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Optimistic Monday

October 29, 2012

It’s time for my Optimistic Monday post.  I am trying to get back to setting my goals each and letting y’all know how I do at accomplishing them.  I’d love to do this post as a weekly link up some time in the future.  Let me know if you’d be interested in participating.  You don’t have to set many goals each week.  Start small.  I think it helps to keep me accountable by writing my goals down.

Goals for last week:
1.  Walk 3 times.
Yes, I made it a point to get out there and get my head cleared a little bit on my walks.  I am a “thinker” and this time is great for “thinking.”  I had 3 shorter walks this week.  I am glad to have gotten back in the swing of things.
10/22/12 3.19 miles, 10/23/12 3.10 miles, 10/25/12 2.51 miles
It’s so peaceful walking the trails by the lake
2.  Write some thank you cards.
I actually wrote a few, but need to get my act together as far as thank you cards go.

3.  Clean out my closet (or at least part of it)
I started this ginormous task.  I went through most of my pants.  This is what led me to try them all on and realize that they are mostly all too big since I have lost some weight.  This led me to go shopping for new pants.  Such a vicious cycle.  LOL!

4.  Cook dinner on 2 nights.  Preferably something new and at least a little bit exciting.
I did cook several nights this week.  Nothing really new though.  It’s so hard to cook at our house since my husband travels and my son is on a crazy teenage boy athlete low carb diet.  I did make some desserts this week.  I posted a few that I wanted to try from Pinterest.  I was able to make the Peanut Butter Chip Banana Bread.  It was pretty wonderful!  I think next time I will just make it as mini muffins instead.  It was very rich for me so I would only need a little bit at a time.  The picture below is my actual finished product.


5.  Film at least 2 YouTube videos and write at least 4 blog posts.
I filmed 2 videos, but only uploaded one.  I will be uploading a few this week.  However, I have been pretty good at posting at least 4 blog posts per week.
Goals for this week:
1.  Walk 3-4 times at least 3 miles each
2.  Film at least 3 Youtube videos, including a few reviews
3.  4-5 Blog posts, including a few beauty product reviews
4.  Make 2 of the amazing oatmeal recipes I saved from Pinterest last week
(I’m kind of craving the cookies and oatmeal breakfast muffins)
5.  Continue the daunting task of cleaning out my closet…

Have a great week!!




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  1. gina defraia says

    October 30, 2012 at 4:39 am

    I would totally link up. It would help me keep up on my goals!

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    October 31, 2012 at 4:59 pm

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