It has been so long since I have been on here. I have been working part time 5 days a week, the boys sports commitments and running the house has caused a lot of my goals and creative activities to be put to the side.
Let's say most of my goals that I have mentioned previously in my blog has come to a screeching holt!
On the weight loss front I have plateaued which is good and bad. I have not lost any more weight but have not gained any and with all the work I have been doing I have been toning so my body shape has changed a bit which has been a positive! But I have a high cholesterol problem so this needs to be addressed, losing weight will help this.
On the decluttering front there have been some improvement in this. I am trying to put things away straight after using them. I am trying to tidy up around the place after boys have gone to sleep before I sit on the lounge for the night and don't move. The garden outside is getting quite a makeover with the help of my mother who has taken it on as a personal project!
But since I wrote last we have had some financial strain and it has caused me to look at menu planning and using up what was in the pantry, freezer and fridge. Thankfully we are ok again but it was great see that we could live on not buying the luxury items that we think that we needed. I now need to now do that on a weekly basis as money saving has become one my major priority goals.
I have been watching out for real mum's out there in facebook land who are struggling with the same things and getting ideas from them on what I can do improve our lives. A great one I found today was a lady who's aim was to be a millionaire by the age of 30. No that is not my aim but she had some awesome ideas on how to save and find money in a certain amount of time. One of those ideas was "Sell 1000 things". I love this as it brings in money but also declutters my house! This was part of her "Finding $40,000 in 6mths" saving up for what bills, holidays, renovations etc she wanted to pay for in the next 6 mths. I will read up more on how she is doing these and how I can implement these ideas in my life and write about them here.
Decluttering goals can be continued. My weight loss goals are now restarting due to going overseas in a few months time. Money saving goals have started but have to be ramped up very quickly!! So my goal for this week is to sit down and write down what I need to achieve in the next 6 mths. Exciting but scary at the same time!
