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Since I am already at the 18th this will be a mini list. 1. Continue to lose weight 2. Pick green tomatoes to make pickled green tomatoes for dh 3. Work on organizing craft room 4. Keep kitchen clean.

I know that it is the 11th but at least I will have them posted. 1. continue to lose weight 2. keep food budget to $75 a week 3. go through master bedroom looking for yard sale items 4. inventory deep freeze, pantry and refrigerator 5. start sewing

Time to take a look at March's goals and how I did. 1. Remove junk food from house - for the most part I got this done 2. Lose 5 pounds - I think I lost 3 so I was close 3. 30 mins of activity daily - did not get it done daily and it is most likely why I only lost 3 pounds 4. check sugar at least 3 x daily - also had troubles with this too 5. Read up on Byette - I read but I don't know how I feel about it yet. 6. Finish FAFSA for Rachel - I am pleased to say that I did get this done. This has been an up and down month for me. A lot of pain and struggling with finances - not a good combo. I hope to do better next month.

I went to the doctor today for my three month diabetic checkup. Well my A1C is 9.3 way not good. My blood pressure is elevated and I had gained 10 pounds. So on to this months goals. 1. Remove junk food from house. 2. Lose at least 5 pounds (a must) 3. Do at least 30 mins of movement a day (either walking, Wii or swim class) 4. Check my glucose at least three times a day. Record it for doctor. 5. Read up on Byetta and let the doctor know what I think. 6. Finish FAFSA this month for Rachel.

It is the 2nd of March and it is time to see how I did last month. 1. Lose 5 lbs. = I only lost 1.5 pounds. 2. Cull through my clothes = I did a little bit more of this but still not done. 3. Get my taxes done as well as Ian's and Rachel's = they are all done but I need to fix Ian's and send it back out. 4. Pay down bills = Success !!!!!!!!!!!! I paid off two more bills for a monthly savings of $326.56. For the year so far: $439.56 5. Start Christmas gifts for 2011 = well I did some planning but did not finish the afghans. 6. Finish organizing coupons = I did get this done. 7. Stay in food budget = once again I was a little over.

With a new month starting tomorrow I took the time to think about goals for February. Here we go. 1. The weight loss goal will stay the same = 5 pounds 2. I will continue to cull through my clothes and donate to Goodwill. 3. Get my taxes done as well as Ian's and Rachel"s. Have them all e-filed by the end of the month. 4. Continue to pay down bills. Total saved per month so far: $113 per month. 5. Start working on Christmas gifts. Finish afghans this month. 6. Finish organizing my coupons and start using them more consistently. 7. Stay within our budget. #6 will help a lot in this area. Like I did this month I will revisit at the end of the month.

Well it is the last day of January already. It seems like it was just New Years and here we are staring February in the face. I thought I would revisit my goals for this month. 1. Lose 5 pounds = not good. I gained 2 pounds. When I am stressed I eat and this was a stressful month. Even too much of good things are not good. 2. Cull through my clothes = I have started this but I am not done yet. 3. Get better organized for next tax season = Success !! I found an expandable folder that is designed for taxes and it has been placed where I can find it. I already have some of this years info in it already. 4. Don't buy craft supplies just because = I have had to buy some to finish a piece I am working on. I did buy some for my next project but I haven't spent a lot this month. 5. Pay down bills = Success again !! We have paid off a hospital bill this month. This has freed up $113 a month. Now on to the next bill. Now on to next month.

Ahhh, October 1 and finally the weather is starting to feel like fall. I have decided that I need to spend my time more wisely and have a plan of attack. I will try to list my goals and I hope to revisit them from time to time to see how I have done. Homemaking: -clean blinds and make curtains for laundry room and craft room -clean hardwood in living room - clean ceiling fan in living room and craft room - look into getting new light fixture for kitchen dining area (I think ours has a short) - go through my clothes and cull out those that don't fit or I don't wear Feeding The Masses: -rearrange and manage better my home canned goods - make and can barbecue sauce - make and can pinto and black beans - inventory deep freeze, cull what is freezer burnt - inventory pantry and rearrange for better usage - inventory freezer/fridge so all can be used before spoilage - make a weekly menu and try to stick to it to avoid last minute panic Crafting: - work on grocery bags (christmas gi...