Week 3 - Where a Girl Starts

Well this has been a tough week for me, including a trip to the dentist to have a wisdom tooth pulled and the rest to follow soon....

This week's challenge from 52 to Fabulous  is to start somewhere with a goal...


1)My goal is to drink more water.


2)List the barriers
One is will be that I 'need' caffeine sometimes. Pop sometimes is more convenient.  And I grab a can of pop out of the fridge more out of habit than anything...

3)Action Plan
I will drink one glass a water to start my day.  And I will fill large bottles of water the night before and put them in the fridge.  That should make it easier.

I also am working on my Vision Board.  But I'm thinking I'm going to more make a Vision Box rather than a board.  Same concept but I want to put inspirational sayings on the outside of the box and fill the inside with my goals, aspirations and hopes for the future.

52 to Fabulous Week 2 Challenge - What a Girl Needs

This week, it's time to list out what I need to accomplish on top of what I want.
 


January – Fabulous Beginnings
 I'm on the right track, trying to figure out how to improve my life.


February – Fabulous Organization
 I need to organize my volunteer work stuff...notes from meetings, paperwork I get back, etc.

March – Fabulous Fitness
I need to really find a good work out plan and stick to it.

April – Fabulous Food
 I need to organize all my new recipes so I can make them correctly without scrambling too much.

May – Fabulous Style
 I need to let go of the clothes that don't flatter me or make me feel good about myself.  Accept my style for what it truly is.  What I mean is not dressing trendy but more classic.

June – Fabulous Fun
 I need to find new ideas to have fun and not do the same old, same old.


July – Fabulous Hobbies
 I need to cultivate a new hobby.  Something challenging to me, will make me get up and moving or thinking.


August – Fabulous Finances
 I need, need, need a tracking system of how I spend my money.  


September – Fabulous Family
I need to make sure I spend time with my mom, brother and extended family.
 
October – Fabulous Health
 I need to drink less pop and more water.


November – Fabulous Home
I need to get a cleaning system in order by now...

December – Fabulous Blogging
I need to figure out a focus for my blogging. Need to have an original blog topic to talk about.

And now....I need to come up with an action plan to start accomplishing one of my wants from last week.

Organizing my closet is a want from last week.

I will take a couple hours out and go through my clothes to see what I should keep or get rid of. I will also organize my closet by type, color, etc and make it easy to put my laundry away. I will search the blogosphere to see if anybody has any good tips to keep track of what I have and what I need.

Daybook for January 8

FOR TODAY

JANUARY 8, 2010

Outside my window...

a very cold day

still lots of snow on the ground

I am thinking...

about Cub Scout camp and all that I need to get accomplished

I am thankful for...

music that saves me.....

From the kitchen...

nothing much is going on in there today

I am wearing...

brown Express jacket, white Express blouse, medium blue Abercrombie jeans, and my cream Coach gym shoes

I am creating...

nothing still... gotta grab supplies tonight to create tomorrow...got a great idea!

I am going...

to figure out my life and get 'unlost'

I am reading...
"Simple Abundance" and now will start the next book on my list

I am hoping...

that my presentation goes well tonight

I am hearing...

Rent soundtrack

Around the house...

lots to do still

One of my favorite things...

nail polish...gotta love something that is so insignificant to change and what an impact it can do.  Dark nails for a blah mood, bright nails to cheer me up...

A few plans for the rest of the week:

 *Camp Talk at a pack meeting tonight

*Date night tonight

*Crafting tomorrow

*Hawks game on Sunday

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...

A scene from my camp last summer

Daybook for January 7, 2010

FOR TODAY

JANUARY 7, 2010

Outside my window...

very cold day.

snow falling from the sky

It seems that we aren't going to get as much as snow as the forecasters predicted.

I am thinking...

about what I still want to get done.

the confusion that has been in my life, that hopefully is resolved now.

I am thankful for...

a new year, a fresh start.

From the kitchen...

ugh, dishes and cleaning to do that I've been putting off.

still want to make that bread...now if I could only find the book...

I am wearing...

a black J.Crew long sleeve tee

Nick's red and black plaid flannel pants (so comfy)

I am creating...

nothing still...need help to find what I want to create

I am going...

to have to start doing some stuff on my to do list soon.

I am reading...

'A Little Bit Wicked' by Kristin Chenoweth

hoping to get it done today or tomorrow.

Gotta start ready that "Simple Abundance Book"

I am hoping...

too much to list

I am hearing...

the Wicked soundtrack..one of my favorite musicals.

Around the house...

lots to do...got quite the to-do list

One of my favorite things...

One Tree Hill. I love the storylines, the inspirational quotes, the use of music, art and books to convey the story lines

A few plans for the rest of the week:

 *Camp Talk at a pack meeting on Friday

*Hawks game with Nick, Ryan, and Cindy

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...

A beautiful tree at the Lilac Fest last May

Thursday 13

My first Thursday 13....Found another blog that has given me a new chance to really think and write about life....Hope perhaps you'll want to participate as well! So here is Thursday 13

To start off the new year, my list of 13 is 13 things I'm looking forward to this year.

