It's been awhile

Yes, it's certainly been a long time since my last post! :)


My list of links is growing - so I may just create a post soon that puts them all in one place and then more slowly I will add some info about them. Sorry, there won't be any with this post.


This is just a huge update of all sorts of things.  


First - the new kittens (born June 17th) and their mama got really sick in July and finally in mid-August (just before they would be 10 weeks old) we lost them all.  It's been a hard blow for all of us as we worked so hard and put so much into caring for them in efforts to save them all. :(


Second - in the ever-changing lives of my kids we have been having one crisis after another with different kids.  Of course, they are all adults now - but four still live with me - and just because they are legally adults doesn't mean they aren't still my kids. lol  Cars breaking down; jobs changing - cutting hours, laying off, or just being challenging in new ways; searching for jobs - first jobs, new jobs, different jobs; new health challenges developing; old health challenges getting worse; all in all, it's the same ol' - same ol' - never really changing status of needing more money than we have to care for all the things that come up.  It's not unlike a dog chasing it's tail - totally futile to attempt; but having done so, IF one should catch up then suddenly you find yourself getting bitten!


Third - we're into a decluttering mode - more now than ever.  It began when my sister moved out - and it's taking on a whole new meaning after attending our district convention at the end of July and then our circuit assembly at the beginning of September!  Now, it's not just get rid of things we're not using or haven't used in over a year; it's become get rid of things we don't really need. In other words, let's take a close look at every single thing in every single room of the house, including closets, porches, deck, garage and yard and let's see if we REALLY & TRULY NEED IT for survival. :)


This has become a huge project. One we hope to finish by the end of September. :)


I'm still working on building my business - ecomomandee.blogspot.com and I'm still working on my weight loss goals - sparknearthlybest.blogspot.com/ and like always I'll keep working on all these.  I'm not one to give up!

A WEEK! 1 of 52

Well, I've made it through the first week of my 52-week challenge/goals! :)


It has been a rough week too, in so many ways.  But I tried to stay focused as much as possible.  I did at least manage some time every single day to consider my goals, to think on what I was able to do to meet them that day, and to give myself a little pep talk every day.


For the weight loss goal - the goal for one week was to lose 2 pounds, working toward a one year goal of losing 100 pounds.  I DID IT!  I lost those 2 pounds! But I did better than that, I exceeded my goal by 1.7 pounds, losing a total for the week of 3.7 pounds!!!  WOO HOO!!!


For the business goal - the goal for one week was to enroll two new customers, shooting for 8 for the whole month.  I did not meet that goal. :(  I'm close, but at the end of Sunday night I still had no new customers for the week.  :(  Could I have done more to achieve that goal?  Many times I think, "YES!" but when I really look back at this week in total honesty I have to say, "NO!"  Given all the circumstances of the week I did all my earthly best to set appointments and to help those who, after seeing & hearing the great presentation, were wanting to be my customers get to the point of completing all the necessary steps.  So, I will just keep the mini-goal for this coming week at 2 new customers again.


I hadn't really thought about this before now but my business goal and my weight loss goal have at least one similarity, besides being mine; the number 2!  Two has been a favorite number of mine for a long, long time!  I like things in twos - it's balanced, even, symmetrical!  I was born at 2:22 pm on the 20th day of the month. 


My weight loss goal is 100 pounds lost in a year which breaks down to average almost 2 pounds per week.  
My business goal wasn't exactly stated like that, like 100 customers added in a year; but if I want to meet the goal of being a senior director in six months then the rate of 2 customers per week would be a good rate to be able to achieve that goal.


So that's how I'm going to see each week for the next 51 weeks - or until the goals are met! :)
2 pounds of weight to lose each week!
2 new customers in my business to gain each week!


It's going to be a great week!!!