thoughtful tuesday

my thoughts today are on goals.
i just love the start of a new year. it feels so refreshing and motivating~just knowing there is a whole year to accomplish new things.
and while i don't make new year's resolutions, i have been thinking about goals i have this year.
i love this quote i read earlier:

"goals that are not written down are just wishes."

~unknown~


since i really want to incorporate these goals into my everyday life, i figured i should write them down.
**read the bible everyday
(even if it's just one page, i want to get into the habit of doing this.)

**start my day off each weekday with personal bible study
(this goes along with the first goal. i have already been doing this and it feels so good to start my morning off on such an encouraging note.)

**make something creative each week
(this can be a card, a scrapbook page--anything that helps me think creatively)

**keep a good schedule of cleaning
(i love the end result, but cleaning is not something i enjoy. and when i don't enjoy things i put them off. so keeping a cleaning schedule is going to keep me focused on doing this each week.)

**be more o.c.d.
(usually i just do things "good enough." i am in no way a perfectionist and if something is good enough, that's just fine with me. if something isn't done perfectly, it just doesn't bother me. but i am going to try and let things bother me. that didn't sound right. what i mean is i am going to do things better than just good enough. this might be my most challenging goal so far.)

**be more involved
(more about this next tuesday.)

**organize something each week
(whether it's a room, a closet, a drawer--whatever. but something at my home will be organized every week!)

so...those are the major things i will be focusing on this year.
i'll let you know how i'm doing.


i'm already doing good on my cleaning schedule. yesterday was spent cleaning all the cabinets in my kitchen with murphy's oil soap. it took much longer than i thought, but now i have shiny, pretty cabinets! today was spent cleaning downstairs. my floors are sparkling!

in other news...we finally decided and ordered the family pictures we had taken this summer (see? procrastinator!) i can't wait to frame them.
that's all for today--i'm off to make dinner and watch the biggest loser. a new season starts tonight and we love that show!