Hi, my name is Miriam Carter and I’m the wife of Brian Carter. My husband works for Vector, a marketing company that sells Cutco Cutlery. I’ve started this blog shortly after our one-year anniversary as I’m about to embark on my second year of a Vector summer being married. My husband works long and hard at his job all year long and during the summer he works even longer and harder for his business. Last year we were only married a few short months before summer arrived. I spent the summer learning how to be a wife, working on our wedding scrapbook, getting involved in a young married women’s bible study and not to mention learning to cook. This summer I don’t have a scrapbook to work on and my bible study has ended and I’m still mastering my cooking skills so I came up with a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) list to complete this summer. This list isn’t just to keep me busy but several things I’ve put off this year and I thought what better time to start than this summer!
The 14 BHAG Goals
1. Read the book, The Seven Levels of Intimacy by Matthew Kelly. My husband gave me this book before we were even dating and I’ve yet to read it! It’s not that I don’t like reading, because I do, but I’m slow at reading (and I can hear my mom telling me, “well, you’re not going to get faster at reading by not reading”) and have a problem starting 3-4 books but only actually finishing one! My husband has heard Matthew Kelly speak and is energized each time he hears him. So this summer I will read The Seven Levels of Intimacy.
2. Run twice a week. The distance isn’t as important as simply getting on the treadmill twice a week and running. I want to be a better runner and I’m not getting better by not running so I will run twice a week this summer.
3. Read the manual and learn the proper way to use my Dyson vacuum. This might sound strange to you but unlike it sounds, yes, I do know how to vacuum and use my Dyson but there are so many gadgets and doohickeys I know I’m not using it to the fullest of its capabilities so I will read the manual and learn the proper way to use my Dyson vacuum this summer.
4. Read the book Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian. I read Power of a Praying Woman years ago and it changed my prayer life. I’ve picked up Power of a Praying Wife a few times to read but have never finished it so this summer I will read Power of a Praying Wife.
5. By end of SC (Summer Conference) 1 I will be able to complete 4 pull-ups on our pull-up bar. (currently I can do 2)
6. By the end of SC 2 I will be able to complete 7 pull-ups on our pull-up bar. (This one is defiantly a BHAG)
7. Since we’re talking about fitness goals, I want to be in the next size down in jeans. This will be done through diet and exercise and no worries, I swore off crazy lemonade diets when Brian and I got engaged. Good old exercise and eating right should do the trick, well; the trick is to stay with the diet and exercise. This summer I will get into the next size down of jeans.
8. Iron once a week. Now, I do iron but keeping up with it each week has posed as a challenge to me. I don’t want to keep wads of ironing hanging up on door frames anymore. This summer I will iron once a week.
9. Help my mom completely clean out one room in the house. My two brothers and I left the house years ago, but some of our stuff has lingered around in our old bedrooms. This summer I will make one bedroom at my parent’s house sparkly clean.
10. Buy a pair of real cowgirl boots. I’ve been wanting a pair for quite a while so this summer I will find (new or weathered) pair of real-deal cowgirl boots.
11. Read the book Miserly Moms by Jonni McCoy. I’ve started this book a couple times but have yet to finish it. This summer I will read Miserly Moms.
12. Start each morning with a glass of water. So many days I’m busy or simply forget to drink water first thing when I wake up. (The science behind this is your body is dehydrated first thing in the morning and one of the best things you can do in the morning is drink some water). So, in an effort to be more healthy I will start off my mornings with a glass of water.
13. Relax by the pool 1 hour each week. I live in an apartment with an awesome pool and only a couple times last summer did I go out to enjoy it so this summer I will work on soaking up some vitamin-D and layout by the pool 1 hour each week.
14. Create a Life.Doc binder. I was reading a blog a while back that talked about the importance of having a Life.Doc binder that holds together all your important family reference information (banks, passwords etc.) Getting married double our documents and we’ve been trying to get them all into the same place for a while so I thought why not make this a goal this summer. This summer I will create a Life.Doc binder.
There you have the 14 BHAG Goals. You’ll get updates with pictures as I complete and work on this goal list. Let the checklist begin! Wish me luck!
The 14 BHAG Goals
1. Read the book, The Seven Levels of Intimacy by Matthew Kelly. My husband gave me this book before we were even dating and I’ve yet to read it! It’s not that I don’t like reading, because I do, but I’m slow at reading (and I can hear my mom telling me, “well, you’re not going to get faster at reading by not reading”) and have a problem starting 3-4 books but only actually finishing one! My husband has heard Matthew Kelly speak and is energized each time he hears him. So this summer I will read The Seven Levels of Intimacy.
2. Run twice a week. The distance isn’t as important as simply getting on the treadmill twice a week and running. I want to be a better runner and I’m not getting better by not running so I will run twice a week this summer.
3. Read the manual and learn the proper way to use my Dyson vacuum. This might sound strange to you but unlike it sounds, yes, I do know how to vacuum and use my Dyson but there are so many gadgets and doohickeys I know I’m not using it to the fullest of its capabilities so I will read the manual and learn the proper way to use my Dyson vacuum this summer.
4. Read the book Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian. I read Power of a Praying Woman years ago and it changed my prayer life. I’ve picked up Power of a Praying Wife a few times to read but have never finished it so this summer I will read Power of a Praying Wife.
5. By end of SC (Summer Conference) 1 I will be able to complete 4 pull-ups on our pull-up bar. (currently I can do 2)
6. By the end of SC 2 I will be able to complete 7 pull-ups on our pull-up bar. (This one is defiantly a BHAG)
7. Since we’re talking about fitness goals, I want to be in the next size down in jeans. This will be done through diet and exercise and no worries, I swore off crazy lemonade diets when Brian and I got engaged. Good old exercise and eating right should do the trick, well; the trick is to stay with the diet and exercise. This summer I will get into the next size down of jeans.
8. Iron once a week. Now, I do iron but keeping up with it each week has posed as a challenge to me. I don’t want to keep wads of ironing hanging up on door frames anymore. This summer I will iron once a week.
9. Help my mom completely clean out one room in the house. My two brothers and I left the house years ago, but some of our stuff has lingered around in our old bedrooms. This summer I will make one bedroom at my parent’s house sparkly clean.
10. Buy a pair of real cowgirl boots. I’ve been wanting a pair for quite a while so this summer I will find (new or weathered) pair of real-deal cowgirl boots.
11. Read the book Miserly Moms by Jonni McCoy. I’ve started this book a couple times but have yet to finish it. This summer I will read Miserly Moms.
12. Start each morning with a glass of water. So many days I’m busy or simply forget to drink water first thing when I wake up. (The science behind this is your body is dehydrated first thing in the morning and one of the best things you can do in the morning is drink some water). So, in an effort to be more healthy I will start off my mornings with a glass of water.
13. Relax by the pool 1 hour each week. I live in an apartment with an awesome pool and only a couple times last summer did I go out to enjoy it so this summer I will work on soaking up some vitamin-D and layout by the pool 1 hour each week.
14. Create a Life.Doc binder. I was reading a blog a while back that talked about the importance of having a Life.Doc binder that holds together all your important family reference information (banks, passwords etc.) Getting married double our documents and we’ve been trying to get them all into the same place for a while so I thought why not make this a goal this summer. This summer I will create a Life.Doc binder.
There you have the 14 BHAG Goals. You’ll get updates with pictures as I complete and work on this goal list. Let the checklist begin! Wish me luck!
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