Day 52: Weekend To Do's

Some fun tips in an article by Dave Ramsey to cut food expenses:
The Super Size Challenge
Check it out!

Saturday & Sunday January 7 & 8
To Do List:

Push Goals:
*Make my TDL - next 365 days.**
*Up my business income to $1000 week average. *

1. Sat. Beachbody conference call - C
2. Put away Christmas Decor - C
3. Watch Chalene J. video - C
4. Do Chalene 30 Day Challenge Assignment -C
5. Sat. ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Intervals & Ab Burner - C
6. Sunday ChaLEAN Extreme Push 3 - C
7. Church & Sunday School for Children - C
8. Call Dad H. - C
9. Start cleaning out toy area of basement- C
10. Kids playdates - C
11. Finish brainstorm my master to do list so I am ready to rock and roll Monday with Chalene plan. - C

Day 51: Emergancy Fund Created!!

I have crossed two things off my Finance TDL - Budget Complete & Emergency Fund of 1k created!!  I of course will continue to update and fine tune my budget. I am looking for ways to decrease some of the fixed budget items and will continue to work on decreasing variable budget line items (e.g. groceries).  My husband recently got a new position within his company that moves us from an income that is not regular (commission sales) to a salaried fixed income with the exception of bonuses. This will effect our budget a bit.

I opened a saving account and deposited $1,000 today in a bank separate from the bank I have my checking account. I do not want it to be easy to transfer or pull out money from the account. I want it used only for the purpose it was set up - for emergency use! It felt great to get that checked off my list today!

I watched Chalene Johnson's 30 Day Challenge video today. She is really getting into how she makes her TDL. She has a great system that will help me. One of the things I have had a tough time with is the non-priority TD's that don't get done on the day I schedule them. I really want everything crossed off my list I schedule.

Chalene's set up is to have a Daily To Do, Weekly To Do and Quarterly To Do. I think keeping a weekly to do list and crossing them off when I have time will work to help me feel successful and moving forward.

I am off to work on my 30 Day Challenge Assignment. If you have not signed up it is well worth the time.
Go to Chalene Johnson 30 Day Challenge  and sign up today!






Friday, January 7
To Do List:

1. ChaLEAN Extreme - Burn 2 - C
2. (1) Load of laundry - C
3. What's for dinner? Salad and Split Pea Soup (homemade!)
4. HOA FEE - C
5. Plan for emergency fund. finalized - COMPLETE
6. Investigate WW - C
7. What time is Hillary's call? - C 10:00 EST
8. Order CFA POP
9. Order Melissa's POP - C
10. Put 1/2 hour on time sheet - C
11. Flowers for CFA - C (picked up vases)
12. Volunteer Position -what needs to happen?
13. Take down Christmas Tree  - C
14. Learn something new about Beachbody coaching - C
15. Watch 30 Day Challenge video - C
16. 30 Day Challenge Assignment - C
17. Give Tami recipes - C
18. Call V. Wireless - NC
19. Create note sheet for AHS on CFA SN - NC
20. 1 hour on marketing plan for CFA - NC
21. Email Marie - address - C
22. Set up play date for son - C
23. F/u with Lisa on DYS - NC
24. Write weekend TDL  - C

Day 50: Cutting the Budget

Cutting the budget! My husband recently got a new position in his company. They will cover the cost of his cell phone! That will help us cut at least $100 off our monthly budget! He is also getting rid of his storage unit! Another $50! I am looking for other ways to cut the monthly budget.

Let's see how I do on grocerys this month. My goal was to cut my $900 grocery budget by 20% and did not come close to that goal in Dec. It's a new month!  I am going to stay accountable with my budget. Expect to see a post everday on where I am!

Grocery Budget = $720
January Spent to Date = $21.45
Total Grocery Budget Left = $698.55

Thursday, January 6
To Do List:

1. Find out next steps to change the Verizon W. plan - C
2. Write out check and drop off tuition - C
3. Bank - C
4. Pick up at copy center and drop off at schools - C
5. Drop off folder to school - C
6. Email Kim - C
7. Work 2 hrs. -
8. Clean out paper basket -
9. Schedule min. (1) Beachbody conference call.
10. Brainstorm next steps for GG and PGI - to get as business.
11. Post TDL & Blog - C
12. 11. Watch and do 30 Day Callenge Assignment - C

Day 49: Chalene Johnson - 30 Day Challenge - Assignment 3

Assignment 4: Chalene Johnson 30 Day Challenge
*Info. in bold is from the assignment worksheet issued by Chalene Johnson.