1. First and foremost, it's my wonderful Cub Scout camp.  I am a camp director for a volunteer run one week long camp in July.  Although I don't have children, my brother is an Eagle Scout and my whole family has found ways to participate and give back to the Scouting program.  Our camp is going to be awesome, due to my wonderful program director and staff, but also because of our theme.  'A Night at the Cub Scout Museum.'  A great theme to use since it's the 100 Year Anniversary of the Scouting program!
2. One year anniversary with Boyfriend.  I finally found a wonderful boyfriend that I have created a lot of memories in the last year with.  I feel very comforted and safe with him.  An actual partner.  It's nice and refreshing!
3. Celebrating my 27th birthday.  I just have a feeling it's going to be great! 
4. Taking another trip out to California, hopefully! Boyfriend is a water polo referee and last year he refereed National Junior Olympics in San Jose and I had the chance to meet him out there for part of the week.  NJOs will be in L.A. this summer, so I'm hoping that I'll be able to go! :) It'd be a blast!
5. Lilac Fest....a two week fest in a local suburb nearby...Love, love, love going and smelling the flowers and enjoy taking pictures.  
6. Scoutarama...Yet another Scouting event...at least I won't be running it! :) I'll just go and help and enjoy all the activities.
7. Looking forward to enjoying all the seasons.  I'm determined to make sure to do activities to savor all of the seasons...yes even winter...
8. Doing more crafts than I have in the past.  Trying to work past my impatience and complete crafts that I would have given up in the past.  
9. Going to the theatre more than I have in the past.
10. Getting a new cell phone! I love my old one, but looking forward to a new one!
11. Becoming more organized.  Life, papers, clothes, craft stuff, etc.
12. Taking dance classes again.
13. Creating new memories...that's what I'm really looking forward to...just in whatever I do and living a more fulfilled life.
    

Daybook for January 6th, 2010

Another new thing I'm going to start for myself is a Daybook.  This woman created  a list of things to write about...The link to her website is http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/

FOR TODAY
JANUARY 6, 2010

Outside my window... looking at a gray sky, and snow on the ground.

I am thinking...about things I want to accomplish today and the rest of the week.

I am thankful for... my family for all of their support and for my boyfriend.

From the kitchen...I'm thinking about making a whole wheat bread in the bread machine and maybe some double chocolate cookies.

I am wearing...a white button down and brown slacks from The Limited and a cream cardigan.

I am creating...nothing at the moment.  I need to prioritize what I want to make and start

I am going... nowhere today or tomorrow with the promise of a winter storm...Think I'll stay in

I am reading...'A Little Bit Wicked' by Kristin Chenoweth

I am hoping...for a lot of things...work, life, etc will improve

I am hearing...silence

Around the house...there are few things I want to get to, like cleaning up, etc but it will wait for now!

One of my favorite things... Diet Coke....I have an addiction.  Gotta stop it...:)

A few plans for the rest of the week:
 *Camp Talk at a pack meeting on Friday
*Hawks game with Nick, Ryan, and Cindy

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...

 

a picture from when I was up at Carthage College for a water polo tournament.  Took a car ride to the one side of campus to check out Lake Michigan in December 2009.

52 to Fabulous Challenge Week 1 - What a Girl Wants

Starting out my new blog, I'm trying to figure out what exactly I'm going to use this for.  Personal use, crafting, musings, etc...Not sure yet.  But I have started this blog out for at least one purpose -- to join in on the 52 to Fabulous.  To really challenge myself to become the best me possible.



The first challenge is to list all that I want to according.  The blogger was very kind to lay out what topics that each month will cover so I will use that as a jumping off point.

January – Fabulous Beginnings
Set 10 minutes a week to prioritize life.  Write my life's mission statement.  Begin to have a new attitude.

February – Fabulous Organization
Figure out a cleaning schedule. Organize my craft supplies.  Organize my closet.  Create binder for tracking supplies, clothes, etc.


March – Fabulous Fitness
Daily stretching.  Do 50 crunches a day.  Once weather is nicer, walk at least a half hour a day.  Pilates once or twice a week. 


April – Fabulous Food
 Learn to make delicious, healthy meals.  Try new recipes and make sure to write them down. Learn to make a new dessert.

May – Fabulous Style
Learn what the best clothes for me are.  Get a new hair style.  Get on a beauty routine.

June – Fabulous Fun
Have a fun 'me' day.  Spend a weekend in the city.  Explore new activities to do in the area.

July – Fabulous Hobbies
 Work on scrapbooking.  Try to learn how to sew.  Craft more.

August – Fabulous Finances
 Get a budget going.  Try to figure out ways to save.

September – Fabulous Family
Do more things with my family.  Have a weekly family sit-down dinner.

October – Fabulous Health
 Check my sleeping, eating, tv, etc habits.  Find out anything I can do to make my health better.

November – Fabulous Home
See if there is anything that can be added or replaced in the house.
 
December – Fabulous Blogging
 Start planning on the next year if there is any ideas for continuing on in the blog world to make a fabulous tip/craft blog.  

This was a blast to do, to really set goals for myself! Can't wait for Week 2!

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