tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51352952024-03-14T02:14:22.930-07:00Rebecca Mongrain's BlogTales of a mom, her knitting, her photography and her life.Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.comBlogger2412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-32829659934101202282019-07-08T06:00:00.000-07:002019-07-08T06:00:08.606-07:00July Goals<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I realized I never posted my June goals here but oh well! I'm back with my July goals and feeling ready to make some progress!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Workout 20 times</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obtain InBox Zero </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit accessory for charity (June & July) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Complete an embroidery sampler</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sew a piece of clothing for me or the girls</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read up to page 400 of War & Peace </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish Maggie’s 2 year book </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start Molly's 3 year book</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit on Nanoo</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clear out garage and finish painting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on Sweater </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit Monster #makenine </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crush Book Bingo</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do BBG</span></li>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-35753815455843063702019-07-07T15:19:00.002-07:002019-07-07T15:19:35.791-07:00Monthly Goal Check-In (June) <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started posting daily to-do lists on Instagram and I have to say it is so motivating for me. I love crossing things off a list and doing so in a public space really spurs me on. I also went on an amazing hike with a great friend and that spurred me to want to do more. It's amazing exercise, wonderful scenery and I got to spend a huge amount of time just chatting with a friend. I loved it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tackled a bunch of goals, some of them lingering this month and it felt good to cross them off. I finally painted the bathroom. I've only been meaning to do it for about 7 years. It took about two weeks but was so worth it. I also finished the long suffering Mitered Square Blanket which was about 12 years in the making. That felt good to finish! </span></div>
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<li>Workout 219 times in 2019 - I got in 22 awesome workouts which brings my total to 149, which means I have 70 workouts to go!</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Crush 100 rides at <a href="https://citycycleseattle.com/">City Cycle</a> </strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Obtain and keep Inbox Zero </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do <a href="https://nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a> - This is a November goal so I won't be working on it until November.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit 12 Accessories for charity - I did not finish my June accessory so I'l knit two in July!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Get a new chair for the living room</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete an embroidery sampler - I'm working on it and loving it! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Organize the girl's memory boxes </strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Run/Walk a mile a day for a month</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Get window coverings for the basement windows</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit a sweater for myself - I've been knitting along but a sweater is a lot of knitting. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete the <a href="https://modernmrsdarcy.com/reading-challenge-2019/">Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge</a>- I have read 5 of the 12 books.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish the two quilts I have partway done - I have not started this goal.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sew a piece of clothing for either myself or the girls - I have not started this goal.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Replace the upstairs light fixtures - I have not started this goal.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Read War and Peace - I am at page 70 and finding this to be a complex meaty book!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Read the Bible - I've been doing my daily reading.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>REPEAT GOAL: Finish my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb">Miter Square Blanket</a> </strike>- DONE!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Catch up on my yearly photo books of the girls - I have done Maggie's Year One book, Molly's Year Two book and am nearing completion on Maggie's Year Two book! I have Molly's Year Three, Four, Five and Six books to do and Maggie's Year Three, Four and Five books to do. I can do this! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Bonus Goal: Paint the Upstairs Bathroom</strike> - DONE!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bonus Goal: Knit <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nanoo">Nanoo</a> - Knitting, Knitting, Knitting</span></li>
<li>Bonus Goal: Read 50 books in 2019 - I'm currently reading book 31!</li>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-30774999941419006542019-05-22T14:49:00.001-07:002019-05-22T14:49:31.754-07:00Book Bingo! 2019! <div style="text-align: center;">
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Last week, the <a href="https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/learning/summer-of-learning/2019-adult-book-bingo" target="_blank">2019 Book Bingo</a> program launched and I have been flying on a high of book love! My love for Book Bingo is known far and wide as I received many text messages and emails about the board being out. It was the best news! I quickly went to the library for my official Book Bingo sheets and started planning out my summer of reading. I told the kids it was nice knowing them but that I had some reading to do and I'd see them, come September.<br />
