high five for friday

January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 Rachel Atwell3 Comments

This week kicked off the last few days of 2013 and the first few of 2014. Here are some of the things that made my new year transition a little bit easier… and a little more fun.

1. 2013 recap… what a sweet year!

2. Finally finishing {and mailing} the rest of our wedding thank you notes on December 31, 2013 = no wedding thank you notes to write in 2014!

3. Starting off 2014 with a fruit bowl breakfast. So what if it was 12:30 in the afternoon?

4. Dumpster shopping on day two of the new year? Don’t mind if I do!

5. Normally Friday’s are homemade pizza and a movie night and Saturday night is date night. Tonight we’re switching it up since we have some friends coming over tomorrow. No cooking or dishes on a weekday? Holla!

Happy weekend and 2014!

Atwell Adventures

dumpster-shopping

January 2, 2014 Rachel Atwell5 Comments

I never thought that would be something I would say I did on the second day of 2014, but never say never! 🙂

Project and info coming soon!

Have you ever picked up someone else’s trash as your treasure?

Monthly Goals

january 2014 goals

January 1, 2014January 2, 2014 Rachel Atwell2 Comments

Wow-weeee! 2014!

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I love a new calendar and all the freshness of a new year. So let’s get it started right… with goals for January!

complete two painting projects
establish and stay within our revised budget
purchase bookshelves for living room
organize guest bedroom, closet, and laundry room
try a small group or Sunday School at a new church
start and finish book three

And for an update on December’s goals (although it makes me twitch to dip back into 2013 in a post about 2014)…

daily Advent readings with G to keep our minds and hearts centered on our Lord and Savior: we completed the readings, but didn’t do them everyday like scheduled.
~~purchase a washer and dryer~~: check!
start and finish book two: not finished, Christmas took over, but only about 100 pages left.
~~finish a website project~~: check!
~~distribute/mail wedding Thank You notes~~: check!
~~order and mail Christmas cards~~: check! 98 cards sent out on December 20 – just in time for Christmas Eve {note to self, try to send on December 1 in 2014}.
~~establish a notebook/planner/organizer for 2014~~: check! loving it so far.
~~continue the job hunt in the Augusta area~~: check! I applied for a job I think I’d really like but am also praying for direction and peace.