Ugh, I've been such a blog slacker.
I have no good excuse, other than things are just going really well and I'm more likely to write about things when my world is upside down and/or I'm exceptionally moody.
So I'm such a big slacker that this month's goals are a few days late. Whatever.
* Perhaps my first goal should be to keep up with the blogging. I kicked so much blog-butt in June!
* I really, really want to just have fun this month. Most of the wedding things are taken care of and I just want to let loose and enjoy being engaged, young and happy.
* I want to do some major friend bonding... dinners, lunches, weekend get-togethers. We already have some things lined up for this weekend, so I should be off to a good start this month.
* I want to keep up with the just-the-right-amount-of-confidence at work. I've been tackling some interesting issues in my coverage area and trying my darndest to pump the stories out. Pink slip I WILL NOT get. Hopefully. Oy!
I guess that's it for specific goals. In general, I just want to get a good ole, well-mixed pot of jolly goodness... me time vs. time with Scott and family/friends; working like an animal vs. chillin' on the front porch...
I feel good and am loving this new-found happy place.
I hope it lasts!!!
Happy July!
Showing posts with label GOALS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GOALS. Show all posts
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Goals - June 2009
It's time for our monthly meditation on what to do and what not to do for a happy, better Pook.
Last month was tough, and so were the goals. I met most of them, though.
I chatted with mi gemellllaaaaaa (Nicole, you'll be getting another ring-a-ling soon, I'm sure). We ordered our invites (yay!) and I hung out with Kassia and Ashley. I didn't finish the baby blanket (I did crochet a few rows the other night, though) and I certainly can't figure out the stepmother issues. She's visiting in August, so maybe that's when we need to focus on that goal.
* This month, I need to unwind and de-bitch. No, seriously, I've been a moody little bugger the past few months. Part of it is stress (work, wedding) and part of it is just me being a silly girl.
* I want to take a 'time-out' every week, whether it's for a walk or sitting on the front porch with a beer in my hand or even just hanging out with friends...
...which brings me to my second goal.
* I need to make/find/hang out more with friends, especially girls. Truth be told, I was never a fan of having girl friends... too much drama, too many skirts, way too much for a shy tomboy to handle. But lately, I've realized it's nice to complain about guys or work or my split ends or acne or WHY WON'T MY JUST-SHAVED LEGS STAY SMOOTH??? So hear this, friends, I'm after you!!!
* I really want to raise money for and have fun getting ready for the softball marathon. (Won't you join our team?)
* I'd love to get back to my photography hobby and experiment with my camera and its settings and maybe get more serious about that.
* Healthy body, healthy mind. I need to exercise more (Let's get that tennis court cleared off, Scott!) and make sure mind, body and soul are as healthy and happy as can be. I know I've come a long way with that, but it can always get better, right?
Any other suggestions? Advice?
Things I'm looking forward to this month:
*Meeting with Kacey in Hershey this weekend. Cabooooooooose!!! We're going to have a blast at the park and with Scott and his friend, Ryan.
* Nick and Erin's wedding. Scott is Nick's old friend from childhood and they're in each other's weddings. It will be fun to watch the very process he and I will be going through in 3.75 months!
* Working a weekend. I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!
* Father's Day... I should do something nice for my dad. Hmmmm.
Happy June!
Last month was tough, and so were the goals. I met most of them, though.
I chatted with mi gemellllaaaaaa (Nicole, you'll be getting another ring-a-ling soon, I'm sure). We ordered our invites (yay!) and I hung out with Kassia and Ashley. I didn't finish the baby blanket (I did crochet a few rows the other night, though) and I certainly can't figure out the stepmother issues. She's visiting in August, so maybe that's when we need to focus on that goal.
* This month, I need to unwind and de-bitch. No, seriously, I've been a moody little bugger the past few months. Part of it is stress (work, wedding) and part of it is just me being a silly girl.
* I want to take a 'time-out' every week, whether it's for a walk or sitting on the front porch with a beer in my hand or even just hanging out with friends...
...which brings me to my second goal.