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Every summer, the Seattle Public Library partners with the Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL) to craft up a Summer Book Bingo card for adult readers. Every year I work to achieve a blackout bingo card, not only for the prizes but also for the high of accomplishment. This year, I'm extra excited as my word for the year is Curious and reading allows me to be curious. You can get your own Bingo Card <a href="https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/learning/summer-of-learning/2019-adult-book-bingo" target="_blank">online</a> and I'd love to have you read along!</div>
Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-36208392230182117052019-05-11T16:16:00.000-07:002019-05-12T16:18:07.463-07:00Week in Review 5.11.19<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We spent this week working our way back to rest and relaxation. The extended sun has caused the girls to not sleep as much and they were cranky due to too many activities. I've been trying to work on just having easy, relaxing evenings as they really help with everyone's moods. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maggie's big news this week is she learned how to ride a bike without training wheels. She is now pumped about bike riding and I can see family bike rides in our future. Maybe! I'm so excited. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Molly went away with her Girl Scout troop for the weekend and had a blast. I was so proud of her for being able to leave us for two nights. It was such a good weekend for her even though we all missed her. </span><br />
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-12802964619553560282019-05-06T07:00:00.000-07:002019-05-06T07:00:12.412-07:00May Goals<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had lofty April goals which I did not achieve so I'm dialing it back a bit for May (or am I?). I'm ready to tackle some goals and make some things happen this month. Here I go! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Workout 16 times - I got in 22 workouts! </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish Maggie’s 1 year book - I'm about 98% done with this! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Achieve InBox Zero - Ugh! It got worse this month!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Start the 100 day project - Finish the squares for my </span><a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s3">Miter Square Blanket</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - Done! I'm on the border!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do Molly’s Year 2 Photo Book - Nope!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Read 150 pages of War & Peace (up to page 275) - Nope!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit April Accessory - Nope! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish setting up office - Nope! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit Squad Mitts #makenine - I got one and half mitts done. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Start an embroidery sampler - Nope! </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Workout 22 times</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish Maggie’s 1 year book </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Achieve InBox Zero </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep on with the 100 day project </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do Molly’s Year 2 Photo Book </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Read 200 pages of War & Peace (up to page 300) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit April & May Accessory </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish setting up office </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit Squad Mitts #makenine </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Start an embroidery sampler </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clear out garage</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Paint Pantry</span></li>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-40403840271711832162019-05-04T08:00:00.000-07:002019-05-04T08:00:09.169-07:00Week in Review 5.4.19<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whoa! I feel off the planet with my weekly updates but I'm back! After a few busy weeks and honestly too much working out, I decided to make this week's theme about rest and relaxation. While I didn't achieve all the rest and relaxation, I did dial it back a lot. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been working hard to get my veggies in with the 2.3.4 plan (2 servings at breakfast, 3 at lunch and 4 at dinner). I fell off track after my extensive dental work but my stitches are out and I'm really focusing on getting them in. I feel so much better when I've had a lot of vegetables. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've also been reading <a href="https://www.blogger.com/Salt,%20Fat,%20Acid,%20Heat:%20Mastering%20the%20Elements%20of%20Good%20Cooking" target="_blank">Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat</a> and soaking up all the cooking knowledge. I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to cooking and love diving deep into the topic. This book takes me so deep and I'm in love. I also can't wait to watch the Netflix special. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been obsessed with my 100 Day Project of finishing my Miter Squared blanket. I made it to the border this week and hit the boring spot. Casting on approximately 1 million stitches was boring but I plowed through because of my project! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to Portland last weekend to hang out with family and ride horses. It was a really good time and I got some prime knitting time in on the car ride there and back. </span></div>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-81480500744696301742019-05-03T15:21:00.001-07:002019-05-03T15:21:06.608-07:00Monthly Goal Check-In (April) <div class="p1">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">April was a month of travel and fun which meant I didn't work on many of my goals. Nor did I post on the blog but I hope to change that in the near future. I did make great progress on my Miter Square blanket but otherwise not much progress was made otherwise. I'm not worried though. I'll make progress soon! </span><br />
