Goals

One of my goals this year was to read 12 books.  The year before I may have read around 6 books.

I was really nervous setting this goal because I haven't really sat and read in years.  Owning kindles boosted my reading over the past few years but nothing like I did this year.  A friend of mine was challenging herself to a book challenge and I knew there was no way I could read as many as she could and she suggested a book a month for me.  I took her up on the challenge.

When setting this goal, I knew I would be reading my normal cops, mysteries and paranormal type books.  I also wanted to read something I typically wouldn't read. I read one christian book (not in your face religion but more spiritual) and also the trilogy 50 shades lol.  Neither I was intending to read but they came into my life at the right moments.  I did enjoy both, but couldn't wait to get back to my normal genre of books.  Which I am once again reading.  I'm just starting book #15.

I won't be really thinking about 2013 goals yet, but I will have to up my challenge with the books and maybe read something else a little different for myself.  Or  maybe finally finish one of those spiritual books I started (those seem to take me longer)  I really love fiction and the wonderful worlds it can create.

4-H Fair

This is our 5th 4-H fair and each year the girls get more and more involved.  This year I had two home arts managers.  They helped with the clean up and set up.  They also helped with getting the projects displayed in the correct areas.  They also between the two of them had 50 projects they submitted.  Many of these were done over the year.  But several they did within the last month of the fair.

They both wanted to bake this year too.  My oldest never wants to bake, but she really wanted to make cupcakes.  So we looked online for a cupcake recipe and we found the most amazing cupcakes.  pumpkin cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting.  She required little help in the kitchen.  This mama is feeling pretty amazing and proud at how she has grown.

My youngest need a little help baking but is pretty amazing with what she bakes.  She made two baking projects.  A no-bake chocolate pb crunch and her amazing donuts.

Chloe really wanted to get a purple ribbon and her wish came true with those pumpkin cupcakes.  She is so proud!  And now she really wants a court of honor ribbon.  Which means she needs to step up her projects and work a little harder.  She is ready to do this.

Amber wants to make court of honor next year.  She wants that purple ribbon.  She also knows she has to step of her projects.
I'm very proud of both my girls and the lessons they are learning in 4-H.  I was in 4-H as a child for about 3 years and I have many fond memories.  I'm glad i'm able to give them the same opportunity.

So we now go into our 6th year of 4h.

Things to look forward to when i hit goal

Someone in a Sparkpeople Live meeting gave me an idea of creating a list of things to look forward to when I hit my goal weight.  Her's was inspired by the Biggest Loser show when they did goal shirts.  I was going to come up with 100 things like she did, but i think the list I came up with is perfect.  I don't need 100 things, I need things that will inspire and motivate me to stay moving towards my goals.

And here they are:

- No more back pain
- Energy because i'm not lugging around the extra weight
- Goal pictures
- Scale a rock wall with ease
- Fit into single digit clothes
- Onederland
- No more big thighs
- To take lose weight off my yearly goals
- To wear cute tight shirts showing off my new figure
- To exercise to stay healthy not to get healthy
- To have a healthy bmi
- To shop in the normal size clothes at old navy
- To wear a swimsuit at the beach and feel confident
- To be able to run/walk a 5k
- See my sparkpeople goal ticker reach the other side
- To shout from the roof tops that i made goal
- Not having my hips stick way out
- Enjoying my fruits and veggies
- Not to worry going out with friends that i'm going to undo everything i did with one meal
- To conquer my weight
- Love myself
- To sit comfortably in chairs and not look like a big blob
- Fly
- Keep the weight off
- Go on a fun hiking weekend
- Party with my friends with healthy food and loads of fun
- Maintain my new wonderful body
- Wear my sexy black dress and go dancing
- Less weight will make it easier for my body to pump blood
- I won't feel like someone else hiding behind all the extra weight