Author: Rachel Atwell

Hi! I'm Rachel and I write at www.AtwellAdventures.com!
Atwell Adventures

a current screenshot of my phone

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So this may be the most random compilation of thoughts, but here is what a current screenshot of my phone says about my new schedule…

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1.) A software update is available but I don’t have enough storage space. {why can’t I make this badge go away like the rest of them?!} Hopefully – I’ll find take some time this weekend to dump photos because it certainly isn’t happening tonight.  #WhyAmIStillAwake

2.) At 10pm, I have 42% battery life and I haven’t charged my phone since 9am. At this point, Feedly and Instagram are practically strangers in my life.

3.) Last but certainly not least, 255 EMAILS IN MY NEW TO ME INBOX {all caps to emphasize the seriousness of this issue, HA!}. Unlike the software update, I could remove this little reminder of a mountain of emails I can’t wait to sort through, but instead I’m using it as motivation to get to those as sooner rather than later.

And now you know a little more about me, how my mind works, and my interest in apps. {sorry for scaring you before you go to bed}

ps – thanks for all the prayers, kind words, and well wishes! a big TWO THUMBS UP for my new adventure 🙂

Monthly Goals

april 2014 goals

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Like I mentioned yesterday, today I started my first job since being married so with that comes new schedules, responsibilities and commitments, so personal goals are as important as ever.  This month, I’ve got a few things from 101 in 1001 list so hopefully if I complete them, I’ll be able to check them off that list too! So here we go with April goals!

  • drink 72 oz of coffee water a day {#46 on my 101 in 1001 list}
  • finish Couch to 10k (#51 on my list)
  • walk or run 3 miles a day {#55 on my 101 in 1001 list}
  • use Kitchenaid Mixer once a week –  one of those being to make homemade bread
  • host Sara’s baby shower
  • stay on top of meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking

I did well on my March goals!  The desk and photo book are still a projects to be done, but good things take time, right?:)

  • purchase or make bookends for G’s desk We now have two horse friends:)
  • start and finish book five {and finish book four} here’s my running book list
  • try three dinner new recipes {tried two new recipes – pesto pasta bake, bancakes -BOOOOO!}
  • start couch to 10k still going strong with the schedule! my breathing is another story 😉
  • hang pictures in living room {you can see some of the pictures in the post about our neighbor dinner}
  • finish desk
  • host neighbors for dinner {yay! so share dinner with some of our neighbors!
  • continue working on 2013 photo book
  • begin planning for friends’ baby showers {dates are picked and invitiations are being worked on for the first one!}

So let’s get started with April!  Do you have any goals this month?

Atwell Adventures

nine months and three days

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April Fools Eve! This post is not about babies:)

After nine months and three days, I will carry the title “employee” once again!

Last month I accepted a job as administrative assistant for our church – and I couldn’t be more thrilled to start tomorrow… even if it is April Fools Day. {And let’s just hope this isn’t, in fact, the most awesome/awful joke ever or church is going to be REALLLLY awkward on Sunday:)}

These last few months in my stay-at-home-wife life, I’ve been able to trust, learn, and rest – all of which I’m sure I’ll tell you all about sooner or later – and I’m so thankful for a God who knows my heart, and a husband who has been supportive through it all.

So, here we go! Onto new adventures!