List 10 specific and measurable goals from yesterday.

1. Lose 30 lbs.
2. Finalize and Implement my family budget
3. Create financial emergency fund. (1k)
4. Pay off $9500 Credit Card bill.
5. Keep home organized and CHAOS free.
6. Continue my blog for the next year. Posting daily.
7. Do "1" really fun thing a month with the family.
8. Make my TDL - next 365 days.**
9.  Up my business income to $1000 week average. *
10. Start an active Beachbody coaching business.

*Star two goals that will make the others easier to achieve and 2 *Stars by the one push goal.

What is is going to feel like to achieve this goal?Write down exactly what you will do when you achieve it, what will it look like, feel like, use all your senses to visualize what it is like having fulfilled this goal? Be as specific as you can. You're going tose your mind on the intention of making this goal a reality.

My push goal is to continue writing a TDL for the next 365 days. I believe and have said from the beginning of starting this blog that I know by doing this I can put babysteps on my TDL every day that will work towards achieving my other goals. A close second push goal will be to up my stay at home (SAH) business average income to 1k per week. By doing so it will easily eliminate goal #4 - pay of $9500 credit card, make goal #3 much easier to look at each month, and make #7 doing one really unusually fun thing a month with the family to have a lot more options (e.g. travel!!!).

It will be a true sense of accomplishment and relief when these goals are accomplished. It will open up the doors to many other goals and dreams waiting patiently in my mind to be on the list.

Play this again and again in your mind, on paper in your thoughts and actions until it becomes a part of what you are and fully integrates your subconscious. What is it going to take to achieve this goal? Write down a starting point. Where are you now? Write down the end point, where do you want to be? What has to happen in between? Be realistic about your actual situation now - what is it going to take to make this goal a reality?

I already work rom home. I have booked a new client for the year and have plans to book more. The hourly work I do from home will be scheduled so I can have a regular anticipated monthly income goal.  I will use January to know that current dollar figure is and find out how far I am from the 1k income weekly average I push to achieve.

I will begin to actively put to do's on my TDL to understand and begin to create my own beachbody coaching business. I have already begun this process by signing up as a coach. I wanted to complete the 90 ChaLEAN Extreme program and replace one meal a day with Shakeology before actively selling. I feel I need to do it before I can honestly represent the company. I am in the 2nd phase of the ChaLEAN Extreme program. I am on my way. I can begin to learn more about how to sell and get customers while I am in the process of my fitness program. In doing so I will be on my way to achieve #1 goal on list - lose 30 lbs.

I will make my TDL everyday to achieve all these goals. I am day 49 into writing my list everyday and will continue!

Brainstorm every detail, every question, everything you need to know, do you believe in order to make this goal happen. Be excited about all the things you list because you will achieve them all. Just keep writing. Don't be afraid to fill pages of paper with every little thing that comes to mind. Get it out of your mind and onto the page - wher you can tackle it and turn it into action!

I am going to list this on paper. I like to sit in my bed and write! I love paper!!


Wed. January 5, 2011
To Do List:

• ChaLEAN Extreme - Push 1 - C
• Chalene 30 Day Challenge Assignment - C
• Call to reschedule daughters wellness vist. - C
• Call to move time for bday party. (forgot to consider other moms picking up other kids from school.)- C
• Drop off/Pick up from school. - C
• Nap (not feeling great and having insomnia issues) - C
• Post blog & TDL. - C
• Work - 1 hr. on marketing plan for client. - C
• PRIORITY - Organize the AD Binder. - C
• Bank. - NC
• Check for school tuition. - NC
• Offsite work - 3+ hours. - C
• Put new apt. on the calendar - C
• Finish bday invites - C
• Mail to Zoey - C
• Drop off invites at preschool - C
• Make Thursday TDL - C