I have spent most of today at my mums house with the girls. We usually go there every Sunday for our dinner and for the girls to play. Also so I can get a little break, my mum does all the chasing around instead of me. We had a lovely Sunday lunch today and I was good and didn't over indulge, especially with the crackling. I usually finish the whole plate but today I only had two small pieces. Healthy eating for the win.
I also want to talk about my little addiction to Pinterest. I have already mentioned that I use the site in previous posts. If anybody is a member I am sure they will understand. Let me start by explaining what pinterest is, it is a website where you create boards and you pin pictures to them but if you click on the pictures they will send you to the link where they came from. I have a few boards, from recipes I want to try, crafts, animal photos, words and art. I find this website so useful, especially all the recipes. In fact I found so many recipes that I had to buy some extra equipment so I could try them. This is mainly a slow cooker or crock pot in the USA. I have tried a few already and they are fantastic. The thing is you find so many things to try that you need to find time to try them all. Please let me know if you use the site and what your thoughts are as I have only heard positive things about.
Goodbye for now.
J x
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Saturday, 5 January 2013
Jobs Getting Done
I am feeling really happy today as I have been able to catch up on most of my washing. There was quite a bit to do, although some of it still needs putting away though. I did spend about half an hour sorting out my t-shirt draw thanks to pinterest. I now have all my t-shirts folded and displayed in my draw so I can see all the designs without having to look through them all. Here's the link I got from pinterest http://www.darkroomanddearly.com/2012/03/diy-organized-t-shirt-drawers.html. I hope this help some people who need more organization.
Me and my girls have also been enjoying watching the cartoons and programmes I use to watch when I was little. This is all thanks too CITV and there old skool weekend they have been having. I didn't know whether they would enjoy them as they are so different to what they watch now, but my eldest really took an interest and asked lots of questions about them. I'm sure we will watch some more tomorrow.
Me and my girls have also been enjoying watching the cartoons and programmes I use to watch when I was little. This is all thanks too CITV and there old skool weekend they have been having. I didn't know whether they would enjoy them as they are so different to what they watch now, but my eldest really took an interest and asked lots of questions about them. I'm sure we will watch some more tomorrow.
I have also taken my little dog for a walk, so I got some exercise done today too. But it also one of my treat day's, although I am not going to go overboard. I have one can of pop and I have had a small apple and blackberry pie. I may have a couple of squares of chocolate as well.
I'm sure I will have more to report tomorrow.
J x
J x
Friday, 4 January 2013
To Do, To Do, To Do
It seems at the moment I have loads of to do lists and there is no end in sight. This makes me quite happy actually as it is giving me something to do. I have lists for things that need organizing, lists for chores to do, lists for personal goals and lists of ways to make some extra money too.
Today I got another two big boxes two add to the other two that I got yesterday. They have now also been filled up. Hopefully I will just need two get another two and all the girls toys will be sorted. There bedrooms will then need to be moved about and adjusted until I am happy.
Also today I finally have my tumble dryer, so I can get all my laundry done. I have put it all in piles although I know I won't be able to get it all done today I can get a good chunk of it done.
One of my goals this year is to save more and I came across this article which I think could really help. Well I'm going to give it a good go anyway. It's called the 52 week plan and all you do is put away the amount of what week it is, so for week one I am putting away a £1.00 and week two it will be £2.00 and so on. This should accumulate nicely and hopefully I will have saved quite a bit by the end of the year. Here is a link to the article http://www.allthingsmw.com/52-week-money-challenge/
Still doing well with no eating of chocolate or drinking of pop. I am however struggling to ger any exercise done. I think I will take the dog for a long walk tomorrow.
Take care
J x
Today I got another two big boxes two add to the other two that I got yesterday. They have now also been filled up. Hopefully I will just need two get another two and all the girls toys will be sorted. There bedrooms will then need to be moved about and adjusted until I am happy.
Also today I finally have my tumble dryer, so I can get all my laundry done. I have put it all in piles although I know I won't be able to get it all done today I can get a good chunk of it done.
One of my goals this year is to save more and I came across this article which I think could really help. Well I'm going to give it a good go anyway. It's called the 52 week plan and all you do is put away the amount of what week it is, so for week one I am putting away a £1.00 and week two it will be £2.00 and so on. This should accumulate nicely and hopefully I will have saved quite a bit by the end of the year. Here is a link to the article http://www.allthingsmw.com/52-week-money-challenge/
Still doing well with no eating of chocolate or drinking of pop. I am however struggling to ger any exercise done. I think I will take the dog for a long walk tomorrow.
