May 2, 2012

Insane Goals- April Review

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Thoughts Insane goals for May

It’s time to review my goals that I made for April. April has been a better month as compared to March for me.

Major Fail area

 

1. I STILL yet to draw up a teaching plan for the teaching of Japanese to the kids. I’ve yet to do up the flashcards which I have planed to do since January !!
2. There are still many areas in the house which are yet to be de-cluttered and the holidays are just around the corner. Ugh!!
3. I didn’t get around to completing the books which I have to read for the month and they have to be pushed over to May to be completed.
4. Did not do as much exercise as I should have.  I should be exercising daily but haven’t been doing so.

What I accomplished in April

1. I hosted my first  2K fan appreciation giveaway. I started off at 2100 fans and now have more then 3100 fan on my Facebook  Fan Page .
2. Baked my own bread in class and had fun attending a couple cooking class with R.
3. Went for my first food tasting at a local fine dining restaurant. It was a great experience and will be blogging about it in the week to come.
4. Complete the photobook for Tiger Girl. However I do have another voucher which is expiring on the 10th of May which I do need to use it up before it expires.
5. Got to know many new bloggers and build up my network.
6. Have managed to lose 1.5kg and now am 5 kg away from target weight.

 

Here is are my goals for 2012

Weight Lost Goals

I’m determined to get my weight down to 55kg by the time Tiger girl turns 2 in Sept. ( It’s currently down to 62/63kg)

My routine would be

• Stair climbing (x2) 5 times a week
  Zumba WII/IWII Active or other interactive sports games.
  
• Increase intake of fruits and water.
• Cook more healthy foods
• Try to get more sleep at night if possible ( hopefully Tiger Girl can sleep through the night soon)

Household maintainance

• Organize the kids toy chest and donate the toys that they don’t need.
• Clear out expired stuff from the pantry and the fridge.
• Pack up the baking cupboard and put all the essentials neatly inside.
• Wash all the air-con filters/ clean all the fans in the house.
• Re-ogarnize the bookshelf.
• Sort out the pantry and all other cupboards.

Educating the kids (Ongoing)

• Prepare Doggy boy for P1 next year by doing daily exercises in English, Maths and Chinese doing weekdays.
• Read daily to Tiger girl and start doing more flashcards with her.
• Brushing up on Monkey boy’s composition and oral skill for both English and Chinese.
• Getting Monkey boy to polish up his piano pieces for the upcoming piano exam this year. He will most probably be going for Grade 2.
• Getting Doggie boy to do practice the piano more often.
• Getting the kids to read more in English/Chinese before bedtime.
• Read the bible at least once every fortnight.
• Pray more often with them.

For the blog (Dominique’s Desk)

• Increase revenue to be able to save enough to buy a DSLR.
• Have bloggers to guest posts on my blog.
• Guest post on other sites/blogs at least once a month.
• Increase readership and grow my community

For Myself

• Practice taking more shots with my camera.
• Brush up on my Japanese and French.
• Do regular facials at home.
• Try out new dishes/bakes once a month.
• Be able to fit into my wedding dress again and take a picture wearing it with the 3 kids.
• Go for short courses to improve my cooking/baking skills

For the family

• Do up a photobook for Tiger Girl
• Photobook for 2012
• go on more family outings/ overseas trips.
• spend more time with R and resume having date nights.