Category: ME

FOR TODAY

Outside my window… it’s rainy, windy and rather cold

I am thinking…of how lucky I am to be able to home and pottering away at various jobs.

I am thankful… for a cup of green tea to warm me up after a walk outside

In the kitchen… I am making a barley and vegetable soup

I am wearing… comfy house clothes – blue pants and a bright orange long-sleeve top

I am creating…a new youtube video – my Winter favourites

I am going… to work on my budget

I am wondering… if I’ll time to make a start on my kitchen declutter today

I am reading… a book about simple living that I downloaded on my kindle

I am hoping… to make a batch of healthy choc chip cookies

I am looking forward to… the weekend and spending time with Kevin

I am learning… to be kind to myself

Around the house… things are pretty tidy and under control but I have Christy home with a cold

I am pondering… getting up and putting some towels/clothes in the dryer

A favorite quote for today… Make time to enjoy the simple things in life.

One of my favorite things… can it be two…my goldies, of course.

A few plans for the rest of the week: to start decluttering the kitchn

A peek into my day… first (pre) Spring baby spotted at the lake

To join in please visit the Simple Womans Daybook

Renew by GatheringGratitudes

re·new  (r-n, -ny)

v.intr.

1. To become new again.

2. To start over.

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This years word came to me pretty easily. The main focus of 2013 is to renew the health of my body. Having surgery to repair a hernia on the 8th January should play a big part but I also need to renew my commitment to healthy eating and renew my love of exercise. Losing weight will be a top priority as part of becoming healthy and living pain free (the ultimate goal).

I also want to renew my love of scrapbooking, reading, crochet and knitting – hobbies that I love that I have stopped, or almost stopped, doing. And also renew my love of being outdoors.

GOALS FOR 2013

PERSONAL

* Make time for my hobbies on a daily basis – scrapbooking, knitting/crochet, reading

* Get outside every day and enjoy the moment

* Look into pets as therapy for volunteer work

* Keeping blogging and making videos – just for fun and to share

* Travel…. as much as possible

* Start (and complete) Project Life (using my week that was posts)

HEALTH/FITNESS/FOOD

* Keep health a priority throughout the year and feel like a new person this time next year.

* Eat a plant based diet with a focus on healing/whole foods.

* Get back to daily exercise, in varied forms.

* Weekly menu planning (going to start doing this on the blog again)

* Get back playing in the kitchen and making new recipes

* Take a yoga class

HOME

* Develop new/revised home-making routine

* Use my new dayplanner to help keep organised.

* Help kids to develop their own routines

* Complete organising all areas of home

FAMILY/FRIENDS

* Monthly family day out

* Monthly day out with Mum

* Friday date night with Kevin (sometimes at home, sometimes out)

* Saturday family game/movie night

* Meet more regularly with the few real life friends that I have

* Weekly family meetings (Monday nights) to address any issues that arise

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Do you have a word for the year and any goals you’d like to achieve? Please comment below or link to your blog as I’d love to hear your goals for 2013.