tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375505916955519952024-02-07T13:09:39.763-06:00U Goal Girl!STRIVING. REACHING. ACCOMPLISHING. TOGETHER....WE CAN DO IT.Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-80164742631297058142021-12-27T19:57:00.009-06:002021-12-27T20:06:26.872-06:00Let's Get Goaling. Are You Ready for 2022?<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi Goal Girls! Happy 2021! I know it's been awhile, but I feel it is time to share some things on my heart that may encourage you as you go after your goals and dreams. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Join me as we embark on a very exciting new year of 2022! Full of endless possibilities. My aim is that this blog would be a platform to share our goals, aspirations, dreams, setbacks and encourage one another as we succeed in every area of our lives. Let's get goaling! See you soon!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitcuakgiN3Ov825VoFXFl8Bfi_-9SWlvV1b72otKWK5KNEc1yfgG6l_Bg1D1_mjHogbBkjKb2ihPp9-_OM6f9px-Fafi8xrYsUjY4tRHcWHS70swX3KGZFdIYbQ8ifVHMjpLtzPkukiVGqUFJxi4WX8avAwMArjgFdgsFFaSTWrax_fqkJizTVfyWUfQ=s498" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="498" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitcuakgiN3Ov825VoFXFl8Bfi_-9SWlvV1b72otKWK5KNEc1yfgG6l_Bg1D1_mjHogbBkjKb2ihPp9-_OM6f9px-Fafi8xrYsUjY4tRHcWHS70swX3KGZFdIYbQ8ifVHMjpLtzPkukiVGqUFJxi4WX8avAwMArjgFdgsFFaSTWrax_fqkJizTVfyWUfQ=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Your go girl,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">[e]. </span></p>Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-15155007448779249812015-09-15T22:44:00.001-05:002021-10-30T08:48:37.866-05:00If It's Broke Don't Fix It, But What Happens If It Is Broke?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSk1-dtXXL6wY67-K3jrPZkzPq9lXIB03GfaG5pa77mMiaO0ObTVh4aaKWLkyljBgbZvgNFFV5l40dzW7TSVewW3gigGdpiq1zwGB6k7-3lVShNPEMTFjSSGWoALYLUkdLwS2GmA8mN2R4/s1600/broken-heart-pieces.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSk1-dtXXL6wY67-K3jrPZkzPq9lXIB03GfaG5pa77mMiaO0ObTVh4aaKWLkyljBgbZvgNFFV5l40dzW7TSVewW3gigGdpiq1zwGB6k7-3lVShNPEMTFjSSGWoALYLUkdLwS2GmA8mN2R4/s320/broken-heart-pieces.jpg" width="320" /></a>Yesterday at work I broke something. I was searching around for something to fix it. I asked my co-worker did she have any super glue and she said no, but I do have a hot glue gun. Aha...a light-bulb went off inside my head. Why didn't I think of a hot glue gun sooner. There was some things in my house that needed to be fixed since last year. I kept putting it off to fix the items thinking I would need to go to a crafts store to get a stronger glue, but realized I had the solution to fix my broken objects at home the whole time. So this morning before work, I decided to fix the shower hooks, my earring and 2 little statues. One thing I noticed that everything didn't look perfect like it did before it was broken, but I was so excited to have the items back together again. I had another revelation in regards to my life. Sometimes we make stupid mistakes, say the wrongs things, make wrong decisions, hurt others, and/or hurt ourselves. This can cause us to end up separating ourselves from people and even God when we do these things. We keep putting off fixing things in our life maybe out of fear that we will rejected by another person, that things won't be the same in our life. But the good news is that the answer is right in front of us and it is the Word of God. Just like the hot glue gun the answer to all of our brokeness is the healer of our soul, Jesus Christ. Its in our brokeness that shows we are human and have a need for a Savior. <br />
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So today's challenge: If you have broken things in your life and in your heart ask God to help you to mend it back together. Broken relationships, broken dreams, broken heart is not too big for God. He alone is the healer of broken hearts, in fact He promised He would give us a clean heart.<br />
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<i>Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.</i><span class="p"></span><br />
<span class="p"><br /></span><i>Ezekial 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove
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Till we meet again,<br />
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Your goal girl,<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-34369160308931004452014-11-11T16:16:00.003-06:002014-11-11T16:19:30.303-06:00A New Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow, Wow, Wow, is all I can say for this fantastic and spectacular year of 2014. I have had so many wonderful things going on I don't even know where to start. I have moved into my own place since March (something I have been wanting to do for many years), I have been on a local TV show, I have sang a duet on the stage at my church (huge honor and blessing), I have spoken at my local Chamber of Commerce and a local high school, I just won best speaker for my first speech at Toastmasters and God has healed my broken heart and made it whole again. I love my friends and family like never before. I am excited about the future and what the future is to bring. Thankful and grateful for all those that have stood by my side, loving me and encouraging me to keep moving forward. I don't know where I would be without them. I am in awe of God's loving kindness towards me and I look forward to helping others see His love. So many years I listened to the thoughts of defeat...."Nobody will ever love me, I was damaged goods, my life is over because of my past decisions and mistakes". But I made a decision to believe who God said I already was and that was the day my life began. That was my "new day". I pray this is a new day for you. A day that you look at yourself and accept who you are and still say I love you and embrace every wonderful thing about you, whether it is good or bad. Because It is a new day for you, which will turn into a new life for you if you embrace it.<br />
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Love,<br />
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your "goal girl"<br />
