2014 Goals - revisited

It's been a month since I set my goals for 2014 so I thought I'd do a little check in - the good, bad, and ugly!

1. Be debt free by the end of the year.
- 8 more loan payments and 10 more car payments should do the trick!
- still on track!!

2. Put at least 20% of my monthly pay into a savings account to be used for travel and taxes.
- was able to put aside a bit over 20% of January's income!

3. Eat one serving of fruit and one serving of veggies every day.
- i am failing royally at this. i sip on orange juice most mornings, and often have veggies in the pre-prepared meals I cook and eat throughout the week, but other than that...not great.

4. Take my vitamins every day.
- i was doing really good with this and just this past week fell out of the routine.

5. Make more strides with the artist thing.
- Vague, I know. My initial thoughts with this are to somehow sell a good portion of t-he scores of cds sitting in my basement. I plan to explore doing shows at local churches throughout the year - both of the artist and worship type. Before pursuing that, I need to develop a purpose statement for each type.
- i did take some steps with this, including the purpose statement and developing a contact list. I talked about the possibilities with a few people I know personally, but nothing more than brainstorming the potential or lack thereof.

6. Spiritual accountability.
- Not totally sure how this will play out but I know that some changes are necessary in order for me to be an effective ministry leader.
- strides have been made here! i followed God's leading to reach out to a wonderful woman at my church to disciple me and she heartily agreed! she has brought some wonderful study to the table where we are exploring what it means to be consecrated to God. it is shaping up to be an eye opening process but I am so excited for what's in store!

And so a new month begins! A new chance to try again with these goals. This month I also hope to begin to break a bad habit of mine which is the snooze button...I've been convicted lately of the time that I waste each day by hitting that snooze. My morning time could be used so much better and therefore make my daily outlook so much more positive! Therefore - no more snooze. This is happening. As someone wise said to me recently, "You never regret making the positive choice."