personal:: goals for february

happy new year's! better late than never, eh? [yes, i suppose canada has rubbed off a bit.]

by the looks of this post, you'd think i did nothing in the month of january. and you'd almost be right ;-)... actually, january was a very good month around here, jam-packed full of catching up on rest and quality time with my charlottes. after the busy holidays [which were amazing, by the way. our time in alabama had a multitude of lovely moments and memories, which included the birth of my brother's first child, visits with family and friends, a simple and wonderful Christmas, and a fun trip to new orleans with marks.]. anyway, i typically begin every year with a lot of self-reflection, but, this new year's i was struck more with gratitude and hopefulness, and the desire to look forward, rather than on the past year. so, i didn't make goals at the beginning of january, which was really relaxing and a refreshing change of pace. everyone seems to know the importance of balance but i don't know that many truly grasp it on a personal level. 

my hope for february is that i will continue to learn where the balance is for my life; more importantly, that God will be my priority and passion before anything else. i'm also looking forward to house guests throughout the month of february, beginning this weekend, w/ no break between guests 'til the 26th!

DECEMBER GOALS::

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• drink 8-10 glasses of water/day.
• call momma 2x/week.
• help charlottes. skype w/ family on mondays
• make november facebook photo album
• write my Christmas journal entry on Christmas day
• finish reading “nurture shock”
• finish 3 crochet projects
• research swim lessons for charlottes.
• make a weekly schedule
• house tour
• get our wills signed/witnessed
• get meal schedule organized for nelsons for jan-march
• mail out Christmas cards by december 16th

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• shoot 2 sessions.
• wrap up year-end on blog. 

JANUARY RECAP::

• read "the red queen" by phillipa gregory
• helped charlottes. create her Christmas thank-you's [haven't finished writing them yet.]
• undecorated the house/tree
• enjoyed marks.' parents visit from jan 19-22nd
• booked flights to birmingham and detroit [headed to the fam, and to sarnia, mid-to-late march!]
• organized my office
• edited Christmas pictures and posted december and january facebook albums
• shot two portrait sessions

FEBRUARY GOALS::

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• ·         exercise regularly [3x/week]
• ·         journal an update on charlottes.
• ·         read “outliers”
• ·         read “shepherding a child’s heart”
• ·         read john
• ·         look for dressers or cabinets for tv stand
• ·         find big pillow for c.’s bed
• ·         find mattress for c.’s bed
• ·         recover pillows for couch
• ·         get headboard finished for our bedroom
• ·         red hearts in dining room
• ·         help c. make marks. a valentine
• ·         schedule swim lessons for c.
• ·         glasses frames shopping

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• ·         shoot 3 sessions
• ·         shoot c.’s 21-month session
• ·         edit january sessions
• ·         update website

oh! lastly, because i feel my last few post have been lacking in visual interest, here's an image taken of my new precious niece, over Christmas. she's darling!