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Winter Goals and Spring Goals

Let’s take a look how I did with those winter goals and spring goals will be set!

Winter Goals

Body

1. Complete a 21 day food challenge – I think I lasted a week on my food challenge? I decided that a challenge where you cut a lot of food groups out just doesn’t work for me. I usually live by the eating 80/20 rule and that is where I need to stay. Except, I may try to up it to 85/15 and eventually 90/10. fail

2.Finish up Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred – I did complete the 30 Day Shred and wasn’t as happy with it this time around as the times before. pass

3. Come up with a new cardio plan- We bought a treadmill and I have started the C25K program.pass

Mind

1. Complete the Stephanie Plum Series – I literally finished on the first day of spring! I really enjoyed this series, you can read some of my thoughts here. pass

2. Read Jillian Michael’s Master Your Metabolism – I detoured my reading goals to read Yeah, Maybe by the lovely Joey! Also, I found a new book that I want to read first so I may still read this one down the road. fail

3. Watch two new movies – The Interview half pass

Home

1. Collect items for gallery wall – I have one new item for the wall. Half pass?

2.Continue working on the dogs room/office area – I purchased a few things for my office area but the room still needs work. A big purchase of a desk will still need to take place as well. pass

3.Find a ladder shelf or other idea for living room entertainment area – We looked at a few, but none stood out that we just had to have. I don’t like to rush purchases like this because I want to love it if I have to look at it every day. While we didn’t really find what we were looking for, we did try and I wont call it a fail simply because I will not settle 🙂

Food

1.Complete 14 weeks of eliminating processed food challenge – I have been following along with it. Most of it was too simple, things that I already do to be honest. pass

2. Make three new recipes – Stephanie’s Energy Bites, Asian Zoodles, Turkey Meatball Zoodles, Sweet Potato Noodles with Sage, Mozzarella and Spinach Flank Steaks (the steak was too tough and we weren’t really thrilled with it) pass

3.Try three new restaurants – Little Italy’s Pizza, Chicken Salad Chick, Jefferson’s and I got to try Silverton Cafe, DG and Bob Syke’s BBQ at Eat Drink Birmingham.pass

Goals for this spring!!

Body

1. Finish the C25K program

2. Find a new work out for Thursdays

3.Schedule an appointment for the dermatologist

Mind

1. Read The Body Book

2.Read 5 books

3.Watch a documentary

Home

1. Continue collecting things for the gallery wall

2.Find a way to get my china cabinet to my house (it is currently sitting in my mom’s garage)

3. Purchase some plants for inside, start a garden outside

Food

1. Try 3 new recipes

2.Visit 3 new restaurants

3.Work on IIFYM plan

Do you do seasonal goals? What is on your list for this spring?

March 26, 2015 by Nadine

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Goals

For the month of February, the Choose Your Own Adventure theme was “create.” I declared then that I would probably fail, as I usually put my creative projects on the back burner for more pertinent things. Let’s take a look at how I did.

1. Create a completely new to me recipe with something that I do not have much experience cooking. I try lots of new recipes, but they usually revolve around the same basic ingredients of chicken, beef, turkey, mexican, italian, or asian food. I want to branch out even more.

I started playing with my spiralizer this month and created three vegetable noodle dishes. That counts for something, right? I made Asian Zoodles, Sweet Potato Noodles with Sage and Turkey Meatball Zoodles. I only give myself half credit because I was trying to attempt to cook with shrimp and that didn’t happen.

2. ?? I am in the middle of designing something that I will share at a later date. It needs to be done in the next week or two so I am putting it up here to hold myself accountable.

This was the update to the Magic City Bloggers website. It was completed and looks awesome! Chris did the work though, with me just saying I like that and don’t like that….so does this really count as a goal I accomplished. ~~Absofuckinglutely.~~

3. Work on a DIY project for my office decor.

LOL

4. Create a DIY project piece for the gallery wall.

LOL

5. Create a work space in the office area.

LOL

Now, I did do some things that were not on the goals list. I completed the rest of my research on purposeful houseplants and have started drafting my blog post for it. It was A LOT of research and I am trying to decide if I want to break the post up or have one large one?

I also did research on nutrition and macros. That took up all of my “creative time” and I deem more important!

This month’s theme is relationships. There is one relationship that I have that is very unhealthy. I have to work on starting to correct it this month…

1. Food – My relationship with food is the worst relationship that I have. Food is comfort, food is a reward, food is something to do when you are bored, food is socializing with friends. Food should be none of those things.

This month I am going to work on retraining my brain to see food as only nourishment for my body and eat accordingly. I have broken down how much protein, carbs, fats and calories I need each day and that is that.

2. Me – I am my own worst critic. Aren’t we all? After I finish my current book, I plan to read The Body Book by Cameron Diaz. I learned about this book through Erin who said that it really resonated with her.

3. Marriage – Chris and I are pretty good about staying unplugged for the most part when we spend time with each other after work in the evenings. I plan to continue this 🙂

4. Friends– Plan a girls night for March.

Are you linking up to work on your relationship goals for the month? I plan to do much better with these than my create goals from last month! I am not off the hook though, I still need to complete those projects too!

March 5, 2015 by Nadine

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Complete and Create

For the month of January, the Choose Your Own Adventure Challenge theme was “complete.”

Let’s take a look at the goals I set out to complete and how I actually did.

1. Make eye doctor appointment – LOL yeah, no. In my defense, I received a heads up from my insurance company that I would owe almost $300 for some lab work I had done in December so any other medical appointments have been put on hold. I never in my life have seen a bill so high for some blood work. WTF?!?!? Don’t get me started on health insurance. I have serious RAGE.

