Monthly Goals

April Goals

Apr 1, 2015 /

April is here!

And with April comes Easter, thunderstorms, warmer weather, opening the windows, gardening, and so much more!

But first, let’s recap March.

Passports: I applied and received my new one already! Now I am free to travel internationally as a Jaderston!

Dentist: Mike and I both got our teeth cleaned in March.

Laundry room: Yes, yes, and yes. But I’m not sharing yet!

Vacation: Yes, yes, and yes again! (Links to posts about Zona)

I keep my monthly goals simple, attainable, and not too excessive. With that said, here is April…

Savings challenge: We are doing round two of our savings challenge this month. I am hoping we can continue an every other month pattern for awhile. It helps us practice patience, delayed gratification, and it reminds us that we absolutely can pinch our pennies a little tighter.

Scarlet and Gold Shop Calligraphy Class: LINK HERE I have dabbled in calligraphy with no real training. I am so excited to take this FREE class with Scarlet and Gold to refine my skills and learn some tips and tricks.

30 Day Reset: Mike and I have been wanting to switch up our diets for awhile. We will occasionally make some big changes but we always revert back to old habits. This month we are motivated to do a 30 day reset of our systems – that means lots of cooking, no eating out, and a very specific diet plan that helps to “reset” your body so you can figure out what you’re sensitive to and how your own body reacts to certain foods. We are reading Chris Kresser’s book, The Paleo Cure and following his plans for the 30 days.

Final touches on Laundry Room: Yay! Our big renovations/remodeling of the laundry room is complete – which I’ll share soon – but there are still some little things left to do… mostly decorate. I have LOVED working on one room from start to finish, but I am so excited to finish.

And that’s it for April! Do you make monthly goals?

Happy Day!

March Goals

Mar 4, 2015 /

I was ready for March. We had a great, fun time saving money in February but I was ready for March. And it’s HERE!

And with March comes 4 new goals.

I didn’t really make goals in February with retreats and since we were doing the savings challenge. I feel like the savings challenge was 4 goals all wrapped into one. Which I will warn you, we are planning more savings challenges. We had a lot of fun with this one and were really successful with date nights in and not buying things we wanted. We had a few big purchases that came up (like fixing our dryer) but besides that felt really good about it – and added a chunk of money to savings!

But now, March.

1. Apply for new passport: I feel like this one is pretty self-explanatory, but since I have a new name now (and a new social security card!!) it was time to get a new passport. My old one had been expired for 5 years… And now I’m Kelsey JADERSTON!

2. Get teeth cleaned: Thanks to Mike’s wonderful job, our insurance covers two teeth cleanings a year! My 6 months is up… This goal will be pretty easy to achieve since my appointment happened yesterday and I made the appointment 6 months ago, but I still feel pretty good about it being on the list.

3. LAUNDRY ROOM: I have confirmed with my husband that this will happen this month… I can’t guarantee that the entire goal will be accomplished because I have BIG dreams but I’m so excited to get started on this room! I’ll share plans/details later.

4. Go to ZONA & Relax: Don’t mind if I do! After our wild and crazy February we need a week of relaxing in the sun.

And that’s all folks! What do you have planned for March? Any Spring Break plans??

Happy Day!

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