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e. Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-42721576364506419112014-09-08T20:02:00.001-05:002014-09-08T20:03:05.791-05:00Don't Judge a Cake by the OutsideI was visiting my mother a couple of Sunday's ago and she mentioned to me not to judge a person by the outside. I recall looking over at a delicious cherry cream cheese pound cake my mom made and asked could I have a slice. She said sure, but that cake had fallen so it might not look the same as normal. My mom was initially concerned when she took the cake out that it wasn't cooked all the way through. But when she cut into it she was pleasantly surprised because the cake was fully cooked. I said it looked normal to me and it still looked like it would taste good. Even though it was a simple lesson on that Sunday afternoon it actually followed me throughout the day, which was don't judge a book by the cover.<br />
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Earlier at church I was sitting next to a woman that I had never met. At first she seemed a little cold to me. I almost didn't want to introduce myself, but I did. She also introduced herself and that was pretty much it. Later that night at church she comes over to me and asked me the name of a song we sang earlier that day in choir. I told her and while we talking she seemed to open up more, smile and laugh with me. Maybe she was just shy earlier that day and that is why she was more reserved, but by the end of the conversation she said she may even join the choir. That was lesson #1 for the day. Had I judged that woman I would not have found out how sweet she was, she seemed to be just a little shy.<br />
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Later that night I experienced lesson #2 while at church I saw a woman that I have known for years. She is very sweet and by looking at her you would think what problems could she possibly have. She ended up sitting next to me and she was crying. She asked me how was I doing and I told her great and how excited I was about the new year. Then she said that she had a horrible three years and that she had walked away from God in her heart. But this particular night, God touched her and she felt how much God loved her. This lesson taught me that you may think you are the only one that has problems and really dealing with anything, but I saw this woman that appeared to be strong, had actually been broken in her heart for the last few years.<br />
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The lesson of the fallen cake was when you see people, you don't know what's going on the inside. They could be the most godly person inside and had a bad day. They could have suffered a great loss or lost a job. No matter what goes on in life always love people and believe the best about others. Because you may be pleasantly surprised when you get to know people because they just may be sweet on the inside and out.<br />
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Until we meet again.<br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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<br />Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-57920725674448120382014-04-16T15:28:00.003-05:002014-04-16T15:32:16.270-05:00Stepping OutIt's been awhile since I have posted anything, but I have accomplished several goals while I have been away. :) Right now, I am finally going to share with people my story. Keep on the look out for my website. It will be up in the next week or so. This has been something I have been wanting to do for over 8 years and I finally see it will be accomplished. Just because a dream delays doesn't mean it wasn't meant to happen for you. Sometimes you need to heal inside, sometimes its not the right time or you need to gain the wisdom and knowledge for your dream. I have had huge set backs even in most recent years, but I keep moving forward. I keep running, persevering, enduring no matter what it takes to become who I truly am inside. I encourage you ladies to step out of your comfort zone, step out of your past, step out and step into YOU! Who you already are.<br />
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Love your "goal girl"<br />
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[e]. Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-44351059257032821862013-12-03T23:19:00.004-06:002013-12-03T23:23:36.374-06:00Super Easy Peppermint Tray and Bowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's the most wonderful time of the year and what better way to celebrate with family and friends than to make peppermint trays and bowls to put your favorite cookies or candy on. This is a so simple to create and takes very little time make. What you need is a bag of peppermints and parchment paper, I purchased mine at the Dollar Store. One of the cheapest projects to create. You can use spearmints, peppermints, even the colored candies that are yellow, orange, purple....the possibilities are endless. I used the peppermints because that is all the Dollar Store had..haha.<br />
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Anyway, turn on the oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the mints in the shape you want. Spacing them about a 1/2 inch apart. I made my candy tray in the shape of a circle. I kept my mints in the oven for about 9 minutes. Make sure to take out the pan once the mints are melted together, because you do not want them to burn. I then picked up the parchment paper and placed it on the cooling rack for about 2 minutes. At the point, it should be hard enough to put a spatula underneath to remove from the parchment paper. Then voila! There is your edible serving tray.<br />
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Have fun with the easy challenge. <br />
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Your "goal girl" [e].<br />
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<br />Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-49430606911704495762013-11-27T15:56:00.002-06:002013-11-27T16:40:50.846-06:00Workout As Easy As 5-4-3-2-1!Ladies....I really enjoy working out, but sometimes my favorite TV show is on when I am ready to workout. Since I wanted to kill two birds with one stone, I googled and found this fantastic workout called the "5-4-3-2-1 At-Home Circuit Workout found here: <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/Easy-15-Minute-Workout-21588220">http://www.fitsugar.com/Easy-15-Minute-Workout-21588220</a></span>. This is a 15 minute workout, but don't let the small amount of time fool you that it will be easy. It kicked my butt! As many of you know I love challenges and I thought, hey this will be a breeze. It got my heart pounding and breathing heavy right in the beginning of the workout.<br />
