let's revisit those goals...

so often i set some goals for the year.

we work on them a bit. but never revisit them.

sometimes it is because our focus changes. where we were in january is not where we are later in the year. it's natural.

when i set goals for 2016, i really tried to look at the whole year.

let's see how we are doing....maybe there are things we have completed, things we would like to change, and things to add.

• learn how to cut jakey's hair--DONE! i was trying to figure it our using scissors..but he is too wiggling. i switched to the clippers and BOOM! easy peasy. also i like him all trimmed up. :)
• save money for a new camera....i love my current camera. but i have hopes and dreams for something more. :)--working in progress. spent some time thinking about which camera i would like to get. 
• continue to bloggy, blog, blog. i love to blog. but sometimes in our crazy it is hard to keep it up. i let myself off the hook of writing down every detail of our lives a long time ago. i know it doesn't all need to be here. but i like having what i can get on here. a taste of our life during a time when things were oh so full and fast moving. also, i have thoughts i want to get recorded on here....--EPIC FAIL here. whoops. going to do better, or at least try to do better. i promise. 
• be creative. i have a few projects i would like to complete. as well as to stretch my crafty wings. also, i also really want to get the big girls creative. to teach them what they would like to learn.--well i cleaned up my craft room the other day...that counts right?!? we have been working on a few things around here. 
• more oily. we have had such great luck using oils over the last year. oils have come up big for us a few times. i want to continue to learn and grow in my use of oils to care for the health of our family.--YES! just put in a big order including some new to me oils and a second diffuser to keep upstairs. 
• watch all the star wars movies. gotta have goals y'all. --DONE! now we just need to rewatch them with tim to get ready for our watch party when they release episode 7! oh and we love it. fun stuff. 
• play with the kids more. --i have been intentional about this. i love playing with my kids. 
• continue to meal plan. try some new recipes. have fun with cooking. right now meal preparation is a real drag for me. i feel like i am in a bit of a rut. and a little bit of it comes trying to multi task while cooking. you know wrangle a one year old, help with homework, referee squabbles, stop them from eating a gajillion snacks. it gets a bit overwhelming. --yes. And i let cece do some meal planning. she did well. i need to do that more often!
• read my bible. --working my way through the kids version of Jesus Calling. simple and straight to the point. it's been good for me. 

a couple additions. 

photographs. get mags and jakes on the walls around here. print family photos. create family photo wall in the basement. update black and whites. print more pictures. lots of goals related to photographs. i read somewhere that this generation will be the most photographed but with little left behind to prove it because photos don't get printed these days. this is important to me. i absolutely love looking a pictures. i am working on get my printed photos organized. getting more of our pictures on the walls of our home. i also signed up for groovebook to get my iphone pictures printed monthly. 

house projects. we accomplished a big goal finishing our basement last year. we are working on getting it furnished and decorated. it is coming together nicely. now we are dreaming up and planning our next set of house goals. 

excited to see where these goals will take us! 

keep runnin'