19 for 2019 Checklist

Celebrate 10 years of marriage - In Jamaica!

Complete a daily devotional - Check!

Cook more dinners & meal plan weekly - Still not a ton, but definitely more!

Finish Jordyn & Cullyn's baby books {18mo-6/7yrs} -- Didn't even start!  UGH!! Definitely making this a priority in 2020!

Make a life journal - Check!

Monthly dates with Adam - Terrible!  We didn't have any sitters and Adam was working crazy hours.  I think we've got a plan for 2020! :)

Paint kitchen cabinets - Didn't start this either.  BUT, I do still want to do it, so I'm keeping it on the 2020 list!

Paint upstairs doors white - This was a bigger project than I thought, but it's DONE!

Read 50 books - Check!

Read the bible to the kids - We didn't finish the entire bible, but we made progress.
{Re}learn the Books of the Bible song - Fail! I just can't remember the song {from childhood} and can't find it anywhere online to even start memorizing it. :(

Replace bathroom doors w/ barn doors - Check!  & I LOVE them!!!

Run a marathon - Check!  By far the goal I'm most proud of!

SAVE & pay off car - We paid one car off and the other will be paid off before summer {whoop whoop!} We have also doubled our investments this year, so I feel good about our financial state.

Send more paper mail - This is the one I'm most disappointed about.  I did send more than I have previously, but I'm keeping this on the list for next year.  I hope to send something via snail mail every week in 2020.

Start 'Self-care Sundays' - I started off good and lost steam part way through the year.  That being said, I do think I've incorporated more self-care into my daily habits, so I think I'm doing okay.

Take cabinetry to garage - Check!  

Take Lola on more walks - No, and I just have to come to grips with the fact that she does not walk well on a leash.  I took her on a few walks and she nearly pulled my shoulder out of the socket once and pulled me to a belly flop another time, so I don't plan on keeping this on the list for next year. 

Travel to a new state - We visited Colorado for the first time -- & loved it.

11/19 - 58%
With both of us starting new jobs and all of transitioning to Adam's new work schedule, I'll take it.  

Now...to goal set for 2020! 

19 for 2019 Check In

Now that school is back in session, it's like the second New Year.  I love September for its fresh start, similar to January.  I thought this would be the perfect time to check on my 2019 goals for the year and see where I need to refocus. 
Progress, but a long way to go! :)

Celebrate 10 years of marriage

Complete a daily devotional

Cook more dinners & meal plan weekly

Finish Jordyn & Cullyn's baby books {18mo-6/7yrs}

Make a life journal

Monthly dates with Adam

Paint kitchen cabinets

Paint upstairs doors white

Read the bible to the kids {in progress}
{Re}learn the Books of the Bible song

Replace bathroom doors w/ barn doors

Run a marathon

Pay off car

Send more paper mail

Start 'Self-care Sundays'

Take cabinetry to garage

Take Lola on more walks

Travel to a new state
Read 50 books

At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Educated by Tara Westover
The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
Unshakable by Christine Caine
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
For the Love by Jen Hatmaker
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline
Reconstruction Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
All the Missing Girls by
Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis
Castle of Water by
At Home in the World by
A Stranger in the House by
Lie to Me by
The Family Next Door by
Summer Rental by
Heat Wave by 
25 - My {not so} Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
Crazy Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
The Perfect Girl by Gilly Macmillan

GOALS Check Up | January

Here are my January goals...

HOME | Paint Upstairs Doors White
Progress.  2 of the 6 doors are complete.  In my defense, Adam was gone and I can't lift the doors so I was constantly at the mercy of friends coming over to flip them for me.  A huge pain, but I'm determined to get them done in February.  On the plus side, even with just 2 done, it's looking so much better!

HEALTH | Schedule Annual Appointments
This was a win.  I scheduled dental and eye appointments for the kids and I.  The ENT, pediatrician, and gynecologist aren't booking out that far yet. I will add this to my schedule in 3 months to see if anything else needs booked.

FINANCIAL | Discuss all Amazon Purchases with Adam
Success!  Not only did I consult with Adam before every purchase, I feel like I cut back on spending overall this month.  I'm trying hard to make sure it's a need instead of just a want.

ME TIME | Go to the Rachel Hollis Movie
Check!  I saw Made for More back in August when it first came out, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see it with friends when asked.  What better way to start the new year! :)  Bonus that we got dinner at Flavory Bistro before.

SOCIAL | Dinner w/ Friends
I had the most delicious dinner at RoCA to celebrate Alicia's Birthday!  Sadly, Adam was traveling for work, so I had to go solo, but it was worth it.  Such a fun night, even if I didn't get to bed until 1a!

FAMILY | Minneapolis weekend
I am SO incredibly sad this didn't happen.  I was looking forward to taking the kids back to the ice castles in Minnesota since we went 2 years ago!  Sadly we got a huge snowstorm {over 2 feet of snow!} on the weekend we had tickets.  I'm still hopefully will will get back, but I'm not sure when that will be.  On a positive note, we did go to A Dogs Way Home, spends lots of time outside in the snow, and had an epic Nerf gun fight.

DREAM BIG | Create a Will
Hands down the biggest win of the month!  After 8 years of transferring this from to do list to to do list, we finally completed our will!  It was a 15 minute phone call with the lawyer and a 15 minute meeting.  SO painless and it feels amazing to finally have it done!

I feel like I killed my January goals!  Hopefully February will go just as well! :)

19 for 2019

Celebrate 10 years of marriage

Complete a daily devotional

Cook more dinners & meal plan weekly

Finish Jordyn & Cullyn's baby books {18mo-6/7yrs}

Make a life journal

Monthly dates with Adam

Paint kitchen cabinets

Paint upstairs doors white

Read 50 books

Read the bible to the kids
{Re}learn the Books of the Bible song

Replace bathroom doors w/ barn doors

Run a marathon

SAVE & pay off car

Send more paper mail

Start 'Self-care Sundays'

Take cabinetry to garage

Take Lola on more walks

Travel to a new state