1. DINNER - I have been working on this beast for a while and it never used to be such an issue. At some undocumented point in time dinner got messy at our house. The boys never ate what I made and would instead insist on whatever sounded good out of the fridge while Thomas and I ate what I actually cooked. This annoyed me so much I started just slacking on dinner all together. I am happy to report that we all sit down like a real functional family now since I recently became aware of some pretty interesting statistics about the happiness and success of children who grow up eating together as a family. So yeah, keep working on that one. Tried to love that day in and day out it's ultimately my job and guess what- all of a sudden I do! Weird.
2. ANOTHER FOOD ONE- I think I need to be annoying and not eat sugar for a while. I know, it's so dumb when people do that (I've done it before and I annoyed myself.) because it's just not realistic and it's not very social.... but I have major antisocial tendencies anyway so bring it on. I just want to feel better and it felt great last time I backed off the sugar for a few weeks. We'll see.
3. I want to blog like my sister. She has a private blog with a picture a day of what her family is up to. She prints it off every year as a family journal. Brilliant. I might try and do it here, but I am not kidding myself into thinking I'll be totally consistent or that anyone would really care to see a picture a day of us aside from my own family so maybe I'll take that one private too. I have been feeling a little shy about the fact that just anyone can read my family journal and think whatever they want about me, my family, what we do, what I say...etc. I mean, think about it, it's pretty strange. Some jerk can come upon what you decide to post and mock you for it or criticize your choices or feel competitive or whatever. No one's ever commented anything negative, but it's just a possibility that has always irked me enough to want to go private. Ultimately I never do because my mom wouldn't know how to log in (haha love you MOM!) and it's just a nice way to keep in touch but, um, if posting everyday gets too weird up in here... we'll just take this little journal private and be weird by ourselves! haha
4. And finally, I have been trying to get my act together in general lately. There's so much I should be doing and if I have to decide what to make for dinner at 5PM I am stressed about it and more likely to just toss whatever together for us all to eat at random times or eat out. Same with exercise, cleaning, stuff we have to get done throughout the week... so I have started making myself a weekly schedule. Can't say I totally followed it last week, but it definitely gave me more direction to my week so here's to keeping it up! And yes, there is a "FUN!" column... the planned fun never got followed because we are crazy fun all the time. HA! I'm gonna start scheduling when to use the bathroom and breathe too.
So, yeah, by the end of May I will be a dinner making, sugarfree, daily blogger, with her act together! Right? Right? :)
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This is so funny, I just read this post as I am procrastinating my goal of posting every day this month! Obviously I already failed (no May 1 post) but I'm going to try! And ironic that you have a pic of African safari animals along with talking about all the things you should be doing -- it reminds me that we have those animals in a game park a short drive away and I STILL haven't gotten it together to go out and see them! :) p.s. don't even think about going private, I would have the same problem as your mom!
haha. whatever.
just kidding, i have a real comment too. i do think it's annoying when people don't eat sugar, but also not. i'm pretty sure i want one of my goals to be only to eat sugar as a treat, like as in social situations and stuff. because let's be honest, it's just so excessive normally.
as for the schedule, i love making schedules like that. i only hate making dinner on weeks that i don't make a menu. so good luck.
i should do monthly goals, such a good idea the yearly ones always overwhelm me. I am such a list/organizing crazy woman, I should send you a picture of our newest most amazing magnetic organize bulletin that I made, I love it and best part is the section for meals cuz I struggle with that one especially working. So I am starting to make a lot of freezer meals so Paul can just pop them in the oven so when I am home we can sit down and eat as a family. Really its been genius for us but I have to build up our supply. I love blog books they are the best, I have blogged everyday in the year of 2011 (most in draft since the pictures aren't attached yet, taken but not uploaded) at the end of the year when I print my book its all worth it. Plus I go back for reference all the time.
Those are some great goals! I could definitely use a kick in the pan(ts) when it comes to dinner planning/preparing! It is so hard when the kids just want their nightly noodles.
As for feeling like going private because you don't want people to think you/your blog are weird, you are totally awesome! I love occassionally popping on to your blog--I always find some sort of inspiration, but rarely comment. So if you go private can I have an invite? :)
haha! first of all you kill me...you're too funny for your own good!
Plus don't go private because I always forget to check private blogs...I don't want to forget to check yours, I need my daily (weekly or whatever) dose.
I do think it's annoying that people don't eat sugar! haha but thats because I am SOOOOO not in the mood to not eat sugar right now. But I should make that a goal of mine, my big booty will thank me! :)
Good dinner goals! We need some work there too.
I agree about the sugar thing as well -- even though someone who has been annoyed by other people doing it, done it myself, and blogged about it. But every now and then you've got to try to get your life under control or something, right?
wow, you'd think that with how antisocial i've been lately i'd've been sugar free forever by now...and i LOVE the picture a day idea. awesome.
lately i am sad that my kids are no longer babies and i want another one now and that i never see any friends anymore. my life is just busy with lots of school-kid activities, work, no sewing or crafting whatsoever and whatnot...
What a good idea to do monthly goals! I like your goals too, I've had the hardest time with dinner, it's awful. And I usually don't think about it till 6pm and then I'm just stressed and hungry. I like that you planned fun activities everyday too.
I'm impressed that somebody is setting goals. We will find you even if you have a private blog. Don't worry. We found Natalie's. Good luck with dinner. That was one of my favorite times when you children were at home.
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