2. Finish cleaning out the dog room/my office – I did do some more work but am not completely finished. We ended up focusing more on the basement this month. I also need to figure out what I am going to do with my three boxes of glasses sitting in there. So there’s that.

3. Gather research on plants that purify the air inside the home – I did a good bit of research and will start composing a post regarding this as promised! It might be awhile, there is so much to share!!!

4. Gather information and start planning spring garden – I started gathering information on herbs but not veggie plants yet. I will get to this and share as well. I want to sit down with my sister and get her opinion on what is feasible for me to be successful with given our space and such.

5. Purchase at least two things for the gallery wall – I did get one thing, so we will call that half done! It is better than nothing, OK!!! Again, we focused on the basement this month.

I did complete a few other things this month that weren’t even official listed goals! One of them was removing 24 shirts from my closet that either currently do not fit or I will no longer want to wear. While I have a lot more to go through with clothes, I felt really good about this!

The theme for February is “create.” This is probably my weak area right now. I can organize the shit out of a room. Finishing my craft projects and stuff? I need to focus better on this, they always seem to take the back burner. I have so many awesome ideas and I need to work on them.

Anyways, I am babbling. My goals for create will be:

2. ?? I am in the middle of designing something that I will share at a later date. It needs to be done in the next week or two so I am putting it up here to hold myself accountable.

3. Work on a DIY project for my office decor.

4. Create a DIY project piece for the gallery wall.

5. Create a work space in the office area.

On a side note, I think this in pretty, sparkly letters might be my DIY for my office…

These five goals are quite lofty for me. I am hoping I don’t crap the bed on this month!

Are you linking up for February? What do you want to create? I would love to hear! I may add more creative projects to my seasonal goals.

February 5, 2015 by Nadine

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Simplify Your Life

The theme for the choose your own adventure challenge for the month of December was Simplify. I had a few ideas in mind for this challenge and since the theme was simplify, I kept them simple!

I wanted to focus more on living in the moment and keeping the phone away when I was in the presence of others. I did that for the most part this last month and will continue to do so in the future.

I also planned to discard things that are no longer of use. Unfollow blogs that I mark as read every day without even opening the link. Delete pins that I see on my boards that I never plan to use. Donate the remaining clothes that I have sitting around that I will never wear again. Clean out folders on my computer. Delete apps that I have never opened on my phone.

I did all of that! I still have another area in our house where I need to go through clothes, but I got rid of a lot. The Pinterest boards will be a work in progress because I seriously have a lot!

The theme this month is complete. Sounds like it was made for me. There are a lot of things on my seasonal goals list that keep getting carried over. This is the month that I need to do something about it!!!

1. Make eye doctor appointment

2. Finish cleaning out the dog room/my office

3. Gather research on plants that purify the air inside the home

4. Gather information and start planning spring garden

5. Purchase at least two things for the gallery wall

How did you do with your goal? Are there things you keep putting off that you just need to get done?

January 8, 2015 by Nadine

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Fall Goal Results/Winter Goals

Body

1. Make an eye doctor appointment. (LOL!!!) Fail. I did take care of some other doctor appointments though so there’s that. I have embraced the fact that I must wear my glasses more often than not and have it on the books for February.

2. Find a work out that is actually going to deliver the results that I want to see. I think I am going to put together my own program, using several different types of work outs from weights, to cardio, to yoga/pilates, dance, barre, etc. Well I put together my own program and realized that I don’t push myself as hard now. I have started back with JM’s 30 Day Shred a few weeks ago and will re-asses from there.

3. Continue cutting down on cheat meals and cleaning up my diet even more. I say I have done pretty good but there is still more room for improvements.

Mind

1. Finish reading the Stephanie Plum series. Fail. I am on book 17 of 21. I hope to finish it up in the next few months. I got behind on reading the last two months and plan to change that starting this week!

2. Watch two new to me movies. I did this but forgot which ones I watched because it was right after I made the goal. Perhaps documenting my goals should be for winter?

3. Have a craft day with my mom.Fail. Horribly. We didn’t even discuss it. Perhaps sometime this winter?

Home

1. Collect items for the gallery wall. Fail. Oops. Christmas presents, I blame Christmas presents. Though, I did receive one item for the wall for Christmas, does that count?

2. Work on clearing the “junk” out of the dogs room. Pass! I got rid of basically all of the junk that was in the room and cleaned it up A LOT. Still more to do, but I said start not completely finish!

3. Start putting together my office area. Pass! See above! You can actually see my desk area again and I got some things organized. I want to eventually get a desk for the room instead of the folding table I currently use. This maybe a spring budget thing….

Food

1. Try three new restaurants. Big Bad Breakfast, Babalu, Chicken Salad Chick

2. Try three new recipes. Breakfast Muffins, Korean Beef, Peanut Butter Roll Ups

3. Attend local food events. Attended Breaking Bread and the soft opening for Babalu. Also hosted a food drive at World of Beer.

Winter Goals

Body

1. Complete a 21 day food challenge (more to come)

2.Finish up Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred (third time to complete this work out, great for a re-set)

3. Come up with a new cardio plan

Mind

1. Complete the Stephanie Plum Series

2. Read Jillian Michael’s Master Your Metabolism

3. Watch two new movies

Home

1. Collect items for gallery wall

2.Continue working on the dogs room/office area

3.Find a ladder shelf or other idea for living room entertainment area

Food

1.Complete 14 weeks of eliminating processed food challenge

2. Make three new recipes

3.Try three new restaurants

Do you do seasonal goals? What is on your list for this coming year? I like to do seasonal goals rather than yearly resolutions as they are easier to hold myself accountable for, adjust as needed, and not be overwhelmed by them.

December 30, 2014 by Nadine

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