Setting goals and making plans

I took a couple of pictures over the last few days and tried to get some of the pictures off my memory card onto Hubby's computer. He and I are sharing a computer for the time being because mine got zapped in a lightning storm. :( I can share the iPhone pics, but that's it because my card reader isn't compatible with Windows 7, and he doesn't have a built in like mine did.

 

Emma is doing much better riding her bike now. We went the full half mile all the way around the apt complex, and she started to get comfortable with going faster towards the end of the ride.

When we went to lunch, she wanted a picture of how tall she is now. She can stand in the back seat her head touches the roof now! She's really tall for a five year old.

I also took the time to make a reminder poster for our goals. One of them I can't list here because it's a surprise for my kids, but the other three are "Exercise today!" "Eat healthy today!" and "Study today!" By doing these things daily, Hubby and I want to lose 38 pounds by the time my kids come to visit, and that's directly related to their surprise. 

I am also studying to take my GMAT exam so I can start grad school in the fall. I'll be working towards my MBA! I'm excited and scared to begin grad school, mainly because it's been so long since I was in a traditional classroom setting. Being able to complete my bachelor's degree online let me take open book tests, so I didn't have to commit nearly as much to memory. But, I think that may have hurt me in the long run because I frequently feel like I don't know what I'm doing. They tell me at work I'm doing a great job, so I shudder to think what kind of work my predecessors were doing! Maybe I'm only guilty of being human, and being silly enough to listen to the negative self-talk. I'm always telling Hubby not to listen to that voice in his head that doesn't like him, and here I am doing it too. At least by recognizing it I can hopefully change that behavior!

I'm glad I had the sense to put on the goals reminder sheet to do each of those things "today" rather than "every day." I think that will help remind me that I don't have to worry about what I did yesterday or what I have to do tomorrow. I only need to focus on living one day at a time and making it my very best day TODAY. Now if I can only keep those goals in my head when there's King Cake and doughnuts around...