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minute mountain climbers</span></i></span></span></span><br />
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seconds regular squats</span></span></i></span></span><br />
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seconds jump squats</span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light";">30
seconds regular squats</span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light";">30
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light";">plank</span></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light";">DRINK H2O AND TAKE BREAKS WHEN YOU NEED THEM</span></i></span></span><br />
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I have already done this workout over 4x's. I love it! It is pretty intense....I have even added doing downward dog push ups during the 3 minute interval...I did 10 regular pushups,15 tricep dips, then 15 downward dog push ups then repeat. The workout is a challenge, but it feels so good when you finish. And remember it is only for 15 minutes...so it won't take long. :)<br />
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This workout is also great if your on vacation, since you don't need anything but yourself!<br />
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Today's challenge: do some kind of exercise. Even while watching your favorite TV show of course! Works for me....haha.<br />
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Talk to you soon!<br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-5237744047646255152013-11-23T23:13:00.003-06:002013-11-27T12:14:48.936-06:00Dust Yourself Off and Get Back Up Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CN2Q1mM0LY0L9JFCUTyuJZuDvT48OOrWOAXP7_QTaNdUX6reSBCmzDvzoTOEIdqDCS9mNV7YQoby2R2tg7OzhuYMtcIsB9SmAgW4umnaNxQcFj_PAT8lh65Zu53MF3oYNI5yEz-0QmLf/s1600/7520956914_db9ee248da.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CN2Q1mM0LY0L9JFCUTyuJZuDvT48OOrWOAXP7_QTaNdUX6reSBCmzDvzoTOEIdqDCS9mNV7YQoby2R2tg7OzhuYMtcIsB9SmAgW4umnaNxQcFj_PAT8lh65Zu53MF3oYNI5yEz-0QmLf/s1600/7520956914_db9ee248da.jpg" /></a>Well it's been awhile since my last post. I have been still accomplishing many goals, which I will post in the days to come. My little 9 year old nephew passed away unexpectedly and that kind of threw off my goals for a bit, but I am back at them. It was about a month and a half ago today that my nephew passed away. I also needed to rethink why I even wrote this blog and wondered did anyone even care that I make goals and do them. That was until today. I had an opportunity to talk to a wonderful girl named Jessica. I started describing all the goals that I do, whether baking a cake for the first time, attempt to do 100 pushups (which I am still trying to do), or choosing a career path. By talking to her I was revived again as to why I write my blog. And she was inspired to start working out again. My blog is to share my goals which in turn will help and inspire other girls to accomplish their goals. You may think to yourself, I have tried and tried to do _________________ (fill in the blank), but failed. Your blank can be to write your first book, lose 100 pounds, run your first marathon, bake a cake, go on a vacation to Italy....the list is endless, but the important thing is you can have your fill in the blank and accomplish it. Doesn't matter if you failed over and over again. Just get back up and try again. When I was sharing with Jessica today I told her that I had failed when I first attempted to do my first 30 Day Challenge doing Jillian Michaels videos. I would say within the first week, I pulled my left thigh muscle and I had to stop doing the videos. Several months later I attempted again and finished it all the way through. As ladies, alot of times we will sabatoge ourselves if we fail at our first attempt at a goal instead of celebrating what we did do. Celebrate if you lost 1 pound, even though you are going for 10. It is still a success at the 1 pound. Celebrate yourself and know that your attempt at the goal is what is exciting and to enjoy the journey along the way. <br />
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Today's challege: figure out your "fill in the blank" and evaluate and make steps to accomplish your goal. Whatever the goal, don't make it unattainable, but start small and work your way up. If you are not used to working out, do not say I am going to work out 5 days this week. You are setting yourself up to fail, but choose to start with just 2 days at 10 minutes and stay consistent at that, then build yourself up to 3, then 4, then to a 5 day workout week. Hope you are inspired to go after your goal again. You can do it.<br />
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Off the subject, I did stop doing my second round of Insanity. Maybe sometime down the road I will attempt again. Have other goals that are more important at this time in my life. <br />
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See you tomorrow.<br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-63392453120900365442013-07-20T13:05:00.001-05:002013-07-21T23:30:41.029-05:00Insanity Round 2 (2 years later)I did Insanity for the first time on June 23, 2011. It was tough, but at the end, I am really happy I did it and how my endurance was out the roof. Now, what possessed me to do this again, I don't know. I needed another challenge and so I just pulled out the Insanity fit test yesterday and wrote down my results.<br />
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Switch kicks: 39 (2 kicks =1)<br />
Power Jacks: 50<br />
Power Knees: 116<br />
Power Jumps: 26<br />
Globe Jumps: 8 (still kicks my butt)<br />
Suicide Jumps: 18<br />
Push-up Jacks: 15<br />
Low Plank Oblique: 48<br />
