Goals

On The Move Again...

Julie Blair Lane — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:21:00 GMT

First of all...Merry Christmas Eve!

Second, this will likely be my last post from Maryland (and probably last post of the year). We plan to head out on Saturday morning. The kids and I will hang out in Texas for a bit before moving on to Colorado!! We're all very excited about this next chapter in our lives.

In 2008, my husband and I hope to post a joint blog series on our “debt reduction” journey. Having made our final unsecured debt payment on Friday, we have a lot to share from the last almost two years.

Also, I will be talking some more about my “no more dieting” point of view and how incredibly freeing it has been for me.

If I have time, I may post my 2008 goals, but for now, I'm in packing mode.

1 Week till Christmas “To Do” List:

Julie Blair Lane — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:47:00 GMT

Done…Now I have to start packing to relocate next month…more to come on that!

Ä Deleted a couple of items that couldn’t be completed.

ü Halloween Costumes

ü Sort, Purge Kids’ Clothes

ü Sort, Purge Adult Clothes

ü Finish Reading The Screwtape Letters

ü Finish Fall/Winter clothes shopping

ü Read Yada Yada Prayer Group book 7

ü Host the COB

ü Report cards for First Quarter

ü Order Thanksgiving dinner (DH did this)

ü Write Christmas Poem

ü Finish Living Beyond Yourself Study

ü Christmas shopping

ü Christmas tree

ü Take annual family photo

ü Have Jewel draw picture for front of cards

ü Finish Reading Great Lion of God

ü Participate in NaNoWriMo (27,672 words)

ü Sort, purge kids’ toys

ü Finish Bi-annual sort, purge, ritual

ü Print and mail Christmas cards

ü Pack and mail gifts to family

ü Sort, itemize and deliver donations to Mission

ü Finish formatting/printing the kids’ Bible Study pages through December

ü Wrap gifts

ü Post 2007 “Book List”

ü Write 2008 Goals

2007 Book List

Julie Blair Lane — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:40:00 GMT

Here is my 2007 book list. My goal was to read 12 books this year. I haven't started working on my wish list for 2008 yet but I do think that I'll monitor my reading time a bit more closely next year. There were other goals I wanted to meet but spent that time reading/studying instead.

The Holy Bible - I read through the Bible this year (1.5 times actually) . This particular study Bible is my all time favorite so I thought I'd link to it here.

Beth Moore

C.S. Lewis

Neta Jackson

The Yada Yada Prayer Group - book 1
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down - book 2
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real - book 3
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough - book 4
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught - book 5
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling - book 6
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out - book 7

Max Lucado

Lynne Reid Banks

Others

90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
S.A.H.M. I am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe by Christine Louise Hohlbaum
Writing For the Soul by Jerry B. Jenkins
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers
White Chocolate Moments by Lori Wick
Encouraging One Another (Women of Faith Study)
You On A Diet
Life That Wins (First Place Study)
You Are Not What You Weigh by Lisa Bevere
Great Lion of God by Taylor Caldwell
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

2 Weeks till Christmas “To Do” List:

Julie Blair Lane — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:35:00 GMT

Getting there…

Ä Deleted a couple of items that couldn’t be completed.

à Finish formatting/printing the kids’ Bible Study pages through December

à Write 2008 Goals

à Wrap gifts

à Post 2007 “Book List”

ü Halloween Costumes

ü Sort, Purge Kids’ Clothes

ü Sort, Purge Adult Clothes

ü Finish Reading The Screwtape Letters

ü Finish Fall/Winter clothes shopping

ü Read Yada Yada Prayer Group book 7

ü Host the COB

ü Report cards for First Quarter

ü Order Thanksgiving dinner (DH did this)

ü Write Christmas Poem

ü Finish Living Beyond Yourself Study

ü Christmas shopping

ü Christmas tree

ü Take annual family photo

ü Have Jewel draw picture for front of cards

ü Finish Reading Great Lion of God

ü Participate in NaNoWriMo (27,672 words)

ü Sort, purge kids’ toys

ü Finish Bi-annual sort, purge, ritual

ü Print and mail Christmas cards

ü Pack and mail gifts to family

ü Sort, itemize and deliver donations to Mission

I hope to change each Ä to a Pover the next 2 weeks.

3 Weeks till Christmas “To Do” List:

Julie Blair Lane — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:11:00 GMT

I completely forgot to post my update last week. I’m so ready to be done with this list. I am actually hoping to finish it (or come close) this week.

Ä Deleted a couple of items that couldn’t be completed.

à Finish formatting/printing the kids’ Bible Study pages through December

à Sort, itemize and deliver donations to Mission (almost done)

à Write 2008 Goals

à Wrap gifts

à Pack and mail gifts to family

à Print and mail Christmas cards

à Post 2007 “Book List”

ü Halloween Costumes

ü Sort, Purge Kids’ Clothes

ü Sort, Purge Adult Clothes

ü Finish Reading The Screwtape Letters

ü Finish Fall/Winter clothes shopping

ü Read Yada Yada Prayer Group book 7

ü Host the COB

ü Report cards for First Quarter

ü Order Thanksgiving dinner (DH did this)

ü Write Christmas Poem

ü Finish Living Beyond Yourself Study

ü Christmas shopping

ü Christmas tree

ü Take annual family photo

ü Have Jewel draw picture for front of cards

ü Finish Reading Great Lion of God

ü Participate in NaNoWriMo (27,672 words)

ü Sort, purge kids’ toys

ü Finish Bi-annual sort, purge, ritual

I hope to change each Ä to a Pover the next 3 weeks.

