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Here's What's New Free Trader's Joe's $70 Meal Plan Printable 6 Goals For This Week (+ YAY! I'm finally feeling better!!) A search for health, happiness, and a good night's sleep A book I enjoyed this weekend :: Free Trader's Joe's $70 Meal Plan Printable Jessica from Life As Mom is offering a free download of her Trader Joe's $70 Meal Plan printable. It includes the weekly meal plan, grocery list of ingredients you need, prep instructions, and a cheat sheet. :: 6 Goals For This Week (+ YAY! I'm finally feeling better!!) Last week was a good week. I did a whole lot of resting. And even thought that was hard for me, it was already so good for me. This whole giving myself grace, taking time off, and taking it super easy has taught me a lot! It's given me so much more compassion for others. And it's taught me the beauty of slowing down. I'm so grateful that near the end of the week, we discovered that the antibiotics I was on for the infection I contracted after my surgery were making me really sick and tired. Once I got off of those, I started to feel world's better. Yesterday morning, I woke up and called Jesse (who was already serving at the early morning service at church) and said, "I think I FEEL NORMAL!!! I forgot what it feels like to wake up and not feel completely nauseous and gross and tired! THIS IS AMAZING!!!" Anyway, I'm so, so, so grateful! Thank you for all of you who have prayed so much for me over the last three weeks. You all bless me so much! I'm keeping my goals simple again this week so that I can continue to rest - especially since we are headed to South Africa next week and I want to be all rested up for that!! This week's goals: Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals 1. Write a love note to Jesse. 2. Have an at-home Movie Date with Jesse. Personal Goals 3. Get at least 7.5+ hours of sleep every night. 4. Read and blog through Simply Tuesday. Business Goals 5. Finish special downloads for my book launch. 6. Speak at MomCon (are you going to be there! If so, I'd LOVE to meet you at one of my two sessions!) This week's goals: Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals 1. Write a love note to Jesse. 2. Have an at-home Movie Date with Jesse. 3. Prep for our family trip to South Africa next week!!! Personal Goals 4. Get at least 7.5+ hours of sleep every night. 5. Read and blog through Nourished. Business Goals 6. Finish special downloads for my book launch. {I cannot WAIT to tell you more about these!!} How did you do on last week's goals? What are your goals for this week? I'd love to have you share your progress on last week's goals and your goals for this coming week in the comments. Of, if you've blogged about it, leave your direct link below. Let's cheer each other on to live purposeful and productive lives! You can download a free customizable weekly goal-planning sheet here. :: A search for health, happiness, and a good night's sleep Are you following along with this week's Book Club Book? We're going through Nourished: A Search for Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep. Here were a few thoughts I had after reading Part 1 (chapters 1, 2, and 3): I loved this quote: "I came to the diving realization that if I were going to survive a life of more pouring out, physically and emotionally, I must be more diligent about pauses for refilling. I needed to regularly nourish myself if I was going to take on caring for so many others." Yes. This. And it's something I can so easily forget. If I'm pouring and pouring and pouring, but never replenishing myself, of course I'm going to feel exhausted and overwhelmed. Refueling is so vital to a healthy, vibrant life. This quote packed a punch: "Maybe you don't need a new job, but a fresh attitude instead. Maybe you don't need to lose twenty pounds, you just need to love the body you are in…" Whoa! Those are powerful words, aren't they?? How often are we pining away for greener pastures instead of loving the ground we're already on? Note: Watch the last five minutes of my Morning Motivation Show from this morning for more about what I learned from this book. Did you read Part 1 of Nourished? If so, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it or your thoughts on what I wrote above. Tomorrow, we'll be reading section 2 (chapters 4, 5, and 6). You're welcome to join us! I always talk about what I'm learning on my Morning Motivation show on Periscope and then will also post a short post about it on the blog, as well! :: A book I enjoyed this weekend I finally had a quiet afternoon to really get into reading The Bronte Plot this weekend. And I truly enjoyed it. While I didn't feel like the plot and story engaged me quite like Dear Mr. Knightley did, it engaged me enough that I wanted to keep reading even though I'd planned to take a break and finish a few other projects. The Bronte Plot is a story of redemption in spite of past mistakes and a story of becoming a victor instead of a victim of our circumstances. It's a lighter read and I got through it in one afternoon. I received a pre-release copy of it. The book officially releases on November 3, 2015. You can pre-order the ebook for $4.99 right now. I also enjoyed Lizzy and Jane and adored Dear Mr. Knightley - both also by this same author. If you read only one book by this author, definitely read Dear Mr. Knightley. What have you been reading recently? Any great book recommendations for me? (Note: The links in this post are affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy here.) 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