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I did Plyometric Cardio Circuit today and it felt great. Still a challenge too! The cool thing about doing Insanity now is that my body remembers alot of the moves. I am not as fatigued either. Now, it is still a tough workout, but my endurance is still pretty good. Throughout the last two years I would pull out an Insanity video here and there and mix into my regular workout videos. But now, I am ready to do it for the full 63 program. I also want to do Insanity for 5 days a week instead of 6...so that means I will have to double up one of the days and do two workouts in one day. So far that's the goal, but I will adjust to 6 days if I need to along the way. I will just enjoy myself. It feels good to be back in the swing of things. Maybe I will even post before and after shots. Now that will be a big, out of my comfort zone goal...haha. I will keep you posted on my Insanity Round 2 progress along the way.<br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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<br />Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-65514230646270964502013-06-22T21:00:00.000-05:002013-07-06T22:52:02.629-05:00Picture Frame....Make a Decision Already<p dir=ltr>My assignment...find a picture frame. Sounds simple,  right? But on the contrary. It was an all day adventure that the Lord ended up teaching me a lesson on how this applied to my life. So it all began one beautiful Saturday afternoon.  I went into Hobby Lobby to get a picture frame for a project I was working on. I go to the back of the store and there they were...the wall of frames. Now I had come a previous day and took pictures of the frames so I figured I should be in and out of the store. But no.......here I go. I go up and down the aisles as if something is going to be different from a couple of days before. I scrutinized every frame....down to the detail, paint, wood...you name it...I saw it. And if I found a framed a liked....I looked through every frame to make sure I had the best one out of the design. But nope, not good enough. </p>
<p dir=ltr>A lady walks up after I stood there for at least 30 minutes at this point looking at one of the frames. She picks up two of the frames I was looking at and walks away. She did not scrutinize or look at it with a fine tooth comb..nope she made a decision and kept moving. So at this point.....I just made a decision and picked a frame and went to the front. Well the frame I choose had damage on the right corner. So I had to go back to the "wall of frames" and choose another one. I believe after another 30 or so minutes I choose another frame. Well the Lord taught me a lesson through all this......make a decision already! He said my life will pass me by making sure everything is perfect before making a decision while others will make a decision and keep moving forward. And if they make a wrong one, will adjust and make a another decision and do it correctly. The moral of the story is: in order to be an effective "u goal girl" you must make effective, quality decisions. If you wait for perfect conditions before making a decision....life will pass you by and you will be jealous of those that had the courage to make theirs. Keep moving forward in your decision making process. You can do it.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Your "u goal girl",</p>
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Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-53365063221480187992013-06-18T21:29:00.001-05:002013-06-19T11:52:41.091-05:00Revamped Vision of the 100 Push Ups GoalAlright....so it's been awhile that I have gone after my 100 push up goal challenge. Let me be honest, I got discouraged because it seemed like I may not obtain the goal. But a couple of my friends thought it would be a good idea to let people know that I had run into a brick wall with my goal. The idea of the push up challenge seemed like an impossible feat once I reached 42 push ups. It was so hard just to make it to that, I couldn't imagine trying to make it to 100. But I realized just because it gets difficult does not mean you give up. I revamped my strategy. I looked at a video of a girl that has accomplished 100 push ups. This chick is awesome: <br />
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She actually boosted my vision to want to accomplish my goal and I went to a website that helps you accomplish the 100 push ups in seven weeks.<br />
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Check it out: http://www.hundredpushups.com. The strategy on this site is have you do a fit test to see how many you can do initially, then they give you a plan in order to accomplish your push up goals. Well my fit test I did pretty good, I was able to bypass the first two weeks and start on week three. I started today. They have you do 5 different sets for my level. It was broken down like this: Set 1: 10 push ups, Set 2: 12 push ups, Set 3 & 4: 7 push ups, and Set 5: 9 push ups, after each set you rest 60 seconds. I accomplished the first day test which equalled 45 total. Although not consecutive, this is a plan towards my goal, which I'm excited about. They want you to do it 3 times a week, with each day during the week, the push ups increase for each set. So I have a renewed vision and well on my way to my push up goal. <br />
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U Goal Girl Challenge: If you have reached a plateau and it seems like you are stuck at the same place, try something different and/or talk to someone that is doing something you would like to accomplish. They may give you a different perspective and you can see the finish line of the goal. <br />
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Talk to you soon,<br />
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Your "Goal Girl"<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-30771981136315362772013-05-21T09:56:00.001-05:002013-05-21T09:57:22.176-05:00Push Up Challenge....Broke My Plateau! Ladies...I have been working towards my 100 consecutive man push-ups for several months now. I am still moving towards to it! I had been kind of discouraged, because I had only made it to 40 push-ups. My friends still said that was a great accomplishment. But then it happened last week. I made it to 42 push-ups!!! Woohoo!! :) Much closer to 100! I believe I broke the plateau because I stopped putting so much pressure on myself to break the 40 mark. So now, I am on to 45 push-ups. Hopefully, I will make it this week...but no pressure. :)<br />