* I need to make/find/hang out more with friends, especially girls. Truth be told, I was never a fan of having girl friends... too much drama, too many skirts, way too much for a shy tomboy to handle. But lately, I've realized it's nice to complain about guys or work or my split ends or acne or WHY WON'T MY JUST-SHAVED LEGS STAY SMOOTH??? So hear this, friends, I'm after you!!!
* I really want to raise money for and have fun getting ready for the softball marathon. (Won't you join our team?)
* I'd love to get back to my photography hobby and experiment with my camera and its settings and maybe get more serious about that.
* Healthy body, healthy mind. I need to exercise more (Let's get that tennis court cleared off, Scott!) and make sure mind, body and soul are as healthy and happy as can be. I know I've come a long way with that, but it can always get better, right?
Any other suggestions? Advice?
Things I'm looking forward to this month:
*Meeting with Kacey in Hershey this weekend. Cabooooooooose!!! We're going to have a blast at the park and with Scott and his friend, Ryan.
* Nick and Erin's wedding. Scott is Nick's old friend from childhood and they're in each other's weddings. It will be fun to watch the very process he and I will be going through in 3.75 months!
* Working a weekend. I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!
* Father's Day... I should do something nice for my dad. Hmmmm.
Happy June!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Goals - May 2009
I almost forgot about setting and keeping my goals, but please forgive me -- I did just spend a week whining about getting four teeth out.
I think I did fairly well in April. Scott and I made time for each other; I didn't freak out about the little things and I talked to just about all of my close friends and family. I had 23 posts in 30 days, which I'm pretty proud of, and we finished all of the major house projects!
This month, I would like to:
- Talk more often with Nicole. She's my Maid of Honor and she's amazing. She deals with a crazy bride-to-be, bridesmaids scattered across the East Coast and three mother-wannabes. She also is planning something very sneaky for the weekend of July 31. Hmmm. I need, need, NEED (and want) to make more of an effort to charla con ella. (Warning - when I stop lisping, you are SOOOOO being called.)
- Finish the baby blanket for the baby that was born a week ago. Sigh. What started out as a Christmas present, and then baby shower present will now have to be a Happy Month Birthday present for Olivia Claire.
- Order invites. OK, I know at some point I need a serious wedding planning time-out, but this is really the last major thing we have to do. We order them and it's all the little things. We made up some preliminary ones online already while I was couch-bound, so I feel confident those will be ordered as soon as we talk to our officiant.
- Hang out with Kassia. And Ashley. There's no reason why I live so close to these two stylish and fun ladies and don't hang out with them more. There, I said it. I NEED GIRL TIME!
- Do something fun and surprising for Scott. Even if it means an afternoon of golf or something equally gag-inducing for myself.
- Figure out the Janet situation. Not inviting my stepmother to the wedding is probably not a viable option. Ignoring her won't work forever, either. I need to tell her to back off and settle for friend, er acquaintance, and just smile at her weird way of telling you how it is.
- Go home.
I need Jersey.
I need my chochie and my dad and the sound of cars whizzing by fast enough to put Scott into shock.
May is a really tough month for me.
Not only does Mother's Day amount to another day that is just so hard to swallow some years, but this month will also bring the 15th anniversary of my mom's passing. I can't even fathom that number. FIF-TEEN YEARS. Three-fifths of my life has been without her now. I will do what I've been doing the past few years, but better and stronger -- I will honor her memory with silent moments of an image of her soft blonde hair wrapped up in yarn ribbons, catching some rays in the backyard of our home; I will accept the truth of her -- for good and for bad -- and I will embrace it as I would embrace her if she were with me physically right now; And I will celebrate her and the life that she gave me in whatever little ways seem to fit. I'm thinking of planting some flowers or a small bush somewhere on our property where I can go and wrap myself up in its scent and my memories. Memories are all I have.
Sorry for such a downer, but really, these are good things.
Think good thoughts, live a happy life.
HAPPY MAY!
I think I did fairly well in April. Scott and I made time for each other; I didn't freak out about the little things and I talked to just about all of my close friends and family. I had 23 posts in 30 days, which I'm pretty proud of, and we finished all of the major house projects!
