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This week was full of freezer cooking…
Helping Silas finish up his 4th quarter project and speech for Presentation Day…
(There’s the happy boy who is done with his speech and with school for the year!)
Getting our library finished… (and realizing that I can totally not be such a minimalist about books now that we have space for them!!!)
Reading this book while sipping on a Decaf Chai Latte…
Ordering photos for our living room frames… (they’ve only been sitting there empty for 2.5 months… I’m pretty proud of myself for getting this crossed off my list because these types of projects usually take me forever to actually follow through with — even though it’s something that literally took me maybe 3 minutes to actually do! Why do I procrastinate on this stuff??)
Admiring these amazing flowers that Jesse got me for Mother’s Day… (Did you know that if you put a penny at the bottom of a vase of tulips it will make them stand up and not droop?? I just learned this from a reader this past week!)
Listening to this song on repeat…
Laughing at this that a friend sent to me…
How was YOUR week last week?
2018 Goals Update
Personal Goals
1. Read 100 non-self-help books that will build me up/encourage me/inspire me/recharge me. (Fiction/story-driven/biographies/inspirational living books/devotionals.) See the list of 44 books I plan to read this year.
**Progress: 21 books read so far this year
2. Read through the entire Bible.
**Progress: I’m using the Robert Murray M’Cheyne plan and am all caught up— yay!
3. Write one handwritten note to someone every week.
**Progress: 23 notes written so far this year
4. Run 500 miles.
**Progress: 168 miles run so far
Marriage Goal
5. Go on an overnight trip with Jesse without the kids.Jesse and I went to NYC together in January.Family Goals
6. Read 10 books aloud with the kids.
**Progress: I’ve finished one book so far.
7. Take the kids to South Africa.
**Progress: We bought our tickets!
8. Go on a family road trip.
**Progress: We’ve been researching and planning for some road trips we want to take this summer. Stay tuned!
Financial Goals
9. Save up to pay cash to finish off an office for me and workout room for Jesse and me in the basement in our new house.
**Progress: We started finishing out the workout room this past week.
10. Replenish our Emergency Fund (we dipped into it to replace my car when it got totaled because of the carpet beetle infestation.)
Business Goals
11. Increase our gross income from the business by 8%.
12. Launch 5 new courses.**Progress: We launched 4 Weeks to a More Productive Life launched in January, Content Creation 101 in February, 4-Week Blog Coaching Program in March, Email List Setup 101 in March, and Make Over Your Mornings LIVE in April.
Beth says
Love the bookshelves and can’t wait to read your review of One Beautiful Dream! My copy should be arriving soon.
Crystal Paine says
I just did a short review on Instagram Stories: https://www.instagram.com/themoneysavingmom/
Lisa says
That library!! {swoon}
Sophie PIper says
Love love love your library! I was an English major and just feel happy when I have a lot of books around. Although, I don’t get a ton of time to read with little ones. I am reading Caroline- Little House Revisited right now and really enjoying it.
Crystal Paine says
Reading aloud to my kids was one of my favorite ways to get in book-reading when they were little!
JoAnn C. says
My Queendom for that library. I have always wanted one like this. I live in a small space and decided to purchase books for my e-reader and give half of my books away. But I will live vicariously through you. Such a beautiful and inviting space.
Crystal Paine says
Thank you! We’ve been dreaming of it for about 15 years!
Diane says
I love the potato joke!
Crystal Paine says
I’m glad it made you smile!
Heather Potvin says
How fun about the Ball Brothers CD.
I grew up going to church with Matt Davis (one of the singers in the group) and his family, and my parents worked with his parents as AWANA missionaries!
Their music is AMAZING!
Crystal Paine says
I stumbled onto them on YouTube or Spotify and now I’ve been listening to them on repeat the past few weeks!
Luba @ Healthy with Luba says
Wow, what an impressive library, Crystal. I’m secretly dreaming of one myself. Right now most of our books that are not being read are sitting in totes.
What a cute joke about the potato bags. 🙂
Thank you for sharing your goals and progress on them!
Crystal Paine says
I realized how much I missed the books while they were in the basement boxed away. 🙁 I’m so happy to have them out again!
Luba @ Healthy with Luba says
Crystal, I feel your pain. 🙂
Kristy says
I love your library! Slightly jealous, but happy for you. 🙂 I also love the over 60 joke. It could apply to any age. 🙂
Crystal Paine says
Thank you! It’s been a longtime dream of ours!
Janell Young says
Curious what your room looked like before you added shelves to transform it into a library. Did you build the shelves? Purchase them in pieces? Hire it done? It’s gorgeous!
Crystal Paine says
We had them built by a friend of a friend. It was just an empty wall before.
Rosemary says
Love your polish color! Do you know what it’s called?
Thanks!
Crystal Paine says
It’s SNS dip polish and it’s the BEST! It lasts for 4-5 weeks!