At the beginning of the month, I posted a challenge for each hat, so I thought it would be good to review and set the new (or continued) challenges for March... this should be interesting.
Wife: So this month, I will honor our marriage by consciously thinking about what I can do to help him have a better day. I've struggled with this from day to day... as part of my Lenten preparation, I am doing the Love Dare, and while our marriage is a good one, I'm finding that we don't always treat each other as kindly as I once thought. Not to say we are down-right mean, but we are gifted in pushing each others buttons. For March, I will work harder to change the way I respond to my awesome husband and hopefully I will see that returned.
Mother: For the next 26 days, I will do something constructive and creative with my children. Much better than in the past... still a bit more to go. We've revamped our daily schedule so that we can all (hopefully) accomplish what we need from the day. God grant us the serenity as I implement these changes.
Friend: Whether it's a quick note or a long letter attempting to catch up with old friends, I'm going to send a letter. Horrible... I didn't send a single letter... so we're going to try it again... I am, however, making sure I send happy birthday notes on Facebook... it's got to count for something.
Writer: This is the easiest challenge to decide on, yet the hardest one to accomplish... I have a deadline of Feb 28, 2010 (strike that and replace with March 20, 2010) to finish the final draft for peer review.
Activist: This one is one I've been wanting to do for years but haven't. I'm switching out all of our cleanign supplies to "green" cleaners. Done... whoohooo... for next month, I'm going to reorganize our recycling so things don't fall through the cracks.
Soul (formerly Catholic): This month, I'm going to spend time not only reading the daily scripture, but I'm going to take time to reflect and meditate on what the words mean to me. Better, but not good enough... try again in March.
Adventurer/Athlete: The mini is coming and so is my 36th birthday. This is the year to make a change in the way I treat my body. Keep going, maybe this month will get it right!
Foodie: Following up on that last line, this months challenge is to make every meal, excluding special occassions, at home. I would say I scored about 80% on this one... this month, I'm going to keep the same goal and add try at least three new dishes a month and if there's something I really like, get the recipe in my recipe box!
Reformed Spend-a-holic: One thing builds upon the next! This month, I am going to make a grocery budget and I am going stick to it!So aced this one... next month, stay on our monthly budget and resist temptation to stray!
Athlete: See Adventure/Athlete
Homemaker: My house looks like it has been overrun by the messy elves and they have done a whopper of a job. So this month, I'm going to go room by room and take back my house by not only deep cleaning, but declutter. The elves can't trash what they can't find! And March is the new February!
Crafty: Since I'm going to be writing letters to friends and family, I need to bulk up my card stash . This month, I will finally get my scrapbooking area cleaned up and spend a couple nights making cards to send out! Repeat for March!
Well there you have it... an "eh" month... next month will be better... I see spring on the calendar and soon the butterflies will thaw... it's a great time to be alive!
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