March Goals

Fitness
Workout 4x a week
        Run 45k this month
100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups (I know it is a little goal...but I am terrible at them)

Professional/Spiritual

 Devos daily

 Read 3,000 minutes (March Reading Challenge at school is 1,000,000 minutes total)

Review Thai vocab/letters daily (5-10 min)

Other

Finish 20 pages of my photo-book for 2nd year in Thailand (school year 2012-2013) 

Newsletter/Prayer letter

10 blog posts  

Atlas up-to-date for all grades- K-6th (school related)
Updated resume type stuff
Go through papers in my room
Pictures on CD

Social

4 Skype calls to friends in other places

March is Reading Month at school, so I will be busy with an author visit, story hour, etc. The high school is also performing Guys and Dolls in the middle of the month and I am in charge of the backstage crew. This is always a ton of fun...but also will make for long days and nights :)

February goals...

New and Old Goals for February

Fitness
Workout 4x a week I think I did this...but I sometimes forget to keep track...
        Run 10k outside a week- get under 30 minutes for my 5k I didn't get 10k every week...but probably got 40k total maybe... I also did get a 5k under 30 minutes! Now to make it happen more often...
Run for Relief- 5k a few friends wanted to run with me...thinking I could keep them at a good 30 minute pace...well it didn't work...they all finished before me. I finished in 30 minutes :)

Professional/Spiritual

 Devos daily Did it but could work on increasing the time spent :)

 Read 4 books nope...but I did read lots of books... just short kid ones for school- I don't count them :)

     At least 1 non-fiction book hoping to finish before midnight on the 28th- but I have to send this out by then too...so I get my 10 blog posts :) 

Study Thai 4 times a week (2 hours total) wow I really need to work on studying Thai...didn't really get 2 hours weekly :(

Other

Finish 20 pages of my photo-book for 2nd year in Thailand (school year 2012-2013) Didn't get this one done...took too many new photos :)

Newsletter/Prayer letter-with pictures this time

Figure out what I am doing with my life :) Kind of have a plan...kind of... 

10 blog posts  If I counted right this will be number 10

Get 4 units update in Atlas (school related) I am flying through this....woohoo! I did way more than 4 :)
Updated resume type stuff nope...a job for March, I guess....
Reference letter done for a student Finished
Go through clothes and paperwork- see if I can send anything back with mom :) Sent some of my "winter" clothes back with my mom...no time for paperwork.

Social
Fun with mom (she will be visiting for half of Feb) Lots of fun was had by all! 

3 Skype calls to friends in other places Got it done- love talking to friends...

Weaver Ants...

I was walking home awhile ago (like last month) with my roommate and she pointed out the Weaver Ant nest in the tree! Wow! God created some amazing ants! 

Learn more about them at..... 

 Weaver Ant Info

Pulled and sewed the leaves together!

I guess they are checking their work :)

  

Last post of my mom's trip....probably :)

Random Photos....

My mom had to wear that skirt cause her capris were 2 inches too short
for the temple :)

Part of the beautiful garden we went to....

They had a "car garden" as well :)

You got to take crazy pictures....

They had animals everywhere...so of course they made the best
pictures

so much gold....

Just to show you that I still worked :)

The Segway tour

My mom has always wanted to go on a segway, so I was excited to learn that we could do it in Thailand! I thought it would be a fun, easy, and different way to see the moat. Of course going on roads with motorbikes, bikes, tuk tuks, cars, trucks, etc...doesn't give you lots of time to pay attention to the sights :) We got around ok and did manage to see some interesting things along the way. We had tour guides (traffic helpers ,etc) who took us around the area and we stopped to look at temples, etc. They also included a yummy treat at a local coffee shop. 

Waiting for traffic to clear before going down a side street....

Listening to our guide

facts about the area

Yes, we didn't just stand on them the whole time...the other guy just never got pictures of us moving :)

More pictures from my mom's visit- Doi Inthanon

It was so great to have my mom here in Thailand for 14 days! 

I was able to take off about 3 days and then with the weekends and a holiday- I only had to work half the time she was here :) I worked- she rested- and then we played!

We went to Doi Inthanon on our day off from school with some friends. I didn't remember how many steps there were...but mom made it the whole way :) 

The plants to the right we were told are Thai blueberries :)

Which do you think....

was scarier for my mom....

Riding on the back of a soongtaew or.......

ziplining through the rainforest in Thailand?

More pictures to come at a later date.....

and probably nothing will be posted in the order it was done while my mom was here :)

The 1st of many pictures with mom IN Thailand!

 My mom made quick friends with this animal at Night Safari! Any guesses on the name?! 

Spent a few days with friends in the Bangkok area!

I like this photo....

My mom likes this one....

Spending some time eating by the Gulf of Thailand!

3D take 2 :)

For my nephew...

Get me out of here!

Got to have a picture with a book!

3D Art Museum- Art in Paradise

Here are a few photos from a really cool 3D Art Museum. Our camera wasn't the best and the lighting was weird, but we had fun!

you know how hard it is to sit on a wall...took many tries to get
this right :)

Trying to show me how it is done...

What's the problem?

Who goes sledding dressed like this?!?!

There are more to be shared at a later date....

Goals for February

New and Old Goals for February

Fitness
Workout 4x a week
        Run 10k outside a week- get under 30 minutes for my 5k
Run for Relief- 5k

Professional/Spiritual

 Devos daily

 Read 4 books

     At least 1 non-fiction book  

Study Thai 4 times a week (2 hours total)

Other

Finish 20 pages of my photo-book for 2nd year in Thailand (school year 2012-2013) 

Newsletter/Prayer letter-with pictures this time

Figure out what I am doing with my life :) 

10 blog posts  

Get 4 units update in Atlas (school related)
Updated resume type stuff
Reference letter done for a student
Go through clothes and paperwork- see if I can send anything back with mom :)

Social
Fun with mom (she will be visiting for half of Feb)

3 Skype calls to friends in other places

I am kind of feeling like these monthly posts might get boring...but I do love lists :) I also love putting them up for the world to see...cause then I am slightly more motivated to get them done.