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I spent a while the previous few days reviewing my targets for 2022 and was so thrilled with the progress I made in June! Right here’s an replace on every purpose:
Myself
1. Undergo 5 She Reads Fact research for the yr. (I’ve been loving going by means of these research once more this previous yr, however I spotted that it’s higher for me to undergo far more slowly than what they designate the tempo ought to be. I often take 2-4 days on every day and that’s labored out nicely for me in order that I’m actually soaking the verses and studying from the passages.)
June replace: Thus far this yr, I’ve achieved the Outdated Testomony examine, the New Testomony examine, the Do Not Concern examine, the One One other examine, and completed the Hosea examine in June. So I’ve formally accomplished this purpose! I’m doing the Armor of God examine now.
2. End a minimum of 4 books a month. (Final yr, I set the audacious purpose of studying three books per week. I ended up falling very wanting that. So this yr, I made a decision to set a way more practical purpose. I hope to exceed this purpose by so much, however we’ll see! And if you happen to missed it, I’m setting month-to-month targets as a substitute of yearly targets for studying — and I’m actually enthusiastic about this method!)
June replace: I completed 9 books in January, 6 books in February, 9 books in March, and 4 books in April, and 5 books in Might, and 6 books in June— yay! You may see all my e book evaluation posts right here.
3. Full a minimum of 1 craft per thirty days. (I plan to make use of a number of the craft kits that I’ve gotten from Annie’s Inventive Women’ Membership and Annie’s Inventive Girl Craft Membership. Since so a lot of you bought the improbable offers I posted from them, they signed me up for each subscriptions as a thanks! Whereas crafting just isn’t one thing I’m actually gifted at, I discover that it’s stress-free for me and one thing that challenges artistic elements of my mind that I don’t use fairly often!)
June replace: I made stacking bracelets in January, a pillow in February, one other stacking bracelets package in March, an Easter craft in April, did a portray evening in Might with another foster mother pals, and made Backpack Dangles in June.
Motherhood
4. Have a month-to-month date with every of the three older children. (I’m planning on having the children assist me determine what they’d love to do every month. I really like hanging out with my children and I cherish our time collectively much more as they become older.)
June replace: Kathrynne and I went out to dinner and procuring collectively, Kaitlynn and I went to her ice skating banquet + acquired pedicures collectively, and Silas and I went to Goal collectively and he acquired to pick $15 price of no matter snack objects he wished (I had a present card!)
5. Learn 10 chapter books aloud to Kierstyn and Child D. (I’ve been studying a chapter from a read-aloud e book every afternoon earlier than their naps + the studying we’re doing as a part of Kierstyn’s preschool. Whereas they’re little and far of it’s over their heads, I really like to ascertain this behavior when my children are tiny in order that it turns into an essential a part of their household tradition for essentially the most childhood of their life. Plus, it’s enjoyable for me!)
June replace: Thus far this yr we’ve completed The Jesus Storybook Bible, Little Home within the Large Woods, and The Creativeness Station e book #3.
Marriage
6. Have a month-to-month date with Jesse. (Whereas we hope to often get an precise date evening out, with a number of little children, we need to be practical… so we plan to a minimum of do one Date Evening in a Field package at dwelling each month — even when we will’t get out for an actual date each month).
June replace: Jesse and I went on a film date AND we had a dinner date at one in all our favourite eating places!
MoneySavingMom
7. End my subsequent e book draft. (The primary draft is because of my writer mid-February. Then, we’ll be going by means of a number of rounds of edits earlier than it goes to the printers. It’s slated to launch in spring 2023!)
June replace: I turned in my e book draft in February, met with my editor in March about edits, and turned within the first massive spherical of edits in April! In Might, they accepted my edited manuscript and I simply acquired my second spherical of edits
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