Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Thrifty Tuesday

 Today I am going to give some frugal wins:

1. I ate lunch from food I prepared.

2. I did not hire a dog walker to walk my dog.

3. My husband was able to fix the garage door.

4. We drove my gas sipping car over the weekend to see my friend.

Okay thats about it... the rest has been a bit spendy because we took them out for lunch to celebrate a milestone and we were lucky to be a part of it.




Monday, October 5, 2026

How Goals Change over time

 It's funny that I started blogging just to keep myself accountable. This year one of my goals was to try to read some of the books on my bookshelf. I think I have done a pretty good job of that, and I am definitely going to continue. 

Some of my health goals haven't been as fortunate, but they aren't as much fun. :)

I am starting to think about next year's goals and am excited about what the new year could bring.

Sunday, October 4, 2026

week 40/52 life goals

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (7/6) Done
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (38 down)
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times (yeah, I got to get better at this.)
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
    • This is going okay... I would give myself a B-
    • week 21 yeah baby
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 81 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day.. is chocolate a fruit or a veggie??
    • I did better this week
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
    • I am averaging 7800 steps per day this year so I have to step it up the next two months
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (19/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • Boelyn Traitor
    • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
    • The Lady Her Lover, and Her Lord
    • Sweet Talk
    • Class Act
    • Identity
    • Cold Comfort Farm
    • The Roommate Pact
    • It ends with us
    • It Starts with us
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries about 3500 so far for the year
  • I spent 34 or 35 dollars this week, but we do have a costco trip planned
Travel- done
  • Get a US passport
    • Passport has arrived
  • travel overseas- flight is booked  Ireland was a great place to visit



Tuesday, September 29, 2026

week 39/52

  2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (7/6) Done
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (37 down)
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times (yeah, I got to get better at this.)
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
    • This is going okay... I would give myself a B-
    • week 21 yeah baby
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 80 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day.. is chocolate a fruit or a veggie??
    • This is going aight
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
    • this is going meh..
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (19/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • Boelyn Traitor
    • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
    • The Lady Her Lover, and Her Lord
    • Sweet Talk
    • Class Act
    • Identity
    • Cold Comfort Farm
    • The Roommate Pact
    • It ends with us
    • It Starts with us
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries about 3500 so far for the year
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
    • Week 12 104 at Aldi
    • Yeah... this one has really gone off the rails
Travel- done
  • Get a US passport
    • Passport has arrived
  • travel overseas- flight is booked  Ireland was a great place to visit



Friday, September 18, 2026

Week 37/52

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (7/6) Done
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (28 down 24 to go)
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times (yeah, I got to get better at this.)
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
    • This is going okay... I would give myself a B-
    • week 21 yeah baby
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 77 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day.. is chocolate a fruit or a veggie??
    • This is going aight
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
    • this is going meh... it was great... now not so much
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (19/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • Boelyn Traitor
    • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
    • The Lady Her Lover, and Her Lord
    • Sweet Talk
    • Class Act
    • Identity
    • Cold Comfort Farm
    • The Roommate Pact
    • It ends with us
    • It Starts with us
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
    • Week 12 104 at Aldi
    • Yeah... this one has really gone off the rails
Travel- done
  • Get a US passport
    • Passport has arrived
  • travel overseas- flight is booked  Ireland was a great place to visit



Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Week 29 of 52

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (7/6) Done
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (28 down 24 to go)
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times (yeah, I got to get better at this.)
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
    • This is going okay... I would give myself a B-
    • week 21 yeah baby
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 60 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day.. is chocolate a fruit or a veggie??
    • This is going aight
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
    • this is going meh... it was great... now not so much
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (11/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • Boelyn Traitor
    • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
    • The Lady Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
    • Week 12 104 at Aldi
    • Yeah... this one has really gone off the rails
Travel- done
  • Get a US passport
    • Passport has arrived
  • travel overseas- flight is booked  Ireland was a great place to visit



Sunday, June 28, 2026

Week 26/52 great big list of everything

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (7/6) Done
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (25 down 26 to go) tired this morning, but I still went!
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times (yeah, I got to get better at this.)
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
    • This is going okay... I would give myself a B-
    • week 21 yeah baby
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 54 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
    • This is going aight
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (11/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • Boelyn Traitor
    • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
    • The Lady Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
    • Week 12 104 at Aldi
    • Yeah... this one has really gone off the rails
Travel
  • Get a US passport
    • Passport has arrived
  • travel overseas- flight is booked



