Jan. Cards 2012

[Nancy]

Self Improvement Card

Goal: Read a book; I have one I'm reading a novel, it's on the rack in the bathroom and it will be replaced with a devo. my Bible or some thing that will improve my life. Just a minor tweak that came to me this week that I can do.

When I was looking over my Happiness File I noticed an under-used section the divider heading was titled self improvement; affirmations [affs.] can go in it. So that's what I'm working on some affs. for this month to say in the morning. Saw on a preaching show last night that 31 one for each day of the month so this is a good place to begin so I have a ton of notes and I'm renewing these.

Prayer Card The prayer card was mentioned. On my walk last night after dinner I bumped in to a friend she's having surgery today. So she will be on this one.

[blessedw2]

the happiness file was too detailed for me but it did give me focus. I choose a couple things to work on for the year... I have to make a plan of attack or I won't do it, and then I have to add it to my dailies, leaving weekends free for craft or other focus.

this year: back to walking - using tread mill
stomach exercises daily except for weekends

this year I am still trying to figure out what I want to learn - boating rules is a definite, math skills also a definite to get ready for test. learning to bake brioche etc.

I signed up again for a 5 k walk to help children

other things: family goals
every other weekend field trip or activities

volunteering as a family

[blessedw2]

things to do:

make coq au vin, veg. tian

change cat litter all
put away christmas from dining room
vacuum dining room floor

homework: look up more art for children did a lot
cleaned girls toilet waiting for ddyounger to vacuum her bathroom so I can wash it.

[Nancy]

I was digging through my card file and found a list on a card things to be / have / do
Deck book x
New deck / it's not new but re-newed fixed and painted that counts x
Paint stairway x
Chairs for dining room x
Yea for progress. This is encouraging.

Two more not done yet
success in business
camera

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There's more
Fit it card
deck x
shower x

[Nancy]

Clean gutters h. said that this is a twice a year job. 2xY = two times a year
I did it last time.

I'm enjoying the book re- reading it this week.

[blessedw2]

I love book re reading!
good for you on your work dnancy!!!

staying in the cardfile central because I can't seem to get back enough to pwyc. I so enjoy talking with everyone but it seems like life is just busy busy.

needing to stay focused. I am still in front hall and entry way. I need to pull some donations together from the front hall closet for dh to bring in today.

next: work in basement clean up and christmas put away.
12:34 pm still in basement and all christmas stuff pulled together, 1/2 put away.

TOO MUCH STUFF; TOO MUCH CONFUSION- I don't like it one bit! (is where I am right now) dh has asked me to get donations together so I will do that now. I have to find visiting kitties so I can put things in crawl space without them there. (mouse traps? dh said there were anymore and I heard a snap when I was moving things around. so baby kittens do not mix with mousetraps.


other things that need to be done:
cleaners
homework
dining room floor
kitchen floor
shelf in refridgerator
vacuum bedroom floors
laundry wash
laundry put away
laundry fold
play with dogs
walk 1 mile this after noon.

[Nancy]

The Happiness File and their first one & the Bible are books; I've re-read other books not so much. I have lots of notes and I've pulled cards to work on during this process. Last night I thought of a card for all my My Meds. Card with info. on needles I like, meal & nite time dose of insulin etc. I use. I don't know why it did not occur to me before to do this it will go behind the Health & Fitness divider. Could be great idea for those with elder care duties too. So I'm working on that one this week.

Cards up now:
Breakfast & a.m. meds. aka a.m. routine
I've been in the kitchen tweaking a recipe with less than perfect results sigh oh well don't give up! So one of those cookies was breakfast for me. Trying to increase fiber so thought oatmeal cookies with apples sauce for 1/2 of the butter would help. [ My new years resolution. ]
s2s x
Flip mattress card was up today & h. did that one.
Change / Wash Sheets need to get in the wash next. weekly card.
Granny duty has begun.

[blessedw2]

great job on working on your cards!!!

[Nancy]

Thanks blessed good luck with the rest of your day!

Check Calendar; Go through old calendar x It was mostly had gkids concerts on it so I can put that in the months they are in. I"m glad I found it when I was taking trash out thought it was gone already. Another great idea from the book! I cut out the Jan. small one and taped it on a card. I still need a small one for the card file and bathroom. Hoping to find a free one or at the 99 cent store. The book said to was check it every two weeks. I don't think that is often enough check it weekly for me works better.

Meals/Menus/ Cooking Tweak cookie recipe *= underway

Sheets are done and back on the bed now so that's done this week.

OMM Realtor called so had to move my cleaning day up; today I've done most of the floors upstairs and reclaimed the dining table. It's not boring here this week any way!
Oh yes btw time to re-up the contract I"m not feeling like I want to.

Call/Go/Do/Buy Card; Get new bottom sheet. I put each one on a diff. card.
Walk x that helped to relieve some stress. I was going to clean after dgd left.

[blessedw2]

I am still working: but frustrated at the lack of visual progress. but I will keep working