This month, I would like to:
- Talk more often with Nicole. She's my Maid of Honor and she's amazing. She deals with a crazy bride-to-be, bridesmaids scattered across the East Coast and three mother-wannabes. She also is planning something very sneaky for the weekend of July 31. Hmmm. I need, need, NEED (and want) to make more of an effort to charla con ella. (Warning - when I stop lisping, you are SOOOOO being called.)
- Finish the baby blanket for the baby that was born a week ago. Sigh. What started out as a Christmas present, and then baby shower present will now have to be a Happy Month Birthday present for Olivia Claire.
- Order invites. OK, I know at some point I need a serious wedding planning time-out, but this is really the last major thing we have to do. We order them and it's all the little things. We made up some preliminary ones online already while I was couch-bound, so I feel confident those will be ordered as soon as we talk to our officiant.
- Hang out with Kassia. And Ashley. There's no reason why I live so close to these two stylish and fun ladies and don't hang out with them more. There, I said it. I NEED GIRL TIME!
- Do something fun and surprising for Scott. Even if it means an afternoon of golf or something equally gag-inducing for myself.
- Figure out the Janet situation. Not inviting my stepmother to the wedding is probably not a viable option. Ignoring her won't work forever, either. I need to tell her to back off and settle for friend, er acquaintance, and just smile at her weird way of telling you how it is.
- Go home.
I need Jersey.
I need my chochie and my dad and the sound of cars whizzing by fast enough to put Scott into shock.
May is a really tough month for me.
Not only does Mother's Day amount to another day that is just so hard to swallow some years, but this month will also bring the 15th anniversary of my mom's passing. I can't even fathom that number. FIF-TEEN YEARS. Three-fifths of my life has been without her now. I will do what I've been doing the past few years, but better and stronger -- I will honor her memory with silent moments of an image of her soft blonde hair wrapped up in yarn ribbons, catching some rays in the backyard of our home; I will accept the truth of her -- for good and for bad -- and I will embrace it as I would embrace her if she were with me physically right now; And I will celebrate her and the life that she gave me in whatever little ways seem to fit. I'm thinking of planting some flowers or a small bush somewhere on our property where I can go and wrap myself up in its scent and my memories. Memories are all I have.
Sorry for such a downer, but really, these are good things.
Think good thoughts, live a happy life.
HAPPY MAY!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Goals- April
I've decided it wouldn't be a terrible idea for me to set myself up with some goals each month, beginning with April. (I can't believe it's April already!)
There's a few things I'm guaranteed this month, for good or bad:
- Dad and Janet are visiting this weekend
- I'm getting my wisdom teeth taken out (groooaaannn)
- I'm working a weekend in the office
- Olivia Rishel will be born!
There's a few things I'd like to commit to accomplishing this month:
- Blogging more often. It's too therapeutic to let it slip by the wayside.
- I have GOT to book a DJ.
- I need to NOT frantically clean the house every spare minute I get. That time can go better toward time with Scott, time to myself, time to read, etc.
- I will complete the backyard/house cleaning/prep. Some call it spring cleaning -- I call it "we-moved in-and-neglected-everything-six-months-ago, so-that-we-could-move-in, ya know?" :-)
- I will call each of my bridesmaids, plus my niece, and a few other distant friends and family to let them know they mean the world to me.
I'm not gonna be no April fool, yo.
(hahaha)
Happy April!
There's a few things I'm guaranteed this month, for good or bad:
- Dad and Janet are visiting this weekend
- I'm getting my wisdom teeth taken out (groooaaannn)
- I'm working a weekend in the office
- Olivia Rishel will be born!
There's a few things I'd like to commit to accomplishing this month:
- Blogging more often. It's too therapeutic to let it slip by the wayside.
- I have GOT to book a DJ.
- I need to NOT frantically clean the house every spare minute I get. That time can go better toward time with Scott, time to myself, time to read, etc.
- I will complete the backyard/house cleaning/prep. Some call it spring cleaning -- I call it "we-moved in-and-neglected-everything-six-months-ago, so-that-we-could-move-in, ya know?" :-)
- I will call each of my bridesmaids, plus my niece, and a few other distant friends and family to let them know they mean the world to me.
I'm not gonna be no April fool, yo.
(hahaha)
Happy April!
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