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<li>Workout 219 times in 2019 - I got in 22 awesome workouts which brings my total to 101!</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Crush 100 rides at <a href="https://citycycleseattle.com/">City Cycle</a> </strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Obtain and keep Inbox Zero - I went on vacation for a week and my inbox is back up to 578 emails. *sob*</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do <a href="https://nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a> This is a November goal so I won't be working on it until November.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit 12 Accessories for charity - I did not finish my April accessory so I'l knit two in May!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete an embroidery sampler - I did not work on this yet.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Organize the girl's memory boxes </strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Run/Walk a mile a day for a month</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>Get window coverings for the basement windows</strike></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit a sweater for myself - I've started this project and just need to knit a lot on it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete the <a href="https://modernmrsdarcy.com/reading-challenge-2019/">Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge</a>- I have read 5 of the 12 books.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish the two quilts I have partway done - I have not started this goal.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sew a piece of clothing for either myself or the girls - I have not started this goal.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Replace the upstairs light fixtures - I have not started this goal.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Read War and Peace - I am at page 70 and finding this to be a complex meaty book!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Read the Bible - I've been doing my daily reading.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Finish my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb">Miter Square Blanket</a> - I am on the border and will finish this in May! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Catch up on my yearly photo books of the girls - I am almost done with Maggie's Year One book. Just four more years to go! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bonus Goal: Paint the Upstairs Bathroom - I did not work on this goal.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bonus Goal: Knit <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nanoo">Nanoo</a> - I did not work on this goal.</span></li>
<li>Bonus Goal: Read 50 books in 2019 - I'm currently reading book 18!</li>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-77745542783852532102019-04-14T20:44:00.000-07:002019-04-14T20:44:11.722-07:00April Goals<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">March was good. March was also weird due to a lot of dental work (for me), vet visits (for the cats) and the flu (for Molly). I accomplished a lot on my goals but was left feeling like I could have done more and like I did a lot. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Workout 24 times in March - I did a crushing 27 workouts!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish Maggie’s 1 year book - Nope!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Work in Inbox Zero - I'm down to less than 200 emails!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish organizing the girl's memory boxes - DONE!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish the squares for my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb">Miter Square Blanket</a> - Nope!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do Molly’s Year 2 Photo Book - Nope!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crush 100 rides at City Cycle - DONE! I crushed this goal! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit March's Accessory for Charity - I knit a cushy cowl</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Read 125 pages of War & Peace - I got to page 70 so good?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish setting up basement - It's 95% done with the amazing help of my family!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/murnong">Murnong hat</a> #makenine - Done and if only it was cold enough to wear. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start the 100 day project - Finish the squares for my </span><a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="s3">Miter Square Blanket</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do Molly’s Year 2 Photo Book</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read 150 pages of War & Peace (up to page 275)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit April Accessory</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish setting up office</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit Squad Mitts #makenine</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start an embroidery sampler</span></li>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-34235614524168087392019-04-01T09:18:00.002-07:002019-04-01T09:22:58.858-07:00Monthly Goal Check-In (March) <div class="p1">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most of March felt like recovery from February. I tried to focus on my goals and made some good in-roads but I also felt a bit drained. I am proud of what I accomplished though and I did workout a lot which I am really enjoying right now. There was also a weekend spent in nature and while I'm not a fan of camping, I do think getting out into nature more often is good for my soul. </span></div>
