Out with the old year and in with the new. I am kicking off the new year and making some Agreements (not resolutions) with the readers of The Lifeboat (keeps me more accountable I think!).
1. Speak Faith into My Future – heard a great message from Joel Osteen hope you can spend a few minutes and watch online: (choose Jan 1 broadcast) http://www.joelosteen.com/Broadcast/Pages/ThisWeeksMessage.aspx
2. Eat more real food – as a couponer it is so easy to amass large amounts of boxed, bagged, and jar items. But with the money I save on these items I will allocate a certain portion of funds everyweek for fresh produce – and try to choose them to build meals around and snack on.
3. Stick to a budget – My husband and I are going back to a system that worked for us years ago – the envelope system. Crown Financial at www.crown.org has budgeting tools and even a online Mevelop system. Dave Ramsey also has great tools to help – daveramsey.com. I setup a spreadsheet based on Crown Financials guidelines and will update you periodically on how things are going.
4. Excercise – 10 minutes everyday at a minimum. Walk, Dr. Oz workout videos (free and online), DVDS (drag them out and dust them off!). I found a few years ago that walking at least 15 minutes a day made a big difference in my energy levels, lost weight, felt better. So committing to it for 2012.
Thanks for all your support and encouragement, look forward to 2012 and appreciate your thoughts and prayers for The Lifeboat to grow in new directions to bless others.
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Helen, great words of wisdom. I hope to put them very much into practice this year. Happy New Year to you and your family. Love Lin T.
Thanks Lin!
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