by Sarah | Jan 7, 2009 | All About Kennedy, All About Molly, Crap
Thus is where we are.
Riley -Â our beautiful, bright, intelligent, STUBBORN almost-4-year-old absolutely refuses to potty train.
Does she know what she’s doing and when she’s doing it? YOU BETCHA.
Does she do anything about it? HELL NO.
So…figuring that her stubborness combined with everything else would keep her refusing until she was darn good and ready we gave up (all except to ask if she’s going – to which she ALWAYS replies “no”)…which leaves me changing wet and poopy pull-ups 5-6 times a day – not to mention paying for them (Oy).
In turn, I look to my youngest. Angel – almost 3 now. We’ve had more on and off success with her than with Riley. We can catch her w/ a dry diaper and toss her on the potty and she’ll go.Â
So this week, amidst all of my other personal goals and challenges I decided that she would get trained – SOON. I’m sick of changing (and paying for) TWO kids in diapers. I’m so over them.
*Archie, honey, this is where you cover your eyes and ignore the rest of the post*
Today I decided to try the no diaper tactic. We’ve tried it before with an epic fail…so today I attempted again with just one kid – Angel.
In return we have ended up spending 90% of the day on the potty – I swear the kid pees every five minutes. We’ve had only two accidents – but I credit that her being on the toilet SO much.
By lunchtime she’d been on the potty most of the morning and gone about 15 times there (but no #2), twice on my floor (I was ready with the mop bucket and a towel).Â
They will retire to “nap time” (i.e. playing in their bedroom) so that I can have a “break” and get some cleaning done…and then I’ll return to it after nap until Archie returns from work.
Tomorrow Angel has school, and I’ll have them start her in school training as well. But I’ll probably be VERY sore and cranky tomorrow (dental work being done) so I doubt I’ll do this tomorrow – but I will return to it on Friday.Â
Oy.
P.S. Keep my BFF Jess in your thoughts today. She goes in for knee surgery at 2:45 and is VERY nervous and scared.
by Sarah | Jan 6, 2009 | Personal
Goal #1 was Body Image
Goal #2 was Finances
Goal #3 was Home and Family
 My last goals are egocentric, for me and me alone (okay, not completely…but mostly). There are dreams I have…and other silly guilty (or not-so) pleasures that I’d like to indulge and include in my goals. They are few, but I felt I had to include them.
Big Dreams
1. Publish my novel
2. Be able to make clothes and crafts quickly.
3. Never have to wonder ‘what should I make for dinner?’
4. Teach my daughters dance.
Baby Steps
1. Start writing at least 2 nights/wk
2. Re-open my writing blog to track progress and goals.
3. Continue working on all crafting skills (knitting and sewing first)
4. Make menu plans weekly
5. Keep finding new recipes (I’ve found some great ones recently)
6. Work on my Body Image goals to get back in shape so I feel capable of achieving BD#4
7. A little side goal is to get back into blogging. I’m challenging myself to post every other day here, and every other day at TwoBroomsUp.
And thus ends my list of goals (FINALLY). I’m excited to do my first update this coming Saturday. But until then, we’ll return to regular random posting.
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by Sarah | Jan 4, 2009 | Weekly Winners
For the week of 12/28/08-1/4/09
Weekly Winners is the brainchild of the wonderfully Sarcastic Mom, Lotus
Last Chance to Shine
Scrumptious Delight
Toddler Snacks
Modern Art by 1st Grader
My now almost 11yo made this in 1st grade. It’s still my favorite. I need to get it framed.
by Sarah | Jan 1, 2009 | Random
Goal #1 was Body Image
Goal #2 was Finances
I decided to separate Home & Family from my personal goals. So there will be a fourth in this series, sorry! *G* This one sort of ties into Finances a bit…and it’s not as many ‘big dreams’ as the ‘baby steps’ part of it.
My family is wonderful, but there can always be improvement, right? My big dream is to be June Cleaver…okay, not REALLY. But I want to be the Mom that does things…and I’ve taken steps toward that in the past couple of months (minus sick time) – but I want to take better and more proactive steps.
