I realize its February 10th, but I'd like to share our New Year's Resolutions with the world. We set the goals pretty high!
- Get out of debt fast! Using the Dave Ramsey idea, of course. Josh has a minor obsession with Dave. Luckily for us, there is a workshop starting at the beginning of March here at Ft. Hood. I think Josh was the first person to sign up!
- Finish school! This one is strictly for me, Amanda. Two more semesters, that's all. I can do this, I can do this!
- Get back in shape, and stay in shape! With Josh being in Command, and myself working all day and going to school all night, we had a hard time finding time to exercise last year. As a result we were not happy with the way we looked. This year will be different. Since January 2nd, I have been working out six days a week and am loving the results. Doing a mix of cardio and weight lifting. My serious obsession is RPM. We love going to the gym together too, I feel like its a date sometimes. Its nice having Josh beside me cheering me on and vice versa.
- Have a better relationship with God! We usually do pretty good at attending church every Sunday, but if we miss one week, its easy to miss the next week, and the next, and so on. I don't feel like its necessary to attend church to have a relationship with God, but it definitely helps me get in a better place. I've been trying to read a little from the Bible each day and pray more and harder.
- Spend more time together! Not just time, quality time. Sitting beside each other watching Netflix does not really count as quality time, to us. The gym feels like quality time, as does cooking together, date nights, and even riding in the care together. This one is easy, for now, but when the deployment comes finding a minute to sit down and talk will be hard on both sides.
That's all for now. Not a bad first blog. -- Amanda
Here is my first test comment on your beautiful new blog. It will be very handy to keep up on what you've been up to, especially when Josh is abroad.
ReplyDeleteNice goals! They look familiar.
I've talked Dave Ramsey with Josh, and as you know, a lot of it is common sense when it comes to money management. I think it's like Weight Watchers, where people know they need to eat better to lose weight, but WW motivates them regularly and breaks the journey down into simpler steps. I haven't listened to Ramsey specifically, but the key is budgeting so you can have savings. We have just 2 car payments left, and our house will be paid off in 13.5 years (we've already paid off over a third of its sale price).
Quality time--I hope you guys have lots of time to talk during the deployment. I had a taste of that when Jason was in China and didn't have control over when he could be near a computer/phone and especially at what strange hours. It was frustrating to try to say everything you needed to say in a short amount of time. I know you guys will be fine because you care about each other and are determined to make communication a priority!
Alright, better see if this will post!
I think this is a great idea! I look forward to your next post!
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