HOW DID I DO ON MY GOALS 2010 POST.....

Are you wondering how I did on my Goals 2010?

I updated the original post.

Everything in red is the update......so CLICK HERE  to read all about it!

GOALS 2010 February Update

February 2010 Goals had some successes and some failures.

We did NOT get to clean the rooms in the old house. We changed from doing the bedrooms to just the livingroom and we just didn't get it done. Now, we will have the task of doing the bedrooms AND the front porch/storage! We will either continue w/ the livingroom and porch or bedrooms and porch.

I have kept up my daily devotionals and missed only 6 days in February...once again, the weekends tend to be my weakness.

Yah, FAILURE on the eating out.....that's all I'm saying about that.

Doing pretty good on my FlyLady Zones. Not perfect, but keeping things flowing. I did make my bed just about every day!! This month, I want to add sweeping the kitchen floor EVERY night before bed....we live on a farm...need I say anymore?

Still too wet to do the culvert....

I have lost a total of 12 lbs. I am shooting for 5 lbs. a month. I was successful for January and February....even eating out...woohoooo. I think my other 1/2 has lost over 20 lbs. sheesh....to be a guy!!

Ok, I totally messed up the Feb. monthly goal of 15 min. of moving activity daily....I thought I was supposed to do 15 min. of devotional time...LOL. So, guess that will be my March "NEW" thing. I am doing quite well with the water...I had ONE pop in two months....and it was not GOOD either....spew, gag, cough.

We cashed in our change jars and had a grand total of $224.00! We are 1/2 way to our $500.00 goal for the goat fence, which needs to be done by April 1st. I also sold some stuff and added to this fund!! Remember, we are trying to get the money from something else than our regular budget...we are being "creative".

We listed some items on Craigslist and had numerous people contact us, but no sales. I need to re-list since it has been 30 days, but have to wait til we aren't neck-deep in stockshows.

Well, feel free to join me in Goals 2010 and let me know how you are progressing!!!

GOALS 2010 January Update

CLICK HERE to READ ORIGINAL GOALS

Well, has it already been one month since setting these goals?

I do think I did pretty good for this month...I certainly hope that it can continue.

• We collected boxes the first week of January and a few weeks into January. We will continue to collect them...just in case.
• We completed the mud porch on schedule. Boy, was that thing nasty!
• This is a bonus: I took pictures of the appliances and listed two items on craigslist yesterday and have already had 4 - 5 emails about them. Still not sold, but am very hopeful.
• We did NOT do anything to the old garage. The weather is not permitting that for us right now. We have until June 1st.
• We have NOT painted the master bath. We DID however get two new outlets installed, which something that needed to be done before the painting started. We have until August 1st to paint the bathroom.
• I did 24 of 31 days of Bible reading. I found that weekends were my weakest days. I do feel more calm and peaceful this month and I am sure it is because I have been spending time with my Lord.
• Flylady Zone: I am going to give myself a passing grade because I did manage to deep clean each zone. I still need work on doing the 15 min. in each zone on a daily basis.
• No progress on the water line. Deadline is September 1st.
• No progress on the culvert in the pasture. Deadline is July 1st.
• Getting change jars together to cash in in February.
• We DID get a good set of scales...yes, I GASPED when I got on them! I lost 7 lbs. in January!
• I am giving myself a passing grade on drinking 8 glasses of water a day. I didn't get them every day...but I also didn't have ANY pop in January!!!
• Eating out was a total BUST....hanging head in shame. I knew this would get us and it did. The next two months are busy stockshows for us and I know the eating out will get us again and that part was planned...just not the January one....still going to lessen it though. It isn't night meals that get us...it is the run through the drive-thru at lunch...for this, I need to plan better.

Overall, I think we did pretty good on the goals. We stayed focused and helped each other stay motivated. Now, on to February!!

GRADE: B

Goals for 2010 (END OF YEAR UPDATE)

No, these are NOT resolutions...they are GOALS. I am going to post them on here for our benefit. On the first of each month, I will update on progress.

Major Goal: Dismantle old farmstead home that we are still paying real estate taxes on...ick! The old home still has a TON of our stuff in it....from when we moved next door more than 2 years ago....I know, I know....hanging head in shame. We are going to incorporate the FLYLADY method to get this HUGE chore completed by May 1, 2010! The items I'm packing up will either go to the new house, an auction, donate, or trash.

1. Start collecting moving boxes (first week of January)(STARTED)

2. Jan - completely pack up the stuff on the mud porch (COMPLETED)

3. Feb - Completely pack up the 3 bedrooms with whole family participating. (FAILURE)

4. March - Complete the front porch/storage room. (FAILURE)

5. April - Complete packing the living room/kitchen. (MOSTLY)

May 1st - haul all items to auction. (Should we complete any area BEFORE the deadline, we will move on to the next area.) Start parting out the house and using good lumber/metal for future barn.  (FAILURE)

April 1, 2010 - Goat pen fencing completed and does moved to this pasture/playground.