NaNoWriMo 2007 Ends

Julie Blair Lane — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:12:00 GMT

Ok, so I didn't hit the coveted 50K words but I did do a lot better than last year. I closed out the month at 27,672 words - although I didn't get to the site before midnight to update my count. I don't know if I have a story to build on but it's possible. Before I do anything more with this one though, I have another project that I need to finish. In the meantime, this one can marinate in my hard drive.

5 Weeks till Christmas “To Do” List:

Julie Blair Lane — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:02:00 GMT

Just plugging along. I don’t feel like I’m getting much accomplished but I guess I am.

Ä ~~Operation Christmas Child (missed deadline)~~

Ä Print and mail Christmas cards

Ä Take annual family photo

Ä Wrap gifts

Ä Christmas tree

Ä Pack and mail gifts to family

Ä Report cards for Second Quarter/1^st Semester

Ä Post 2007 “Book List”

Ä Lose 9-18 pounds

à Finish Reading Great Lion of God

à Finish Bi-annual sort, purge, donate ritual

à Finish formatting/printing the kids’ Bible Study pages through December

à Sort, itemize and deliver donations to Mission

à Write 2008 Goals

à Participate in NaNoWriMo (15,160 words so far)

à Have Jewel draw picture for front of cards

à Sort, purge kids’ toys

ü Halloween Costumes

ü Sort, Purge Kids’ Clothes

ü Sort, Purge Adult Clothes

ü Finish Reading The Screwtape Letters

ü Finish Fall/Winter clothes shopping

ü Read Yada Yada Prayer Group book 7

ü Host the COB

ü Report cards for First Quarter

ü Order Thanksgiving dinner (DH did this)

ü Write Christmas Poem

ü Finish Living Beyond Yourself Study

ü Christmas shopping

I hope to change each Ä to a Pover the next 5 weeks.

6 Weeks till Christmas “To Do” List:

Julie Blair Lane — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:04:00 GMT

I see things on the list that I haven’t even started that really need to be done in the next couple of weeks. I need to start making better use of my time!

Ä Sort, purge kids’ toys

Ä Operation Christmas Child

Ä Write Christmas Poem

Ä Have Jewel draw picture for front of cards

Ä Print and mail Christmas cards

Ä Take annual family photo

Ä Wrap gifts

Ä Christmas tree

Ä Pack and mail gifts to family

Ä Report cards for Second Quarter/1^st Semester

Ä Post 2007 “Book List”

à Finish Reading Great Lion of God

à Finish Living Beyond Yourself Study

à Finish Bi-annual sort, purge, donate ritual

à Finish formatting/printing the kids’ Bible Study pages through December

à Sort, itemize and deliver donations to Mission

à Lose 9-18 pounds (down 1.2 lbs)

à Write 2008 Goals

à Participate in NaNoWriMo (9,718 words so far)

à Christmas shopping

ü Halloween Costumes

ü Sort, Purge Kids’ Clothes

ü Sort, Purge Adult Clothes

ü Finish Reading The Screwtape Letters

ü Finish Fall/Winter clothes shopping

ü Read Yada Yada Prayer Group book 7

ü Host the COB

ü Report cards for First Quarter

ü Order Thanksgiving dinner (DH did this)

I hope to change each Ä to a Pover the next 6 weeks.

7 Weeks till Christmas “To Do” List:

Julie Blair Lane — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:34:00 GMT

Hmm, Still have a lot to finish before the end of the year...

Ä Host the COB

Ä Sort, purge kids’ toys

Ä Operation Christmas Child

Ä Write Christmas Poem

Ä Have Jewel draw picture for front of cards

Ä Print and mail Christmas cards

Ä Take annual family photo

Ä Christmas shopping

Ä Wrap gifts

Ä Christmas tree

Ä Pack and mail gifts to family

Ä Report cards for Second Quarter/1^st Semester

Ä Post 2007 “Book List”

à Finish Reading Great Lion of God

à Finish Living Beyond Yourself Study

à Finish Bi-annual sort, purge, donate ritual

à Finish formatting/printing the kids’ Bible Study pages through December

à Sort, itemize and deliver donations to Mission

à Lose 9-18 pounds (down 1.8 lbs)

à Write 2008 Goals

à Report cards for First Quarter

à Participate in NaNoWriMo (5,120 words so far)

ü Halloween Costumes

ü Sort, Purge Kids’ Clothes

ü Sort, Purge Adult Clothes

ü Finish Reading The Screwtape Letters

ü Finish Fall/Winter clothes shopping

ü Read Yada Yada Prayer Group book 7

I hope to change each Ä to a Pover the next 7 weeks.