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<li>Workout 219 times in 2019 - I got in 27 awesome works which brings my total to 79</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crush 100 rides at <a href="https://citycycleseattle.com/">City Cycle</a> - I conquered this goal! It was amazing doing my 100th ride and I'm ready for 100 more! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obtain and keep Inbox Zero - I am down to less than 200 emails in my box. Many of them I need to print out for Maggie's memory box and archive them. I'm super pumped about this goal. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do <a href="https://nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a> This is a November goal so I won't be working on it until November. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit 12 Accessories for charity - I knit a bulky cowl in March. It is going to keep someone warm! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get a new chair for the living room </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Complete an embroidery sampler - I did not work on this yet. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Organize the girl's memory boxes - I did this! I got this done! It took the whole season of Russian Doll and four straight hours but I did it. I do need to just keep up on it monthly now. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Run/Walk a mile a day for a month </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get window coverings for the basement windows </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit a sweater for myself - I've started this project and just need to knit a lot on it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Complete the <a href="https://modernmrsdarcy.com/reading-challenge-2019/">Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge</a>- I have read 5 of the 12 books. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish the two quilts I have partway done - I have not started this goal. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sew a piece of clothing for either myself or the girls - I have not started this goal. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Replace the upstairs light fixtures - I have not started this goal. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Read War and Peace - I am at page 70 and finding this to be a complex meaty book! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Read the Bible - I've been doing my daily reading. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Finish my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb">Miter Square Blanket</a> - I am making this my 100 Day Project with goals for each 30 days. I can not wait to finish this albatross around my neck. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Catch up on my yearly photo books of the girls - I am about halfway through Maggie's Year One book. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bonus Goal: Paint the Upstairs Bathroom - I did not work on this goal. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bonus Goal: Knit <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nanoo">Nanoo</a> - I did not work on this goal. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bonus Goal: Read 50 books in 2019 - I'm currently reading book 15!</span></li>
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</span>Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-75702888478981917022019-03-10T10:24:00.000-07:002019-03-10T10:24:04.367-07:00Week in Review 3.10.19<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I spent most of this week driving to all the medical providers. I did not schedule any of my follow-ups in a schedule friendly manner and ended up seeing the dentist for me, the kid's dentist, my doctor, the neuro eye doctor, Maggie's speech therapist and even the vet this week. Everything is good but that was a lot of doctor offices for one week! </span><br />
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-64570926257900942662019-03-02T19:42:00.000-08:002019-03-02T19:42:51.151-08:00Week in Review 3.2.19<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">February was not my month to achieve most of my goals. The two week snow storm and then mid-winter break took away my time and focus. It's ok though! Sometimes you have goals and outside forces mean they don't get done. I did accomplish what I feel were my most important goals and that feels like success to me! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Workout 22 times in February - I squeaked by with 21 workouts. Still awesome!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish Maggie's 1 year book - Nope!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Work on Inbox Zero - Got through 2016! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit a hat for charity - Done!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish organizing the girl's memory boxes - NOPE! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Run a mile a day for the month of February - I DID THIS! I can't believe it did it through the snow, ice, rain and wind! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Start knitting a sweater for myself - I started knitting the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/no-frills-cardigan" target="_blank">No Frills Cardigan</a>!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Start reading War and Peace - I'm only a few pages in but I started! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish the squares for my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb" target="_blank">Miter Square Blanket</a> - did not get to this. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make Molly's Year 2 Photo Book - did not get to this. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Workout 24 times in March </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish Maggie’s 1 year book </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work in Inbox Zero - through at least 2015 </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish organizing the girl's memory boxes </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish the squares for my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb">Miter Square Blanket</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do Molly’s Year 2 Photo Book </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crush 100 rides at City Cycle </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit March's Accessory for Charity </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read 125 pages of War & Peace </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish setting up basement </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/murnong">Murnong hat</a> #makenine</span></li>
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</span>Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-47170047438741725412019-02-28T11:55:00.001-08:002019-02-28T11:55:53.388-08:00Monthly Goal Check-in (February) <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February was quite the year in Seattle! We had almost two weeks of snow which meant a lot of missed school for the kids and then mid-winter break! The girls and I traveled down to San Diego to visit my best friend and her kids. It was an awesome time! March's focus though will be about getting back to our routine and schedule. My kids thrive on a schedule so I'm looking forward to some regularity. </span><br />
