Halloween around

our house.

Waiting for trick or treaters.  

Jackson doing the fall cleanup.

Gary replacing the outside electrical sockets

Week One

Well, I've finished week 1 of the Healthy Habits Challenge.

Being accountable is definitely making a difference, but what makes the biggest difference is just being aware.  The two hardest have been my the ones I set for myself.  I only did Flylady and Scanning for 3 of 6, but I can also look at it as being 3 more than I would have done without the goals.

Also challenging was the 3 servings of veggies and 2 of fruit.  The fruit I have no problem with, but getting veggies in takes much more effort.  I've even found myself getting a bowl of carrots just to get another serving in.  Now that is a first!  So only 4 of 6 for that.

No unhealthy foods -- that was a challenge, too.  I do like my sweets.  But what has helped has been the no eating after 9 pm or dinner, whichever is first.  I've been known to be eating popcorn in bed at 1 a.m. (just a few times a week or so), and I haven't done that, so that is progress.   Gary thanks me for that.

I am such an "all or nothing" person that it is actually kind of nice the way goals are set up, because it allows for flexibility and if not doing well in one goal, you can still do well in others.

And of course the journaling, which I am doing with my blog.  I've been much more consistent with that.

So, all in all, it has been a good week and it feels good to be making positive changes.

Halloween Fun

When I have

A day off (self imposed because I had to go out for a Drs appointment and Gary was going to be gone all day), I spend it going from one thrift store to another.  Among other things, I buy used cookbooks that I love and already have one of, and then spend hours cutting them up so I can put them in my recipe box.  Probably  not everyone's idea if relaxation, but it works for me.

Footnote:  10 minutes later.

So, after posting this on my phone and I was getting ready to go to bed, I looked at the calendar and realized that it was October 27.   It just never really registered what the date was today. 

37 years ago our 2nd stillborn daughter, Emily, was born.  Maybe that is why I had that "searching for something but not knowing what" feeling I had all day.  These are the only pictures I have of her.  I so wish I had taken pictures of her and Annalee.  

 I love the little hand in this last one.  It looked like she was waving at us.

I'm the lucky recipient

Of flower arrangements Lydia makes in her floral class.  I feel lucky.

Does

Journaling and reading the scriptures count if it is after midnight?

I'm loving my toasty

warm toes.  

The family room is always freezing, and it has been impossible to keep warm.  So today we had this installed.  Loving it!

I signed up to do a

8 week Healthy Habits Challenge with some ladies in our neighborhood.   It is a point system, with the last two goals being my individual ones.  You can have a free day in each of goals.  It is going to be a good challenge for me, because I have not had a lot of motivation lately.  I've finished all for today except for the scan in pictures, so I better get going on that because it is 10:08.  I think I'm going to start by organizing what photos I already have on my computer, so I know what I need to scan in. 

Healthy Habits Challenge

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Friday	Sat	Sunday	TOTAL POINTS
Sleep 7 hours							XXXXXX	/6
Drink 64 oz. water							XXXXXX	/6
3 servings veg.’s, 2  servings fruit							XXXXXX	/6
No unhealthy foods							XXXXXX	/6
No unkind speech							XXXXXX	/6
Exercise 30 min.						XXXXXXX	XXXXXX	/5
Journal							XXXXXX	/6
15 min. scriptures							XXXXXX	/6
No eating after 9:00/dinner							XXXXXX	/6
Prayers							XXXXXX	/6
My goal: Fly Lady Routines							XXXXXX	/6
My goal: Scan in Photos for 15 min a day							XXXXXX	/6

                                                                      TOTAL WEEKLY POINTS =         / 71

Celebrating Lydia's 19th

So happy we were able to celebrate

with her this year.

Love you, Lyd!

They arrive home tonight at 9:30.

It looks like they have had a wonderful trip.

Annie has been working on this

Halloween Party since we've come.  She did it for a Young Women project where she hosted the Activity Day girls.  It was actually somewhat of a whole family affair.