Take care
J x
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Getting There
So I woke up this morning with a plan. I wanted to get the girls toys organized, so I wanted to get some boxes to put them all in. I thought I would only need 4 boxes, but by now I have realized I am going to need a few more then that. I went to the shops this morning trying to find the right size and colour of boxes I wanted. I only came home with two in the end, so I could see if they were the right size, they were 75l boxes. I found out they were and have them filled all ready. One now has Puzzles and games in and the other has my younger daughters Happyland toys in. I now need boxes for the musical instruments, dolls and barbies, electronic toys and then miscellaneous. Hopefully I will have these done by the end of the month.
My healthy eating is also going well, although I am craving pop, but I'm not giving in. I haven't done any exercising yet, although I was helping my daughter with her Xbox kinect game Once Upon a Monster, which meant I got a little bit of activity done today. Also walking round all the shops help too.
I am really looking forward to tomorrow as I am getting a new tumble dryer. This means I can get all my clothes washed and dryed and hopefully see the bottom of the wash baskets this weekend. Then I will need to organize all the clothes back into the wardrobes and draws. I am sure I have a lot of clothes that can even be thrown out or donated.
Ok, see you tomorrow for more of my daily chores.
Jx
My healthy eating is also going well, although I am craving pop, but I'm not giving in. I haven't done any exercising yet, although I was helping my daughter with her Xbox kinect game Once Upon a Monster, which meant I got a little bit of activity done today. Also walking round all the shops help too.
I am really looking forward to tomorrow as I am getting a new tumble dryer. This means I can get all my clothes washed and dryed and hopefully see the bottom of the wash baskets this weekend. Then I will need to organize all the clothes back into the wardrobes and draws. I am sure I have a lot of clothes that can even be thrown out or donated.
Ok, see you tomorrow for more of my daily chores.
Jx
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Going Stong
Although it is only my first day on my goals, I think I am doing pretty well. This is considering that right about now I would have drunk a pink of coco cola and had a bar of chocolate to keep me going. Let me explain why, my 2 1/2 year old daughter does not sleep well and hasn't since she was born so I have become accustomed to drinking either coco cola or lucozade to keep me going. I haven't touched either one yet today and I do not intend to for the rest of the day. I am now calculating my calories on the myfitnesspal app to help me along. I am going to try and get some exercise done later, even if it is for only 10 minutes or so.
I have been working on my third goal to be more organized as well. I have whittled down my unread emails down from 1500 to 250, hopefully by the end of the day I will of gotten rid of all of them. I have also downloaded some PDFs to go into my new organizational folder. Next I need to set myself a budget and put it into effect.
I haven't really made any progress on any off my other goals yet, but hopefully I will do that soon.
Sorry this hasn't been that interesting of a day, but I have pretty much stayed at home all day. I will get out of the house tomorrow.
I will see you tomorrow
J x
I have been working on my third goal to be more organized as well. I have whittled down my unread emails down from 1500 to 250, hopefully by the end of the day I will of gotten rid of all of them. I have also downloaded some PDFs to go into my new organizational folder. Next I need to set myself a budget and put it into effect.
I haven't really made any progress on any off my other goals yet, but hopefully I will do that soon.
Sorry this hasn't been that interesting of a day, but I have pretty much stayed at home all day. I will get out of the house tomorrow.
I will see you tomorrow
J x
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
New Year New Me
First up Happy New Year to all, hope everybody had a good 2012 and have an even better 2013.
I want to take this year and make a new me. I want to become fitter, healthier, more organized and more money conscious and learn to drive. I felt last year I became lazy and didn't want to do any thing to better myself apart from starting college again. This year I am on a mission and have already written my five year plan for motivation.
Over the next year I will be blogging about my daily, weekly and monthly goals and hopefully at the end of the year I will have accomplished a lot of these things.
So first of become fitter. I will admit I haven't done any exercise since last summer but I do walk everywhere. I hope to at least work out twice a week using the Xbox kinect as I can't afford to go to the gym.
Second of is being healthier. I am terrible at the moment, I pretty much drink pop and eat a bit of chocolate every day, not good. I plan on cutting these out during the week and treat myself on a weekend. I also want to start cooking more instead of buying things I can just put straight in the oven. This is just very lazy of me and I feel very disappointed with myself for it.
I am combining these first two goals together. I weighed myself this morning and I was 163.2lbs and this is my before picture. I found the picture below on www.pinterest.com, I'm using it for motivation.
