My Goals...

I think it's important to have goals and to share them with others. SO...I'm going to share what my goals from now until Jarod returns in March.

BE PHYSICALLY HEALTHY! (rock hard abs, baby!)
*I want to have a regular exercise routine and get is great shape.
*I want to eat healthy and snack less on junk food.
*I want to minimize alcohol. (maybe a couple nights a week I'll have a glass of wine)
*Go on bike rides w/ the kids.

STAY IN COMMUNICATION W/ JAROD!
*Send emails everyday.
*Write and mail a letter at least once per week.
*Mail a care package at least once per month.
*Talk on the phone or webcam as often as possible.
*Maintain a daily journal just for him to read when he returns.

STAY ON TRACK EMOTIONALLY & SPIRITUALLY!
*Write a blog entry at least 1 time per week.
*Stay in communication w/ family and friends.
*Read my Bible devotions every day.
*Attend church.
*Pray A LOT!
*Reach out when I need help.
*Lots of PMA (Positive Mental Attitude)
*Make time for ME once per month (go for a massage or pedicure etc...)

GET READY FOR BABY MAKING! Jarod and I are planning our 3rd and final child. We want to get started on making her as soon as he returns. (I just think she'll be a girl! Isabella Grace!)
*Take my vitamins...especially folic acid.
*Stop using Birth Control. (duh)

EARN THE USE OF A FREE MARY KAY CAR!!
*I want to go "on target" for my car by the time Jarod leaves. (I am 2 recruits away from this goal!)
*I want to actually earn that car by the time he returns. (Instead of taking the car I will take the $375/month cash compensation and buy him the truck he's always wanted. He had a couple thousand dollars saved in his "truck fund" when I started my Mary Kay business. He gave it to me to help build my business. So, I told him if I ever earn a car I will get the cash to pay for his truck. What better time to get him his truck then when he returns from a deployment!)

So there it is! All written out!
Between being active with my children, staying involved in church, my Mary Kay business and my awesome neighbors/friends....I think I will be pretty busy while Jarod is gone! I hope this helps time fly and when he returns I will be a better woman.

:)
-Linda