-estimated cost $500.00.  (COMPLETED/GOATS LOVE US)

June 1, 2010 - Old garage cleaned out and bulldozed which will leave a slab for future small barn for tractor/lawn equipment storage and possible show animals.  (FAILURE)

August 1, 2010 - Re-paint master bathroom. There is still UNFINISHED paint job on trim from over 2 years ago! Now I want to just paint it a soft country white. Currently it is sherbet orange...sounds gross, but it looks nice...just doesn't go with the bedroom decor.  (FUNNY STORY, I THOUGHT THE OFFICE/STUDIO WAS PART OF THIS, BUT IT WASN'T.  SO....WE FAILED ON PAINTING THE BATHROOM BUT HAD HUGE SUCCESS WITH COMPLETELY RE-DOING THE OFFIC/STUDIO)  I GUESS I NEED TO ADD TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE LIST.

365 Days of Devotionals & TAG (Time Alone w/ God) for me.  (PARTIAL FAILURE, I DID INCREASE MY TAG TIME, JUST DIDN'T DO IT DAILY)

Eat out no more than 4 times in a month...this includes running through the drive-thru....any time we have to pay for a meal and not have to cook it! I prefer doing this less often, but want to be realistic here. Also, this won't apply when we are out of town at stockshows.  (EXTREME FAILURE)  (I DID COOK MORE OFTEN, SO THAT IS A BONUS)

Stick to FLYLADY ZONES....15 minutes a day means FREEDOM the rest of the day!  (SUCCESS)  (THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE BLESSING FOR ME, AND IT IS WHAT METHOD I USED TO RE-DO MY OFFICE/STUDIO)

Zone 1 - Entrance, Front/Back Porch (1st of each month to the Friday)

Zone 2 - The Kitchen/Dining room (2nd Week)

Zone 3 - The Bathroom & One Extra Room (3rd Week)

Zone 4 - The Master Bedroom

Zone 5 - The Living room

September 1, 2010 - Water line run to the barns.(FAILURE)

 

July 1, 2010 - Fix the culvert in the pasture.(FAILURE)

February 1, 2010 -Cash in huge change jars and put into rainy day account. Continue adding to rainy day fund. Goal = $1500.00 (SUCCESS)

Buy a good set of scales and start WEIGHING!!  (SUCCESS)  (WE DIDN'T LOSE ANYTHING, WE NOW JUST KNOW HOW MUCH WE WEIGH)  :)

We are also going to try to incorporate some type of "something" each month (The idea is that we continue building...not quitting):

Jan - 8 glasses of water a day. Only water when eating at restaurants.  (SUCCESS)  (I EVEN DRINK MORE THAN 8 ON SOME DAYS.)  (I ALSO DON'T DRINK SODA POP)

Feb. - 15 min. of activity straight. It can be walking, dancing, bouncing...anything!  (PARTIAL SUCCESS)  (I PARK FURTHER AWAY IN PARKING LOTS, I USE THE STAIRS, I TRY TO GET THINGS MYSELF, INSTEAD OF ASKING SOMEONE WHO IS ALREADY UP TO GET IT.) :)

Mar - 15 min. of Bible reading/journaling  (PARTIAL SUCCESS)

Apr - Taking 5 min. before going to bed to run through the house and pick up/declutter  (SUCCESS)  (IF I DON'T DO IT AT NIGHT, I DO IT IN THE MORNING ON MOST DAYS)

May - 15 min. each day working outside to beautify  (FAILURE)(I DID PLANT FLOWER BEDS THIS YEAR)

June - Spend 2 hours each Sat. or Sunday cleaning pastures  (FAILURE)

July - Declutter closets and donate to local charity. At least one item each day. (PARTIAL SUCCESS, I DIDN'T DO THIS EACH DAY, BUT I DID ACCOMPLISH A MAJOR OVERHAUL)

Aug - Volunteer at the local food pantry on 3rd Thursday  (PARTIAL SUCCESS, I DID MAKE IT ONE TIME AND HAD CAR BREAK DOWNS 2 TIME AND COULDN'T GET THERE.)  (I HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR THE OTHER TIMES THOUGH)

Sep - Each Wednesday, bake cookies and share with another person/family.  (TOTAL FAILURE, I DIDN'T EVEN REMEMBER THIS ONE AT ALL....HANGING HEAD IN SHAME)

Oct - Save change and at end of month donate to charity.  (I AM WORKING WITH MY XS GROUP TO GIVE TO CHARITY - SUCCESS)

Nov - Spend 5 min. each day organizing paperwork  (SUCCESS - ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T EACH DAY, I DID MAKE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA WHICH LED TO THE RE-DO OF THE OFFICE/STUDIO)

Dec - Keep vehicles cleaned (Do NOT go into the house without taking EVERYTHING)  (FAILURE - NO EXCUSE)

Stay tuned each month for updates....

ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH SEVERAL GOALS, WE DID MANAGE TO ACCOMPLISH SOME BIG TASKS.  I HAD HOPED TO KEEP THESE UPDATED EACH MONTH AND TOTALLY FAILED AFTER THE 2ND MONTH....SO SAD.  I DO FEEL WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AND WOULD GIVE OUR EFFORT A SOLID B- IF I WERE GIVING A GRADE.

WE WILL AGAIN MAKE A NEW GOAL LIST FOR 2011.  WANT TO JOIN US?  JUST GET OUT A PIECE OF PAPER AND PEN AND GET WITH IT.  FEEL FREE TO POST IT ON YOUR BLOG AND LEAVE A COMMENT TO SHARE IT WITH OTHERS.  I WILL POST OUR GOALS 2011 ON JANUARY 1ST...YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT POST.