I spent a while the previous few days reviewing my objectives for 2022 and was so thrilled with the progress I made in June! Right here’s an replace on every purpose:
Myself
1. Undergo 5 She Reads Reality research for the yr. (I’ve been loving going by these research once more this previous yr, however I noticed that it’s higher for me to undergo rather more slowly than what they designate the tempo needs to be. I often take 2-4 days on every day and that’s labored out properly for me in order that I’m actually soaking the verses and studying from the passages.)
June replace: To this point this yr, I’ve completed the Previous Testomony research, the New Testomony research, the Do Not Concern research, the One One other research, and completed the Hosea research in June. So I’ve formally accomplished this purpose! I’m doing the Armor of God research now.
2. End at the least 4 books a month. (Final yr, I set the audacious purpose of studying three books per week. I ended up falling very in need of that. So this yr, I made a decision to set a way more sensible purpose. I hope to exceed this purpose by lots, however we’ll see! And when you missed it, I’m setting month-to-month objectives as an alternative of yearly objectives for studying — and I’m actually enthusiastic about this strategy!)
June replace: I completed 9 books in January, 6 books in February, 9 books in March, and 4 books in April, and 5 books in Could, and 6 books in June— yay! You may see all my ebook evaluation posts right here.
3. Full at the least 1 craft monthly. (I plan to make use of among the craft kits that I’ve gotten from Annie’s Artistic Ladies’ Membership and Annie’s Artistic Girl Craft Membership. Since so lots of you bought the unbelievable offers I posted from them, they signed me up for each subscriptions as a thanks! Whereas crafting isn’t one thing I’m actually gifted at, I discover that it’s stress-free for me and one thing that challenges artistic components of my mind that I don’t use fairly often!)
June replace: I made stacking bracelets in January, a pillow in February, one other stacking bracelets package in March, an Easter craft in April, did a portray night time in Could with another foster mother mates, and made Backpack Dangles in June.
Motherhood
4. Have a month-to-month date with every of the three older children. (I’m planning on having the children assist me resolve what they’d love to do every month. I like hanging out with my children and I cherish our time collectively much more as they become old.)
June replace: Kathrynne and I went out to dinner and purchasing collectively, Kaitlynn and I went to her ice skating banquet + received pedicures collectively, and Silas and I went to Goal collectively and he received to select $15 value of no matter snack objects he wished (I had a present card!)
5. Learn 10 chapter books aloud to Kierstyn and Child D. (I’ve been studying a chapter from a read-aloud ebook every afternoon earlier than their naps + the studying we’re doing as a part of Kierstyn’s preschool. Whereas they’re little and far of it’s over their heads, I like to ascertain this behavior when my children are tiny in order that it turns into an vital a part of their household tradition for essentially the most adolescence of their life. Plus, it’s enjoyable for me!)
June replace: To this point this yr we’ve completed The Jesus Storybook Bible, Little Home within the Large Woods, and The Creativeness Station ebook #3.
Marriage
6. Have a month-to-month date with Jesse. (Whereas we hope to sometimes get an precise date night time out, with a number of little children, we wish to be sensible… so we plan to at the least do one Date Night time in a Field package at dwelling each month — even when we will’t get out for an actual date each month).
June replace: Jesse and I went on a film date AND we had a dinner date at one in every of our favourite eating places!
MoneySavingMom
7. End my subsequent ebook draft. (The primary draft is because of my writer mid-February. Then, we’ll be going by a number of rounds of edits earlier than it goes to the printers. It’s slated to launch in spring 2023!)
June replace: I turned in my ebook draft in February, met with my editor in March about edits, and turned within the first massive spherical of edits in April! In Could, they accepted my edited manuscript and I simply received my second spherical of edits