** Goals for the Week of July 21st **

 



Last week's goals:

Personal

• Drink at least 3 cups of water each day.
• Take vitamin daily.

• Reading List:
• Bible Reading Plan (this week's reading found here)
• Prepare charity donation for pickup and write itemized list of donation.

Family

• Continue Camp Cunningham
• Celebrate Baby Girl's 11th birthday!

 Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family/Volunteer

• Send out 2 cards of encouragement.
• Prepare Sunday School Lesson.
• Assist elderly neighbors.

Blogging

• Blog daily!
• DIY Pinterest Project.

How did you do on your goals last week? All was well for me until the birthday celebrations began on Friday! Lol! Then taking my vitamin, drinking water and blogging went out of the window.

 

We had a fun week last week, which included a road trip to Washington, D.C. to celebrate my daughter's birthday. Her birthday request!



Time sure does fly! I can't believe this sweet girl is 11! She loves to travel, artwork and hanging out with her family. So no wonder she chose D.C. for her birthday! We had a chance to hang out with my brother and his family; just having fun time talking, eating, laughing and enjoying ourselves. I will post some more pictures on instagram, so make sure to follow me there as well! Just head over here and press "Follow." So here's what I have planned for this week!

 

This week's goals:

 

Personal

• Drink at least 3 cups of water each day.
• Take vitamin & medicine daily.

• Reading List:
• Bible Reading Plan (this week's reading found here.)

Family

• Continue Camp Cunningham
• Make 'Back To School Shopping List' and start shopping sales. (I am not ready for this at all! But it's best to shop the sales rather than wait.)
• Have a family game night, movie night, go to the beach or amusement park together.

 Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family/Volunteer

• Send out 2 cards/letters of encouragement.
• Prepare Sunday School Lesson.
• Assist elderly neighbors.

Blogging

• Blog daily!
• DIY Pinterest Project.

What do you have planned for this week? Leave a comment below; I'd love to hear from you! Be sure to check back in next week to see how we did and make new goals!

 

Keisha

* Goals for the Week of July 14th *

 

It's been such a loooong time since I have actually listed my goals, worked toward them and checked them off. I've used my planner for everyday tasks, but it just seems like I've been on 'A Thousand' doing everything, for everyone; but not actually working toward things that I actually want to accomplish for myself. There's no time like the present to change that, so this week I'm posting my goals and working to meet them!

 

Here's a little recap of some of the things that we did last week:

 

I had some movie passes that I received for my birthday, so we went to see Earth to Echo. It was a pretty good movie. It was kind of like a documentary that was made by a teenager. My kiddos really enjoyed it and we laughed throughout the movie. 

My son attended Baseball Camp at our church and was coached by former MLB pitcher Wayne Gomes. That was exciting!



 

It seemed like it was a Film Festival for us last week; because in addition to seeing Earth to Echo, we also saw Maleficent (with some friends that have become family) and The Lego Movie! (Part of the Regal Summer Movie Express Program)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we indulged in some freebies on Friday with a free slurpee and free Chick-fil-A!

 



 We had a full and fun week! So here's the plan for this week.

 

This week's goals:

 

Personal

• Drink at least 3 cups of water each day.
• Take vitamin daily.

• Reading List:
• Bible Reading Plan (this week's reading found here)
• Prepare charity donation for pickup and write itemized list of donation.

Family

• Continue Camp Cunningham
• Celebrate Baby Girl's 11th birthday!

 Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family/Volunteer

• Send out 2 cards of encouragement.
• Prepare Sunday School Lesson.
• Assist elderly neighbors.

Blogging

• Blog daily!
• DIY Pinterest Project.

What do you have planned for this week? Leave a comment below; I'd love to hear from you! Be sure to check back in next week to see how we did and make new goals!

 

 

Keisha

~ Summer Planning ~

  Now that we are 1 1/2 weeks into our summer vacation, I am just sitting down to plan out our activities and meals! I wanted to have this all done before school ended so that we could seamlessly flow right into our summer break; but well, you know how things go! So finally, I am taking the time to get our schedule planned, bucket list filled out and meals figured out.

  The kids and I sat down yesterday after our (free) trip the movies and figured out all the fun things that we wanted to do this summer; and I created a 2014 Summer Bucket List. It seems pretty lofty, but I hope that we can accomplish most, if not all, of the things on the list.

  I also found some cute printables around the blogosphere that I will use to help keep us organized this summer. The first is a cute meal planner that I found over at hello, Cuteness! It is designed for lunch planning, but I am going to plan all of our meals on it -- just use a different color pen to write out our breakfast, lunch and dinner meals.

I found some cute printable chore charts for the children over at i should be mopping the floor. I had printed some previously, but they did not have enough slots for chores. Not that I am working my children to the bone ;) but there are some things that I would like to put on there so that I won't have to the remind them everyday!

And finally, I found some pretty calendars with a monthly to-do list on the side over at The Organised Housewife that I will hang in a central location, so that everyone will know what the day's activities are. 

Since my children don't attend camp, I still want them to have fond memories of their summer vacations. I started "Camp Cunningham" a few years ago to give them the camp experience at home. Each year they protest the camp (they just want to sit at home all day and play video games or on the computer) but end up having so much fun and making memories that will last a lifetime. 

So what do you have planned for this summer? How do you keep organized and get it all done? I'd love to hear from you!

Enjoy!

Keisha

** Join Me In A Tech Timeout! **

 

This is a sponsored post, however all opinions are 100% my own.

 

I was given the opportunity to participate in the TECH TIME OUT campaign with Foresters and Mom Bloggers Club. During this campaign I had to take a time out from all technology one hour a day from Friday, September 6th through Sunday, September 8th. Easy enough right? I thought it would be. However, I recently acquired my very first smartphone (Yes, I know! I am extremely late!) and we've become quite attached! Not for the talking or texting aspect, but the ease of access to email and social media. (I have such at attachment to instagram!) So this was a gentle reminder to put down the phone, turn off the electronics and go have some fun; actually connect and become 100% present, for at least an hour a day.

 

Exactly what is a TECH TIMEOUT?

The Tech Timeout™ challenge encourages families to take a daily break from technology. Participating families are encouraged to disconnect from all things electronic with the goal of helping spouses, parents and children build stronger bonds, communicate more personally and get more involved in each other's lives.

 

Sound like something that you're interested in? You can join in too! Just head over here, and sign the pledge like the one below. It's that simple!

 

 

Then, just get out in have fun -- or stay in and have fun! Stop and smell the roses, go to the beach, play a board game, go to a game, whatever it is just have some fun! :) But what's important is that you disconnect from technology and connect with each other! Do you need some ideas? Here are a few, or you can even make a list of your own! I think I may start to make a Bucket List for each season (like the one that I made here.)







 

Are you going to give it a try? If so, what are you going to do this weekend during your TECH TIMEOUT? This weekend is the start of baseball for us, so I will pay attention to the entire game and head out to the beach while the weather is still nice!

 

Have a great weekend! And remember to have fun! ;)

Keisha