For those of you that know a little of my story, you know that I struggled with postpartum depression.  Lately, I’ve been having some similar feelings and just really not feeling well — I just haven’t been myself.  Thankfully, I was able to get some help last week for my out-of-whack hormone levels and I’ve been feeling better!

With that said, I did end up taking a week off from Insanity.  It was just wearing me down too much last week — I didn’t have the energy to pour into it.  I ended up adding several unexpected things to my to-do list, so I let it slide!  Sometimes, you just have to do that (but not for too long if you want to keep up your fitness level)!

Here’s a look at how last week went:

Mothering/Discipleship/School:
Work on table manners!!
Complete activities for our Gingerbread Unit.
Make sure my oldest daughter practices piano and math facts every day (I’ve been slacking in training her to be disciplined in these areas)!
Finish Ginger Plowman’s Don’t Make Me Count to Three.

Homemaking, Ministry & Personal:
Finish [easyazon-link asin=”B002QZ1RS6″]INSANITY[/easyazon-link] Week 4
Date night with John.
Send out Christmas cards.  (I do have them stamped and ready…just not sent!  Tomorrow…)
Finish shopping and wrap gifts.

Blogging:
Read [easyazon-link asin=”1451646208″]The Money Saving Mom’s Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year[/easyazon-link] and write a review (look for a giveaway coming up soon)!! (3/4 of the way done.  Plus, it inspired me to start decluttering again before we add more stuff at Christmas.)
Clean off my desk (it’s piled!!) and plan post ideas for the next few weeks.

This week’s goals:

Mothering/Discipleship/School:
Sing with our homeschooling group at the Veteran’s Home.
Finish [easyazon-link asin=”1576581454″]George Mueller: The Guardian of Bristol’s Orphans[/easyazon-link]
Complete 3 simple Christmas tree crafts/activities.
Finish Ginger Plowman’s Don’t Make Me Count to Three.

Homemaking, Ministry & Personal:
Finish [easyazon-link asin=”B002QZ1RS6″]INSANITY[/easyazon-link] Week 4
Wrap gifts.
Shop for baby gifts for our birthday party for Jesus.
Declutter my closet and two of the girls bedrooms.

Blogging:
Read [easyazon-link asin=”1451646208″]The Money Saving Mom’s Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year[/easyazon-link] and write a review (look for a giveaway coming up soon)!!
Revise my coupon class Powerpoint & notes, and begin work on a longer retreat-style workshop.