I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We had a day filled with family, food, and gifts. We started by thanking the Lord for His most precious gift, Jesus, and then the kids opened their gifts. They received lots of LEGO sets, which they were extremely happy about. π
Tomorrow, we start packing all over again. We’ve packed a good amount so far, but we have a lot to go. I’ve made a plan as to which rooms will get packed on certain days, and we have to stick to that plan. So I’ll be keeping my goals pretty simple and centered around our upcoming move back to Illinois.
But first, here’s how I did with last week’s goals:
Family/Mothering Goals:
1. Keep up with adding one ornament to the Christmas tree everyday until Christmas — We didn’t do this perfectly, but when we missed a day, we’d just do it the next time we added ornaments.
2. Make Christmas cookies! — We made Christmas cookies twice, and I definitely want to share the recipe I used here on the blog. They turned out so delicious!
The kids decorated the cookies, and they were so good! Perfect sugar cookies!
Personal Goals:
3. Juice at least 2 days this week
4. Pray — And continuing to pray…
5. Walk on the treadmill 4 days this week — I never ended up getting on the treadmill, but I did spent extra time walking around a few stores. That counts as exercise, right? π I also spent lots of time on my feet, cooking and baking in the kitchen.
We decided to purchase an Ergo baby carrier for Elisabeth, so I’m hoping that I’m be able ‘wear’ Elisabeth in the carrier while I walk on the treadmill. It should get here on Wednesday, and I’m super excited! I’ve used baby wraps in the past, but for quite some time Elisabeth hasn’t liked the moby wrap I had been using with her.
She likes to be held a ton, and my arms and hands are actually starting to bother me when I carry her now. I think the combination of carrying her and using the computer is starting to affect me physically. Not good. But I’m hoping she’ll love the Ergo, and I can use that to carry her around the house.
Home Management Goals:
6. Plan an activity for our little family Christmas party
7. Pack
Business Goals:
8. Work on client projects
9. Write 3 blog posts
10. Create one video
And now for this week’s goals:
Family/Mothering Goals:
1. Help the kids pack up their rooms
2. Go out for a family lunch
Personal Goals:
3. Juice at least 3 days this week
4. Pray about moving, the closing, and a family trip
5. Walk on the treadmill 3 days this week
Home Management Goals:
6. Follow our packing plan
7. Clean, clean, clean
Business Goals:
8. Work on client project
9. Write 3 blog posts
10. Take extra time off of working
What are your goals for this week?
My girlfriend swears by her Ergo. Good luck with the move. Can’t imagine moving with 5 kiddos in toe. Have you considered pitching the process to reality TV? haha
Hi Mandy! Lol! No, I have considered pitching the process to reality TV. Thankfully, my two oldest children are able to help quite a bit with this move. We have the younger ones (3 & 5) packing their toys and stuff in boxes, too. Every little bit helps, so that my husband and I don’t have to do it all. π
I actually think this move may be a bit easier that our last move, because the baby is now a year old. She can walk around and play while I put things in boxes. It was definitely harder to move when she was 4 months old and wanted to be carried.
Thanks for letting me know your girlfriends thoughts on the Ergo! I can’t wait for mine to arrive today!
Sandra you did great on your goals for this past week. I hope the carrier works out for Elisabeth.
I used a sling with both of my kids both of my kids loved them. I could vacuum, make dinner, go shopping all with them in the sling. My son as a toddler loved to ride in the sling instead of the stroller. Both of my kids loved to be held and with me all the time. The Maya Wrap really helped me be able to keep up with others things while meeting my kids needs.
I hope you are able to keep up with your packing and all the other things you want to get done this week. I will be praying your week goes well.
Thank you, Shelly! I’m praying for you, too, and ‘m so thankful that we can pray for each other. π
I’m really looking forward to getting the Ergo today and trying it out with the Elisabeth. π I wish she would’ve liked the other wrap longer, but she didn’t…
The cookies look delicious! I can’t wait to see the recipe here on the blog π
I hope everything works out with the move. My youngest was about 6 months old when we moved to our current house and it definitely was a challenge packing everything up and then unpacking and organizing it at the new place. I’m glad that your bigger kids can help out with everything!
Thanks, Erin! And we are moving along with the packing. We are a bit behind on what was supposed to be packed yesterday, because we were out of the house for a few hours. I’m going to catch up on that today, and then we’re going to pack up our bedroom, throw out the couch, my desk (it’s messed up), and a mattress. Fun stuff! π I’ve scheduled a bulk garbage pick up for these items, so we need to get them to the curb today.