Those 70ish Girls

I don’t mean to hound you. I know how much I hate to be reminded of things over and over again, but I am still in a teaching mode and you are in a learning mode. If you’re not doing this along with me right now, at least tuck it away for future reference.

There is more to SMART goals than the acronym. There are steps to take that will help us through the process. The first one is a big one.

Anticipate obstacles you will be likely to encounter and preconceive, which means think of and idea ahead of time. That way, when the obstacle rears its ugly head, you will be prepared because you preconceived.

Example: Your goal is to take a trip to Hawaii in June of next year. An obstacle might be that you won’t have enough money saved up by then. A solution would be to figure out the total, divide that amount by the number of months you have to save, and commit to putting that amount of money into savings each month. If there is no way you can put away that much, then your goal is not achievable, (The A in SMART.)

A solution to the dilemma might be to extend the timeline. If you can’t do that, don’t give up on your dream or your goal. That’s why God made plastic…Just saying.

If you have to lose twenty pounds before you go to Hawaii, do the division thing and don’t attend any birthday parties, which would be considered an obstacle.

If you’re 5’2” and you want to be 5’7″…your goal is not (R) Realistic.

So, do you get it? Don’t be afraid to pose questions. Teachers like questions.

Queen E is getting rid of her excess hattage. She finally figured out she only has one head and she has to wear crowns sometimes, too. Lav and I have offered to take some off of her head. She said no to the crowns and I only have room for one hat.

Let’s think about my goal, which is to get rid of my clutter and accumulations so that I can float through life unencumbered by material things. I have set the deadline for one month from the day we move into our tiny home. I know what you’re thinking. By the time our tiny home is ready to occupy, I’ll be ready for a medi-pod. That’s the new thing being shown on the internet. It’s designed for the sick and elderly to live in their kid’s backyard. It comes complete with a loud bell and a louder bullhorn.

By material things, I mean stuff. I will keep anything of sentimental value, like my Beasterhops and my nutcrackers. If any of my kids wanted my nutcrackers, they could have them now… except the ones my grand-kids picked out and gave to me for Christmas. I would want to keep those. They’re so adorable.

Camilla needs to grow a bigger head. That first hat looks like a commode seat.

Whatever you keep, you must have room to display. Your clothes must fit in your closet. I guess you can switch out your seasonal clothes. It makes it easier to choose what to wear. You don’t have to look for your sleeveless top hidden under your thermal jacket.

Let me amend that rule. Don’t take me literally. You need not display all of your everyday dishes or any of your linens. I don’t have guest towels. If a towel is hanging on the towel bar, feel free to use it. I try to keep nice towels and I wash the ones in the guest bath after each use. Of course, that’s no longer a worry because I will no longer have a guest bath. That’s okay. My house is so small I can clean it every thirty minutes.

Even Queen E. Cleans. Here she’s shown cleaning her nails.

Enough of that line of unreasoning.

I do intend to rid myself of things like my George Foreman grills in two sizes, my Belgian waffle iron, and the regular waffle iron. I’ll part with the single serving omelet maker, the juicer, and two out of the three diet shake mixers. I’ll also get rid of the spices that are too old to be any good. I have five containers of sage and I have only cooked two turkeys in the last two years. As soon as I’ve wrapped up this blog, I’ll put all of this in my minima…list notebook. I’m sure glad I got the large size. I’ve got a long way to go.

Just look at the size of Queen E’s book!