Five-a-Month goals - April 2011

This a little late considering we are a week into April.  But better late than never.

Here’s my review of March:

I will have a Quiet Time where I read my Bible and pray every morning. 

I’ve done pretty well here.  I was able to catch up on my Reading through the Bible in a year.  I was about 2 ½ weeks behind at one point.  Yikes!  I’ve been having regular quiet times with the Lord and it makes such a difference!

I will follow my diet of low-carbing; taking in more healthy fats like coconut oil, ghee and raw butter; eating nutritionally dense foods and no snacking every day.

Doing really well here as well.  I’ve never eaten this well in my entire life.

I will exercise 5 times per week using the PACE program.

Still need lots of work here!  Been very sporatic.

I will faithfully school my girls and cover every subject that is scheduled for that day.

Needs lots of work here….been very inconsistent.

I will finish reading 2 books this month.  This is a small goal but I think it’s a good place to start.  I love to read and usually have several books going at once but I’m not good at finishing those books.

I’ve done much better with reading.  I’ve been turning away from the computer and the DVD player and turning toward a book…actually my Kindle…which I LOVE!  I’ve read 4 books and a short story during March. 

This month I’ve read:

Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

Charlotte Collins by Jennifer Becton

Marie Lucas a Short Story by Jennifer Becton

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

Only Mr. Darcy Will Do by Kara Louise

For April 2011, here are my Five-a-Month Goals, Lord helping me:

Again, I want to have time with the Lord every morning, keeping up with my Reading through the Bible in a year plan.

I want to continue to low carb and not snack.  I also want to make sure I am eating nutritionally dense foods every day.

Again, I want to exercise 5 times per week using the PACE program.


 I also want to make sure I am much more faithful homeschooling each day.  I want to make sure I get through every subject each day although I want to balance that with making sure I am educating my children and not just trying to get through a checklist.

As I look at the books I read last month, I’m unhappy with the amount of light fiction in the list.  I want to add in more substantial non-fiction and fiction this month.  I hope to get through two non-fiction works and one worthwhile fiction.

Five-a-Month goals – February 1, 2011

I've decided to join Jess at Making Home and her friends while they set monthly goals and then report back on how they did at the end of the month.  I missed January but here are my February goals:

• I will have a Quiet Time where I read my Bible and pray every morning.  I am using a Read thru the Bible in a year plan…and I’m already a week behind.  Sigh!  I used to be very faithful with my Quiet Time but in the last couple of years I've gotten away from it.  I notice a big difference in my walk with the Lord when I’m not spending some quality time with Him every day.
• I will follow my diet of low-carbing; taking in more healthy fats like coconut oil, ghee and raw butter; eating nutritionally dense foods and no snacking every day…except when we go away on vacation.  Then I will cheat with a little wine.
• I will exercise 5 times per week using the PACE program.
• I will faithfully school my girls and cover every subject that is scheduled for that day.
• I will finish reading 2 books this month.  This is a small goal but I think it’s a good place to start.  I love to read and usually have several books going at once but I’m not good at finishing those books.