It's the last day of July...which means we're one step closer to Autumn. It's been rather warm...that is to say- bloody hot- in Louisville lately, and I am very ready for cooler temperatures. Since it's been so stifling here, I literally just want to sit motionless inside my nice air-conditioned home; I know- I'm spoiled. Nonetheless, here is an update on my goals:
Become a faithful member of the 5 am club. Well, I got up a around 5 a few times last week...one time because I was recruited to take Jess and her family to the airport super early. But I'm working on it. Truly, I am.
Memorize 52 verses. Fail...I might just focus on the James goal from here on out.
Memorize (the first half) of the book of James. We're working on verses five-eight right now.
Continue in the SWI program. Classes start next month, and I am way excited! Several of my SWI Mafia are in either in one or both of my classes. We're also going to try to get together a little bit before classes each week so we can see each other even if we're not in the same class.
Read through the Bible. Fail. I don't even know where I should be in this endeavor.
Continue to think through our family traditions. I've been thinking a lot about food lately and what dishes I want to make sure my children get to try. I learned how to make falafels this week, and I would really like for my family to eat a multi-cultural meal on a regular basis. This, my friends, will definitely require some advanced planning.
Communicate with our family (and friends) more. I've been pretty good about emailing people, but other than that...it is really hard to keep the lines of communication open when you don't live in the same city or state (or even country for that matter) as some of your family and friends. Several of my friends here are very encouraging about keeping up with friends from previous years, however.
Build up our emergency fund. Again, we're focusing on the car payments right now.
Make a huge dent in our car loan. We made two extra payments this month and are happy with how things are going. We will have to start saving for Isaac's spring tuition soon, but we're still hopeful we can pay the car off at the end of the year or in the early months of next year.
Cut our grocery bill. Well...I refused to go grocery shopping this month because we had so much food in the house that I just hadn't made yet. So I guess we did all right this month...but now I have to go grocery shopping...and I hate it.oh.so.much.
Develop a consistent and workable cleaning schedule. Our place is a disaster zone right now (well, only certain areas) because we rearranged some furniture and are cleaning out and getting rid of some un-needed stuff (more to come on that whole process later). But I am working on organzing some areas a little better and hope that will help. Once Isaac starts back to class in a few weeks, he won't be able to help out as much as he does...and trust me, he does a lot.
Read 30 books. Hello, everyone, I finished Bleak House! I also finished three other books. Reviews coming soon!
Scrapbook. It's too hot to drag out all of my scrapbooking supplies, but I am still working on organizing our online albums, so partial credit, please.
Continue blogging. I was an even worse blogger than last month! And I must apologize profusely because I was a wretched blog-commenter. I really am going to try to be better at this in August!
There you have it folks...hopefully I'll be a bit more consistent in certain areas next month!
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Way to have constructive goals, friend!My big one for the month was to roll over in one smooth motion since my surgery. Goal successfully met!! The reaction was very much like the reception a newborn receives when they reach that same milestone.
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