Jennifer Groft

I really liked having book goals for March! It pushed me to try a little harder to get non-internet reading done. Here’s how I did on my March books:

Say Goodbye to Survival Mode – Done!
Meditation on the Psalms – Didn’t read this one at all. I decided to set aside my study of the psalms for right now, I need a little more structure in my morning Bible study and this was too taxing on my brain at 5am. I’m sure I will come back to this one in bits and pieces.
Forming Intentional Disciples – In progress, I plan to finish this in April
The Two Towers – In progress, this is my sleepytime reread, so it barely counts. I practically have it memorized.
Pride and Prejudice – Finished and I loved this! Such interesting characters and a beautiful story!
I also finally finished The Once and Future King, which was partly one of the best books I have ever read and partly one of the most boring, but it was more good than bad, and I will probably read it again someday.
I read a few kindle shorties this month too. I will try to keep track of those better next month. The hard thing about those is I tend not to finish them.

Books for April:
Pope Awesome – A memoir/conversion story type book
Beyond Snapshots – a How To book
Sense and Sensibility – My fiction book. I loved P&P so much, I thought I would go for a little more Jane Austen.

Finish:
Forming Intentional Disciples

Personal Goals:
1. Work a little bit a few times a week on learning Photoshop and Lightroom.
2. Post twice a week here. My initial goal for this year was to publish once a week, just the 7 Quick Takes, through March. I missed a couple, but it was for a good reason every time. Now I am stepping it up a bit. I hope to publish one content post and my 7 Quick Takes each week.

Now for my not-so-fun goals.

We’re moving in a couple of months here, so my goal is all about decluttering this month. (And probably next month too!) I have to look at every item in my house and ask myself if I want to move it. Twice. Why twice? Because we will be renting for a while until we sell this house and find really the right house to buy. So moving twice it is.

Because of the size of this task, and our unpredictable schedule, I don’t really have set quantity goals yet. I’m formulating my attack strategy. I do plan to document what I get done, so that should help me to see when I’ve been and where I should go next.

I want these moves to be a lifestyle change for us – to really learn to live with more simplicity and less stuff. So I will be working with that in mind as I pack and get rid of stuff.

I’d love to hear any ideas you have on decluttering and moving with a stuff-addicted family!