Monthly Goals for November 2015

     November is going to be a busy month. I have set a lot of goals this month. There is a lot going on too. My favorite holiday is this month! It is Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving it is the only holiday that can't be over taking by gifts. 😊

Start of my monthly goals for my binder 

Monthly Goals 

1.  Workout- I want to workout everyday according to the T25 workout program. The days I workout I will mark with a sticker. 
2. Cooking- stick to my monthly menu and don't eat out. If I stick to the menu I will be on THM most of the time. This will help me get healthlier. 
3. Healthy Eating - Eat every 3 hours, and try to keep it on my THM program. Also I want to work on giving up sugar. This will be hard because I'm not going to add any stevia to my diet right now. 
4. Personal - I want to take a weekly photo of how I'm doing with losing weight as getting healthier. I also want to only use the scale once a week. 
5. Gardening- start to post more with what is going on in my garden. I really have not  been posting what I'm doing. 
6. Gardening - I want to pick 5 things this month to learn about and post something I learned about them daily on Facebook.
7. Gardening -  I want to plant Mums and mulch around my fruit trees. 
8. Church - I want to have my weekly lesson plans planned by Wednesday of each week. 
9. Home - I want to keep up on keeping the house clean and stick to the cleaning schedules. 
10. Family - I want to have a Family Home Evening (FHM) once a week. 

     These are the major things I would like to do this month. This helps me sticking to my yearly goals by breaking them down. I also can feel like I did something this month and not let the holiday stuff over take me. What are your goals in November? 

      

Split Custody

Last night at Girl Scouts, my daughter's stepmom and I made a few moms feel weird.We had a mom say to us, "this is not normal". Do you want to know what we were doing and why people thought we were 'not normal'? When she walked in we greeted each other with a smile. We were talking, smiling and getting along.

Why is it so out of the normal that parents learning how to co-parent? I will be honest. It did take some time to get to this point. This point is the best place for my daughter, so we all work hard on being there!

Now I do not always get along with her dad, but we have over 10 years of fighting, disagreements and hurt feeling. Therefore working together with her stepmom really helps. We are both mothers and love our children.

What I have learn though God? That no matter what Cass is my daughter! She is my life and I love her. I know she knows this because I tell her all the time. I have also come to learn that my daughter's stepmom and dad both love her and want the best for her. Just like my hubby and I want for her. My husband came from a split family and had a horrible childhood of being in the middle. He told me that’s not what he want for Cass and to put things aside and work toward what is best for her.

We don't always agree. Why would we there are reasons why my ex and I decide not to raise our daughter together and there are 4 of us raising her. There are bound to be disagreements. We have all learn to agree to disagree. To know that we all love Cass and want what is best for her.

What is better for her than 2 sets of parents working together and getting along?

How do we do it? Understand and manners, honestly they are the ways we do it. We understand we aren't going to always agree and that each person loves Cass and wants what is best for her. Please and thank you, they go a very long way. We also get to together weekly and talk about what is going on in each other homes that week, how school went and trade stuff off. My daughter is not in charge of bring her stuff back in forth. We as parents are and the people in charge of this situation my daughter is in. She did not choose this, we did as the parents.

This works for my family, and has made this easier on everyone. My daughter has learning by seeing in every bad situation you have to learn to do the best!

Plus last night, us talking and getting along made my daughter at be able to play with her friends without being stressed out. That is honestly the best thing for her. Even though we freaked out other parents.  

(This works for my family, we believe that God has helped is through it. I know it won't work with everyone, and I am not judging you and your family situation)

Sorry for the long post had to get this out! Have a wonderful day!

Daily Goals - Sunday, February 24, 2013

Yesterday we did a lot of running around. Hubby and I decided that we are only running to Wawa today to get the newspaper. After that we are home, for the day. We also agree only one day of running on our days off. We spent all Friday running and all Saturday running around.

Today Goals
1. Get newspaper - I want to grab my newspapers for my coupons. I'm planning on hitting Wawa but I might go to Walmart they are cheaper there.
2. Move Wood- it is suppose to be 47* out, not perfect weather. It is good enough to do some outside work in, and not freeze. We have about 2 1/2 quarts of wood to move.
3. Clean house- tonight I want to work on cleaning the house. It is a mess. I'm thinking if all 3 of use do it together it will be clean a lot quicker.
4. Write my menu, weekly goals- I have been doing great on them.
5. Make dinner - we were going to have leftover but there are much leftovers.

