lofty goals

This weekend I was lucky enough to be enriched for 8 great hours.

It was general conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

I was uplifted and enriched and I will be honest,

I got a good little nap in there at one point.

Besides all that I did get a good date night/day in with R too.

There's always time for R...

Because I was so uplifted this weekend,

last night I decided to write down some weekly goals.

I tried to touch on all areas of my life.

Living a happy life is living a balanced life. Therefore I need work in all areas.

Some goals are a bit lofty for me.

Others I'm already doing,

but figured with the extra busy from the other goals I should put them in and keep up the good work.

I'm sharing my goals

1. to inspire any of you who feel like you need a life lift,

2. Mostly because I feel that if I share my goals with the world that I'll actually get er done!

1. Read scriptures + pray with R 6 times a week

2. At least 1 personal spiritual study time a week

3. Complete at least 1 project each week to turn our apartment into home

4. Do 1 creative thing a week [besides #3] This is for my sanity

5. cook 1 great meal a week [make enough for leftovers]

6. Plan 1 cheap + fun date each week

7. Exercise 4 times a week

8. Less tv! [disclaimer: it's so HARD not to cuddle up to R as he unwinds in front of the tv each night. I'm asking all of you what YOU do? Do you spent time with you hubby even when he is watching tv or do you just go do something else enlightening that you like? I can never decide what to do. Love my man and lay on the couch for a few hours or ditch your love and do something productive? help.

If you have read this post you deserve a treat. Which is exactly what you will get if you check out this random/amazingly funny video. R showed it to me and I laughed so hard. Can I just say it reminded me of me bro-in-law Hayden!

Welcome welcome 2011!

Wow I can't believe the new year is already here.

Looking back on the year it somehow seems like it flew by,

but also like we did about a million things. But instead of

looking in the past, I was to look into the future with perhaps

a few goal. Maybe if I post them I'll actually try harder

to stick to them. Maybe....

Here they are all in a row...

help R graduate and move somewhere happy and *sunny*

stay healthy by exercising all year and eating less candy (my vice)

find a big kid job doing something I love - art of course

make R better dinners and less pb&j's

trying to be the care free girl I once was: - stress + laughing

morning + evening family & individual prayers

be more brave

become a legit professional blogger. (so never stop reading)

I have about a million other things I need to fix about myself, but I figure I'll start here and if I'm perfect by June I'll add some more. ha ha. Ya right.

... and just a little fyi, this is a sneak peak of our Matthews family photos that R took and did such a great job! Hopefully we'll get some chosen and posted soon.