2015 is off to a good start!
I have already been working on a couple of my goals for the year.
The first one I started was a 52 week home organization
challenge. A group of friends decided to
join me in this challenge. We started a
Facebook group where I post the weekly challenge on Mondays and we use the rest
of the week to encourage each other and keep each other accountable. So far it has been really good. These first few weeks have focused on
different areas in the kitchen. It has
been very helpful to look at things from a different perspective and to get
motivation from others who are doing the same things. The first week’s challenge was to focus on
organizing and cleaning off your kitchen counter tops and sink. In the challenge it talked about making sure
that every day your counter tops were cleaned off and that your sink was empty.
One of my friends said she finds herself guarding her counter tops wanting to
keep them clean. I find myself doing the
same thing. It’s so nice waking up in
the morning, walking into the kitchen and it’s clear of clutter! This organization challenge is designed so
that you don’t just clean but you organize things in a way so that you can
create a habit of keeping it clean. I am
looking forward to the rest of the year and the challenges that are ahead.
The second goal I have started working on is the eating
right, working out and losing 2 lbs a month.
I haven’t quite made it through the month so I don’t know about the
weight part of the goal but I have started exercising again. I wanted to find some sort of quick way to
exercise every day that I wouldn't end up dreading or putting off because I ran
out of time. So I found an app for my
iPad called Seven. It is a daily seven
minute exercise program. Not only did I
start doing it but I found a friend who was willing do to it with me. So we are accountable to each other to make
sure that we are keeping up with it.
It’s also kind of fun because you can lose “hearts” in the app if you
miss a workout and you can achieve different levels, and unlock different
workouts.
I started this blog last year with the hopes of putting a
little bit more order in my life. Slowly
I am doing that but ONLY because I am making myself accountable to another
group of people. If I tried to do
everything alone I would fail. Isn't
this a great reminder! Pride motivates the belief that we can do
everything on our own. When we try to do
things ourselves, follow our own plans, make our own choices instead of relying
on God, we fail. I like the Amplified
Bible version of Proverbs 3:5-6, which states,