Busy day today, but I know I can knock everything out. What are your daily goals? What are you doing today? Let me know :)

Daily goals - Tuesday, February 12, 2013

I love my hubby surprised me with a huge cup of coffee in the morning. I feel so special! Today is the last day that I will sleep for myself he starts his new job on Saturday.
Daily goals
1. Work 9 AM till 6 PM
2. Take Cass to dance class
3. Make weekly goal list
4. Call Kaylene dentist and mom's dentist and make appointment
5. Make Valentine's Day cards for one set of grandparents

I got 3 2/3 Of my goals done. I didn't get a chance to write my weekly goals and didn't get a chance look tips many gardening tips so I will work on that during my free time today. How are you doing on your daily goals?

Daily goals- Monday February 11, 2013

This weekend was a busy one! Cass and I had a lot of running around to do. We went to Lancaster and had breakfast, and we also got chicken feed, and traded seeds. Then she had a father daughter dance. Then Sunday she had Girl Scout cookie both, her best friend came over and then she went to her best friends house. After that we went to my parents and hubby got home from drill. This weekend went so fast.

Today goals

1. Make weekly goals, weekly menu, and post weekly garden goals
2. Update last weeks menu with recipe and attach to this week's menu
3. Work 9am-2pm
4. Make dinner
5. Come up with ideas for gardening tips

This weekend I didn't write down any goals, but we were so busy. Now time to get the house back in order and be ready for the new week. This is hubby last week at this job, and then he is back on days! I can't wait! No more 10min days for us!

Daily Goals ~ February 7, 2013

This morning was a early one, I had to get up and hour earlier. I'm so sleepy now. Daylight saving is going to be hard. I need to work on get up 5 minutes earlier everyday that way I'm not as sleepy as I am now. I did get all my morning chores done. Hubby also surprise me and made it home to give me a hug and kiss before I left for work!

Today's goals
1. Work 7:30-6
2. Library
3. Kids project
4. Romantic dinner with hubby
5. Business bills filed

I didn't get 2 of my goals done yesterday. One I decide make more sense to wait on, and the other I was just too sleep to do. Last night I left my phone and iPad in my purse and just chilled and watch tv. It was need, it been a long and busy week.

How are you doing on your goals?

Daily Goals - January 27, 2013

We yesterday trip to checkout the tractor was a waste of time. :( It was 1 1/2 trip one way and the owner didn't test it. Therefore when hubby when to see if it fired up, it wouldn't work. So he is a helpful hint to everyone that sells stuff. Check you stuff before you know you have someone coming for it!

Today's goals
1. Make fun-n-mid cupcakes for Mom's Bingo night
2. Plant my lettuce
3. Fill Girl Scout orders -get the cookies
4. Find Zip drive- I have to clean my room or something???? Ugh
5. Make lesson plans for letter Kk

I did good yesterday. I did 4/5, my Zip drive is still MIA but I know it will show up. We did change our date night in to family night and went out to dinner as a family and rented Ice Age. It was nice, everyone was just to sleepy, to have a date night.

What do you have planed for the day? Let me know

Daily Goals ~ January 24, 2013

Well I'm finally back up and moving. The house and grocery budget was busted this week. Hubby ate out a lot, I just didn't want to cook and forgetting to throw the food in the crockpot. But I was sick so we will just have to make it up within the next few months.
Today goals
1. Family meeting Fridays- I have decided that we all need to sit down and understand what going on for the week. Weekly menu and plans though out the week. (Hubby has decide to stay to the job where he is working 3rd shift, so this meeting will bring us all together and communicate.)
2. Clean the house! - it is a huge mess, but hopeful after today we get back in the routine of our everyday life.
3. Get the freezer- my little brother is going to help my hubby. Thank God I don't think it's a good idea for me to be moving it.
4.Find my Zip drive- I'm so lost without it :(
5. Movie night- after I get the little one from dance, I'm going to stop and grab 2 movies, one for her and one for hubby and me. Make some popcorn and enjoy my life.

Things have been so crazy here. Hopeful your week is going better! Oh hubby got me an new tool instead of my binder he has gotten me my iPad. I have wanted this for months, but would never spent it on myself. He decide that I should have it! I'm so blessed to have this amazing man in my life!