January 3 in 30 (Big Massive FAIL!!!) & other news

Yes that is right folks, I did not accomplish all my goals for January=(  I did pay off a debt (woot! woot!).  The closets have come along, but are not completely in order. (Do I get brownie points for progress made?)  And as for the 10 lbs in the month of January??  I haven't weighed myself in 2 weeks, but the weight is slow to come off=(  I've had some blood work done to determine why I'm so tired and slow to loose weight.  So far everything seems okay, but my Vit. D is low so the doctor put me on 5000 IU a day.  Hopefully that helps give me some energy, which in turn will help me loose weight *fingers crossed.*


On to other news...


Makayla took a trip to the endocrinologist for the first time this past week.  We now have a plan to keep her blood sugar stable, and hopefully all these sick episodes will subside.  That also reminds me, she was hospitalized a little over a week ago.  It appears as if she had pneumonia, but the next day she woke up, took off her oxygen, and just seemed perfectly happy!  We only had to stay one night (thank God).  This was our first overnight stay since "the incident" back in September...


One more thing that I wanted to touch on....we've had some scary episodes with Makayla.  I also read Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman (Fabulous book!  Highly Recommend!).  Plus I watched an episode of Oprah where these parents lost all three of their children in a car accident.  With all this, on top of the doctor this week asking the life expectancy of Makayla with her Chromosome condition, it got me thinking...thoughts that...I don't...want...to...think...but...they're there=( 


So I read in a magazine a suggestion to keep a one sentence journal.  Everyday just write a sentence about something from that day.  It is "time manageable" with my busy life.  So I purchased a very pretty journal yesterday at TJ Maxx and began.  But I am writing one sentence for each of my kids.  Some days they may be combined depending on what happened that day.  I don't want to miss a thing, and I don't ever want to get to the place where I forget "the little things."  As time allows me, I think I will also write a sentence for myself as encouragement on days in which I need it. 


So, now that February is about to begin, what are my goals for this month?  I will be thinking about those tonight and hopefully get my post up tomorrow, if not then by Friday.  Everyone have a fabulous week!  Until we meet again...

January Week 1 Update

I am progressing well with my goals.  Recap of goals & progress:

Lose 10 lbs this month Today's weigh-in I am down 2.4 lbs

Pay off one debt Accomplished!  We paid off a $750 debt before interest started accruing!

Organize master bedroom closets Sadly, I have yet to begin this task.  I am hoping to start today with before and after pics for your viewing pleasure;)

I can't wait to see what I have accomplished by next Friday!  If you haven't joined the challenge yet, what are you waiting for?  Join in=)

3 in 30 (January)

So here goes my first post of the new year...did you set any goals of make any "resolutions?"  I think the concept of 3 goals in 30 days and linking up every week to check accountability is a fabulous idea!  You should do the same=o)  The normal areas I like to work on every year when January 1st rolls around are health, organization, finances, and spiritual. 

The health is a non-negotiable area.  I have to change some things.  I went to doctor last week because I have gained....hating to tell you....16 lbs in less then 3 months:-o...yeah I know...eeek!  I've had such a lack of energy and it has really messed with my body lately.  So after some tests my sugar was up.  This scares me.  I hate the thought of one day being diabetic.  I was close to gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy and have dismissed any possibility of ever developing the condition.  Well now it's staring me in the face, so yes, somethings have to change. 

Having said that, here are my 3 goals for January:

Lose 10 lbs this month (that's 2.5 lbs a week).
Pay off 1 debt.
Organize the master bedroom closets.

So there you have it folks, I truly believe all three goals are very do-able.  Check in with you on Friday for an update, or maybe we shall meet sooner;)