JUNE GOALS :: WHAT I ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED

+ Refinish bookshelf.  Check!  And Jordyn got to help paint it which made her dreams come true. :)

+ Workout 3 days a week.  Check -- 2-3 days a week, but I actually enjoyed the workout I did, so I'm calling it a win.  A friend is leading an outdoor fitness class at the lake Monday, Wednesday, & Friday and I'm loving it!

+ Hair cut/color.  Check!  Plus I got another mani.  Date nights with Adam will almost all at home, but better than nothing!

+ Boat with friends.  Check! 
+ Family photos.  Check! And dare I say it was pleasant?!  


+ Mail money to a friend in need. Well this is what happens when you don't check in on your goals until the month is over.  What a shame, because it's the easiest thing on the list to accomplish! :(

+2013 Photobook.  Ugh!  I have no excuse for this!  Except pure burnout.  But I WILL finish this.

5/7 -- considering how fast this month flew by, it's better than I was expecting!

GOALS :: MARCH 2020

Could this be the month I actually get a photobook done!?

FEBRUARY GOALS -- WHAT I ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED

ACCOMPLISHED
+ I went to the dermatologist {first time ever -- not sure why I waiting so long!}
+ I did really, really good not making online purchases this month.  Not perfect, but the few times I cheated were on true necessities, not wants.
+ I didn't get my nails done at the salon, but I did put these press-ons on -- $5!!
+ We spent a night with our friends, the Joynts.  It was super fun to kick their butts in Monopoly catch up!  We also had dinner with the Sieferts and spent an afternoon on a party bus with lake friends.  Plus burger nights.
+ We took the kids skiing & we're headed back to the slopes today!

DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH
+ Painting of the kitchen cabinets -- again, sigh.  We did add a shelf in the kitchen, paint the AV room, & order wall paper for the elevator.  I'm hopeful that tomorrow we will get the new shelving installed in the AV closet and hang a bunch of stuff in the garage.  ::fingers crossed::
+ The dang photo books!  BUT -- I did start one out 2019 book, so it's progress I guess.  Maybe by 2021 I can be caught up! ;)

GOALS :: FEBRUARY 2020

Share one of your goals for the month below...

JANUARY GOALS -- WHAT I ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED

ACCOMPLISHED
+ Photobooks of Oklahoma, South Carolina, & Jamaica!
+ Set 2020 appointments for the family
+ Paid off Christmas
+ Planned 2020 travel & booked the RV
+ Had so much fun with Adam in Las Vegas
+ Created a birthday & address system

DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH
+ Ice skating with the kids -- crossing our fingers it will happen tonight! So technically we will do it in January! :)
+ Dinner with friends in DSM -- we got a snow/ice storm and had to cancel :( We did however have an impromptu afternoon at the marina with the lake friends and we're hanging with friends again this weekend!
+ Painting of the kitchen cabinets -- BUT we did add wallpaper & update the upstairs bathroom, replace the drains in the kitchen sink, add electricity and mount a TV in the workout room, & get the garage door fixed.  Progress.

This & That

Did this:
Alll the after school activities
Wallpapered my bathroom{!!}
Read 'Winter in Paradise' & 'What Happens in Paradise' by Elin Hilderbrand {now I have to wait for book 3!} But a super fun series and we've vacationed to the little islands she refers to in the books!
Had my car break down on the side of the highway -- sigh
Paid $500 to fix the car -- ugh!
Spent much of the weekend working in preparation for meetings last evening.
Survived an ice/snowstorm
Learned how to run the snow blower -- & only fell on the ice twice
Let the kids have a big sleepover {6 plus our 2}

Instagrammed {@MurdocksMamaBlog} that:

I'm hoping to do this:Finish putting my Christmas bins away
Create a photobook from our Jamaica vacation
Take the kids ice skating {now that we finally have ice

Scheduled that:

T: This & That 
W: Life Lately
T: Day in the Life

F: Friday Favorites

5 Things We Do In The Car

If you know us in real life, you know I spent a good portion of our limited evening time {4-8p} in the car a few nights a week.  Adam doesn't get home until after the evening activities are done, which leaves me to do 100% of the drop offs/pick ups for piano, taekwondo, gymnastics, 4h, youth group, etc.  Honestly now that I'm using my time more efficiently instead of just wasting it, I don't mind.  Since we live 20+ minutes from several of these activities, we spend a decent amount of time in the car, which I know is not uncommon.  So I thought I would share with you a few of the random things we do in the car.  Some can be done while driving {spelling words} while others are done simply waiting for a child to get out of their activity {reading}

15 Minutes or less

It's no secret I love to plan.  Scheduling things is my favorite activity after napping! ;)  My planner is digital, color coded, 24 months out, and down to the 15 minute increment.  That being said, when something ends early or gets cancelled and I have an 'extra' 15 minutes to spare I often find myself unsure what to do with that time.  I can spent half of that time justing thinking of what I could do.  Take a nap?  Go for a walk?  Call a friend?  Flip laundry?  Silly, yes, but true.  So I've found it helpful to have a list of tasks that could be done in 15 minutes or less.  Here are 20 of my favorite ideas to fill your time if you find yourself with 15 minutes or less to spare...