Third goal, to be more organized. I feel pinterest will be very useful in this area. They have so many tip, tricks and PDF's to help organize yourself. I first want to start on clearing my folder of old paperwork, then make some organizational folders. I also need to sort the girls rooms out and my wardrobe and my emails. There are I'm sure other things that need to be done but when I get to those I will let you know.
Fourth thins is to be more money conscious. I plan on doing this by making notes on my diary on when I get paid and how much I can spend or pay towards my credit cards. I also need to make a conscious effort into making some extra money on the internet, whether this is writing reviews or taking surveys. I am also going to be doing car boot sale and selling any unwanted DVDs, clothes and books.
Last but not least is learning to drive. I need to be able to do this for when I become a freelance make up artist. I will first block book my first 10 lessons and take my theory test. Then I will decide whether to take another 10 lessons or do the and pass 'n' go in one week course.
So my goals for this week will be to not have any pop or chocolate till the weekend, exercise at least once, hopefully twice and to cook at least once. I need to go through my folders and emails and I will start selling some of my DVDs.
Here's looking to the future.
J X
I want to take this year and make a new me. I want to become fitter, healthier, more organized and more money conscious and learn to drive. I felt last year I became lazy and didn't want to do any thing to better myself apart from starting college again. This year I am on a mission and have already written my five year plan for motivation.
Over the next year I will be blogging about my daily, weekly and monthly goals and hopefully at the end of the year I will have accomplished a lot of these things.
So first of become fitter. I will admit I haven't done any exercise since last summer but I do walk everywhere. I hope to at least work out twice a week using the Xbox kinect as I can't afford to go to the gym.
Second of is being healthier. I am terrible at the moment, I pretty much drink pop and eat a bit of chocolate every day, not good. I plan on cutting these out during the week and treat myself on a weekend. I also want to start cooking more instead of buying things I can just put straight in the oven. This is just very lazy of me and I feel very disappointed with myself for it.
Third goal, to be more organized. I feel pinterest will be very useful in this area. They have so many tip, tricks and PDF's to help organize yourself. I first want to start on clearing my folder of old paperwork, then make some organizational folders. I also need to sort the girls rooms out and my wardrobe and my emails. There are I'm sure other things that need to be done but when I get to those I will let you know.
Fourth thins is to be more money conscious. I plan on doing this by making notes on my diary on when I get paid and how much I can spend or pay towards my credit cards. I also need to make a conscious effort into making some extra money on the internet, whether this is writing reviews or taking surveys. I am also going to be doing car boot sale and selling any unwanted DVDs, clothes and books.
Last but not least is learning to drive. I need to be able to do this for when I become a freelance make up artist. I will first block book my first 10 lessons and take my theory test. Then I will decide whether to take another 10 lessons or do the and pass 'n' go in one week course.
So my goals for this week will be to not have any pop or chocolate till the weekend, exercise at least once, hopefully twice and to cook at least once. I need to go through my folders and emails and I will start selling some of my DVDs.
Here's looking to the future.
J X
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Motivation, Motivation, Motivation
This is what I need right now as I am feeling very lost. I need this for my beautiful girls as my relationship with their dad seems to be falling apart slowly and I need to be able to stand and be strong for them. You see for the last six years I have gone around the country for him so he can follow his dreams and now it has come to a point where I need to sort mine out. For this to happen I need to have a hella a lot of motivation and money, which I don't have much off. But it the next few weeks you will see that I am going to be more motivated and more determined then ever.
From today, I am setting up four of the most important goals for me and them.
Number 1. Make a five year life plan, so I know where we are going.
Number 2. Get some money into saving, so I have some back up money.
Number 3. Go back to college so I can have my dream job and prove to my girls that at no matter what age you are you can live your dreams. (I'm 30 by the way).
Number 4. Learn to drive and get a car, so I can have more independence.
So for now I am thinking positive and off to make my five year plan.
See you tomorrow and keep motivated in whatever you do.
From today, I am setting up four of the most important goals for me and them.
Number 1. Make a five year life plan, so I know where we are going.
Number 2. Get some money into saving, so I have some back up money.
Number 3. Go back to college so I can have my dream job and prove to my girls that at no matter what age you are you can live your dreams. (I'm 30 by the way).
Number 4. Learn to drive and get a car, so I can have more independence.
So for now I am thinking positive and off to make my five year plan.
See you tomorrow and keep motivated in whatever you do.
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