2014 Goals

 My goals this year are more family oriented, in some ways….. I am trying to better our family life and our situation.

1^st- get at least 2 of our debts paid off. This will be our hardest one. We will really have to focus on our finances and be strict on our finances. But we can do it.

2^nd Clean the entire house and then make a cleaning schedule and stick to it. This might take a while as I have started watching new kiddos and they are full time. So getting the house clean in the first place is hard.

3^rd Spice up the married life.!I won’t go into this too much, but let’s just say having kids has really put a damper on this…. We are still happily married we just need to spice it up a little. More dates, more us and more …..

4^th Write in my journal everyday!  I was so good before having Aurianna, I have slacked off a lot but we are going to get back on track this year.  

5^th Have more faith in the Lord and in myself. I struggle with wanting to know the answers to everything right now, and not thinking I can do things. I am going to change this part of me that doubts so much!

I have my work cut out for me, but I can do this!

Love,

TT

Goals 2013 , How did I do?

Well last year some of my goals I did wonderfully on and others not so well.

My first goal was to Read and Finish a Book each month, This one I ROCKED at. I read a ton this last year and I loved it. What a great goal.

My second goal Create a Menu each month and stick to it. We did ok on this one. Some months were better than others but still we tried. This year we plan on doing better.

Third Organize the house….. well it is a lot better than last year! But I missed the deadlines and there are definitely still more things that need to be done, but we are getting there.

Fourth Have a date with David each week….. we kind of stunk at this one. We spent time together and put the kids to bed early so we could snuggle on the couch after they went to bed, but we still weren’t so good on this one.

Fifth, attend the temple each month, we  didn’t do this one quite as well as I would have liked. We need to do better.

Sixth, Have more patience. I am still working on this one but we are doing better.

2014 should be better!

Love,

TT

December Books!

Wow I am behind on this one. In December I read 2 books. I read the 5^th Fablehaven book and it was the best one (and longest) by far. They tied up all the loose ends and this one even had a bit of romance in it. Kendra and Seth have to save the world and stop the demon prison from being opened. They literally travel all over the world and get help from unexpected people. It was a wonderful read.

The second book I read was Someday, Someday Maybe, by Lauren Graham. This one was ok. I LOVE Lauren Graham as an actress (I just finished watching all 7 seasons, of one of my favorite series with her in it, Gilmore Girls) This story was about a actress who was trying to make it big in New York, it talked about the struggles of trying to be “found” as well as trying to find yourself. It was good, but I definitely wouldn’t buy it.

Love,

TT

November Books!

 

In November I read two books, “My Story” By Elizabeth Smart and “Descendant” by Lesley Livingston. Both were wonderful. “My Story” is an amazing read and it was wonderful to see the hand of the Lord at such a trying time in her life. She saw so many miracle through her nine months of misery and endured it so well. I am not sure I could have been as brave or strong as her. I have even more respect for her and I recommend that book to everyone! 

Descendant was good, it is a sequel to a book a read a few months ago called “Starling” it captures your attention from the beginning. The only complaint I have is that it leaves you hanging for the next book. I can’t say much about it, cause I don’t want to give away the storyline, but it follows Mason and Fennry’s on their journey trying to save the world, each other and sorting out their feelings for each other. I have no clue when the next book comes out but I am patiently (or Impatiently) waiting for the next book to be released!

Love, 

Tt 

October Books!

  

I have been trying to read more lately. So in October I read three books, they were all from the same series, the Fablehaven Series. If you remember I wrote about them in September, so these books just continue on with Seth and Kendra and their adventures trying to overcome their enemies. The books kind of have all blended together. The second book they are looking for a artifact on Fablehaven’s property and have to overcome some pretty serious obstacles in the process. The 3^rd book, Kendra travels to a place in New Mexico to retrieve an artifact and find it has already been removed and safely on Fablehaven property, but because of a Dark Plague they have to retrieve it hope they can overcome the Dark Plague. Then the third book they travel to a Dragon Sanctuary and have to find the artifact there. They run into some unexpected trouble on that trip and turns out quite different than I thought. I took a break in November to read two other books, but started reading the last book in the series last night and am excited to see what happens. 

Love, 

TT

September Books!

This month I finished both my September book within the first week thanks to the Cruise, and family being sick. I read Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan and Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. They were both really good reads and made me excited to read the next books in both series. I started out  with Percy Jackson, a book about a boy whose father is Poseidon, and how he must stop a war with the Gods. It was good, totally different than what I was expecting thanks to the movie! The movie and the book are two totally different things. There is so much in the book that didn’t happen in the movie. I did like them both. They were both wonderful, in their  own unique ways.

The next book I read was Fablehaven. A book about a place called Fablehaven that is a haven for all sorts of good and bad mythical creature. It is a story about a brother and sister, Kendra and Seth who go to Fablehaven to visit their Grandparents and end up having to save Fablehaven with the help of Fairies. It was a wonderful book and I am already reading the second book and it is just as good as the first. I will let you know what I think, but I will tell you both of the books are wonderful and I highly recommend them both.

Love,

TT

August Books!

So this month I have read 3 books, though they are from the same series so I guess that works. The names of the books are, An Unexpected Love, A Enduring Love, and A Forever Love, By Michelle Ashman Bell. This is a LDS Fiction Novel and I loved it. (it helps that they have the same last name in the book as we have) The first book is about a girl, Alexis who goes to Idaho to visit her sister. While there she finds out more about the LDS church, and falls in the love and about overcoming her eating disorder. The second book is about her going on European tour all the while wondering if she is going to loose her boyfriend, Rich Greenwood, then the last one is about her engagement as well as some of the troubles that she faces being a world renown fitness instructor as well as her faith being tested through many different trials.  I loved all 3 books and was sad to see them end. But am excited to read my September book!

Love,
TT