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<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Workout 219 times in 2019 - I amazingly got in 21 workouts in February which I found unbelievable due to the snow messing things up. I'm now at 52 workouts for the year which means I have 167 to go! </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Crush 100 rides at <a href="https://citycycleseattle.com/"><span class="s3">City Cycle</span></a> - I'm at 84 rides with a goal of my 100th ride happening in late March. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Obtain and keep Inbox Zero - I worked on this as much as I could with the kids around. I'm now diving deep into 2015 and circling in on this goal. </span></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s4"></span><span class="s5">Do <span class="s6"><a href="https://nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a> </span></span>This is a November goal so I won't be working on it until November. </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Knit 12 Accessories for charity - I knit a super cute hat for February. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strike>Get a new chair for the living room</strike> </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Complete an embroidery sampler - I did not work on this yet. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Organize the girl's memory boxes - I started organizing these and hope to finish this in March. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Run/Walk a mile a day for a month - DONE! DONE! DONE! I ran/walked a mile everyday in February through snow and ice and rain and blistering cold wind. I did it! </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strike>Get window coverings for the basement windows</strike> </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Knit a sweater for myself - I selected a sweater, knit approximately 1 million swatches and bought the yarn for my sweater. I cast on and knit a few rows. I'm excited about this project. </span></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s4"></span><span class="s5">Complete the <span class="s6"><a href="https://modernmrsdarcy.com/reading-challenge-2019/">Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge</a></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">- I have read XX of the 12 books. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Finish the two quilts I have partway done - I have not started this goal.</span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s2">Sew a piece of clothing for either myself or the girls </span>- I have not started this goal. </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Replace the upstairs light fixtures - I have not started this goal. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">REPEAT GOAL: Read War and Peace - I started reading this and look forward to making more progress</span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">REPEAT GOAL: Read the Bible - I've been doing my daily reading.</span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">REPEAT GOAL: Finish my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb"><span class="s3">Miter Square Blanket</span></a> - I did not work on this goal. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">REPEAT GOAL: Catch up on my yearly photo books of the girls - I am about halfway through Maggie's Year One book. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bonus Goal: Paint the Upstairs Bathroom - I did not work on this goal. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s2">Bonus Goal: Knit <span class="s3"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nanoo">Nanoo</a> </span></span>- I did not work on this goal. </span></li>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-57395399653781454672019-02-10T11:58:00.002-08:002019-02-10T11:58:26.268-08:00Week in Review 2.9.19<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I dove in hard in January and really tackled my goals which felt amazing! I completed 8 out of my 10 goals and made serious progress on my other two goals. I kept my goals pretty realistic and focused on them daily which helped a lot. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tackle the City Cycle Challenge of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BsJ7T9JHg0Q/" target="_blank">4 rides a week for 4 weeks</a><span style="background-color: white;"> - DONE! </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Workout 22 times - I got in 31 workouts! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Work on InBox Zero - I got through all of 2018! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit an accessory for charity - I knit some really cute fingerless gloves.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Get window coverings for the basement windows - I did this and some of the windows upstairs and it makes me so happy!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Get a new chair for the living room - This has been a great addition and I also got an ottoman to go along with it. Everyone loves this chair. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Work on the girl's memory boxes - I worked on them but did not finish up the process. It is a mess!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Get Maggie's Year One Photo Book done - I started this but did not get it done. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Get the basement set-up - This is partly done. There is still lots to do. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/DLAM2019/" target="_blank">Declutter like a Mother challenge</a> - DONE and it was fantastic! The house is in a much better place than when January started. I still have lots to do but it feels so good. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are my goals for February. I'm pretty excited about tackling these. They include both 2019 goals and some monthly specific goals. I like to keep these monthly goals to 10 with a mix of far reaching goals and some very easy, specific ones. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Workout 26 times in February</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish Maggie's 1 year book</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Work on Inbox Zero - through 2016</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knit a hat for charity</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish organizing the girl's memory boxes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Run a mile a day for the month of February</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Start knitting a sweater for myself</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Start reading War and Peace</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish the squares for my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb" target="_blank">Miter Square Blanket</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello from Snowy Seattle! January was a sunny, bright, mild month and February is showing up with snow and gusty wind. I tackled my goals with a vengeance in January and made a bit of progress in my yearly goals. </span><br />
