.

Goals for Grace

• Try to find her a new story time.
• Update her baby book.
• Take away her pacifiers before she moves into her new room.
• Make “busy bags” for her to help keep her entertained while I’m nursing the newborn.
• Buy a potty training seat.
• Purge toys.
• Create better toy storage in the living room.

Move Grace to Her New Room

• Purge & organize the closets.
• Pick a bedding set for her big girl bed.
• Paint and/or get fun wall decals.
• Buy & install black out curtains or shades.
• Make a night light.
• Move Grace into the new room in the beginning of March or earlier.

Blogging Goals

• Host the 2nd Annual A Day in the Life of… photography project.
• Go through all the business cards I collected at Relevant and visit each blog.
• Host baby themed giveaways – Contact me if you have a product you’d like for me to review!
• Pre-write a minimum of 5 posts that I can publish after the baby is born.
• Collect a minimum of 5 guest posts. – If you are interested in guest posting, please contact me!

Clothes & Fashion

• Clear out my closet of non-maternity clothes.
• Buy warm & colorful maternity tops.
• Buy new nursing tank tops.
• Buy a maternity coat.
• Get a haircut.
• Get new glasses.

Family Fun

• Take Grace to the local children’s play house at least once a month.
• Enjoy monthly date nights with Nate.
• Use local hotel gift card.
• Use restaurant gift cards. 

Finish Photo Books

• The Year 2009
• The Year 2010
• The Year 2011
• Grace’s First Year Book
• Plus upload pictures to Snapfish monthly.

House Goals

• Clean the carpets.
• Update, print, and follow and new cleaning check list.
• Buy a new computer.
• Hang pictures.
• Solve the no-coat-closet problem.

Now it is your turn to share your lists!  I would love to hear about your goals and progress in the comments or you can use the link-up to add a link to a post on your own blog (click on the blue frog icon).  If you are reading this in your email or RSS reader, you’ll need to click over to Simply Rebekah to add your link and/or see the posts that other bloggers have shared.

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