Sunday, December 31, 2023

2024 Goals

 My goals for 2024 are going to be simple. I still want to read great books, and do great things that challenge me, but I also want to live and give my self grace.


Dreams:

  • Take a sailing course or two or three

Health
  • Beat you vs 2024
  • Go to the dentist
  • Get to my goal weight of 155
Other
  • Read 10 books I already own
  • Take my husband on 12 dates this year
  • Go Fishing

Saturday, December 30, 2023

2023 Goals recap

 My theme word for 2023 is Adventure, and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure- Not Met maybe in 2024?

  • Go fishing- I bought the license... just need it to stop raining

Health- I would give this one a B- most of the year I did well, but I tended to fall off the wagon

  • Eat 85 %  AIP  - doing pretty good with this- Still doing really well

Financial

  • Read ten books I already own 6/10 Even though this was a fail, I am going to try it again in 2024
    • Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones
    • Can't let you go by Jenny B Jones
    • Forever your girl
    • Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance
    • The five wishes of Mr. Murray McBride
    • Living in Medieval England: The Turbulent Year of 1326

  • Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year- Yeah we bought half a cow... I am not sorry that we will not make this goal

Spiritual- Not Met

  • Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a C
Already Completed: 

Adventure

  • Take an intro to sailing lesson So much fun
  • Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in JanuaryTrip was amazing
  • Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)
  • Travel to KY for work and see where the colonel first started
  • Go camping- Done! It was great!!

Health

  • Get down to 165 before the wedding in June- yeah, I am starting to worry this may not happen meh, this is not gonna happen. I did finally make it to 179.6 though

Financial

  • Save 60k in long term emergency fund- rethinking this goal goals change
Spiritual
  • Read six spiritual books-
    • I am going to be doing a sugar fast in lent, based on the book The 40 Day Sugar Fast
    • I guess I haven't learned that yet
    • Uncommon Influence: Saying Yes to a Purposeful life
    • Uncommon: Finding your path to significance
    • Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead
    • Dare to Lead

Health

  • Beat the you vs the year 2023  100% completed in November

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Goals/Life Update

  My theme word for 2023 is Adventure, and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

  • Go fishing- I bought the license... just need it to stop raining

Health

  • Eat 85 %  AIP  - doing pretty good with this- Still doing really well

Financial

  • Read ten books I already own
    • Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones
    • Can't let you go by Jenny B Jones
    • Forever your girl
    • Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance

  • Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year- Yeah we bought half a cow... I am not sorry that we will not make this goal

Spiritual

  • Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a C
Already Completed: 

Adventure

  • Take an intro to sailing lesson So much fun
  • Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in JanuaryTrip was amazing
  • Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)
  • Travel to KY for work and see where the colonel first started
  • Go camping- Done! It was great!!

Health

  • Get down to 165 before the wedding in June- yeah, I am starting to worry this may not happen meh, this is not gonna happen. I did finally make it to 179.6 though

Financial

  • Save 60k in long term emergency fund- rethinking this goal goals change
Spiritual
  • Read six spiritual books-
    • I am going to be doing a sugar fast in lent, based on the book The 40 Day Sugar Fast
    • I guess I haven't learned that yet
    • Uncommon Influence: Saying Yes to a Purposeful life
    • Uncommon: Finding your path to significance
    • Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead
    • Dare to Lead

Health

  • Beat the you vs the year 2023  100% completed in November

Friday, September 29, 2023

Goals update

 My theme word for 2023 is Adventure, and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

  • Go fishing- I bought the license... just need it to stop raining

Health

  • Beat the you vs the year 2023  819.64 80% completed
  • Eat 85 %  AIP  - doing pretty good with this- the diet is really helping

Financial

  • Read ten books I already own
    • Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones
    • Can't let you go by Jenny B Jones
    • Forever your girl
    • Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance

  • Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year- Yeah we bought half a cow... I am not sorry that we will not make this goal

Spiritual

  • Read six spiritual books-
    • I am going to be doing a sugar fast in lent, based on the book The 40 Day Sugar Fast
    • I guess I haven't learned that yet
    • Uncommon Influence: Saying Yes to a Purposeful life
    • Uncommon: Finding your path to significance
    • Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead
  • Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a C
Already Completed: 

Adventure

  • Take an intro to sailing lesson So much fun
  • Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in JanuaryTrip was amazing
  • Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)
  • Travel to KY for work and see where the colonel first started
  • Go camping- Done! It was great!!

Health

  • Get down to 165 before the wedding in June- yeah, I am starting to worry this may not happen meh, this is not gonna happen. I did finally make it to 179.6 though

Financial

  • Save 60k in long term emergency fund- rethinking this goal goals change

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Week 34 of 52 bigs life of adventures

  My theme word for 2023 is Adventure, and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

  • Go camping- Done! It was great!!
  • Go fishing- need to buy a fishing license

Health

  • Beat the you vs the year 2023  722.25/1023 69% completed
  • Eat 85 %  AIP  - doing pretty good with this

Financial

  • Read ten books I already own
    • Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones
    • Can't let you go by Jenny B Jones
    • Forever your girl
    • Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance

  • Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year- Yeah I don't really know how much we have spent
    • 2428 in total spent for the year

Spiritual

  • Read six spiritual books-
    • I am going to be doing a sugar fast in lent, based on the book The 40 Day Sugar Fast
    • I guess I haven't learned that yet
    • Uncommon Influence: Saying Yes to a Purposeful life
    • Uncommon: Finding your path to significance
    • Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead
  • Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a C
Already Completed: 

Adventure

  • Take an intro to sailing lesson So much fun
  • Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in JanuaryTrip was amazing
  • Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)
  • Travel to KY for work and see where the colonel first started

Health

  • Get down to 165 before the wedding in June- yeah, I am starting to worry this may not happen meh, this is not gonna happen

Financial

  • Save 60k in long term emergency fund- rethinking this goal goals change

Monday, August 14, 2023

What we spent, what we ate week 32 of 52

  I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I will recap the week at the beginning of next week.

This week I put in an order for half a beef.

We spent:

Aldi 64

Walmart 11

In total  75


We ate:

Pizza
Ham
beef and broccoli


That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

July 265.2

June 347.67

May 500.76

April 148.94

March 416.98

February  278.02

January total (including the weird fifth week) 314.26

Total spent for the year so far: 2304.86

20 weeks to go

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

What is something you are looking forward to

 I am looking forward to going to see my mom, brother, sister, and granny next month. 


i am looking forward to going camping...


I am looking forward to going to the boat show


I am looking forward to going to the dolphins game