Month 2 Review

Let's Review:

Pray: OK.

We do pretty good at night prayers, but the morning is hard.

Read Scriptures: Pretty good.

Doing that challenge to read 10 pages every day actually worked pretty well. I really enjoy reading the scriptures and I love reading bigger chunks because I understand what's going on better. I know it's not really about the storyline, but I feel like that helps me stay in tune with everything.

I did struggle and got a little behind due to the holiday. I'm still catching up, but I will get there.

Gratitude Notebook: Bad, but Better.

I actually didn't end up keeping an actual notebook. I did make a few posts on here about things I was grateful for. But because I made it a goal to notice things, I actually did notice more. And I think that's more important than the actual writing it down every time.

Overall: Pretty good.

Not perfect, but I don't think that happiness = perfect. I'm just going to keep trying.

Previous goals review

Bed by 10, up at 6:30: Still struggling.

Going to bed at 10 is getting better, though not perfect. The morning is still awful. Even at 7. Sad, I know.

Exercise: Still doing pretty good.

Because of the holiday we fell a little behind, but we're still going. Last check, I could do 40 push ups in a row.

Eat Breakfast: A little better.

At the beginning of the month I was doing better than more recently. I'm still working on it though.

Organize & De-clutter: Bad.

I don't think that I'm going to keep track of this one anymore. I have done pretty well at just keeping my table and computer desk clear of piles, so I think that's good enough for me.

Rookie*

Of all the things on this earth that I am grateful for, my husband tops the list.

I find a reason every day that I am so happy to have him in my life.

Like this morning, he scraped off my car after it snowed all weekend.

It made him late to class, and he still did it.

And each day, he makes sure that he makes me smile at least once.

Whether by acting silly or doing something he knows I'll appreciate.

Something as simple as bringing in the mail.

Most of all, he loves me. And he treats me like he loves me. EVERY DAY.

*My husband's nickname in high school was Rookie.

Friends & Tight Spaces

Tonight we had a few friends over.

When I say few, I mean 12, plus 4 kids.

Including us, that was 18 people in our apartment.

We don't have a very big apartment.

But we had so much fun and we all were able to squeeze in.

It made me grateful for the great friends we've made in our ward here.

And it makes me hopeful that we'll stay in touch long after we move out.

Sisters

I haven't done very well at actually keeping a Gratitude Journal.

But I'll keep working on it.

But last night I realized one thing that I am always grateful for: Sisters.

I have two sisters.

One is 14, and while we don't always get along, I think it's because I remember the sweet baby she was and the toddler that would sit on my lap and give me hugs when my day was lousy. (There's a 12 year age difference.) And I just want her to stay that person and not get pulled into the attitude that as a teenager she has to know everything and top everyone.

The other is 22, just 4 years younger than me. We had our differences when we were younger, but as we got older we became really close. We even got married around the same time and we've taken trips together, as friends & sisters.

Last night I spent a good hour talking to my sister. We laughed and talked and laughed some more.

It reminded me that I need to spend more time talking to my sisters, just for no reason at all.

Because only sisters can understand how it feels to marry into a family that does things differently than your own.

Because only sisters can understand how crazy your own family really is.

And because only sisters can make you laugh so hard that you can't breathe, over a story about a cheese ball.

Push ups & Chocolate Shakes

Last night I had a test again for my level in push ups.

I did 40 without stopping.

That made me feel pretty good.

I then proceeded to drink a chocolate shake. :)

That made me feel good too. :)

At least I did the push ups. I could've skipped them, right?

I've also been doing pretty good at reading my scriptures, though I've fallen a little behind.

I'll catch up today though.

And I still need to work on going to bed on time.

I'll get there.

November - Contemplate the Heavens

This month I'm going to Contemplate the Heavens.

To me this means work on my spirituality.

My Resolutions:

• Pray
• Morning & Night
• With & without my husband
• Read Scriptures
• With & without my husband
• Study & make notes
• I've come across a challenge hosted on this blog that I am going to join in. That seems to help me. Please feel free to join as well!
• Gratitude Notebook
• Once or twice a week
• Notice the Hand of God in all things
• Can be grateful for things you have and things you don't have

I know I'm a week late starting this, but I am still going to go forward. 

One thing I tend to do is give up on something if I mess up at the beginning. 

I need to correct this thinking.

If at first you mess up, just keep trying!