Keeping It Simple

How Last Week Went:  Health:  Keep up no soda + cutting out more sugar in our (family) diet. Cutting back in small bits and it is working! Kitchen:  Meal planning- complete one month plan. After weeks of having this goal--still not done. Schoolroom:  Make schedule strip to go with the workboxes. Will need another week to finish. Fill out our school affidavit (October 1). Thanks to Katrina at Mama Manuscripts for mentioning her school paperwork! Due the 15th. That is a pretty pitiful week! Oh, well. Onward and upward this week:   Health: Continue making small changes in the family diet. In addition to cutting back on sugar, we moved to organic milk last week. Next up - a change in the bread we eat. We used to buy Ezekiel bread, but when a local vendor stopped carrying it, we went back to a less healthy option. I am going to find a vendor or another option. Kitchen: Yes, I am going to do it again- Make a stinkin' meal plan!! :P Schoolroom: ...

From two weeks ago:  Health: Keep up the no soda! Wahoo! Four weeks in a row! Kitchen: Meal Plans. Actually working on it! I sketched this weeks menu out and have a chart to complete an outline for the month. Schoolroom: Focus on workboxes being up and running. We're there! It took a while, but the boxes are filled and ready. This week: Plan goals on Sunday and post them before Tuesday! Health: Keep up no soda + cutting out more sugar in our (family) diet. My family loves juice and we have cut back drastically on that in the last two weeks. It was an adjustment, but the kids seem fine with it now. Kitchen: Meal planning- complete one month plan. Schoolroom: Make schedule strip to go with the workboxes. I have never seen a need for this, but I think it might be useful this year. We have a lot of activities that don't necessarily go with boxes. Fill out our school affidavit (October 1). Thanks to Katrina at Mama Manuscripts for mentioning her school paperwork...

Nothing to do with goals, but what is with blogger?- three posts from three different days last week got posted at the same time on Sunday. Very strange!  Queue   the Twilight Zone music.  Last week: Health:  Keep up the no soda!  Wahoo! Two weeks in a row! Kitchen:  Meal Plans Researching (hello Pinterest!), thinking, but no plans yet. Schoolroom:    Focus on workboxes being up and running. So close!  This week:  Really the same plus some house purging. I want to  will commit to 15 minutes a day of purging. Just giving up Pepsi from last week is huge! I am so surprised how much water I drink and how much I enjoy it. See more goal planning Monday at Mama Manuscripts !

Goal Planning Monday- On Tuesday! ;) Last week: Kitchen:  Create a meal plan for Sept.-Nov. Not so much.  Health:  Drink Water (no soda) Did it!  School Room:  Complete school plans (outline) and finish organizing the school room. In Progress. This week: Health: Keep up the no soda! I can't believe how much better I feel. I automatically drink more water, and I sleep better without all the sugar and caffeine (Pepsi is my soda of choice).  Kitchen: Meal Plans If at first you don't succeed.... I am putting this on my list again in hopes that I will do it! Schoolroom:   Focus on workboxes being up and running. I did do a lot of lesson planning and organizing last week, so I am hopeful for more progress this week.  Trying to keep it manageable! Linking to Goal Planning Monday at Mama Manuscripts. 

Getting back to it after my computer crash- Kitchen: Create a meal plan for Sept.-Nov. I know I can do it!! Health: Drink Water (no soda) This is an ongoing struggle, but I am reading "Made to Crave" and am becoming more convinced it is a vice I need to conquer! School Room: Complete school plans (outline) and finish organizing the school room. I have been "organizing the school room" since January!! I am going to set the time for 30 minutes each day and focus on that one task. I will have my boys rotate being my helper (things go much faster when I have someone to run and put things away or take trips to the trash- plus company is nice). I plan to link to Mama Manuscripts for Goal Planning Monday .

This Week-   I am going to narrow my focus this week: Kitchen: Meal Plans Health: Drink Water (no soda), Walk Thursday School Room: Plans for the rest of summer I am linking Mama Manuscripts for Goal Planning Monday .

Last Week: #1- Walk two times with my walking group. (casual group that meets M/Th to walk for about 45 minutes) Yes! Plus one extra walk that included a pretty steep hill. My calves were sore! #2- Drink water- not soda! Working on it. #3- Finalize summer "fun" list. Working on it. #4- Get all caught up on laundry for one day! (Tuesday) Not even close. This Week: Around the House: * Get caught up on laundry. * Spend 15 minutes a day (a la flylady) cleaning my bedroom. In the kitchen: * Make a meal plan. In the Schoolroom: * Lesson Plan- focus on notebooking pages * Organize and Purge Health: * Walk with my M/Th walking group. * Drink more water- no soda! Read: * Simplicity Parenting (rereading to regain some focus) Linking to Goal Planning Monday @ Mamamanuscripts

Goal Planning Monday: #1- Walk two times with my walking group. (casual group that meets M/Th to walk for about 45 minutes) #2- Drink water- not soda! #3- Finalize summer "fun" list. #4- Get all caught up on laundry for one day! (Tuesday)

#1- Go to bed at a reasonable hour (10ish). Am I the only one that loves the absolute quiet of everyone being in bed? #2- Get up at a reasonable hour (6:30ish). For you early birds, that may sound like a piece of cake, but night owls will know that anything before 7 sounds really early!! #3- Organize school room! This has made many appearances on my "to do" lists. Added to our usual chaos, my 17yo dd has given up her share (which was sizable) of the school room, so we at that point in organizing where we have actually made things worse rather than better. I'll stop here to keep things "doable". I like the sense of accomplishment that comes with being able to put a check next to each item on my list.

Taking my cue from LLRHomeschoolmom , I am trying to write a list of manageable goals at the start of each week. This week is basic! #1- Keep the washer and dryer running until I am caught up on laundry. This has been my lifelong (married long) struggle. While I have gotten better at keeping up, I am woefully behind right now. #2- Take a look at our holiday plans. I have sort of been in denial that it is really November, but I am not sure that will work for the long term. On the surface these goals may not seem like they have anything to do with school (I try to stick to school matters here), but I am out of sorts in  every area  when I am this far behind on laundry, and our holiday plans often do cross over with our school day. It is in writing- now I have to do it! :)

This week, I am linking up on time! I should have put that on last week's goal list. :) This week's goals are: #1  Themes and Plans continued from last week. I have gathered the materials that I need to get started. Now I just need to do it. #2 Organize school room. This seems to be a never ending project. I would like to get to a point where things are manageable and regular maintenance is all that is needed. One can hope! I actually did complete my #2 goal last week in spite of waiting until Friday to post it! You can link up to This Week's Goals at LLRhomeschoolmom if you want to join in! :)

I had meant to link up to "This Week's Goals" at LLRHomeschoolmom , but I forgot to check in on Monday.  Better late than never- I hope. :) So, here goes. This week's (and next) goals are: Themes & Plans - I have been saving some posts from By Sun and Candlelight on monthly planning. I really love these ideas! There is a "how to" seasonal plan post here . And, there is an example of October plans here . Maybe if I put it in writing, I will actually do it! Living Room Organization- Take items displaced from removing TV cabinet and find new homes for them. My goals are in writing for all to see. Now I have to do them! :) Fixed the links if anyone tried and wondered "what in the world?". :)