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<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Workout 219 times in 2019 January - I got in 31 workouts in January which means I have 188 workouts to go! </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Crush 100 rides at <a href="https://citycycleseattle.com/"><span class="s3">City Cycle</span></a> - I'm at 75 rides with a goal of my 100th ride happening in late March. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Obtain and keep Inbox Zero - I worked on this every single day in January and am down to a page of current emails with all 2018 emails deleted or archived. I'm feeling good! </span></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s4"></span><span class="s5">Do <span class="s6"><a href="https://nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a> </span></span>This is a November goal so I won't be working on it until November. </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Knit 12 Accessories for charity - I knit some really cute mitts for my January accessory. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Get a new chair for the living room - DONE! And we all love it! Especially Lewis. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Complete an embroidery sampler - I did not work on this yet. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Organize the girl's memory boxes - I started organizing these and hope to finish this in February. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Run/Walk a mile a day for a month - This is in my February goals! </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Get window coverings for the basement windows - DONE! My windows look so good and I feel so grown-up. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Knit a sweater for myself - I think I've selected the sweater and am planning to start this in February. </span></span></li>
<li class="li3"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s4"></span><span class="s5">Complete the <span class="s6"><a href="https://modernmrsdarcy.com/reading-challenge-2019/">Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge</a></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">- I'm making awesome progress on this goal and have read 4 of the 12 books. </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Finish the two quilts I have partway done - I have not started this goal.</span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s2">Sew a piece of clothing for either myself or the girls </span>- I have not started this goal. </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Replace the upstairs light fixtures - I have not started this goal. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">REPEAT GOAL: Read War and Peace - I read the first page! </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">REPEAT GOAL: Read the Bible - I've been doing my daily reading.</span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">REPEAT GOAL: Finish my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb"><span class="s3">Miter Square Blanket</span></a> - I did not work on this goal. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">REPEAT GOAL: Catch up on my yearly photo books of the girls - I am about halfway through Maggie's Year One book. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bonus Goal: Paint the Upstairs Bathroom - I did not work on this goal. </span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="s2">Bonus Goal: Knit <span class="s3"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nanoo">Nanoo</a> </span></span>- I did not work on this goal. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been keeping up my exercising as it really makes me happy. I completed January's <a href="https://citycycleseattle.com/">City Cycle</a> challenge of 4 rides every week for 4 weeks on Saturday with the most amazing ride. It was good. I'm now working toward my 100 City Cycle ride goal with a deadline of late March. I'm at 75 rides and if I keep up 3 rides a week, I'll make it. I've also been doing some <a href="https://barre3.com/studio-locations/ballard" target="_blank">Barre3</a> and <a href="https://syncfitness.com/">boot camps</a>. On Friday I also started my goal of running one mile a day for a month which I will accomplish in February. The current snow might mean some altering but at the end of February, I'll have run at least 28 miles! I'm at 35 workouts for my 219 workouts in 2019 challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been busy KonMari'ing the house and loving it while also setting up the basement. We had our new couch delivered on Saturday and womp! womp! two pieces don't fit through the door. Luckily for us, our neighbor is a contractor and he is going to come over this week to help out. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I missed last week's week in review so I'm doing a double post this week. I've been busy going to various eye doctors to figure out my eye situation. The good news is it appears I have esptropia and may have always had it but only noticed recently due to my eye muscles aging and getting weaker. The problem now is my Neurology Ophthalmologist and my regular eye doctor disagree on treatment so I'm going to another Ophthalmologist to get a third opinion which means more doctor appointments. Whew! