Happy Half New Year!

Today was one of those pivotal days in my life. I need to reevaluate my goals, and I've discovered that I'm quite happy with how I've focused so far this year.

These were my goals that I set on Jan. 1, 2009

1. Bible Study and Prayer 1 hour per day
2. 45 minutes cardio and 30 minutes strength/yoga per day
3. Weight watchers meeting every week 1 hour
4. 30 minutes to write down all food eaten per day during meal prep.
5. 2 hours per day Tue-Fri cleaning...4 on Fri. because of groceries
6. 4 hours of writing daily....6 on the weekends. Contact publishers weekly
7. 8 hours of sleep daily
8. Winding down, stretching and praying for others 30 minutes daily.

I've actually been consistent with my prayer and Bible study during the school year. This summer, I still haven't gotten my set time established. I have been doing more than an hour a day.

I am exercising 90 minutes per day most days of the week (5-7), but I have not been doing as much strength training and yoga as I should. It's all been aerobic.

I have only missed 3 WW meetings since Jan. 1st.

Most days I write down all of the food I eat.

I've been very consistent with the housework, but I have not with the writing/publishing commitment.

I've been sleeping 8 hours per night most nights.

God has been blessing my efforts and my health has improved by "leaps and bounds" since Jan. 1st. All in all, I am progressing in my goals, and that is encouraging.
I was once told by someone I admire a lot that success builds success. So I am praying that I will build on the success of the first part of the year on the second.
My weight watcher leader, Wayne, told us that when we reach a plateau, a good idea is to "start over". I think it's time to start over with my goals. I will be writing a list for the second part of the year. Happy Half New Year!