Day 4

Another entry I'm mailing in as I have an unruly and un-sleepy 13-month-old boy literally kicking my arms as I type.  All efforts to get him to sleep for the last 3 hours have failed.  I've been watching the 1935 movie version of Crime and Punishment and really thought that would put him out, but no such luck.

• No more excuses.  Find and eliminate the catalysts for my excuse-making.
• No active progress today.
• Get out of bed and get dressed to shoes by 9:AM each day and make sure that the kids do the same.
• Failed again, but I'm not going to be too hard on myself until after I talk with my doctor.
• Drink a minimum of 8 glasses a water a day.
• 7 glasses.  Or, 2 glasses of tea and 2 of my water bottles full.
• Take a multi-vitamin daily.
• Did it!
• Make better, much healthier eating choices for myself and my family.
• Again, not perfect, but better.  We went out tonight to our favorite Mexican food restaurant, but instead of our usual cheese, sour cream, and lard-laden fare, we had family fajitas.  :)
• Lose two pounds a week.
• Going to sign up for WW online tomorrow.  I'm actually excited about it.
• Walk a minimum of one mile each day.
• No walking at all today.  :(
• Cook dinner 5 days a week.
• Didn't cook today.  I have to make myself cook for the rest of the week.
• Stick to the household budget that Daniel and I have agreed upon.
• Will begin that Jan 14th.

• School consistently for a minimum of 4 days per week throughout the entire year so that we can get caught up.
• Starting the Farmersville co-op Friday and starting home school on Monday.
• Read from the bible to the kids daily.
• We read Job 3-4.
• Pray alone and with the kids daily.
• Done!
• Spend a minimum of 15 minutes a day working on any part of the house.
• Did some laundry and a little work in my room.
• Volunteer as a client advocate at the Christian pregnancy crisis center in Greenville.
• Calling tomorrow!
• I will seek out the joy and contentment that is always in my life, but that I can't always see...AND
• when I'm feeling just regular, I'll smile just for fun.
• Done!

Okay, it's now after 3:AM and I have to put this child to bed before he makes me crazy.  Goodnight!