by Jamie Jeffers | Dec 16, 2015 | Be Prepared
These are some troubling times we live in. The news seems worse and worse every day, and it’s to the point that many of us Mamas don’t even want to listen to it anymore. It hurts your heart to hear about innocent families being torn apart.
But I do think it’s important to keep things in perspective. We aren’t the first generation to have terrible tragedies to strike our country. It probably does seems closer to home for us due to social media and television being so readily available.
Remember, our grandparents lived in a world where Hitler had a stronghold over a good chunk of the population. They never knew when bombs from Axis forces might be dropped on them.
That said, it is never ever a bad idea to be prepared for the worst while you pray for the best. I pray terrorism never hits any of us. But whose to say we won’t face a tornado or blizzard or any number of natural disasters? What if there is a massive power outage? We really can’t know what tomorrow will hold.
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You don’t have to be a paranoid person to have a plan in place for the worst. That’s why it’s a great idea to be prepared now with a safety plan.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Dec 14, 2015 | Goals
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We’re in that part of December where every day requires a mini pep talk. (“Ok, self. There’s more time before Christmas than you think. You aren’t as behind as you feel. Ready…break!”)
Ahem.
I had a pretty lofty goal of getting all of my shopping done last week, but apparently you need to have a general understanding of what you want to buy before you go shopping if you want to cross things off of your list. I actually did get quite a bit of it finished, I just have a few things left to get.
This is the kids’ last week of school before break, so at least those activities will slow down!
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by Jamie Jeffers | Dec 7, 2015 | Goals
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The hustle and bustle of the season is alive and well at our household! It can be overwhelming sometimes, but with a plan in place we are trying to be more joyful than busy.
Since there are so many extra things to do right now, I’m trying to keep my expectations realistic so I don’t feel overwhelmed.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Nov 30, 2015 | Goals
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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a nice relaxing weekend!
We had a great Thanksgiving day. Then I was able to find some good deals and get a good start to my Christmas shopping over the weekend.
Here’s how we did on the goals last week:
Home and Barn
Clean, clean, clean in prep for an easy Thanksgiving (although we are travelling, not hosting) and also so we can start Christmas decorating on Black Friday- Move goats into a different pen and do some repairs
Bathroom project! (Even baby steps are moving us towards our goal)
Money/Frugal Goals
Be very picky about my Christmas shopping This wasn’t a SMART goal, but I feel good about how it went.Earn 250 Swagbucks I was able to cash in for a $25 Amazon gift card! FYI, the $25 is cheaper than the other denominations of Amazon cards.
Family Goals
Enjoy our favorite Thanksgiving and Christmas season traditions togetherPrepare a Jesse tree for Advent (I’ve wanted to do this for several years!)Work on the Baby’s First Christmas stocking (that should have been done 2 years ago…whoops!!)
Blog Goals
Continue to grow Twitter accountWrite a Thanksgiving post
Personal Goals
- Daily Bible readings
- 6 Burpees on 5 days
- Finish reading Better Than Before and blog about it
- Eat 5 fruits and/or veggies per day
New goals for the week:
Home/Barn
- Deck the halls!
- Declutter 5 bags of stuff
Money/Frugal Goals 
Family Goals
- Jesse tree for Advent
- Finish Baby’s First Christmas stocking (We use these to celebrate St. Nick Day each year.)
- Make cookies
Blog Goals
- Grow Twitter account to 300
- Get a week ahead on posts
Personal Goals
- Daily Bible readings
- exercise 4 times
- Finish reading Better Than Before and blog about it
- Eat 5 fruits and/or veggies per day
That’s where we are this week! How will you spend your hours this week? Is there anything you still want to accomplish in 2015?
by Jamie Jeffers | Nov 23, 2015 | Goals
I had great plans for last week. However, lurking germs had totally different plans! Not much you can do when your little ones are fighting a stomach bug. So several of our plans had to be laid aside.
I’m just thankful that it was only a minor stomach bug since there are so many parents out there worried about far worse things happening in their children’s lives!
So not a whole lot of things got checked off of my list. And since it’s going to be a short holiday kind of week, I’m not even going to move all of those things to this week. We’re going to focus on food, family, and gratitude!
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by Jamie Jeffers | Nov 16, 2015 | Goals
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Monday means the start of a new week with lots of possibilities. Here’s how I intend to use my minutes this week.
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I'm Jamie, and I want to help you afford a beautiful life with your family. 