Sunday, May 24, 2026

week 21/52 big list of things

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (7/6) Done
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (21 down 31 to go) tired this morning, but I still went!
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
    • This is going okay... I would give myself a B-
    • week 21 yeah baby
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 43 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
    • This is going aight
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (11/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • Boelyn Traitor
    • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
    • The Lady Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
    • Week 12 104 at Aldi
    • Yeah... this one has really gone off the rails
Travel
  • Get a US passport
    • Passport has arrived
  • travel overseas- flight is booked



Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Week... oh no I forgot what the week is... maybe 20/52

  2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (7/6) Done
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (20 down 32 to go) I went to two churches while in Alabama does that count?
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
    • This is going okay... I would give myself a B-
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 41 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
    • This is going aight
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (11/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
    • Boelyn Traitor
    • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
    • Week 12 104 at Aldi
    • Yeah... this one has really gone off the rails
Travel
  • Get a US passport
    • Passport is approved and they should be sending it soon
  • travel overseas



Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Week 16/52

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (7/6) Done
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (15 down 37 to go) I went to two churches while in Alabama does that count?
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 33 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (5/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
    • who is my shelter
    • who do i lean on
    • who do i talk to
    • where do i go
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
    • Week 12 104 at Aldi
Travel
  • Get a US passport
    • Filled out the paperwork and printed it out
  • travel overseas



Sunday, April 5, 2026

Week 12 of 52 the big list of goals

  2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (2/6)
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (13 down 39 to go) I went to two churches while in Alabama does that count?
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
    • week 12 oh yeah
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 26 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (5/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
    • Week 12 104 at Aldi
Travel
  • Get a US passport
    • Filled out the paperwork and printed it out
  • travel overseas



Saturday, April 4, 2026

How I enjoyed this last week!

 This last week I had a blast hanging out with friends going to a bookstore an hour a way. There are a lot of blogs out there that talk about how they saved money this last week, but very few who talk about how much fun they have had while still on a budget.


Sunday, March 29, 2026

Week 11 of 52

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (2/6)
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (11 down 41 to go) I went to two churches while in Alabama does that count?
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
    • Week 11 yeah!
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 24 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own (5/20)
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
    • The Boleyn Inheritance
    • Santa Fe Dead
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite Asian grocery stores and it was awesome
    • Week 11 60 and 30= 90 sigh
Travel
  • Get a US passport
    • Filled out the paperwork and printed it out
  • travel overseas



Monday, March 9, 2026

Week 10/52

  2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (2/6)
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
    • The Power of Thank you: Discover the Joy of gratitude
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year I am going to do other things, this is as meaningful as I thought it would be
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (9 down 43 to go) I went to two churches while in Alabama does that count?
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
    • week 9 nah
    • Week 10 yeah
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 17 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
    • week 10 yeah... 160 I was able to go to one of my favorite asian grocery stores and it was awesome
Travel
  • Get a US passport
  • travel overseas



Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Week 9 of 52

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (2/6)
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (8 down 44 to go) I went to two churches while in Alabama does that count?
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 13 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 9k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
    • week 9- 48
Travel
  • Get a US passport
  • travel overseas



Monday, February 23, 2026

Week 8 of 52

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (2/6)
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
    • Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year
    • This is harder than expected
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (6 down 46 to go) I went to two churches while in Alabama does that count?
Physical
  • Jog once per week at least 30 times
    • Week one jogged 1 time
    • Week 2-8 I know I went at least 2-3 more times
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 13 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week (try to average 10k per year)
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own
    • million dollar baby
    • treasure island
    • Gone Before Goodbye
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
    • week 3-8 not sure, but I don't think we went over 100
Travel
  • Get a US passport
  • travel overseas



Monday, January 19, 2026

Week 3 of 52 goals updte

  2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (1/6)
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
  • Pray the rosary every day for at least 30 weeks of the year
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (4 down 48 to go) I went to two churches while in Alabama does that count?
Physical
  • Jog once per week
    • Week one jogged 1 time
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at 6 percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week 
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
    • week 2 less than 50 dollars (we bought other stuff as well)
Travel
  • Get a US passport
  • travel overseas



Sunday, January 4, 2026

Goals for 2026 and update

 2026 has started with such promise and my word for the year is Health. In that realm, I have made some goals to try to ensure that I am healthier by the end of the year than when the year started.


Spiritual

  • Read at least 6 spiritual books (1/6)
    • Change your words, change your life by Joyce Meyer
  • Pray the rosary every day
  •  Go to church 52 times
    • (2 down 50 to go)
Physical
  • Jog once per week
    • Week one jogged 1 time
  • Beat You vs the Year 
    • already at one percent
  • Aim to eat 5-6 fruits/veggies every day
  • Get 10k steps at least 3 times per week 
Monetarily
  • Read at least 20 books that I own
  • Try to spend less than 100 dollars a week on groceries
    • Week one 57.47
Travel
  • Get a US passport
  • travel overseas