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Your "goal girl",<br />
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[e]. Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-47461787638127155612013-05-08T14:27:00.001-05:002013-05-08T16:29:31.441-05:00A Spiritual Assignment.....Make a Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">As many of you know and those that don't my mother is a fantastic baker. I have been privileged to be able to eat so many great desserts all my life, especially cakes. You name it, my mom has probably made it....and most importantly I would have eaten it. :) I thought to myself a few months ago I have never made a cake........well the Lord must have heard that thought because that all changed for me one Sunday morning at church. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">My Pastor was speaking that day and asked the ladies<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">, w</span></span>ho has made a cake raise your hand. Then he asked those who have not, raise your hand. Well it was at that moment<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Pastor Robb stood directly in front of my parents in the front row and my sister Tina and I were two rows almost directly behind them and saw our hands raised saying we had never made a cake. I had a</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRyDKdD88F0ys6J0jRT0jqwNLek5IYpM8wRWbYn3lpEUUWOggQ-9zL_hbNa765cCwIuvbKvsOiWMANazgCCLUS8f8JxLa4b_CDRfADJY1136ixswllMxSeVM-RxlpncTJDhWb9yldIJE8/s1600/Cherrycakes_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Heritage Nordicware Bundt Pan" border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRyDKdD88F0ys6J0jRT0jqwNLek5IYpM8wRWbYn3lpEUUWOggQ-9zL_hbNa765cCwIuvbKvsOiWMANazgCCLUS8f8JxLa4b_CDRfADJY1136ixswllMxSeVM-RxlpncTJDhWb9yldIJE8/s200/Cherrycakes_2.jpg" title="Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake Side View" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">feeling this was about to get me into trouble...haha. Needless to say my Pastor gave my sister and I an assignment. In fact, these were his exact words...."I’m going to give you an assignment. This is a spiritual
assignment. I want you to make a cake. I want you to bring it to me. We are
going to display them in front of people." Oh....great was my first thoughts, but I went to fulfill the assignment. Since, I could not ask for my mom's help, I was doing a lot of praying to God to show me what to do. I also had people praying for me and giving me support along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first <span style="font-size: small;">thing I thought<span style="font-size: small;"> about was I wanted to make a <span style="font-size: small;">C</span>herry Cream Cheese<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">P</span>ound <span style="font-size: small;">C</span>ake. <span style="font-size: small;">I am usually not a big cake person, but when <span style="font-size: small;">my mom would make <span style="font-size: small;">this cake, I enjoyed it so much<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">. :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> I went out and got ingredients for a box p<span style="font-size: small;">ound </span>cake, until I realized that it needed to be from scratch.<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">So<span style="font-size: small;"> I <span style="font-size: small;">began my search for <span style="font-size: small;">a good cherry cream che<span style="font-size: small;">ese pound cake rec<span style="font-size: small;">ip<span style="font-size: small;">e online</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">, wh<span style="font-size: small;">ich I <span style="font-size: small;">found in</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">faith. I then wanted to make sure my cake<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">would <span style="font-size: small;">be unique. Thos<span style="font-size: small;">e that know me know that I <span style="font-size: small;">can't have <span style="font-size: small;">anything look like anyone else<span style="font-size: small;">s. Then I found a pan that I just had to have. I <span style="font-size: small;">ordered it to arrive in <span style="font-size: small;">just two days<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</style> Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-4356011521356660332013-04-16T16:48:00.002-05:002013-04-16T16:48:41.570-05:00Back In The Swing of ThingsHey, U Goal Girls! The last time we talked I had a few goals going on. My latest update was I wanted to get to 100 situps and 100 consecutive man push ups. Well....today I did 105 situps! Woohoo. I did 21 man pushups...took a break then came back and did another 20. My highest goal for consecutive man ups is 40. I am still going after the goal. :) I am excited about the direction "U Goal Girl" is taking. I will keep you informed about it in the weeks to come. I am so thankful for all of you that read this blog. It is being read all around the world. So I will continue to write and hopefully one day, you will share your goals and the steps you took to get there. Goal challenge: Have you written down any goals lately? Are you going towards any one, two, or three of them? If you haven't....don't wait....start today. Until tomorrow.<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-48908010200760026312013-03-18T21:07:00.001-05:002013-03-18T21:07:27.406-05:00Going For The GOAL!Hey, Ladies. Okay....so I am back! I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to read about Rakisha's fantastic accomplishment! So proud of you Rakisha. :) Since I have been attempting my crazy push up challenge I have had women tell me that they have been encouraged to try to do "one man push up". Other ladies told me that they have done ladies push ups and they continue to increase their reps. I am so proud of you ladies...keep up the good work. As for me...I am back in the swing of things. Working out three times a week. I got up to 38 push ups today, but still striving for the 100 push ups goal. :) Something I started last week was a sit up challenge. I wanted to do 100 situps three days a week. I got up to 65 today! So Monday, Wednesday and Friday I will be going towards my 100 push ups goal. And Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays I will do my 100 situps goal. I did clapping push ups today. I did a total of 4. They are pretty hard. I also did 10 staggered push ups. And finished up with 25 man push ups. So it was a great day. Looking forward to tomorrow. <br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-36578034074787171472013-03-09T01:43:00.000-06:002013-03-09T21:01:22.089-06:00Rakisha Sloane....Doctor In The House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</style>I have known Rakisha for several years now. I wanted to feature her on today's blog. She is an incredible woman of perserverance and determination. A single parent that decicided to go to school to get her Doctorate. I wanted her to let me know what kept her going in order to complete her goal. See below.<br />
