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September's goals...

Saturday, September 01, 2012

Hi..just going to do a quick blog of my goals for September...

My theme is Back to Work...

Step one Refresh page..Already done :)

Step two Track food

Step three Track X aim for 1000+

Step four Track points aim for 1000+

Step five Drink water

Step six Become minimalist

Step seven Work on Fall Bucket List

Step eight Begin 5K training again

Step nine Meditation and Yoga

Step ten Tea parties

Step eleven Do something nice for me and someone else daily

Step twelve Get Back to Work!!

Thanks for dropping by..keep on Sparkin'

Love Donna

Autumn is the season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what we already have...

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MOMFAN 9/2/2012 10:25PM

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MARITIMER3 9/2/2012 6:06PM

Love the colour of your Spark Page. You have some great, realistic goals. I've never tried monthly goals; will think about it.

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-WRKNG2ABTTRME- 9/2/2012 9:38AM

Great goals!

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GOPINTOS 9/2/2012 8:16AM

Smile and Enjoy the Rest of Your Day!
Melinda (gopintos)
Country Living Team

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LYNKIN 9/2/2012 7:59AM

Great goal! I am going to borrow some of them for myself! Thanks for posting them!

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LILLIPADTX 9/2/2012 12:46AM

I love your goals! Good Luck!

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CAVEPRINCESS65 9/2/2012 12:12AM

goals

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August Recap....

Saturday, September 01, 2012

Hi..just a quick blog recapping August's goals...

Theme was contemplate the heavens....

refresh page..decided to leave it the same..

track food..:( just 7 days

track X..aim 1000+ ....1980..woohoo!!

track points..aim 1000+...1502..woohoo!!

drinks lots of water..yes..easy since the heat and drought lasted :(

blog daily...only 8 days :(

finish 5% challenge...lost about 2.5%..at keast it's a loss :)

swimming..yes got lots and lots of swimming in!!

summer freedom....?????

nature~yard~garden...if only it wasn't so hot and dry...most of my yard and garden dried up and died :(

So..there was my August...on to bigger and better things in September...

Thanks for dropping by and keep on Sparkin'

Love Donna...

It was a terrible summer for Humpty Dumpty..but he's looking forward to a great fall....

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DUSTYGIRL25 4/29/2013 3:10AM

No matter what....You Did Great!!! So sorry about your yard & garden.

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MOMFAN 9/2/2012 10:26PM

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MARITIMER3 9/2/2012 6:04PM

Not bad - sorry about your garden, and hopes for a great September.

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GOPINTOS 9/2/2012 8:17AM

wtg on the goals you met. Onward to September!

Smile and Enjoy the Rest of Your Day!
Melinda (gopintos)
Country Living Team

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CAVEPRINCESS65 9/2/2012 12:10AM

on your August accomplishments

Good luck on your continuous journey in September

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New project..once a month shopping...

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Hi..I've been working on this new project ..got the idea from Pinterest to reduce shopping and money spent by trying to shop just once a month...

Been planning out some meals and extras and today went to Weyburn and did , hopefully the shopping for most of September...main courses and sides all planned, lots of breakfast foods to use up and also a big supply of snacks and fresh and frozen fruits and veggies...also lucked out and found our store to have lots of $.99 bread on sale...

One thing I'm going to do is the detox water from Dr.Oz the other day...I made up 10 baggies of sliced cucumber and assorted citrus fruits and some water and froze them....then the plan is to put one in a large pitcher of water..steep overnight and drink at least one glass before each meal...more if you want..it also is supposed to have fresh mint in it..but the store was out and I think most of my mint is dried up..might do in a pinch...

I bought a huge bag of spinach as the garden stuff is almost all finished..I bagged it up in baggies for quick salads for me...peppers were on sale for 1/2 price so I got a huge bag and prepared some fresh and chopped and froze the rest..when I was a cook at the nursing home we'd buy them like that and they could be used in lots of ways..even in salads and tasted fresh, not frozen. Also checked out on the internet that cooked sweet potato can be frozen..I have trouble with fresh ones spoiling for me...

