Currently {February 2015}

Reading // Not so much Bible lately :(. I am WAY off track from my reading plan and have yet to get back at it. Regardless of how behind I may be I want to pick it back up soon.

I have been reading "I Choose You Today" By Deb DeArmond. I am really enjoying this book and will definitely be sharing more details about it soon.

Learning // As a home school parent I am always learning about something. Lately it has been: turtles, owls, the human body and Abraham Lincoln.

I also have learned a few lessons lately about not being so stubborn and paying attention but I don't want to talk about those right now #bitter. 

Watching // All my TV watching is on Netflix except for one or two shows. Lately I have been watching Friends, House Hunters and American Restoration. My other current favorite is my weekly TV date with the girls to watch Master Chef Junior on Tuesday nights.

Making // Not much.... I did make a really cute bracelet the other day for the crochet class I teach at our home school coop. I feel the crafting urge coming on soon.

Wishing // That spring would be here to stay. I really love these really nice days with beautiful weather but it is giving me some serious spring fever. 

Looking Forward To // Running my first ever relay race on Saturday it is a 25K (15.6 miles) divide that up with 2 of my best running friends and it is suddenly not so bad. We will each run 5.2 miles, which is a really great distance for me. I am so excited for this race. 

Wearing // This really great running shirt I picked up on clearance at Kohls this weekend. It might just be my new favorite. 

Drinking // Cranberry juice. Maybe I am weird but I love that stuff and sometimes when I am feeling a little bit crazy I add a splash of OJ in there. I know it is terrible for you with a HUGE amount of sugar... I just can't help myself.

Wanting // To make a trip to Ikea. Courtney just blogged about her first trip up there and suddenly that 2 hour drive (both ways) isn't sounding that bad at all. Thanks friend. 

Planning //  A home school room. I despise doing school in our dining room. Mostly because of it's location in our home, there are no windows and it isn't the largest space. However we do have a very warm sunny "play room" just off the kitchen. When we built this house (with very young kids) we imagined that being the perfect place for the kids to play while I fixed dinner. It just isn't being used like that anymore and let's face it a nice space for us to do several hours of school a week would be MUCH more beneficial than a rarely used play space. 

(Desk I designed for the space)

Praying //  For health. The past few weeks have been really hard on so many levels. Praying healing and health in our home and for those we love. 
Missing //  Spending time with friends. Park dates, play dates, the pool. I am SO ready for summer.
How about you?

Monthly Goals {February 2015}

This year instead of setting New Year resolutions I decided to make monthly goals for myself. Monthly goals always seem to feel a bit more attainable and give me something short term to work on.

 Today I wanted to recap on my goals for January, give an update on how I did and set my goals for February.

January Goal Recap:

Blog- *Continue blogging about 4-5 days a week. *Possibly host a giveaway. *Work on my blog more on my time. Either early in the morning, after bed or during the girls 30 minute TV break. Not when I should be spending time with the kids. 

Done and Done! I still need to work on figuring the best time for me to work on my blog.

Family- *Weekly family game night.
*Read to the girls more as a family. *More snuggle time with the girls.
Game nights haven't been a huge success but the girls and I do have a weekly date to watch Master Chef Junior. They LOVE that show. Reading time has definitely been up and we usually carve out snuggle time every night after dinner.
Fitness- *Continue running 3 days a week. *Start half marathon training at the end of January. *Begin cross training more either at home, or at the gym.  *No excuses!
Done, Done half training started with a 7 mile run this Saturday. Cross training...half done. I am making improvements but I still could do more.
Spiritual-  *Spend more time praying and studying God's word individually.
I have been doing more reading for sure. Recently I have slacked a bit but won't let this discourage me. 
Home School- *Get back on track! Ever since Thanksgiving things have been a little more relaxed. I would like to hit the books pretty hard this month as soon as we return back from Christmas break (January 5th). *I also would like to be more disciplined preparing things for Emily to do while we're working on school.
Done! I Still need to work a bit harder on planning activities ahead of time.
Random- *Continue to work on my Etsy shop and grow it's Facebook page. *Begin a weekly photo challenge for 2015
Business slowed down a bit this past month but the Facebook page saw some great growth.
I began my project Sunday and completed the first month.

 Blog- *Continue blogging about 4-5 days a week. *Grow my Instagram account to at least 300 followers. *Sponsor another blog

Family-

Family-

*Shower them with love through Valentines Day
*Take each of the girls on their own special outing. 
Fitness- *Exercise at least 5 days a week including my 3 runs.
*Drink more water *Be more faithful in my foam rolling, yoga and stretching
*Complete my first relay race
Spiritual-  *Keep reading *Listen to more Christ centered music
Home School- *Begin preparing for placement testing *Start shopping curriculum for next year *Begin planning our home school room *Be more prepared with Emily's projects and work for the week
Random- *Research and begin working on some spring items for the Etsy shop *Finish my first photography course *Start my garden plants from seeds

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What is a goal that you have for this month?  Leave me a comment and tell me about it