I was thinking earlier this week and realized I couldn't remember what all of my goals were, so I thought I should check in on them with the web and with myself.
1) The Joy of motherhood.
This has been getting lost lately. We've got some big projects in the works that have required more of my time than Fuzzhead would like. Treeleafy is pretty much fine so long as he's fed and has pooped lately, so he's been ok, but Fuzzhead has felt neglected. I need to work some more on our one-on-one time. I tried a little more this week and he handled things much better. It was nice for me, too, to have some down-time to play cars or see what in the house is magnetic (fridge, strike-plates and door hinges are; sinks and door handles are not).
He has been great about helping with chores. On Thursday he earned a quarter for sorting all the laundry by himself. I usually have him help me for free, but for a quarter he was willing to do it all himself. He also earned a dime at some point for helping me clean the walls. It's nice because we do work together and we have some chatting time while we work.
I also spent some time doing fun things with Lou-Lou. We have sort of a strained relationship sometimes; I need to spend more playtime with her.
2) Scripture Study
I've been getting it done most days, but getting up earlier is just not in the cards. We even went to bed before 10:00 a couple of times, but I still couldn't get up before my kids. Part of that I blame on the kids. Treeleafy wakes about every 3 hours (5-6 at first, then 3 after that). And Fuzzhead likes to come in a snuggle in the middle of the night. That would be ok except he kicks the blankets off. So about 2 hours after he comes in I have to take him back. A couple of nights Fuzzhead stayed in bed and Treeleafy was super tired and I only had to get up once the whole night. It was AMAZING. I still slept for 9 hours.
But it has been happening. I have noticed that as much as I love reading conference talks, I feel a different spirit in myself when I actually read the Standard Works. I don't know if it's just because they are more familiar, or if there is something special in the ancient texts, but I feel more patient and willing to talk calmly to my kids.
3)Read 52 books.
This one is going well. I love audio books. I've read 12 so far, though I finished my last one over a week ago. I needed a break so I listened to some music instead of audio books for a while and watched some Netflix instead of reading. (Sidenote, the Great British Baking Show should come with recipes. Or maybe it's better it doesn't...) However, I've almost finished listening to the Odyssey, and I've made some progress in East of Eden. The writing in East of Eden is beautiful, but the story itself moves super slowly. Still, gorgeous writing.
4) Run a half marathon.
Well, I did go running twice. I need to work out more. It's been put on the back burner for a while because of the previously mentioned big projects. It's been soooo wet and cold lately that I haven't even wanted to take the dog for a walk. Fuzzhead doesn't even like walks. He gets bored.
5) CPR certification
Not yet.
6) Cheesecake
Not my birthday yet.
7) Call a friend
I have done this and it has been lovely. I called a cousin for February and one of the first things she said was "did you mean to call me?" Ha! Why yes, this was not a mis-dial or a butt-dial, I really did want to talk. Granted I picked a terrible time, as everyone gets ready for dinner, but when is there a good time? She works, so during the day is out. Then its dinner, bath time and stories for kids and the sacred, kids-are-asleep-I-will-talk-to-my-spouse time. I wouldn't want to interrupt that. But I called and while it was short it was nice to talk. I will continue this.
There's my check in.
How are YOU doing?
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