Debt be gone!

I have redone our budget for 2015, seems that with the new total that we will be able to more $ towards our line of credit.

This means that if all goes well, we will be debt free by May 2016!

Q is Not jumping around the room.... not sure why?  I think it will sink in soon.....

January- HAPPINESS PROJECT

This January instead of having some new years revolutions I am going to start a Happiness Project instead.

These are my tentative areas so far:

January: Boost Energy & Vitality

• Take vitamins
• Kids take vitamins
• Sleep @ 10:30 pm
• Kids sleep @ 7:30 pm
• Act more energetic
• Sentence a day
• Bedroom- decorate/ organize

February: Memories

• start family yearbook 2014
• order and put up pictures from Mike
• Start scrapbook for kids
• shadow boxes
• empty old computer of pictures and recycle
• Living Room- decorate/ organize

March: Choose Happy

• act the way I want to feel
• Deep breaths
• play more
• start activity chart
• kids room- decorate/ organize

April: Love

• less talk
• no picky
• appreciate the work
• date night x2
• no nagging
• no dumping
• tv free nights 2 x week
• kitchen decorate/ organize

May: Kids

• kids dates
• activity charts
• dinner at table 3 X week
• listen to kiddos
• bond after school, sit for snack with kids
• front hall- decorate/ organize

June: Work Harder

• finish 2 excel courses
• get accounting certificate
• start doing books for 1 client
• advertising?
• half marathon
• garden organize/ set up

July: Create

• garden work plan
• knit 15 projects in 2015
• project a month/ house
• craft a week with kids
• restart knitting group weekly

August: Pamper

• paint nails biweekly
• wax biweekly
• get hair cut
• practice make up
• sort clothes and take stock of waredrobe

September: Routine

• finalize family rhythm
• finalize house cleaning routine
• enjoy the new start
• hire house cleaner monthly

October: 

Training Update:  Jan 11-17

Sunday: Off/ Yoga Weights - all depends on how I feel
Monday- Run 9
Tuesday-weights/ IT BAND
Wednesday- Run 7 km
Thursday-Weights/ IT Band
Friday-Rest
Saturday- 10 K RACE!

 This race will be my first 10 k since my injury over 3 years ago.  Also it will be my second race since I started running again!

After this week I am going to start a half marathon plan... but I am not sure which one to use yet.  For me I have to do yoga at least once a week.  Also I have to do my IT exercise at least 2 times a week.  Also 1 bath a week.

My goal is to finish and to still like to run when I am finished with no injuries.

I have been tying my shoes too tight lately.  I feel like my heels need to not lift up at all, but this makes my arches die.  Last week after my long run I could barely walk after.  This past Friday when I did a full 10 k I loosened my shoes, then my feet did not hurt!  Yay, but I have to retrain myself to not feel the need to have my shoes so tight.....

Advent 2014, Day 1

Day 1:  Set up Christmas Tree no pic, my bad!

Life after Couch to 5K

So I finished the couch to 5k at the start of September.  All that month I run 30 min 3 times a week to maintain my progress and get used to the distance.

I decided to start a 10k training program.  I started one that is 7 weeks long, and progresses quite rapidly.  The first week was 2 runs of 2 miles and 1 long run of 2.5 miles.

I was able to complete that week no problem,  The long run was long but doable.  The next week started at 2.5 miles as the short run.  I feel that progressing that fast was too much for me.. so I looked for another.

I found the couch to 10 k program.  I am going to start on week 7, running a full 25 min.  I feel better about this progress.

My goal is to run for my whole life and I cannot do that by pushing too far.

Wish my luck.... week 7 starts tomorrow.

More runs like this one to come: