Resolutions

The past few years I've stayed away from New Year Resolutions. Mostly because I know I don't have to have a January 1st date to begin again (thank you, Jesus) and because I'm not real good at sticking to the things like diet and exercise.

This year has been different.

This year I made a few resolutions and try to concentrate on how I can accomplish my goals every day instead of thinking about the whole year ahead of me.

Here are my main goals:

• Track my finances better
• 10,000 steps every day (except Sunday)
• 117 books read by the end of the year (roughly 10 a month)
• Workout 3x a week
• Blog 2x a month

The tool I'm using to keep me on track is a bullet journal. Everyone does it a little differently, but this is an example of mine.


I love it! And I can really see my progress and go back to review what I've done all year. It's been fairly easy to keep up with and even if I get behind, I can catch up with entries quickly.

I hope I can keep this up all year long and use it when I travel and have special events. Next year, the only thing I'll change is investing in the notebook with gridded paper so I don't have draw all my boxes!

Am I Alone in This?

The following email was sent to a group of teachers on my campus yesterday. I try to encourage them with daily scriptures, but it seems I was the one in desperate need this time:

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2 (ESV)

Romans 12:2a, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” (NLT)

Romans 8:6, “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” (NIV)

Psalm 51:12, “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.” (NASB)

This week has been difficult for me.

I’m sure you’ll find this hard to believe….but I’m a bit of a control freak. I know…shocking!

Having 24 classes of 6^th grade science, two full days of benchmark testing, Science Night AND all the 8^th grade English classes in TODAY, means I’ve had very little control over my space. It leaves me frustrated and a little anxious (especially when I looked across the library last night to see four students ON TOP of the tables while their parents watched).

Don’t get me wrong….I WANT people in here. I WANT to be @ YOUR SERVICE in every moment that I can. But most of the time that means I have to get out of the way and let “Jesus take the wheel”. (LOL!) It’s not always easy.

I also don’t like to ask for help…am I alone in this?! Anyway...I’m pretty sure today’s scriptures were just for ME, but I’ll share them with you…just in case!

Have a FABULOUS FRIDAY!

Marnie Cushing

Pirate Librarian

(The verses came out of my daily devotional reading from Proverbs 31 Ministries. If you don't already have a devotional you read, I would highly recommend this one!)