Philippians 3:14 Friday- May 22
Kate

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May Goals Update:  What Goals??

Well, that about sums it up.  I got distracted and totally forgot about my goals.  I've been taking Chickpea outside, and I've finished one of my books, but haven't done much with my daily and weekly goals.  I organized my kitchen cabinets, which makes me happy.  I can't even think of anything else to say about my goals!  I really need some get-up-and-go, as I've been really tired lately and generally not using my time wisely.  :(

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WFMW? Daily Themes
Kate

Check Out More "Works for Me Wednesday"

I'm not sure if this Works for Me, as I've just decided to try it, but even if it doesn't, it might work for you!

Daily Themes

If you've ever tried FlyLady you're probably already familiar with the concept.  (I think she calls it her Weekly Plan.)  It's basically focusing on one task each day.  Here's mine:

  • Monday: Laundry Day
  • Tuesday: Cleaning Day (Basic Housework)
  • Wednesday: Desk Day (Paying Bills, Filing, etc.)
  • Thursday: Fun Day (Fun Projects with Chickpea)
  • Friday: Kitchen Day (Dinner Prep for the Week, Baking)
This doesn't mean I'll spend ALL day on that task; my goal is to be done before 2-3pm at the latest.  It just means that once I do laundry/cleaning/whatever, then I don't even have to think about it for the rest of the week.  I've never tried having a weekly kitchen prep day, but we'll see how it goes!

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Philippians 3:14 Friday- May 15
Kate

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An Unrelated Story

The last week or so has been kind of crazy:  Lots to do at work, DangerBear got sick, and Chickpea was in two parades.  There's a Cute Little Town about 25 minutes from here that has a heritage festival every year, and Chickpea's school was marching in the parade on Thursday and Friday of last week.

Let me preface this by saying that I hate driving, especially in busy areas.  Let me also say that I am spatially challenged.  In other words, I can't read a map to save my life, and get easily confused.

So when we got to Cute Little Town on parade day, I parked pretty far away from the festivities.  I didn't want to deal with the closed-off roads and oodles of pedestrians.  On Thursday I remembered to write down directions from where I'd parked to the parade site.

On Friday, I forgot.  And I got lost on the way back.  As in, "walking several miles out of our way" lost.  With a very tired six year old.  I should have taken my GPS out of the car, just in case, but I didn't think I'd need it.  After all, I'd been to Cute Little Town plenty of times!

Praise God, I had my cell phone.  And the battery was even charged!  I eventually overcame my pride and called DangerBear, who got me directions.  We probably walked nearly five miles.  Chickpea was not happy with me.

Another praise: The weather was gorgeous.  About five minutes after we found the car, it started to rain.  :)

My Goals

I've been doing really well with some of my goals:

  • Straightened up the house every day
  • Drank my water every day
  • Took Chickpea outside almost every day
  • Took my vitamin almost every day
  • Cleaned the kitchen most days
  • Ate breakfast most days
Some goals need a little help:
  • I've missed several days of Bible reading
  • I haven't written in my journal in a couple of days
  • I've only made dinner about half the time
Finally, some goals are on life support:
  • My well-intentioned cleaning schedule went *pouf*
  • Fruit with breakfast and lunch?  What?
Yeah, so I'm working on it.  I have to keep reminding myself that this is about improving, not being perfect.

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WFMW: Multitasking Kitchen Items
Kate

I don't like having lots of little gadgets and appliances in the kitchen, although I love looking at them in Williams Sonoma.  I prefer to have items that I can use for more than one purpose.  Here's one example:

My Gravy Separator



(Yes I know the picture is sideways.  I've never had a problem with this, but Blogger was driving me nuts.  I have groceries to put away, so it's staying sideways.)

I bought it one year at Thanksgiving to, well, separate gravy.  For a while that was its only purpose, until I realized that I could use the mesh strainer on its own.


Now I use it for other things as well, such as...
  • serving the gravy, so I don't need a gravy boat
  • mise en place (holding water or other liquid so it's ready while I'm cooking)
  • sifting powdered sugar (it sifts right into the container so I can measure as I go)
  • dusting my work surface with flour
  • dusting baked goods (like cake or french toast) with powdered sugar
  • straining small amounts of jam or preserves
All that from one little tool!  That definitely Works for Me!

How do you get the most from your kitchen gadgets?

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Philippians 3:14 Friday- May 8
Kate

If you didn't get a chance to download the new monthly goal tracker, you can find it here.

Here's what mine looks like.  The one you can download is a Microsoft Word document that you can customize with your own goals.

(Sorry it's so big, but I wanted you to be able to see it properly.)

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My Progress

Daily Goals: So far this month (not counting today), I've...
  • done my Bible reading 6 times,
  • written in my journal 6 times,
  • taken Chickpea outside 6 times,
  • done my cleaning task 2 times (oops),
  • completed my dinner prep early 4 times
  • actually made dinner only 3 times (How'd that happen?!),
  • straightened up the house every day (7 times),
  • cleaned the kitchen before bed 5 times,
  • taken my vitamin and drank my water every day,
  • eaten breakfast 6 times, and
  • had a piece of fruit with breakfast 6 times.
Weekly Goals: Doing pretty well with these, but I have to write up my meal plan for the week.  I was supposed to do that on Wednesday.

Reading: Haven't started my books yet!

Projects: I'm almost done cleaning out my kitchen cabinets, and I'm working on preparing for the State Fair baking contests.  We finished digging up the grass in the garden; DangerBear just has to rototill it.  (Is "rototill" a word??)

So how are you all doing with your goals?



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