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You know why Hell is going to freeze over this week?
Because I actually baked cookies that were not for Christmas!!
I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies...
I "tasted" 3 of them, to be sure they were okay, then made up a container for my next door neighbor's for helping me with the appliance delivery last week.
I made up 2 more containers that I will gift the kids when they visit on Tuesday ( hopefully barring anymore unforeseen circumstances) and I left out a few cookies for Joey when he comes for dinner today...
I never liked to have baked goods in the house so there is none left for me to eat, which is a very good thing!!
I am loving my new washer and dryer!
I am getting my laundry done in half the amount of time it used to take...
And I am thrilled that I bought them before the tariffs take place on goods from Canada as my Whirlpool appliances were made in Canada....
As I have mentioned before, I am leaving up all my Valentine's decor for the month of February which is Heart Month....
My Goals are pretty much like a To Do List which I have liked to do for many , many years....
It keeps me focused on all I have to do and provides a bit of Behavior Modification when I get to check off each completed item on those lists...
So let's take a look at how I did in January.....
JANUARY
Pack up and put away Christmas down stairs - DONE but carried it over into February which was when I finished up packing away Christmas in the Living Room...
Change over Powder Room to Valentine's - DONE
Change over Den to Winter - DONE
Change over Kitchen to Winter with a touch of Valentine's - DONE
Decorate Dining Room and Living Room for Valentine's - DONE
Go through and reorganize all the cupboards and drawers in the Kitchen - DONE
Donate what I do not need or use - I am still boxing up things to take to Salvation Army and will do so once I fill the box...
Work on my Christmas Planner for next Holiday Season - STARTED
I did do some financial planning in preparation for Next Christmas and took a look at what I spent, what I need to buy and decided to increase my Christmas Club...
You can read about it HERE!!!
Get back on my Wellness Program, using Intermittent Fasting - STARTED
Drink at least 64 oz. of water a day - Most Days
See Wicked in a movie theater - NOPE! Never happened due to weather and illness
FINALLY use my new Crock Pot - NOPE!
FINALLY use my new Camera - YES, all my pictures for my Blog are now taken with my new camera..
Try some new recipes ( don't laugh) - YES....Actually I tried quite a few new casserole recipes
Start getting paper work for Taxes ready ( my first time ever doing so) - NOPE!
Well, all in all, I think I did not do too badly in January.....
Now let's take a look at how I am doing in February so far....
FEBRUARY
February is not going so good.....
But in my defense, I had a lot going on in the beginning of the month....
My friend Anne Marie passed away, which knocked me for a loop...
Then there was her Funeral, my washer died, I had a new washer and dryer delivered and then I got sick.....TWICE!
I needed to give myself some GRACE....
I have been using this phrase a lot but what exactly does it mean.....
"Give yourself some grace" means to treat yourself with kindness and understanding, especially when you make a mistake or are going through difficult times..
It's a practice of self-compassion that involves accepting and forgiving yourself.
February Goals....
Pack away Christmas in the Sitting Room, Upstairs Hall, Bathroom, Bedroom and Craft Room - Have not even thought about this yet but I do hope to manage to get some of this done by March
Give all these rooms a good cleaning before redecorating them with the "normal" decor for these rooms - again, hopefully some of these rooms will be done by March
Decorate the Den China Cupboard and the area around it for Saint Patrick's Day - I hope to do this actually at the end of this week....
Work on my Financial Plan for next Winter - Yes, I have been working on this...
I will be getting rid of my landline soon which will save me over $30 a month...
Start walking for exercise again - NOPE.....we are getting snow and ice almost every other day here so that is just not happening..
Drink at least 64 oz. of water a day - Most of the time
Call my Tax Preparer and get paper work to him - I really need to work on this and get it to him in the beginning of March as this is the first time I am doing this
Stick to my Wellness Program - I have been doing okay with this and actually managed to lose a few pounds...
Possibilities
I have posted this quote before....
This in itself is a great Possibilities List
But I am focusing on the last statement...
I HOPE to buy LESS...
Can't guarantee Buying Nothing
I have really cut way back on Buying so far this year...
As part of my Winter Stock Up Plan, I actually did not have to go to the grocery store for 3 weeks which did save me a lot of money off my monthly budget...
I did buy a few things though which I hope to share in my next post on THURSDAY.....
I do have to admit that the last few weeks have been a bit rocky but I am still.....
Because without HOPE.....
HOPE is my Word of the Year for 2025....
I have HOPE that I will be able to get the majority of my Goals done for February...
And still have HOPE that this will be a good year...
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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Hi Deb..you have accomplished a lot. You go girl!
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I'm impressed, Debbie. Well done on your goals so far. You've done very well, especially with a few unexpected setbacks. (And nice looking cookies -- I like to bake and give it away too!)
ReplyDeleteYou are doing pretty good on your goals so far. I am thankful to say that I have managed to keep three of mine. I read my Bible and Bible study each day, check my email daily, and I have managed to keep my declutter plan up.
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