Healthy Goals--an invitation

HEY GUYS! I have been thinking.   That's what I do.   I realized that there are about 4 weeks left until my family reunion with my siblings (which in case you didn't know, I'm really excited for), and I decided that's just the right amount of time for me to set some good short-term goals.   My sister and I discussed the pros and cons of our past reunion's activity of doing an auction, where for the month before the reunion, everyone earned points they could spend by doing things like service, reading scriptures, whatever.   We decided not to repeat this activity this year, which is fine because we have tons of other great stuff planned (thanks, Lala !).   Nevertheless, I've decided I would like to set up a points program and do some goals for my own family here, and some by myself, too.   I wanted to share them with you, to see if anyone else would like to join my bandwagon and set their OWN individual goals, and share their progress with me or all of us.   Is anyone else in the mood to set, work towards, and achieve some goals in one month's time? Here are the goals I'm setting for myself: I would like to lose 5 lbs before the reunion.   I already exercise 5-6 days a week consistently, but I haven't been watching what I eat at all.   So, I'm going to start doing that.   Writing down what I eat has always been extremely effective for me, but it's been really hard for me to stick with it for longer than a couple of weeks.   I'm going to write down what I eat 6 days a week, and 1 day I don't have to write.   I won't be tallying up points everyday, but I have a pretty good idea of what's great and what's good and what's not-so-good.   So that's my plan, and I'm going to see how it works.   (And I'll focus on eating more veggies and fruits and I'm going to measure my portions, and all that good stuff). We could use a boost in our family scripture reading, so I'm going to set a goal of reading with my kids or as a whole family 5 days a week.   I'm going to make a chart that we can color in to measure our progress.   I want to reward my kids for doing their chores on time, and practicing the piano on time each day, so I'm going to make a chart for them to earn points for that.   I will have a special reward for them for earning a certain number of points as a group, and individually, and I'll let them help me decide what kind of rewards they would like. I would also like to think up a list of RAKs (random acts of kindness) that I can reward people in my family for.   Here are some of my ideas: -write a letter to someone and tell them you love them -clean something without being asked that's not part of your chore -Take a deep breath when you're feeling mad, and walk out of the room too cool down -read the scriptures on your own for at least 10 minutes -read a book to Tootie -getting off the computer or Wii when time is up with no complaints -help Tootie clean up his messes -set a personal goal and achieve it -work on Faith in God requirements -admitting you're wrong and saying "I'm sorry" -help someone else work on their chores (including Mom) I welcome other ideas for my RAK list!   If anyone would like to join me in setting a goal of any kind, I would love it.   If not, just tell me I'm gorgeous and that will be good enough.  Or not ; ).  Any support is appreciated!