Carla's Challenge
I am 56% through our money and we are 90% through the month! I got my reimbursements in, which is why my percentage is actually up from last week. I haven't gotten any decluttering done yet, and I think I am coming down with a cold, so my house may be staying messy this month.
10 Pound Challenge
I weighed 200.6 lbs today, up .2 from last week. Not sure what is going on, but it may be related to being sick.
2012 Goals
I'm too tired to see where I am exactly in the Bible this week, but I haven't done much. Did make it to church on the 19th.
I worked out three times this week, but did not make it to the gym. I want to do at least as well this week, even if I did spend today and may spend tomorrow down with a cold.
Money is boring, and on schedule.
No shooting. My house is a wreck - the lovely living room I showed you last month has been re-cluttered with cardboard boxes and has a fine layer of shed cat hair across it. I just can't seem to get caught up on the house thing. On the plus side, I don't have any energy for visitors except for my mother, and she knows I am a total slob married to a pack rat.
Now I am off for some cold medication and some "sleeping while the babies sleep." Wish me luck getting better.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Free EBook Friday - Night of the Wolves
Some of the best bargains on the internet right now are free ebooks on Kindle. They can also be some of the worst dreck ever produced. It just depends on which you stumble on, so I thought I'd start sharing those that I come across and enjoy. Book prices change frequently; all I can promise is that the book was free when I published this post:)
This Week's Book:
Book it Reminds Me Of:
David Daglish writes firmly in the realm of dark fantasy, but happily he does not confuse it with erotica, as seems to be the case for many new authors. This is all sword and sorcery and faith in gods and great deeds - nary a romance to be seen. This book centers around two paladins, each of a different and competing god, who are assigned to the same area by their churches. When the village is threatened by wolf-men, each man has to decide how he will respond when his most puissant ally is also his sworn enemy.
Mr. Daglish sets all of his novels in the same world; if you would prefer a darker series with a bit of romance thrown in, book one of his Half-Orc series, The Weight of Blood
, is also free this week.
This Week's Book:
Book it Reminds Me Of:
David Daglish writes firmly in the realm of dark fantasy, but happily he does not confuse it with erotica, as seems to be the case for many new authors. This is all sword and sorcery and faith in gods and great deeds - nary a romance to be seen. This book centers around two paladins, each of a different and competing god, who are assigned to the same area by their churches. When the village is threatened by wolf-men, each man has to decide how he will respond when his most puissant ally is also his sworn enemy.
Mr. Daglish sets all of his novels in the same world; if you would prefer a darker series with a bit of romance thrown in, book one of his Half-Orc series, The Weight of Blood
, is also free this week.Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Procrastination Has "Pro" Right in It
Well, my ugly desk is still ugly ... but I am happy to report that I procrastinated cleaning my desk by doing my taxes(which was supposed to be my "dreaded challenge"). So I guess that the desk is the "dreaded" challenge after all:)
Seriously, this week I am planning to finish up the desk and the bedroom (which I did not complete for week one). I'll leave it to Carla to decide whether this counts as a win or not, but I'm happy.
Seriously, this week I am planning to finish up the desk and the bedroom (which I did not complete for week one). I'll leave it to Carla to decide whether this counts as a win or not, but I'm happy.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Week in Review - 2/12 - 2/18
Carla's Challenge
I am 64% through my money and we are 62% through the month. I need to get my reinbursements in, though, because I have big bills that hit at the end of the month and, also, I haven't got any groceries in the house, so this will need to cover two weeks worth of shopping.
No progress on the ugly desk; planning to work on that and reimbursements tomorrow.
10 pound challenge
I weighed 200.4 lbs today. I'm barely below where I need to be for the challenge, but I can't complain because I failed to work out again this week. I know I will do better this week, though, because I already worked out today. I plan to keep the momentum going tomorrow!
2012 Goals
I'm only to the 33rd chapter of Deuteronomy, even though I felt like I did a lot of reading this week. Not sure what is up with that. I did make it to church today, and the babies were perfect angels. I plan to enjoy it while they are not mobile; they'll be running up and down the pews soon enough.
No working out this week.
