Happy New Year! I’m sorry I’m so late in sharing here. I know that February is going to be over soon and spring is right around the corner. Time flies.

Life is busy but I still want to make time to share here when I can.

Here are my goals for the next week or so:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Take one of our boys clothes shopping

2. Teach my daughter how to make plant-based waffles

Personal Goals:

3. Work out with weights with hubby — I’m really not motivated to work out with weights on my own so doing it with hubby this year has been a big help.

4. Walk at least 180 minutes — I plan to do this by walking on the treadmill, which I do enjoy.

5. Read Bible

6. Journal twice

Home Management Goals:

7. Fill a bag with items to donate

8. Research possible vacation spots

Business Goals:

9. Clean out inbox

10. Upload a video to my YouTube channel

What are your goals for this week?

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November is here and I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving. Are you making plans for that day or visiting family?

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is almost over and a new year is right around the corner. I haven’t rushed this year one bit and I’ve just let it happen, so to speak.

I haven’t felt hurried this year and every month and new season came and went with a feeling of ease. I was sad to say goodbye to summer, I guess, because that’s my favorite season.

But, still, I welcomed fall and all the leaves.

It’s not that there haven’t been trials and difficulties this year. There have been, but God is faithful. He brings of through everything masterfully with His perfect ways.

I’m 40 now, and my faith is rock solid. I know that I can trust God no matter what trials come our way. He began a good work in us and will see it through until the day of Christ Jesus. We are His.

Anyway, we’re off to the zoo today. The forecast is for a high of 75 degrees which is great because tomorrow it’s forecasted to be in the 30s until at least the middle of next week.

So, without further ado…

Here are my goals for the next week or so:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Take a family field trip to the zoo

2. Go to Hobby Lobby with Elisabeth

Personal Goals:

3. Lift hand weights 3 times

4. Walk at least 180 minutes — I plan to do this by walking on the treadmill and taking family walks outside.

5. Read Bible

6. Journal twice

Home Management Goals:

7. Fill a bag with items to donate

8. Write out our Thanksgiving menu

Business Goals:

9. Clean out inbox

10. Live stream a recipe video to my YouTube channel — I’m currently live streaming my weight loss journey and giving other tips and ideas for how to lose weight and feel full eating a low-calorie lifestyle way. I’m also sharing healthy grocery hauls and recipes if you’d like to join me.

What are your goals for this week?

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Today, I’m showing you how to make my Rapid Weight Loss Mashed Potatoes.

You’ll be shocked at how simple and easy it is to lose weight with this delicious and nutritious recipe. You’ve never seen mashed potatoes like this before. These are new and different and I’m going to show you exactly how I make them and how you can change them up to make endless flavor combinations that will allow you to lose weight and feel satisfied.

These mashed potatoes are one of the secrets to my weight loss success, and they’ve helped me get to my current weight of 142 pounds (and I’m not finished losing weight just yet).

If you’re looking for a delicious and nutritious way to lose weight, then you should try this recipe for Rapid Weight Loss Mashed Potatoes as these potatoes will help you lose weight rapidly and without much effort. Give this recipe a try and see how much weight you can lose in just a few weeks! If you do try them, please share in the comments below and let me know how you changed them up or what spices you used so that I can possibly try them in the future.

These mashed potatoes would also be great to help keep the extra pounds from creeping on during the holiday season as they don’t include any dairy and only include ingredients that will promote your weight loss.

I hope you enjoy the video, and, as always, thanks for watching!

Join me on this journey as I share tips and super quick and easy foods to eat to lose weight and keep it off forever! Please feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel as I publish videos there before they make it to the blog.

Are you working on losing weight in 2022? Have you ever thought about including tomatoes in your mashed potatoes?

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It’s Friday, and we have a lot to get done today.

We have a grocery order to pick up. I never thought we’d be those people that have other people shop for their groceries, but here we are.

