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Tuesday Thoughts : 12/8/20

December 8, 2020 by Michelle Filed Under: Faith, Life, Planning Leave a Comment

Yesterday I had the great privilege to watch Cultivate Your Year Live! If you are not familiar with Cultivate What Matters – think goal planner for the super “type A”. haha. Raise your hand if you’re in that camp with me 🙂
But seriously, I have really come to love the PowerSheets Planner and when I purchased my new 2021 planner back in October I also go the ticket to watch the live programming to be encouraged and challenged to make 2021 my best year yet!

I got to spend SIX hours with my sweet neighbor Laura, in her dining room, thinking and planning, stickering and getting creative. It was time WELL spent – figuring out how to make the MOST of 2021.

One of the interesting questions that was asked in the beginning yesterday was, “How are you?” and not just a passive question, where you just say “fine.” “great.” “kids are driving me bonkers but we’re surviving!” response, but a dig in and really think about HOW.ARE.YOU.

Almost every woman that was utilizing the chat box, and remember there were over 1,000 of us watching…almost every person who typed a response said either “overwhelmed” or “anxious”.

I tell you that for two reasons. 1. If you are feeling overwhelmed and/or anxious – because sometimes the two go hand-in-hand, you are not alone. Read it again. You are not alone.
You aren’t. Pick a friend and text or call her. Ask her if she’s feeling either of those and I bet you she’ll say yes. We are all in the same camp. Maybe especially with 2020, or maybe because of this season of life. But most assuredly, you are not alone.
Reason 2. Don’t let your feelings run your life. Maybe, don’t let your feelings ruin your life. “Easier said than done, sometimes”…amIright? I’ll be the first to raise her hand and tell you that I most often react based on my feelings/emotions. If you’re in that camp with me…let’s take hold of the thoughts, the feelings, the emotions of being overwhelmed and anxious and not let them get the best of us, or take the best of us away.

An exercise I’ve been working on lately is remembering to ‘take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.’ I sift the overwhelmed thoughts of “I can’t do this.” “I’m too busy/overwhelmed/stressed/anxious to think about/do that thing right now.” “I don’t even know where to start.” “I’m not capable of or smart enough to figure that out.” And I remember that HE has equipped me for that thing right now. I don’t need to be looking ahead to Friday when it’s only Tuesday. His mercies are new for me TODAY. Today. I can DO today.

Something else Lara of CWM told us, an example she gave, that I personalized and wrote in my 2021 planner is “Michelle, decide you can.” In my own mind and spirit I have to make a decision that I CAN. As a believer, I know I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

So, how are you? Be honest with yourself and tell someone else. Don’t hold all your emotions in, where no one else can see or help. No one can read your mind…as much as we wish sometimes they could or would.
Call a therapist if you are carrying heavy burdens. I’ll be the first to tell you that counseling has been one of the greatest gifts of my life. Seeing a therapist is nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about. I’m a firm believer that more people should sit on the couch. 🙂

All this to say, be real with yourself. Talk to Jesus and someone – a trusted someone and remember, you are NEVER alone.

Until next time sweet friend…

Current Goals :: October Edition

October 26, 2020 by Michelle Filed Under: Planning 3 Comments

This really is one of my favorite topics to write about because it gives me the opportunity to see how I’m doing with my monthly goals and to ask what you’re working towards or have accomplished this month!

First off, if you didn’t read my post last month about the goals I was working towards, you didn’t get to hear me gush over the Cultivate What Matters planner I had started using. It helps you “uncover what truly matters to you and helps you do something about it.” I felt like I was often just flying by the seat of my pants in getting things done both around my home, with my kids/husband/friends and with our work. Not to say I might could have figured some of these things on my own – with many months of trial and error, buy why recreate that wheel when it was already at my fingertips?!

Enter PowerSheets Intentional Goal Planner.

Each month I sit down and determine my goals for the month, which for this month are as follows:

  • Pay extra on car payment – CHECK! {we actually paid it off this month! One year ahead of schedule!}
  • Plan at least two dates with Andrew – CHECK!
    • a weekly action item is to schedule date nights with a babysitter
  • Plan at least five friend dates – CHECK!
    • a weekly action item is to check in with friends via text or call
  • Write at least two blog posts – CHECK!
  • Look at our upcoming trips {we have two in the next couple of months} and determine what steps need to be taken
    • then I add to my weekly list if there’s something specific to be done, ie: book a hotel room, flight, etc.

Some of these things may be trivial to you, like the date nights and friend dates, but I am so all-over-the-place, that if I am not intentional about it, weeks or even months go by without doing those things. And after feeling really sad about my reality for weeks on end, I decided to start doing something about it. I want my marriage to thrive and in order for that to happen Andrew and I have to step away from our kids and our business. I want the relationships with my friends to thrive and not just be surface-level and in order for that to happen, I have to spend time cultivating them.

To help you accomplish your goals, you are tasked with a Tending List where you write your monthly goals and then determine weekly and daily action items/habits. A few of the weekly items not listed above are:

  • Sunday: schedule work time and task list – this helps me look at my upcoming week and determine when I’m working for our business vs shuffling kids around vs doing household work
  • Pick up house, vacuum, mop and wipe down counters – this helps me keep my house tidy, otherwise the daily droppings of my kids would overwhelm me

Daily action items are:

  • Post scripture on social media 🙂 – this is something I do for my personal account and for the women’s ministry at my church
  • Bible study – if I’m not intentional about my time with the Lord, I can be lazy or push it off to “later” and then it doesn’t happen
  • No spending {I won’t confess to you how many days I’ve not been able to accomplish this}
  • No sugar {pleading the 5th here…}

Next month’s goals will include the upcoming holidays and their preparation along with some of the current goals. I have to say that I’m really excited about the things coming up next month and December. This is my favorite time of year and COVID will NOT hold my joy down.

I would love to know what your goals are, how you’re keeping track of them and with ones you’ll hit this month! Also, if you’ve made it to the end of this post, thank you for reading! You really have no idea how much it means to me that you read my writings. To one special reader I am going to gift a Cultivate What Matters 2021 Powersheets Planner. Do you want to be that ONE!? If so, comment here on this blog one goal you would set for 2021 and why. I will choose a winner by this Friday, 10/30/20 at 10am and announce in that day’s blog post! Feel free to share this with your friends, especially someone that would LOVE a Powersheets Planner!

Best of luck and until next time thanks for reading <3

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