Insane Goals: July 2013 Update

I wrote a crazy-long list of goals for this year.  Here is how I did last month on my Insane Goals.

July Accomplishments:

1. I cleaned and reorganized the attic.  Friends are storing some things in our attic while they look for a new house and this was the perfect motivation to finally get up there.

2. I canned bread & butter and dill pickles.  I also froze 40 pounds of blue berries.  (The box pictured above is 20 lbs.)  Of course my children ate about 150 pounds worth while I was cleaning them, but I still got 17 quart size bags into my freezer.

3. I put an emergency kit/bucket in the van.  It only includes the bucket, some plastic trash bags, and an ice pack.  There are so many other things I should put in there, but I’m thankful I at least have the bucket!

4. I reorganized and decluttered two of my kitchen cabinets.  I only have… um… a lot more to go.  You can read about one of them in this guest post I wrote for A Slob Comes Clean.

5. Speaking of cleaning type stuff…  I completed the Just Clean Something Challenge!  This wasn’t on my original goal list, but I did it to help me keep up with my cleaning checklist.

6. Grace has been doing a really good job holding pencils.  I haven’t seen her grabbing one in her fist for a long time.  My sister just gave us some pencil grips to help tweak her finger placement.

July Disappointments:

1. Nate and I didn’t have a date night this month and I can feel it.  I am really craving some alone time for us to talk to each other without little ones interrupting every 30 seconds.

2. I had been making great progress on photo goals, but this month I didn’t upload any new pictures to Snapfish, sort & purge photo files on my computer, or work on my photo books.

3. I didn’t work on my eBook at all in July and I am so disappointed in myself.

4. The radon guy had to come back out to give us a new quote.  I was disappointed in the price and started dragging my feet on getting this finished.

You can see my complete list of goals below.  

My 2013 Insane Goals

House Goals

• Organize & Declutter: office, Noah’s closet, kitchen steps, kitchen cabinets, attic, basement, upstairs bathroom, my night stand
• Hang Pictures: dining room, Noah’s room, Grace’s Room, master bedroom, upstairs bathroom, downstairs bathroom, living room
• Install a Radon Mitigation System
• Fix the Microwave
• Reorganize my Jewelry
• Follow my Cleaning Checklist
• Deep Clean the Dishwasher
• Spring Clean All Rooms: living room, dining room, kitchen, downstairs bathroom, laundry room, stairs/hallway, Noah’s room, Grace’s room, master bedroom, upstairs bathroom

Finish Photo Books

Food Goals

• Experiment with my Bread Machine
• Make a Meal Directory
• Think Outside the Cereal Box
• Grow Something
• Can & Freeze: salsa, pickles, blueberries, jam, applesauce, corn

Books to Read

• Bright from the Start by Jill Stamm
• 7 by Jen Hatmaker
• Platform by Michael Hyatt
• A Barn for the Harvest – written by my pastor in honor of our church’s 30th anniversary

Grace & Noah

• Read Grace’s devotional book daily at nap time.
• Eliminate Grace’s daily potty training accidents.
• Re-teach Grace the alphabet.
• Teach Grace to hold a pencil correctly.
• Read to Noah daily. 
• Breastfeed Noah for 12 months.
• Buy & Install a new convertible car seat for Noah.
• Have Noah’s 9 month, 12 month, and 18 month pictures taken.
• Have Grace’s 4 year picture taken.

General Goals

• Write a note of appreciation/thanks every month.
• Have monthly date nights with Nate
• Invite someone over for supper or dessert every two months.
• Use & Enjoy our Gift Cards!
• Create & Complete a Summer Fun List
• Create & Complete a Festive Fall List
• Mail out the my “girlfriends notebook”
• Put an emergency kit/bucket in the van
• Keep library fines under $5 for entire year.  Current total: $8.20
• Watch Downton Abby Season 1, Season 2, & Season 3

The BIG One: Write an eBook.

Now it is your turn!  I would love to hear about your goals and progress in the comments.

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