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have inspired me along this journey of pursuing my doctorate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being a single mother my priority is making
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patient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my favorites, for those
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Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-7424057300843470352013-02-28T21:41:00.000-06:002013-03-02T21:41:45.423-06:00February Goals In ReviewOkay....ladies. I had alot of goals for the month of February.<br />
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1. Write down everyday something I am thankful for.<br />
2. Fast for the month of February.<br />
3. Do 100 consecutive push ups.<br />
4. Continue reading my bible plan to complete the bible in 1 year.<br />
5. Right a post each day on my blog. <br />
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So for the most part I was pretty consistent with all the above goals. I was distracted for a part of the month due to some new things happening in my life :) as well as dealing with some symptoms in my body. At times I did get off track, but kept moving forward.<br />
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My push up challenge I got up to 40 total. But I am still going towards my goal of 100 consecutive push ups. I am proud of all my efforts this month and excited about what I will be doing in March. I will keep moving forward. <br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-17655484667840097982013-02-27T21:22:00.000-06:002013-02-27T21:23:05.663-06:00Out of Control....But It's Okay :)I have always wanted to be in control of everything in my life. I think this is fairly common in women. If someone wanted to play a game with me I would need to know all the rules, all the details before we even start the game. Some of my leaders would just say why do you need to know everything, let's just start playing. I have had issues of trust, rejection, and abandonment. If I had plans with someone and they cancelled or wanted to change the plans, it brought me a huge level of discomfort and anxiety. But I noticed the more I was in control in my life, the less happy I was. For example, because I have been in some poor relationships in the past, me trying to be in control was I would make sure to protect my heart and put up alot of walls. But you know what? I couldn't experience the people in my present that loved me and supported me. You may think...when I am in control I can protect myself, but that's not true. God never asked you to protect yourself. He told you to trust Him and love people. My mom taught me to do Proverbs 3:5-6 when I wake up in the morning. Alot of days I wake up and say, "Father, I acknowledge you and trust you with all my heart. And I thank you for directing my steps today". So if you are holding on for dear life trying to control every part....take a deep breath...relax...and trust God to direct your steps. He will never leave you nor forsake you. And....He will never hurt you.<br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-58428091406944783282013-02-24T11:00:00.000-06:002013-02-27T16:27:28.099-06:00Don't Run Away.....Cast AwayEveryday we get bombarded with a new set of challenges. We have a complete list of cares that will attempt to suck all the life out of our day and cause us to want to be worried and anxious. We think about the care of our aging parents, the bills that are due, and the mere fact you wake up one day older to ask "what am I doing with my life?" can bring anxiety. For me, sometimes I can wake up and feel so much pressure of the day that I just want to close my eyes and go back to sleep. But I have learned that<b> </b>I can't run away, but to cast away all my cares to God. The scripture that I have stood on regards to casting my cares is found in 1 Peter 5:7: <span class="text 1Pet-5-7" id="en-NLT-30433">Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you</span>" (NLT) Yesterday, I learned just how far I have come in regards to casting my cares. I am a business owner and I was asked to quote on a project for a client. Normally my vendor is extremely competitve and I usually get the job. But this particular quote was almost double what the client paid last year. Ouch....not good. So I went back and told the client you will need to go back to your original vendor because I cannot beat the price. But due to lack of time, they need my help, so the job was put in my lap. In the past, this would have freaked me out. I would have went into a panic attack, cried, talked to whole lot of people to get some counsel, get into a lot of fear basically. But this time, I just casted my care. I didn't take it. I just gave it to God. I saw this scripture work in my life. Not once did I get fearful, anxious, or worry about the situation. I trusted God to help me. My day was so peaceful, and even though I don't have a new vendor, I know that God is going to show me what to do. Now, I wish I could say that some days that care doesn't take over my life, more than I wish it should, but not this day. I gave my cares to the Lord. So today's challenge: if you are feeling stressed, want to run away, remember to cast away all the cares to God and receive His love and help. <br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-57411757533820614132013-02-23T21:34:00.000-06:002013-03-11T21:45:27.912-05:00Opportunity KnocksRemember ladies when I told you that my friend told me if things aren't working in your life.....to create your own breakthrough. Well I had a position that opened up for me at a job I am very interested in. :) From hearing those wonderful words to create my own breakthrough alot has changed in only a few short weeks. My career is going to change and I will be able to help young girls and women. So excited about this opportunity. I hope I get it! But whatever happens I am proud of my progress and I won't stop or give up. I will continue to more forward. Ask yourself: are you still going after your dreams in regards to your career, starting your own business, or have an invention that you know that the world would love. Resurrect you dreams and go after them, because you can have anything you say and believe in your heart.