2013 Goals and Expectations

2013 is going to be a big year for my family and a year with a lot of changes. I am looking forward 2013 though and the challenges ahead.

Jason will only be with us as a family until March and then he will be headed off to Hawaii to train followed up by a deployment to Afghanistan. We are going to miss him so much but these goals are going to make the time pass and make me a person wife, mom and Daughter in Christ ready to manage our family as a whole when we do finally come back together.

The kids and I are moving back "home" for the time Jason is gone. We found a fun cabin home between my mom and dad, as much as I hate the circumstances that are making these changes happen I am excited to be home for a little while.

So here are my goals:

1. Read one book a month. I am going to keep track of this on Goodreads. You can follow along with what I'm reading on the side bar. Goodreads has a challenge that helps you track your goal of a certain number of books read. I choose my goal to be 24 in 2012, 12 for pleasure and 12 Bible studies.

2. Maintain the weight range I am right now. I set a healthy range and I would like to stay within that range. And no I will not say what the range is :)

3. Finish Jason's Army Scrapbook.  I have been working on this for quite a while and would really like to finish it up this year!

4. Potty train Charlotte.

5. Bench press my weight. This was actually a challenge given by Jason but I think I can achieve it if I try.

6. Run a 10k. I don't like to run so this is huge! It is something Jason has wanted to do as a couple for a long time. I want to run a 10k with him when he comes home.

7.Make Silver Level Distributor with Advocare.

8.Constantly be in a study or devotional.  I can also track these on Goodreads.

9. 1 Art/craft project a month. In other words start actually doing what I pin on Pinterest.

10. Pay off my car.  We are firm believers in the Dave Ramsey plan of debt removal and being a cash family, We only have my car left and we will be debt free.

11. Get my tooth fixed. Weird goal I know. I had a root canal done a few months ago and the pain, experience was too much for me to back and have them do another on my other back tooth....pregnancy and poor health habits did a number on my molars! So now that I am going to be back home with my dentist from forever, I would like her to fix my teeth.

12. Cook and bake more. Again to utilize those Pinterest pins.

13. Host Christmas. I have lived in another state since we got married almost 6 years ago so I have never had the chance to host a big holiday. I would love to have my family over for Christmas since this will most likely be my only chance for a long time!

14. Take time for myself. Take a class. Go see a movie. Something that allows me time away from the babes.

15. Join a gym. I have always worked out at home but I would love to join a gym and maybe even get a personal trainer.

So there they are....I can't wait to revisit this post on January 1, 2014 and see where I am then.