Big Dreams
1. Be the Mom that does things – goes places and plans at home activities
2. Have family sit down dinners 6 out of 7 nights
3. Have a tween that talks to us, and comes out of his room more
4. Be a fine tuned grocery shopping machine
5. Have a clean, uncluttered home (more likely if/when we get a BIGGER house..but this is BIG dreams 😉 )
Baby Steps
1. Start making meal plans weekly, based on coupons and grocery flyer (and helpful hints from frugal blogs)
2. Set grocery limit of $350/mo for now, decrease as I become better.
3. Have family game night at least once a week (already started)
4. Start with kitchen – cleaning it fully once/wk. Dishes daily.
5. Continue experimenting w/ recipes, it’s been fun.
6. Make breads as regularly as possible – send out for new sourdough starter.
That’s it for now. I’ll revisit it monthly and edit…just like the other goals!
One more tomorrow – Personal. This will include my crafting ADHD and my writing (which I’m resuming).
by Sarah | Dec 30, 2008 | Random
Goal #1 was Body Image
Finances have always been a challenge at Casa de Perfect. We’re impulse buyers. I haven’t used a check register since I worked at the bank 3+ years ago (seriously…I do not keep a register). We live paycheck to paycheck and shouldn’t need to. We have no savings to speak of and credit card debt – not as much as when we got married, but enough.Â
So, once again…my Big Dreams, and the Baby Steps to them.
Big Dreams
1. Pay off our Credit Card debt.
2. Get a decent size savings account.
3. Start paying toward principal on our mortgage
4. Get a newer second car (and give away the Mazda as it was given to us)
5. Get a bigger house (con’t from #3 😉 ) – this is a big, faraway dream, like 2 years at least.
Baby Steps for January
1. Start keeping check register again
2. Continue tracking extra principal paid on truck
3. Track spending on a budget sheet
4. Live without debit cards – cash only
5. Using tracked spending as guide, set a budget for February
6. Get back to clipping coupons and making/following grocery list
7. Use debt tracker I found for excel (Loving it so far)
8. Gather all things needed to run taxes ASAP.
I have many many more dreams, big and little…but these are keynote for now. The credit card debt, along with my weight, will all be tracked on another page here. I’m working on setting it up now.Â
Again, if you want to play along go ahead and steal the banner. I’ll be doing weekly updates 😀
Tomorrow’s Goal – Personal/Family.
I believe tomorrow will be the last…unless I come up with something else in the mean time 😀
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by Sarah | Dec 29, 2008 | Random
Check out who won the $75 Gift Card to Ridemakerz!!
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I have big dreams for 2009. But I also have no will power. So to achieve the end-game goals, I’m going to break everything up into smaller, more achievable goals. I’m going to try to keep track every week on Saturday’s, here on this blog, with posts and a page just for the goals. Hence, the banner. It’s keeping myself accountable for successes and failures along the way. So, without futher ado – Goal #1.
I was just going to put “weight” for this goal…but it’s more than just my weight. It’s my whole body image, and treatment of said body. I used to be a dancer so skinny I was asked if I was anorexic. That wouldn’t happen today. I don’t need to be that skinny again, but I need to like myself.Â
Big Dreams
1. Get weight from 157 (*cringe*) down to a more acceptable 125-130.
2. TONE the acceptable weight of 135-130 – i.e. exercise regularly
3. LIKE myself again. Feel sexy again.
4. Get back into my size 6 skinny jeans (I’ll settle for my 8 skinnies)
5. Be able to wear my baby t’s again (not that I would – being able to and doing are two different things *lol*)
Baby Steps for January
1. Cut back to 2 pops a day MAX by Feb 1.
2. Drink more water.
3. Exercise on the 2 days a week Angel is at school w/ FitTV
4. Cut out late night grazing.
I don’t have a weight goal at all for January, only long term. I want to make sure I set ACHIEVABLE goals, remember? I think I can mange these 4 simple goals. Weaning off the pop is a huge one. I’m a Dr. Pepper & caffeine addict. I have some flavored coffee to replace my morning pop…I just have to work on the rest of the day! Last year I did this for January and my current pants felt loose at the end of the month. It was such a good feeling, and I wasn’t even tracking weight. Unfortunately I didn’t keep it up and I’m now worse than ever. So. That’s my goal for January now.
Tomorrow – Financial Goals
(P.S. if you want to join in, you can swipe the banner and start your Baby Steps to Big Dreams!! I’ll be posting every Saturday once Goals are set!!)
