The funny memes going around lamented that January was a tough year LOL but for me the month seemed to fly by. Between work, transporting my kids to endless activities – I can not wait until my eldest can drive! – and travel, the days were a whirlwind! The end of the month is a […]
My First #50_before50 WINS!
When it comes to goal setting we need to add in a few easy WINS to stay motivated and keep moving forward. I thought I had that with Goal 37, a family getaway over Christmas break. Unfortunately my easy win turned to a fail with one distracted driver. Thankfully I had two WINS come pretty […]
What’s Your Goal for 2020? #50_before50
Horns were tooted, glasses were clinked, and fireworks were lit. January 1, 2020 is here. New month, new year, new decade. What are you going to do with it? Do You Have a Goal for 2020? As you may have seen, I have 50 things I want to do before I am 50. Which will […]
My First #50_before50 Failure
The thing with goals is that you know some of them will fail. Or manifest differently than you had planned. Such is the fate of goal #37 – Christmas break in Gulf Shores, Alabama. I had hoped to be writing a #50_before50 goal achieved post while sipping a fruity umbrella drink and burying my toes […]
Ditching Debt #50_before50
The second BIG goal in my #50_before50 project is to ditch our debt. See all #50_before50 goals here I am embarrassed by the amount of debt we have. In the realm of normalcy our debt is below average for our age bracket and income level. But it is more that I am comfortable with. And, […]
My Struggle with Weight Loss #50_before50
My #1 goal and the whole catalyst for #50_before50 is weight loss. See all #50_before50 goals here I weighed myself this morning. It’s something I usually only do on Saturday after sticking to my closely monitored eating plan all week. I’m not sure what prompted it today. I weighed 190.5 lbs, down 1 lb since […]
50 Goals. 1 Year. #50_before50
Do you enjoy goal setting? I do! I love setting goals! I love planning, thinking about what I can achieve. It’s the following through that I suck at. Which is why I am making my #50_before50 goals so public. It’s really for accountability. And because I hate failing publicly. It’s my worst fear. Yes, more […]
Am I Having a Midlife Crisis? #50_before50
As I was noticing all the changes that were creeping into the fringes of my consciousness – the new aches, the thinning eyelashes, the deep wrinkle between my eyebrows- I never once thought I would experience a midlife crisis. As my husband and I set future goals, made plans to return our leased business vehicle […]
#50_before50 – What Does That Even Mean?
I had a birthday 2 weeks ago. Not ‘the big one’, but one that has hit me harder than I ever thought a birthday could. I could actually feel it happening as the months and days crept toward November 7. Subtle changes. First was the unexplained weight gain. I was exercising, eating healthy (mostly), not […]
Morning Musings: Cats and Happiness
Still reading the book I told you about yesterday by Peggy Noonan. And I read this bit last night that stuck with me, begging to be shared this morning. This was quoted in the book and shares a bit of a phone call she received after publishing an article about how hard we work to […]
