August already – I can’t believe it. We’re soaking up every bit of summer, but I’d be lying if I wasn’t anxious for some relief from this weather. I’m melting! On Sunday morning, we woke up to a little chill in the air and it made me so excited to experience fall in the new house. Soon. On the new habit front, Mark and I chose “health” to work on this month. We’ve already casually started this in July, so I’m hoping to continue the momentum. Our goals as a family are:
– Make food choices that make our bodies work well and help us feel strong (but always have room for the occasional treat too!)
– Try new fruits and vegetables because as Sophie reminds us, “Daniel Tiger says to try new things ‘cuz they might taste go-od”
– Get active everyday, play outside (even Mom and Dad) and reduce screen time significantly
– And a personal goal for me: more positive self-talk, celebrate small victories and don’t obsess over the scale or the work that still needs to be done
INTENTIONS FOR THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST:
- Habit of the Month: HEALTH
- lots of veggies in every meal (work on breakfast!)
- order collagen peptides
- make three recipes from my new cookbook
- green smoothies for the kids at least twice a week
- don’t skip weight training even though it hurts!
- wear my new running shoes around (NOT running) to adjust and avoid blisters
- finish kids’ chore charts and start new allowance system
- have a tea party in Sophie’s room with real drinks/treats
- continue Operation Catechism catch-up
- read Across Five Aprils in preparation for M’s history
- read two chapters in my Jackson Pollock book
- start thinking about birthday gifts for Sophie and TJ
- make a big batch of taco seasoning to keep in the pantry (100LT #46)
- organize and prepare the school room
- register at our new parish
- sign up the boys for CCD
- hang master curtains and artwork (I WILL do this!)
- sign up for cards at our new library (need to make the time to do this!)
PREVIOUS INTENTIONS:
add green smoothies to my day(I had one every few days, not a bad start)find a dairy-free protein powder(decided on a slightly different direction and getting collagen peptides instead)sign up for a 10K in October(SO excited!)accept compliments and give them freely!(work in progress…)Operation Catechism catch-up(started, but have more work to do)- hang master curtains and artwork
write and send “Intent to Homeschool” letter- sign up to be a Wild + Free subscriber
- power wash the front porch (100LT #38)
read two chapters in my Jackson Pollock book(25% of that monster of a book complete!)- bake a pie
- schedule an eye exam for me (100LT #73)
draw together with D(we followed along with Art for Kids and drew Spiderman!)start working on a bird watching basket(just a few more items needed)July house photo- sign up for cards at our new library
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What about you? What’s on your to-do list for the next two weeks?
what do you feed your kids for breakfast? I am so stumped with healthy and quick.
Mark taught my big boys (ages 8 and 10) how to cook eggs and bacon and that's been HUGE! They usually just cook for themselves, but will also make a bunch of scrambled eggs for everyone if asked. The little kids will usually have peanut butter toast with cut-up bananas on top, oatmeal or cold cereal. I think I'm going to try adding green smoothies and maybe a prep-ahead crustless quiche to the mix too.