Well these are just a few of my ideas...it's still a work in progress so we'll see if I can reall keep grocery trips to once a month...anyone have any suggestions or ideas??

From the ideas on Pinterest they said to to plan to use the fresh, most perishable fruits and veggies first and then use the longer lasting ones during the later weeks..cabbages, apples, oranges, etc.

Well..I can see how keeping out of the stores will really help me spend less and quit buying "treats" and use up and/or make from scratch more stuff. I usually follow a rough weekly menu plan anyway..Sunday..chicken, Monday ...pasta.. Tuesday..ethnic...Wed..beef...Thurs..pork chops...Fri..fish..Sat..BBQ..so easy to have the main course meals planned..just have 4 of each on hand....then the lunches are easy..tho I`m always looking for new ideas...quite often lunch is soup and sandwich, or on Sundays..eggs and toast...hubby likes burgers and fries so then I have a salad...there`s always chili..since I have 1�2 a deepfreeze of bull burger still...

Well..I`m tired from my shopping and preparing day..better run..thanks for dropping by..keep on Sparkin`

Love Donna

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CAVEPRINCESS65 9/1/2012 8:23PM

ideas

for sharing!

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BLEGNER1 8/31/2012 2:40PM

Donna, Great minds run along the same lines. Guess we both have great minds. I have for a number of years done the bulk of my grocery shopping once a month. I get my check the first of the month and I go shopping then. This last month. I printed out Spark people menus for a month and then went through and made a list of what I would need to stay on it. I did go through and look at the actual meals to see if there was anything I would not eat and there was. So I remade that days plan and altered the shopping list for that.
I never knew you could freeze cooked sweet potatoes. Can you also freeze cooked potatoes?
I have frozen the grapes and have had some to see if I like them. They are good. I also froze peaches by just cutting them in half and taking the seeds out, and throwing them in a bag. I got a peach out a couple of days ago and diced it frozen onto my oatmeal and it was really good. I have heard that if you chop cucumbers and freeze them in small amounts, that they are great to give flavor to salads during the winter.
I may have to look into another freezer within the next year,. I will have things pretty well full and not be finished.
God bless
Barb

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GOPINTOS 8/29/2012 7:48AM

sorry it double posted

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GOPINTOS 8/29/2012 7:44AM

I am a menu planner, but I don't really look ahead to see if I have all the ingredients, because I have a well stocked pantry and freezer. I either have it, or I don't and will substitute. When there is a sale, I buy enough to last until the next sale, usually in 12 weeks for some things. Other items roll around sooner, and some are seasonal. So sometimes I may only be buying a few items, just lots of them :) It just depends on what I need to restock my pantry.

I freeze many items, everything that I can. I am finding though since my journey, that I am making more stops at the store for produce. But many times that is all I need. In and out.

My menus are planned around the main dish only. I assign meats to certain nights so that we have variety and we have enough fish & chicken. So two nights of chicken, two nights of fish, one night of beef, one night of pork and the weekends are more whatever.

I build around the main dish, but that is just a small portion on the plate. My sides are veggies on hand - what was on sale that week or already in the frig/freezer/pantry. Usually half of my plate is a big ole salad

I feed alot of ppl here. A lot of stray teenagers. This is how I make it work for as few dollars as possible.

Smile and Enjoy the Rest of Your Day!
Melinda (gopintos)
Dr Oz Show Fans Team

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MARITIMER3 8/28/2012 8:26PM

Some good ideas, Donna. I know that shopping less frequently would save time and gas (although I can shop right in town, maybe 1 mile each way). Storage would be a problem... but I could work on it. I normally shop once a week for 2 weeks then skip a week and use up left-overs. I make a big pot of soup to use up vegetables, left-over meats, etc. Good luck with your new project.

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MOMFAN 8/28/2012 3:38PM

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KANSASROSE67 8/28/2012 12:12PM

Enjoyed your ideas...thanks for sharing them. I'm thinking my DH might really enjoy the "detox" water...would you be willing to share the recipe?

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FITBIZZZ 8/28/2012 10:51AM

Good ideas!

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WATERMELLEN 8/28/2012 8:20AM

Wow! This is total organization: very impressive!!

