Mission: THRIVE (Check-in)

The last Thursday of the month is my day to report in on Mission: THRIVE. Here are the goals I set for myself last month.

Deepen my faith by

• attending church every weekend I'm in town.
• starting a bible study

Deepen my marriage by

• reading His Needs, Her Needs
• having a date night at least once a month

Demonstrating self-care by

• moving at least four times a week
• eating at least two fruits/veggies per day

All-in-all, I'd say I'm faring pretty well. Jerry and I attended church when we were in town this month (which unfortunately was only two weekends because of some unexpected travel plans), and I've signed up for a bible study with a group of women from my church which I've attended the last two weeks.

Still working on reading His Needs, Her Needs - need to move this up in the list of priorities for next month. And Jerry and I did manage to have a date night last weekend when we were in Dallas. Noni and Pop Pop watched Little Man while Jerry and I were gluttons at Babe's. Man, that fried chicken is the best!

But it's the self-care that really takes the cake for me this month. For the most part, I did manage to eat two fruits/veggies per day, although, sadly, I didn't make any progress on the "move four times a week" goal. However - and this is a BIG however - I did do some other things in the self-care department that I'm really excited about. 1.) I quit my job. 2.) I signed up for a photography class. I've been having so much fun making plans for how I'm going to spend my time with Alex during the day and making family more of a priority in 2010. And the photography class is something I've wanted to do for a long time now. I have lots to learn. And I can tell I'm going to be a slow learner. Once I become a bit more proficient at the basics I've been learning, maybe I'll sign up for another course. Who knows!

For February, I've been thinking about these things.

• Complete His Needs, Her Needs
• Practice the skills I've learned in my photography class
• Develop a weekly meal plan
• Cook meals at home at least three nights a week
• Begin organizing the house - complete the guest bedroom and organize the bed linens
• Have a quiet time every morning

I'll report in next month on progress...