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been working out hard, partly to complete January's <a href="https://citycycleseattle.com/">City Cycle</a> challenge of 4 rides every week for 4 weeks and to avoid thinking about my eye. In the past two weeks, I've gotten in 8 </span><a href="https://citycycleseattle.com/">City Cycle</a> rides, 5 <a href="https://syncfitness.com/">boot camps</a> and 2 <a href="https://barre3.com/studio-locations/ballard" target="_blank">Barre3 </a>workouts. I'm at 66 rides for my 100 City Cycle ride goal and at 19 workouts for my 219 workouts in 2019 challenge. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been focusing on eating more whole food and less junk. I may have let myself lean hard on sugar over the holidays and now is the time to let it go. <a href="http://i.refs.cc/pbRcBqsx?u=1547933397509" target="_blank">Acme Food & Kitchen </a>has been offering Whole30 boxes which I've been ordering for our meals. I'm not doing Whole30 per se but there is nothing wrong with decreasing our dairy and upping our veggies! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I've also been cooking like a mad woman from my <a href="https://www.sproutedkitchen.com/cookingclub-login" target="_blank">Sprouted Kitchen Cooking Club </a>membership. It's been awesome getting new recipes every Friday in my mailbox. I try to cook at least one a week and they have all been delicious! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maggie had her 5 year old well-check and the girls were insane. They decided to wear masks in the office and dance and basically act feral. Maggie is completely healthy and a hearty 5 year old. She is also exhausting. I registered her for Kindergarten and I'm a bit in shock about it. Excited but still in shock. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both girls are taking twice a week swim lessons this month. We decided not to do skiing this year but I still wanted something to get their wiggles out on the weekend. They have been doing great and Scott gets to watch them swim which he rarely gets an opportunity to do. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Molly is a Daisy Scout again this year and is selling all the Girl Scout cookies. Feel free to hit us up for cookies if you have a need! She's very excited about selling cookies to everyone in our neighborhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I finished my first #makenine project and quickly cast on for my second. I've been busy printing out the patterns and gathering supplies for my other #makenine projects. I'm very excited about all of my projects and all the knitting I have laying in front of me. I've also cast on for a second <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/qz0d0" target="_blank">mini cable sweater from KnitPicks</a> as I plan to make a few for Christmas Ornaments. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January is always exciting for me. It's when I catch the decluttering bug and start new goals. I do love my goals! Last year I did a post on monthly goals and I loved the accountability. In that vein, here are my goals for January. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Tackle the City Cycle Challenge of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BsJ7T9JHg0Q/" target="_blank">4 rides a week for 4 weeks</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Knit an accessory for charity</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. <span style="background-color: white;">Get window coverings for the basement windows</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Get a new chair for the living room</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Work on the girl's memory boxes</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Food has been random and not the best so we are working to get back to regular, healthy meals. I got a few new cookbooks for Christmas so I used them for meal planning and I can't wait to dig into some new meals. I also ordered the Whole30 big box from Acme for dinners. We aren't doing a Whole30 but I like the idea of having some meals with less dairy and less fillers. Also the granola above is the best damn granola I've ever had! EVER! Go get yourself some. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I started my first #makenine project and am almost done with it. I wanted to knit some mini sweaters for next year's Christmas ornaments so I started with a <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/qz0d0" target="_blank">mini cable sweater from KnitPicks</a>. I also organized all my #makenine projects with the appropriate pattern and ordered the needed yarn. Now I just need to put needles with them. I'm so excited about all my upcoming crafting. </span></span><br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do <a href="https://nanowrimo.org/" target="_blank">NaNoWriMo</a></span></span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete the <a href="https://modernmrsdarcy.com/reading-challenge-2019/" target="_blank">Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge</a></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finish the two quilts I have partway done</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Read War and Peace</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Finish my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Miter Square Blanket</a> </span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">REPEAT GOAL: Catch up on my yearly photo books of the girls</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bonus Goal: Knit <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nanoo" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nanoo</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">2018 was a year of personal acceptance for me. In February, I accepted my body shape and then began taking a medication to help me shed some of my excess body. I lost over 30 pounds. I worked out over 267 times and loved about 220 of those workouts. I ate amazing food because it was amazing. I grew into me. I accepted me for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">There was fear in 2018 too. Fear of failure. Fear of death. Fear of disease. I went to the eye doctor in early December because I had been having some vision issues when driving to the gym in the early morning. I had decided, I was getting older and it was time for glasses. I never envisioned double vision was a serious health concern. I had even seen my regular doctor the week before and hadn’t mentioned it because I truly believed, I just had aging eyes. The double vision lead to massive testing and a ban on driving for awhile. I had an MRI where I made sure to take the Xanax that was offered. I took all my yoga lessons and