<br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-44493941042775587802013-02-22T23:52:00.000-06:002013-02-23T23:52:49.685-06:00Insanity Challege....the Infamous Right Ankle Hello, Ladies....As you guys know I completed the Insanity Challenge awhile back....if you want to read about my journey read "My Insanity Challenge". But I wanted to talk about this particular challenge and the potential injuries that can occur. Now, before I did this challenge, I considered myself in pretty good condition. I was used to doing Jillian Michaels workouts, which I thought were pretty challenging as well as a variety of other videos. So I thought I should do well with Insanity. One word of caution. The moves in the videos are very quick and you have to make sure you have good posture and form for each move or else you could potentially harm yourself. I would say within the first few days I noticed that during the warm up my right ankle would hurt. I thought I will not be able to go for the full duration of the 8 weeks challenge with this type of pain. At first I thought it was my gym shoes, so I went out and purchased a new pair of shoes. But the pain still occured. Then I made sure to pull the laces in tight on the shoes to give me more support. Yet, the pain still happened. The last thing I tried, before having to throw in the towel was I made sure to wrap my ankle before each workout to give it some extra support. Once I did this, I was okay to complete the challenge. I recently asked two women that were doing the Insanity challenge and they both said they stopped. Can you guess the reason why? Both ladies said that there right ankle was hurting them. So a word of caution, please make sure to give your ankles some extra support. Because as a "goal girl" I want you to finish your goal all the way through. :)<br />
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[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-42119271947787343242013-02-21T16:07:00.001-06:002013-02-21T16:09:53.699-06:00Smile Today...It Does A Body Good :)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Yesterday, my older sister watched a self help show in regards to the effects of happiness in people. How their lives are easier, healthier, they feel better and get more accomplished in life by simply being happy. Did you know that a smile can contribute to your happiness in life. There are 15 wonderful facts that I found.<br />
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1. <b>Forcing yourself to smile can boost your mood</b>: Psychologists have found that even if you’re in bad mood, you can instantly lift your spirits by forcing yourself to smile.<br />
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2. <b>It boosts your immune system</b>: Smiling really can improve your physical health, too. Your body is more relaxed when you smile, which contributes to good health and a stronger immune system.<br />
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3. <b>Smiles are contagious</b>: It’s not just a saying: smiling really is contagious, scientists say. In a study conducted in Sweden, people had difficulty frowning when they looked at other subjects who were smiling, and their muscles twitched into smiles all on their own.<br />
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4. <b>Smiles Relieve Stress</b>: Your body immediately releases endorphins when you smile, even when you force it. This sudden change in mood will help you feel better and release stress.<br />
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5. <b>It’s easier to smile than to frown</b>: Scientists have discovered that your body has to work harder and use more muscles to frown than it does to smile.<br />
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6. <b>It’s a universal sign of happiness</b>: While hand shakes, hugs, and bows all have varying meanings across cultures, smiling is known around the world and in all cultures as a sign of happiness and acceptance.<br />
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7. <b>We still smile at work</b>: While we smile less at work than we do at home, 30% of subjects in a research study smiled five to 20 times a day, and 28% smiled over 20 times per day at the office.<br />
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8. <b>Smiles use from 5 to 53 facial muscles</b>: Just smiling can require your body to use up to 53 muscles, but some smiles only use 5 muscle movements.<br />
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9. <b>Babies are born with the ability to smile</b>: Babies learn a lot of behaviors and sounds from watching the people around them, but scientists believe that all babies are born with the ability, since even blind babies smile.<br />
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10. <b>Smiling helps you get promoted</b>: Smiles make a person seem more attractive, sociable and confident, and people who smile more are more likely to get a promotion.<br />
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11. <b>Smiles are the most easily recognizable facial expression</b>: People can recognize smiles from up to 300 feet away, making it the most easily recognizable facial expression.<br />
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12. <b>Women smile more than men</b>: Generally, women smile more than men, but when they participate in similar work or social roles, they smile the same amount. This finding leads scientists to believe that gender roles are quite flexible. Boy babies, though, do smile less than girl babies, who also make more eye contact.<br />
