I am not a blogger

Bloggers are writers.  They write well, they write funny, they write interesting.

I do not do these things.  I just wanted a way to document my progress with what I decided to take on.  I thought maybe if I documented things this way, it would hold me more accountable, and I wouldn't give up in 9 months.

So what have I decided to take on exactly?

Well, I was falling in to a slump.

I wasn't pushing myself at the gym, I wasn't cleaning the house, I wasn't even close to being the mom that I wanted to be, I wasn't keeping up.

So maybe I do have some valid excuses.  I'm a single mom to two boys that are more than the usual handful.  I have a dog.  I have goats.  I have chickens.  I have land to clean up and take care of.  I have a full time job with a 2 hour commute each day.  I'm just one person.

Those excuses mean nothing to me and they didn't make me think it was okay to be letting things slide.

And then somehow I saw this 

30 Day Mom Challenge

I didn't like many things on the list but had planned to try it anyway until a friend of mine mentioned starting it on February 1st.  And then the idea came up that we adjust it to have more meaningful things to do each day.  So I did a quick edit to create my own version.  (I will share it later).

 And then, I have no idea how, but I stumbled across this a few days later:

52 Week Money Saving Challenge

And I decided I wanted to try it too.

Deciding to take on these two challenges made my ADD brain start running.  I wondered what other challenges I could find online.  The truth is, challenges motivate me for two reasons.  First because I am very competitive and second because when I find something about myself that I don't like, I want to change, but sometimes I need a little push.

I'm very competitive and even though I am not competing against anyone in particular, the simple fact that I am telling myself I can do things, means I will do what it takes to complete the challenges.

And so, after some ridiculous google searches I found these challenges that I liked....

52 weeks to Simplify Your Life

52 Week Food Challenge

52 Weeks to an Organized Home

And these ideas that I liked....

February Wellness Calendar

Listmania

And decided to make things fit for me.....  And the Challenges begin today.