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Half Way There

Hard to belive that we are half way through 2010. So I am going to address the goals I had six months ago.  I haven't lost the weight like I would have liked to, but I am working out and I am healthier which is so more important then a number on a scale.  We are heading to Mexico in just about a month and so I really need to put some effort into looking and feeling better.

We are getting rid of stuff on an ongoing basis.  It is so freeing to get rid of things.  I love taking huge boxes of kid clothes to good will so we have more room and somebody will be able to use them.  I follow the FLYLADY plan and love it.  I can tell a huge difference in the house when I don't.  I am not one of those people who are a naturally organized person so having a plan really helps me.

Lee graduated and is still looking for a job so our getting out of debt is going slower then planned.  Plus we have had some medical issues so those bills were added to the get out of debt plan. But we are moving forward not backwards and that is something I feel good about.

2010 has been very good to us this far.  No kids in the ER.  No heart attacks, no miscarriages.  I would say it is going to so much better then the previous year.

I really hoping the specialist has some ideas for us and we can go visit the in-laws for the long weekend. If not we will have a BLAST here. 

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