goals
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Hula Hooping Through 2016: An Update on My New Year’s Goals
I remembered today that I had written New Year’s Resolutions. Oops. I’ve done many great things this year, but it’s just not been the stuff I set out to do. Here’s my update on my 2016 New Year’s Goals. Let’s see how I’m doing on them. 1.Do a 10 minute mediation/deep breathing exercise every day… Continue reading
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Last Place Ribbon
When I was in 3rd grade, my teacher told us a story about a man who came in last place in a race. The entire crowd stayed and cheered for him. He won even though he lost. I have sad news for everyone. In real life, the race organizers start cleaning up the track behind… Continue reading
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New Years Goals
2014 was hard. Hard in a lot of ways that I can’t write about on a public blog. At 4:29 a.m. this morning, I woke up with a desire to do my morning devotional. I went to bed pretty late so at first I wasn’t very happy to be woken up at such an early… Continue reading
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Gratitude
This month I gave myself a gratitude challenge. Each morning before I went to work, I wrote down one thing I was grateful for on that day. The rule was that I couldn’t repeat things. At first, it was easy. I like food and I can be grateful for that. My family is awesome. My… Continue reading
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My Dad has more friends than me
I like to talk to my Dad. We have very interesting conversations as he has read more books than any one else I know. Today we discussed progress on our respected New Year’s Resolutions. In addition to the typical goals of getting healthier and growing his accounting firm, Dad set a goal to have 1,000… Continue reading
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Little Girls
When I was 11, I believed I could fly airplanes Bake cakes, interview world leaders, write poetry Wear lipstick and hiking boots for fun Put boys in their place when they misbehave I was Joan of Arc, Marie Cure and Mother Teresa All rolled up into one awesome girl. Me. Then I turned 12. Oh,… Continue reading
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What I Learned from my 2nd Challenge
For the last 13 days, I have been climbing stairs. I’ve learned a few things. 1. Take one flight at a time It is pretty easy to get discouraged when standing at the bottom of 13 flights of stairs. The trick is to get started and only focus on one small step at a… Continue reading