I'm back, I think...

Well, we've got a baby! She arrived on July 4, right on her due date.
As far as my 'disciplines', devotions are good. Exercise is good - I've started exercising already. :) I made up a grocery list last month, but it definitely needs tweaking. I'd like to start a Sams Club list, to be filled once a month. July's project is reading. Originally I was thinking one book a week (educational), but I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now, and I think a book a month will be about right. I'm already on track - I read "Courtship after Marriage" by Zig Ziglar, and I'm halfway through a book on home organization :), and I've started a book about Mom & Pop Stores in America. So far, so good. The place I have failed miserably is in updating this blog. Guess I haven't felt the need to share my glowing progress. ;) But then I have been a bit busy, I suppose...

June - 1st week

I only exercised twice this week. But, if I'm honest, my goal was improvement, not perfection. And improvement I definitely have made. Pathetic excuse? Perhaps. On the menu planning front, I've been feeling pretty discouraged. The problem is, I don't feel like eating anything. At least not anything I have to cook. At some point I have to acknowledge that my job is to feed my family and whether I eat it or not is irrelevant, but even the thought of cooking is somewhat repulsive. I just wish someone else could do it for me. But, this is only for a season, and I can press on! Improvement is the goal, and so I work toward that. I'll be able to eat normally again someday soon.... :) But for the life of me, I can hardly picture a life without cold cereal for breakfast most days of the week! (Who wants hot cereal or eggs in June?)

Hmmm...

Well, it's been awhile. Last week I didn't exercise at all, but it was over 80 degrees every day and we had carpet replaced and..... This week we're at 2 times already, so doing well. :)
I got menu plans in place (except for snacks) but I'm not actually using them yet. I started working on a grocery list (this month's task) but that's not going so well. I think I need a Sams' Club list, so I'm not buying the same things every week....
I'm definitely feeling like it's time to get in baby mode. I hope to nail down the menu/grocery list thing this month though. I've no idea what I scheduled for next month, maybe reading a book a week. That shouldn't be too hard. :)
So there you go. Not on top, but not defeated!

I've been lax....

I'm sorry. I haven't posted in forever. I'm still doing pretty well on the devotions and exercise fronts. This month is (was?) supposed to be menu planning. That sort of happened last week, and still hasn't happened this week. At least I plan on writing down what we actually DO eat, so I'll have plans to file for the future.... Actually, I plan to work on it as soon as I finish this post. Take heart! All is not lost. I'd better start thinking about next month's project though, or we'll be in dismal trouble. Now that I think about it, maybe the reason this has fallen by the wayside is because it isn't a daily or even near-daily thing, it's a once a week thing. Simpler becomes more complicated.....

Still here.... and plugging away!

Last week was a success - 3 days of exercise and 7 of devotions. I haven't officially started meal planning yet (next week starts the new month, you know), but I have a cool new chart to help me out with that. I can't wait to see my new charts and systems take shape as each new month presents a new challenge! Budgeting will not be the primary focus of this meal plan, but rather actually doing it. And, with my new chart, I will create a file and save the meal plans, so I can reference them later, and perhaps create a master, rotating quarterly meal plan or something. Cool, huh?
Getting exercise in this week will be a challenge - I forgot today, tomorrow is shopping day, and Friday and Saturday we're having a garage sale. We'll see what we can do....

Week Two - Exercise

Wow, it's been awhile. Sorry. Last week I missed a day of exercise because I wasn't feeling well. I didn't exercise Monday because I was out running errands after lunch. BUT I made up for it Tuesday. :) Even the little I've been doing has been helping my morale, I think. It feels good to be heading in the right direction.
I've done a bit of looking at some other bloggers' meal plans. Tried a few more recipes! But I haven't made much progress on that front. Guess that's next on the to-do list!
Sometimes devotions is read-it-before-bed, but most of the time I set aside time. I enjoy it. I haven't been doing well with prayer though. My logic says that God already knows what I want, so why ask? But I know He says to ask. And I know from experience that I HATE it when my son wants something (and I know it) but he won't ask for it. He's too proud! So I'd better work on that too.... Gotta go!

Exercise - Week One - Success

I did miss a day of devotions last week. Saturday - we were gone most of the afternoon and it never crossed my mind. But I did exercise 3 times last week. Yea! Next month is meal planning and budgeting, and that is going to take a bit of prep work. Starting to think about it, but not much beyond that... (unless you count the umpteen meal lists I've made in the past, but never did much with...). But for now, I'm happy with daily devotions and thrice weekly exercise. I'll try to keep it up!