2010 Goals

1. Establish a Consistent Quiet Time

a. Wake up early before the kids (6am alarm, 6:30 out of bed) 2009n Sort of doing this though I crawl out of  bed around 8amb. Get to bed early 10 am, read until 10:30pm
c. Read through the bible in a few years (Message Bible)

2. Get in Shape

a. Elliptical 20-30 minutes 5 x a week Yeah! I’m doing this!
b. Eat Healthy
1. Fruit & Veggie snacks (Definitely been eating more fruit)
2. Drink lots of water (3 mugs a day)
3. Avoid sugar & Caffeine
4. Monthly Freezer Cooking

3. Put Family First

a. No Computer in A.M. (Most of the time!)
1. answer emails at lunch
b. Put computer back in room (not sure if this will help the problem or not)
c. Homeschool and devotions in A.M.
d. Monday Family Game Night
e. Tuesday Reading Night
f. Wednesday Homework Catch Up
g. Thursday Night devotions
h. Friday Movie Night

4. Examine My Writing Career

a. God first.
b. Pray before I write
c. Give career to God

Scrapbooking

a. Crop once every other month and invite friends over…

I found this challenge on a blog and thought I’d play along. So here are 40 things I wish to accomplish before my 45th birthday. Yes, I changed the age since I only started this list a year before my 40th birthday! Now some of these will probably beyond my full control, but I’m jotting them down anyway.

1. Finish all my current manuscripts (juvenile adventure, suspense, cozy)

2. Be published. A girl can dream, can’t she?

3. Find an agent Chip MacGregor

4. Attend two writers conferences, first one scheduled Oct. ’07, Sept 08, Sept 09, June 10

5. Go on a real vacation without the kids June-July 2010

6. Go to Disney World with the kid May 2007

7. Take a History Tour up the East Coast again

8. Go to Sea World March 2010

9. Move into a new home (another one of those uncontrollables) Sept. 08

10. Lose 20 lbs. (18 lbs. May 2010

11. Exercise consistently 5 times a week

12 . Eat more fruits and vegetables as a life style change (Thanks to mom living with me and cooking veggies!)

13. Go on a vacation with my girl friends (for my 40th birthday in 2008?) Okay, my 41st! June/July 2010 GOING to see THEM on my road trip!

14. Establish a consistent devotion time

15. Take Writer…Interrupted to the next level with forums and possible a retreat

16. Delegate more on Writer…Interrupted so I can do less

17. Establish a Jr. high youth ministry gathering in my new home.

18. Learn to communicate to my kids without yelling

19. Take my vitamins consistently

20. Learn to listen to my kids without and tell them to be quiet nicely if I can’t listen

21. Unlearn my dysfunctional parenting habits.

22. Reinstate date night

23. Get caught up in my Birthday Album

24. Caught up in my kids’ drama albums

25. Finish all my albums that only need a couple of pages of journaling to complete

26. Caught up in extended family album

27. Learn to slow down and smell the roses

28. Declutter my home like I was moving! (in process and I did move!)

29. Own an ipod/Mp3 player

30. Go on a cruise

31. Learn to ball room dance

32. Be in a play with my kids August 2009 Wizard of Oz

33. Donate my hair to a charity cut it with intentions of donating, but it was highlighted

34. Take Writer…Interrupted to next level with forums! (Ning)

35. Write a couple of ebooks

36. Make some real money on my website/blogs

37. Live in Itlay

38. Come up with the rest of my goals.

39. Finish Journaling all books that are almost complete

40. Run a 5K

41. Do a mini-triathlon

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