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DUSTYGIRL25 8/28/2012 5:35AM

Just joined Pinterest last week. I love all the info. on it, & the pics. Although I haven't had a lot of time to check things out, I plan to eventually.
I must say saving money sounds good to me but with a house full here, it's hard to save on anything.
I'm looking forward to getting back to "normal" again. Shopping, cooking, & Relaxing are all on my agenda.
Wish I had some good cooking ideas for you. But I can hardly get any time in my kitchen anymore. Hmmmm, maybe that's a good thing.
You take care!

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-WRKNG2ABTTRME- 8/28/2012 3:17AM

ideas!

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VIMVIGOR 8/28/2012 2:44AM

Thanks for all the excellent ideas, I have been thinking about making a monthly meal plan. Shopping monthly would be a logical second step. Again thanks for all the information Very helpful. Cheryl

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CAVEPRINCESS65 8/28/2012 2:43AM

ideas

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WHITEDOVE412 8/28/2012 12:43AM

Great Blog...lots of good ideas here. Thanks for sharing.

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Bark less, Wag more....

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Hi..saw this on fb this a.m. and thought it was soo cute!

Plan B is working just fine..going the baby step way..back on x-bike yesterday and today...tracked some food...racked up some points....

Ready to tackle a new week...

Take care Spark buddies..

Love Donna

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WATERMELLEN 8/28/2012 8:19AM

Charlie has been trying to teach me this for years now!! (I'm a slow learner).

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DUSTYGIRL25 8/28/2012 5:39AM

Very Cute, Love it!!
Good for you for getting back on that bike!

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MOMFAN 8/27/2012 7:04PM

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KAYTIE22 8/26/2012 5:28PM

Bark less, Wag more. Good one! Thanks for posting. Glad to hear that Plan B is working well for you. WTG!!

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-WRKNG2ABTTRME- 8/26/2012 3:10PM

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ASHLYNMOM 8/26/2012 11:29AM

Baby steps is still moving in the right direction. Keep it up!!!

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FITBIZZZ 8/26/2012 11:16AM

Awesome. I love that. I'm going to have to post that this morning. :-)

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CAVEPRINCESS65 8/26/2012 10:45AM

keep up the

work!

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Plan B

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Hi..I'm on to plan B

So much for my "Happiness Plan" I'm now more unhappy than I have ever been. But plan B is just get healthy!!

That is what I am focusing on now and will just forget about the rest....
I'm on to finding the steps that make sense to me..and just do it!!

A simple plan..eat less (and healthy) move more...duh

Thanks for dropping by..keep on Sparkin'

Love Donna...

Nevaeh

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DUSTYGIRL25 4/29/2013 3:05AM

Hope plan B was turning out. Don't forget there are many more letters in the alphabet.

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MARITIMER3 8/27/2012 4:55PM

Great plan, Donna. Sometimes Plan B turns out to be what we needed all the time.

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MOMFAN 8/27/2012 2:34AM

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CAVEPRINCESS65 8/26/2012 10:44AM

Simple move is what will get us there
Slowly but surely - slow & steady result shall we see

Good luck on your journey!

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BROWNCOFIDDLER 8/25/2012 8:49PM

Sounds like Plan B is very simple ~ the truth is....that's all you have to do. Nothing fancy, just simply move it, eat healthy and watch the pounds melt away.

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ANNIE1114 8/25/2012 8:43PM

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PARKERB2 8/25/2012 3:40PM

Find ways to accomplish things you want to do and that should help you get some happiness going. Have a great day.

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FITBIZZZ 8/25/2012 2:15PM

Please forgive my 2 cents but happiness is a choice. It takes practice. It's not really about your circumstances, it's how you react and/or what you do with your reaction to your circumstances. Your plan (sans giving up on happiness) will be good for getting some "feel-good" hormones coursing through your body. We can all use all the help we can get from our bodies. Good nutrition and exercise will help your body help you. *Hugs*

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WATERMELLEN 8/25/2012 1:35PM

Tracking calories in/out is always good: but happiness is something we never want to give up on, ever.

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LADYJNAR 8/25/2012 12:53PM

I think your Plan B is excellent!

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