Resolution Tuesday: 40 Weeks to Go

Being sick last week caused me to miss Week 41. I'm a tad late on Week 40, but it's done!

As I posted HERE, I am going to "report in" on my resolution progress each work for the entire year. I had six areas (the seventh was doing this reporting) to which I wanted to give special attention. Posting about it keeps me accountable, which I find very helpful. I hope you don't mind!)

Area 1: Weight

I'm down 2 pounds! Ramping up the veggies definitely is useful.

Area 2: Family

This is a big one for me. In 30 years, my husband has always been amenable to whatever my movie/video choices have been. He's never balked at my inclusion of "chick flicks" even. Recently, I realized that it has been balanced in MY direction for too long. I have committed to watching a "guy" video more often. It's torture for me, but I'm going to do it. He's always watched them by himself, but I know he would like us to "be together" rather than apart in separate rooms. I will bite the bullet and....mercy....watch a movie of his choice. Oy.

Area 3: Schedule

I spent the weekend pulling together all my son's homeschooling journey to take to our evaluator. It was a work of art when I got done! My sister and I travel an hour to her house (we make a day of it with shopping and play areas for the kids). I hauled a crate full of stuff and we went through the entire year of his schooling. I love doing this. It's fun to look back and see how far he's come and also to plan toward the future. He passed with flying colors!

Area 4: Chassis Maintenance

Though 4-6 inches of snow is forecast for us (I thought it was going to be last night, but I guess it's tomorrow), I still see so many signs of spring. One of those is my very sad feet who have lived in utter darkness for months now. It's time for a pedi!

Area 5: Debt

Ever since I posted about Zero Waste, I've been keeping tabs on our own usage. It's rather dismal. I know that making some changes in my thinking will also affect the amount of money that goes out. We cleaned out my son's room (his birthday is in a week), and donated a full bag of things he no longer needs or wants to play with. I also talked to him about what happens to the things we throw away. It was enlightening to both of us.

Area 6: Garden

Guess what?? We purchased seeds! I will be getting some soil starter and planting my seed flats in the next few days. We bought no GMO, untreated seeds at our little local seed and feed store. The owner of the store gave me a fun little tip regarding "last frost" in our state: If there's no more snow on _____ mountain's nose, you can safely plant in the ground. Cool!



(Picture from HERE)