breathed while chanted, “I do hard things. I crush hard things” and I counted when the tech told me I had two minutes of testing and three more minutes and that it wouldn’t be much longer. I swallowed my fear as I waited to hear back on blood work for for myasthenia gravitas, a disease which affects both humans and canines, one which steals your muscles abilities to function and means you can not exercise. My blood work came back clean. I felt joy release in my heart. After the MRI, my doctor called and I breathlessly answered the phone. She started by saying, You do not have cancer. You do not have MS. I sighed. She then said, however you do have a pituitary adenoma which is a benign tumor in the pituitary gland. I meet with a Neuro Endocrinologist soon where we’ll discuss how to treat it. I’m also getting glasses with a special prism to enable me to drive without double vision. I’m looking forward to seeing one of everything soon because while seeing double is interesting, it is confusing. </span></div>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-11710661041192195372018-12-26T08:00:00.000-08:002018-12-26T08:00:01.706-08:002018 Goal Check-In<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I worked hard to accomplish quite a lot of my goals this year. While I didn't finish all 18, I did make a huge dent. As I work to finalize my 19 in 2019 goals, there are some 2018 goals, I'm planning to carry over into the new year. Without further discussion, here is how I did on my goals this year! </span></span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Complete "<a href="http://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Artist's Way</a>" - </b><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I worked with a great group to accomplish this goal early in the year. I didn't do it perfectly but I go it done and really enjoyed the process. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn Hand Lettering </b><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-</span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> I sorta did this but lost my passion for it. I learned I like looking at hand lettering but not doing it myself. </span></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Replace the sad Rhododendron plant with a Dwarf Japanese Maple (or another plant) </b><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">- I replaced this plant in September and am hoping the maple took root. </span></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Embrace Minimalism by doing the <a href="https://www.theminimalists.com/game/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Minimalist Game</a> for an entire month</b> <b>- </b>I did this and LOVED it. I need to do it again. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reduce our food bill and food waste </b><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">- I feel like I worked hard on this and got better. I didn't set a measurable goal so I can't say if I really did it. </span></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Repeat Goal: Complete TKGA Master Knitting Level I</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> - I decided to let this goal go. My heart isn't into it. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Repeat Goal: Finish my <a href="http://ravel.me/ReeBeckiSupergrl/msb" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Miter Square Blanket</a> </b><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">- I am so close to being done with this blanket! I have about 5 squares to go! </span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Repeat Goal: Catch up on my yearly photo books of the girls </b><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">- I did not do this but have plans to seriously work on this in early 2019.</span></li>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-12220048387606437072018-12-15T14:44:00.001-08:002018-12-15T14:44:20.382-08:00Week in Review 12.14.18<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What a week, man! What a week! We are in the countdown to Christmas and while I feel pretty ahead of the game, there is so much wrapping to be done. So much wrapping. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I made the most delicious Apple Cinnamon Muffins from a mix provided by Acme and had a delicious lunch at The Fig and Judge downtown. It was a wild, windy ride into downtown but the lunch was totally worth it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maggie's preschool class went ice skating and I joined them for an afternoon of fun. My legs were wobbly and aching by the end of it. I am not a good ice skater but it was Maggie's extremely happy place! She was grinning with the biggest smile I've seen in a long time and keeps asking to go back. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It would have been my Dad's 69th birthday on Monday so Maggie, my Mom and I visited his niche. We left some flowers and Maggie said she enjoyed visiting him. Molly was mad she wasn't able to come along. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I also finished knitting my 12th hat for charity today. I'm pretty sure I found a place to donate them and have some back-up ideas if they don't work out. Warm hats in winter are sure to be appreciated by someone. </span></div>
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Rebecca Mongrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049111333418739211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135295.post-23045875385692313262018-12-12T10:26:00.001-08:002018-12-12T10:26:54.643-08:00Reading, Listening, Watching and Making<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/books/review/best-books.html?fbclid=IwAR1uQ6k-7HPvTdJ8sgNlrFtH8DIyFVjIpr0MXlNvUrPy0gCO4ewxpp-8VLw" target="_blank">The 10 Best Books of 2018</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.brit.co/time-saving-apps-productivity/?fbclid=IwAR12yam3NeE-KrOCaLpz6BzrK2_62MxGzYNj46iP1asAdaWl6T45pRIRQqk" target="_blank">7 Time Saving Apps that Can Make You More Productive</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span><a href="https://knitstars.com/" target="_blank">Knit Stars 3.0</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T54apwPkrRg" target="_blank">How to do the Norwegian Purl</a></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flax-light" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maggie's Birthday Sweater</span></a></div>
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