WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY / MISC RAMBLES

Y'all. I kind of dropped the ball on blogging in December. Oops. I just spent time working and getting ready for the holidays. This is actually the first time I am turning on my computer since before Christmas. Crazy!

I did want to check in with my final weigh in of 2014. I lost 3 pounds (over Christmas even!) and hit the 18.2 pounds lost mark.

I know that I could have lost so much more this year if I would have just got serious. In fact, it does upset me how many weeks (err, months) I let go by without even really trying. BUT, the good news is that I did buckle down these last few weeks and have managed to lose pretty consistently. I am SO looking forward to all the changes I can make in 2015. It's super motivating to think that I could get to my goal weight in 2015!!

Speaking of goals... y'all know I love them. So, New Year's Resolutions are maybe my favorite thing. I just love the fresh clean slate of a new year. It's like the first page of a new book. What you write is totally up to  you! C and I have been talking a lot about what we want to accomplish this next year. Lots of the classics like saving money and getting healthy. But, we also want to throw in some other fun things...like travel and home buying and having a baby. Ha. I'll be sharing more about those (and my January goals) in a separate post.

As for my December goals, I didn't get as much marked off as I wanted, but I'm okay with that! I had a great month and enjoyed almost every bit of it.

1. Work out 10 times NOT EVEN CLOSE. HA!

2. Hit the 20 lb lost mark! SO CLOSE!!!

3. Finish Christmas decorating

4. Finish 52/52 book challenge (5 more to go!!) SO CLOSE... only got to 49.

5. Color my hair (FOR THE LOVE!!)

6. Hang curtains... if they ever ship!

7. Continue working on budget (I need to buckle down)

8. Set up cleaning schedule

9. Unpack 5 NON Christmas boxes :) 

10. Finish 100 Happy Days photos on Insta KIND OF ABANDONED THIS. OOPS
11. Refinish buffet and dining room chairs 
12. Get accepted into certification program (STILL playing the waiting game right now)
13. Finish Christmas shopping early (no waiting until last minute!!)
14. Dinner with J&E
15. Wash Jeep and clean inside (it's bad, y'all)
16. Work on 2015 goals and Resolutions
17. Watch another classic film and read a classic novel (for my 101 in 1001)
18. Finish organizing paperwork CLOSE ENOUGH TO CALL IT GOOD
19. Get a new cookbook (another of my 101 in 1001 goals).
20. Watch the Cowboys win!!!  NFC-EAST CHAMPS :) 

So, obviously not my most productive month. I ended up not completing my reading challenge for the year (52 books) and that kind of bums me out. BUT... I just didn't feel like reading this month. Spent a lot of time with C and family...and I am okay with that trade off. 

Okay, I'm off to get ready for C and I's super low key NYE celebrations. Seriously, I think we are going out to eat and MAY actually make it to midnight. We are kind of lame this year....

HELLO DECEMBER

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Took a little blog break the last couple of weeks in November. Oops!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We were thinking about going to the Cowboy game and last minute decided to go out of town with my mom and Aunt for the day to the family Thanksgiving. (And...about halfway through watching the game that afternoon...we were SO relieved we didn't drop the cash for that disaster!!).

I (shockingly!) had a pretty productive November. Although, the last two weeks were incredibly difficult...emotionally. My stepdad's birthday is the 20th. He would have been 57. Last year, C and I started a tradition of going to eat at Texas Roadhouse (which was his favorite) for his birthday. It was bittersweet. I miss him SO SO SO much. I try to focus on the good times and think positively, but some times... it's just too difficult and I can't seem to function.

In happier news, I hit the 13.4 pounds lost mark. Slowly but surely. I know if I tried just a bit harder (because I'm not even close to giving it my all) it would happen a bit quicker.

As for the rest of my November goals...

1.  Celebrate our SIX year anniversary!

2.  Go to Roadhouse on Terry's birthday (this is a new tradition C and I started last year!)

3.  Exercise at least 8x  

4.  Read 5 books

5.  Try to do some stuff on my Fall Bucket List 

6.  Get Christmas decorations out of storage and organized (and decorate, if there is time).

7.  Go to church 

8.  Refinish media cabinet

9.  Get curtains for living room JUST WAITING ON THEM TO GET SHIPPED

10. Paint dining room chairs and buffet

11. Get accepted to teaching program (SENT APPLICATION, WAITING ON DECISION)

12. Get hair colored (NEED TO DO THIS!!!)

13. Get family pictures done 

14. Picture a day 

15. Finish (and win!) the diet bets I'm participating in

16. Organize paperwork SO CLOSE...GOT MOST OF IT DONE

17. Unpack 5 boxes from storage MOSTLY CHRISTMAS, BUT STILL

18. Deep clean apartment IN PROGRESS

19. Continue working on budget IN PROGRESS

20. Watch the Cowboys WIN (I'll need help with this one!)
* BONUS: Make our Christmas Bucket List (MORE SOON)

1. Work out 10 times

2. Hit the 20 lb lost mark!

3. Finish Christmas decorating

4. Finish 52/52 book challenge (5 more to go!!)

5. Color my hair (FOR THE LOVE!!)

6. Hang curtains... if they ever ship!

7. Continue working on budget (I need to buckle down)

8. Set up cleaning schedule

9. Unpack 5 NON Christmas boxes :) 

10. Finish 100 Happy Days photos on Insta (going to have to double up a few days to catch up!) 
11. Refinish buffet and dining room chairs
12. Get accepted into certification program (just playing the waiting game right now)
13. Finish Christmas shopping early (no waiting until last minute!!)
14. Dinner with J&E
15. Wash Jeep and clean inside (it's bad, y'all)
16. Work on 2015 goals and Resolutions
17. Watch another classic film and read a classic novel (for my 101 in 1001)
18. Finish organizing paperwork
19. Get a new cookbook (another of my 101 in 1001 goals).
20. Watch the Cowboys win!!!