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13. <b>Smiles are more attractive than makeup</b>: A research study conducted by Orbit Complete discovered that 69% of people find women more attractive when they smile than when they are wearing makeup.<br />
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14. <b>There are 19 different types of smiles</b>: UC-San Francisco researcher identified 19 types of smiles and put them into two categories: polite “social” smiles which engage fewer muscles, and sincere “felt” smiles that use more muscles on both sides of the face.<br />
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15. <b>Babies start smiling as newborns</b>: Most doctors believe that real smiles occur when babies are awake at the age of four-to-six weeks, but babies start smiling in their sleep as soon as they’re born.<br />
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So get your smile on :)<br />
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Your "goal girl"<br />
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Smile facts: website: http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/15-fascinating-facts-about-smiling/
Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-22720421564346473272013-02-20T17:51:00.001-06:002013-02-21T13:34:34.032-06:00Play By PlayI was talking to one of my friends today about the difference between guys and girls. As women, we have to know what is going on, figure it all out. We generally know how to handle alot of situations, we have the ability to figure people out, and multi-task multiple things at once. But.....when it comes to men it is a totally different situation. We can ask..when you go to the store can you pick up some milk...they come back with ice cream. My one friend said she was running a group and they were having spaghetti night. Each person was to bring something to complete the meal. She asked one of the guys to bring the pasta..and guess what he brought....a box of uncooked pasta to the group! Well this is where the men would need a "play by play", When you talk to a guy it needs to be broken all the way down to...."Bring 3 boxes of cooked pasta to the group at 7pm." If you need something specific from a guy, write it on a list or text him..that way there will be no confusion and it will be exactly what you want. Generally, guys just don't figure you out....friends, brothers, boyfriend, or husband. They need to be told what you want. So the next time you need something from your guy (whatever title he holds in your life) just remember to give him the "play by play" and everybody will be fine. :)
Your "goal girl"
[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-51376658897645381872013-02-19T13:32:00.000-06:002013-02-21T13:41:00.343-06:00Is The Grass Always Greener?I remember reading a devotional plan in regards to weight loss, but it also made me think about other areas of life. As women we compare ourselves all the time to other women. We wish we had her legs, her arms, her figure, her hair, or outright her life! If you are overweight you wish you could be the skinny girl that dresses so cute all the time you perceive has the perfect life, she may deal with anorexia issues and depression. The successful business woman that seems like her career is at its highest peak and she has accumulated alot of financial wealth, deals with loneliness and wants to be married and have babies. You may be the person people are looking at because it looks like you have the perfect life! Perceptions can lie to us all the time. We sometimes perceive them as truth. You never really know what a person is going through in life. I remember I went up to my Pastor and he told me this......"Ericka you have it pretty good in life. You really don't have any issues". He then said, "there are people that are really having a tough time and you need to stop looking at others". After hearing these words I thought about my life and realized I was so busy looking at what I thought I was missing out on, I neglected all the wonderful things I had in my own life. The grass always seems greener on the other side, but you can make your grass greener, by watering what is in front of you. Whatever shape, size, or circumstance you have been given in life, be thankful for that. So today's goal of the day: Enjoy your own grass and water it, then you will see your grass will be greener on your side and not the other.
Your "goal girl"
[e].Goal Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965575407701901635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837550591695551995.post-25230157014432582692013-02-18T22:55:00.000-06:002013-02-19T22:55:59.837-06:00Living A Relaxed AttitudeI remember when I saw this scripture Proverbs 14:30a "A relaxed attitude lengthens life. With all the hustle and bustle of the day....life can get really hectic at times. We have our daily routines...constantly striving to be better and manage to squeeze in one more thing before the end of the day. There was a survey that was taken several years ago for senior citizens. One of the questions that were asked where if you were young again, what would you do differently. I remember the response of one of the seniors. He said that he worked very hard for his family, so he was in the office all the time and worked long nights. In the twilight years of his life he said the last thing he wanted to think about was those office walls, and the first thing he wanted to think about was his family. He said he would have worked less and enjoyed his family more. Because really that is what is most important in the end. So I challenge you today.....to just slow down a bit. Don't get stressed out, depressed, or frustrated with all you want to accomplish. Although it is important to pursue being better make sure you enjoy all the birthday parties with your family. Go on a vacation with your friends. Receive all the love that is given to you and give all the love you can give. Give all your cares to God and trust that He is working it all out for you. Just enjoy life and relax...you will even live a longer life when you do. :)
Your "goal girl"
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