Then we want to take Elisabeth to shop for tap dancing shoes because she really wants to tap dance. I found an adorable dance shop in a local city that we’re going to visit and hopefully find some shoes for her. I wanted to buy a pair online but it seems that sizing for tap shoes differs greatly from regular sizing so I’d rather shop in-store. At the very least, I’m hoping we can figure out what size she would wear in tap shoes so that we can get her a pair one way or the other.

Then I need to make a trip to Kohl’s to return some items and do some shopping.

And then somehow we need to squeeze in trips to Sam’s Club and Costco…and CVS…and Walmart.

It’s going to be a full weekend.

But before we hit the ground running, I want to spend a little time sharing my goals.

Here are my goals for the next week or so:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Take one of our kids shopping for new church clothes — One of our sons lost a good amount of weight over the past year and a half and his old clothes are too big now.

2. Do driving lessons with Breanna

Personal Goals:

3. Lift hand weights 3 times

4. Walk at least 180 minutes — I plan to do this by walking on the treadmill and taking family walks outside.

5. Read Bible

6. Journal twice

Home Management Goals:

7. Fill a bag with items to donate

8. Look into a new homeschool assignment tracking service that sounds interesting

Business Goals:

9. Look into a new bookkeeping service since my old one is no longer available

10. Live stream a video to my YouTube channel — I’m currently live streaming my weight loss journey and giving other tips and ideas for how to lose weight and feel full eating a low-calorie lifestyle way. I’m also sharing healthy grocery hauls.

What are your goals for this week?

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It’s October and we’re doing the fall things.

We visited a pumpkin farm, bought apples from a local apple orchard, picked up apple cider donuts, crunched the leaves outside on a family walk, and we’re just generally enjoying the season. Do you visit an apple orchard or pumpkin farm every year?

I’m looking forward to the holidays but I can still hardly believe they’re almost here and 2023 is around the corner. Wow.

I do love our family traditions, though, so I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving next month. What’s your favorite holiday?

Anyway, here are my goals for the next week or so:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Take one of our kids to get new eyeglasses

2. Do driving lessons with Breanna

Personal Goals:

3. Lift hand weights 3 times

4. Walk at least 180 minutes — I plan to do this by walking on the treadmill and taking family walks outside.

5. Read Bible

6. Journal twice

Home Management Goals:

7. Fill a bag with items to donate

8. Gather fall decor from storage to decorate for the season

Business Goals:

9. Go through 5 business emails

10. Live stream a video to my YouTube channel — I’m currently live streaming my weight loss journey and giving other tips and ideas for how to lose weight and feel full eating a low-calorie lifestyle way.

What are your goals for this week?

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It’s September, and October is right around the corner…how did that happen so quickly?

I’m not ready for summer to end. It’s my favorite season, and I want the longer days and warmer weather to stay around as long as possible. I’m not ready for chilly weather and winter…but, oh well! It’ll be here before we know it.

Maybe, if the Lord wills, someday we’ll move to Florida, where we can enjoy the sunshine much longer. I don’t know. I love Illinois, but as I get older, I don’t love the cold weather. I do appreciate it, though. I love that it sends the bugs back into hiding. You don’t get that in Florida. Bugs, gators, snakes, and more abound there.

So maybe we’ll stay in Illinois after all.

Here are my goals:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Finish planning for our upcoming weekend away as a family and print hotel reservations, etc…

2. Do driving lessons with Breanna

Personal Goals:

3. Lift hand weights 3 times

4. Walk at least 180 minutes — I plan to do this by walking on the treadmill and taking family walks outside.

5. Read Bible

6. Journal twice

Home Management Goals:

7. Fill a bag with items to donate

8. Wipe down the banisters

Business Goals:

9. Go through 5 business emails

10. Live stream a video to my YouTube channel — I’m currently live streaming my weight loss journey and giving other tips and ideas for how to lose weight and feel full eating 1,000 calories a day when you’re in the weight loss phase of this lifestyle.

What are your goals for this week?

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