August goals

Lovely graphic by Abby at Little Birdie Blessings

In some ways July flew by.  In other ways it seemed longer.  During the time our family from out West visited, there were many days that seemed several days long because each day was packed so full of activity.

In any case, it is now August and time to post my tentative goals for this month:
*Meditate on a passage from God's Word each day.
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones.
* Add 4 pages to my "What Do I Know About My God?" Scripture notebook
* Continue study for Sunday School -- Following God With All Your Heart
* Continue to re-read Say Goodbye to Survival Mode; continue to journal and implement what I learn
* Exercise or walk at least 20 times.
* Get to bed by 9:45 pm each night. 
* Limit sugar and red meat.
* Drink enough water each day.
* Keep up with Kelly's missions in homemaking zones of the week.
* Spend some serious time decluttering closets
* Post in both of my blogs as often as possible
* Continue working on several UFO craft projects
* Get together with friends visiting from out of state
* Plan and send gifts for an August birthday
* Plan and create gifts for a September birthday
* Apply wall decals to our freshly painted bathroom wall
* Reduce grocery bill by $5 per week consistently
* Spend several hours updating my A-store.
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family
* Help and encourage my local daughter as I'm able
* Clean church and set up for potluck meal
*  Continue trying to help and encourage my elderly dad
* Sort out and declutter my dad's basement
* Transfer important items to new computer
* Plan meals with a greater emphasis on healthy eating

AUGUST'S HEALTHY HABITS:  Drink enough water/exercise/eat healthfully

WORD FOR 2015: RENEWAL

And here is how July went:
*Meditate on a passage from God's Word each day -- DONE!
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones -- DONE!
* Add 4 pages to my "What Do I Know About My God?" Scripture notebook -- DONE!
* Continue study for Sunday School -- Following God With All Your Heart -- DONE!
* Continue to re-read Say Goodbye to Survival Mode; continue to journal and implement what I learn -- DONE!
* Exercise or walk at least 20 times -- DONE!
* Get to bed by 10 pm each night -- did okay with this
* Limit sugar -- did fairly well with this
* Drink enough water each day -- did fairly well with this
* Keep up with Kelly's missions in homemaking zones of the week -- not done consistently, though progress is being made
* Spend some serious time decluttering closets -- not done
* Post in both of my blogs as often as possible -- DONE!
* Continue working on several UFO craft projects -- DONE! (the projects are not done, but I have continued to work on them)
* Apply wall decals to our freshly painted bathroom wall  -- not done
* Continue planning activities for visit from our Nevada family -- DONE!
* Enjoy 4th of July activities with friends -- DONE!
* Enjoy our visit with our Nevada family, which continues until July 11 -- DONE!
* Reduce grocery bill by $5 per week consistently -- not done
* Spend several hours updating my A-store -- not done
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family -- DONE!
* Help and encourage my local daughter as I'm able -- not as much as I'd like
* Clean church and set up for potluck meal -- DONE!
*  Continue trying to help and encourage my elderly dad -- DONE!
* Sort out and declutter my dad's basement -- not done
* Transfer important items to new computer   -- have begun the process, at least!
* Plan meals with a greater emphasis on healthy eating -- DONE!

JULY'S HEALTHY HABITS:  Drink enough water/exercise -- did fairly well with these!

WORD FOR 2015: RENEWAL

We will see how August goes ....