Money continues to be socked away. At this point, it is pretty boring; everything is set up auto-pay. Boring is good, though, it means that Mr. Goat still has a job;)
No shooting this week. Also, I've not started Flylady routines, although that was one of my resolutions for the month. I think I'll push them to next month; I have enough on my plate right now.
I am 64% through my money and we are 62% through the month. I need to get my reinbursements in, though, because I have big bills that hit at the end of the month and, also, I haven't got any groceries in the house, so this will need to cover two weeks worth of shopping.
No progress on the ugly desk; planning to work on that and reimbursements tomorrow.
10 pound challenge
I weighed 200.4 lbs today. I'm barely below where I need to be for the challenge, but I can't complain because I failed to work out again this week. I know I will do better this week, though, because I already worked out today. I plan to keep the momentum going tomorrow!
2012 Goals
I'm only to the 33rd chapter of Deuteronomy, even though I felt like I did a lot of reading this week. Not sure what is up with that. I did make it to church today, and the babies were perfect angels. I plan to enjoy it while they are not mobile; they'll be running up and down the pews soon enough.
No working out this week.
Money continues to be socked away. At this point, it is pretty boring; everything is set up auto-pay. Boring is good, though, it means that Mr. Goat still has a job;)
No shooting this week. Also, I've not started Flylady routines, although that was one of my resolutions for the month. I think I'll push them to next month; I have enough on my plate right now.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Week 2 Success!
Week 2 of Carla's Challenge is finished! I organized my outgrown baby clothing into 3 piles, 1 pile of girly stuff for my friends' son who is having a girl, 1 (kitchen sized trash bag 0.o) pile of boy/gender neutral stuff, and 1 pile of stained/not nice anymore to be given away. The larger gender neutral pile was to be given away, but my little brother talked about "when he has babies" twice in the last 3 days, so I am going to keep it around for a bit to see if he is going to propose to his girlfriend or not. I figure, if he has babies in the next couple of years, it is worthwhile to keep the stuff around. Most of it is winter stuff anyway, so I can re-evaluate in October (i.e., if they are broken up, I can try a consignment shop).
I put 9 outfits and 1 electric nail file into my Goodwill box, so I am up to 17/29 things gotten rid of.
I've decided to change up my week 3 and 4 challenges. It is tax time, so I've decided to make my dreaded challenge completing my federal and state returns for 2011. Between my kitchen and the piles of paperwork around my desk, the desk is the more urgent, so that got moved to this week's productivity challenge. I think we can all agree that this needs work:
I put 9 outfits and 1 electric nail file into my Goodwill box, so I am up to 17/29 things gotten rid of.
I've decided to change up my week 3 and 4 challenges. It is tax time, so I've decided to make my dreaded challenge completing my federal and state returns for 2011. Between my kitchen and the piles of paperwork around my desk, the desk is the more urgent, so that got moved to this week's productivity challenge. I think we can all agree that this needs work:
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
10 Pound Challenge 4 Week Update
On Monday, the official day of the update, I weighed 202 pounds. On Sunday, the day before, I weighed 200 pounds. Today, I weighed 201 pounds. I'm not sure if the problem is the scale or my crazy eating and sleeping schedule. I don't want to get a new scale, though, because as long as this one is reasonably precise, then the accuracy doesn't matter. And it appears that it is precise to +/- 1.5 pounds, which is not that much in the grand scheme of things. I needed to weigh 201 and 2/3 pounds on Monday to be on track; I am pretty close.
I'm not sure how I am losing weight, since I am not watching calories at all and have not exercised in almost two weeks. The challenge has kept me away from mindless snacking on sugar, though; perhaps that is enough to drop a bit of weight simply because of the caloric requirements of nursing. I think I am just about done with this cold, and I plan to begin working out again on Thursday because tomorrow is just too crazy to even try.
I'm not sure how I am losing weight, since I am not watching calories at all and have not exercised in almost two weeks. The challenge has kept me away from mindless snacking on sugar, though; perhaps that is enough to drop a bit of weight simply because of the caloric requirements of nursing. I think I am just about done with this cold, and I plan to begin working out again on Thursday because tomorrow is just too crazy to even try.
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