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[reNew, rePlenish, reWrite, reExamine, reVisit, reVise, rePackage,]

This is Phase #1 of my 2012 Goal Plan. I think I finally have my  “Goal Theme for 2012”.  My 2011 theme was …. “Delegate, Eliminate, Automate and Celebrate”.  Next year’s theme will be……”reCreate, UPdate and Investigate”. I’m not focusing on anything new. I’m focusing on where I am, what I already have and what I’ve already done.  I’m going to be revisiting, revising, repackaging and rewriting all my projects that are collecting dust. It’s a new day…with the old stuff. (Ecclesiastes 1:9)

My Mission Statement: My life’s mission statement is to SERVE God, To Honor & RESPECT my husband, to be a ROLE MODEL to my family and my community.  To be a good steward of my time, finances and friendships. To eventually hear. …Well done, good and faithful servant and to have my name written in the book of life.

Main Focus: Relationships, Hustle (lol!), Personal Development

Top 3 Goals: Get out of debt, Start non-profit, become a homeowner, and finish 3 books before the end of 2012

Quote of the year: (still need a good quote)

Theme Song:  Walk on the water – Britt Nicole

Scripture: “‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’ Luke 19:17

Home

Decorate, decorate, decorate

Paint, paint, paint!

Keep fresh flowers and candles

Fresh and clean smelling home

Family

Send a family update letter once a year at Christmas time

Send a family goal letter once a year in January

Finish family cookbook

Coordinate and participate in more family events

Find my cousins (Molette & Tyra Madison)

Find my sister’s family

Money & Finance

Pay off all Past Debt —Debt Free

Tithe at least 15%

Save all loose change for next Christmas

Purchase three new cars [Brian, Sherea, Newsong/Ministry]

Income increased to $800,000 per year

Purchase two homes (one in I.E., one in OC)

Create and stick to a better financial plan and budget

purchase brand new BMW (no car note)

Career & Work:

Become a Certified Life Coach

Spiritual

Weekly bible scripture memory

Rick Warren Daily Devotional on Youversion

Daily morning prayer with family @ 7:35

Daily evening prayer with my family @ 8:30 p.m.

Physical Health & Fitness 

Run/Walk at least 1 mile, daily

Take Vitamins Daily

Relationships

Update address book

Update family birthday list

Attend one social event per month

More family social outings

Celebrate Easter BIG

Celebrate Christmas Big

Celebrate my Birthday Big

Have friends or family over once a month for dinner

Take the girls to Knott’s Berry Farm or some other place, once event per month

Personal Development

Read one book per month

Word of the day

Continue to learn Spanish

Stay in school, at least 1 class per semester

Earn Business Certificate from Cerritos Community College

Subscribe & Read the “Word of the Day” from Dictionary.com

Complete the Jim Rohn One-year Program

Fun & Recreation:

Go roller-skating

Roller Skating

Ride in a hot air balloon

Go Bowling

Personal: 

To have one book complete by January 1, 2012 (written, edited and for sale).  To have three more books, four booklets, 10 journals and 1 eBook written and for sale before the end of 2013.

Celebrate my birthday BIG!

Make a family Christmas CD

Take Saturday’s OFF!!!! (no working)

Ride a horse

Fly in a plane

Visit New York to see a play

Take a real vacation

Learn to swim

Take a tap dancing class

Become a home owner

Get certified as a life coach

Finish my family cookbook

Be a better steward of relationships

Delegate more….

Purchase new pots and pans

Improve writing skills

Go to the shooting range

See a play

Travel to 1 coffee shop in every state

Get on a hot air balloon

Leave a Legacy – Family Tree, Photos and Family Short Stories

Listen to more music

Get a facial

Learn to sew

Learn to make gumbo, apple pie, peach cobbler, 7up cake, German chocolate cake and sweet potato pies.

About Sheréa:  Sheréa VeJauan has committed herself to do something everyday to accomplish her goals”. For extra accountability, she has committed to writing a public blog at http://vejauan365.wordpress.com. She is the author of the forthcoming journal, Goals Journal 2012: Write.Balance.Inspire.  She is also the author of,  Realistically Speaking: Speaking What’s Real. . . KeepingWhat’s Holy,

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Having leftovers after the big holiday meal is not always a bad thing. As a matter of fact, many families actually look forward to these repeat performances. What you don’t want is to have to settle for the same old holiday leftover sandwich. With a little bit of prep time and some imagination, you can create  new ways to enjoy your holiday favorites. Let’s take a look at some creative ideas to re-purpose your holiday leftovers.

Soup Sensations

Start your reinvention by creating a soup stock out of the turkey carcass. Once you have your stock, you have the beginnings for meals that don’t resemble a sandwich in the least. Make a simple turkey soup by dicing up some of the leftover turkey, then add to the stock with vegetables and noodles or rice for a hearty meal. Don’t forget to include other leftovers in your turkey soup ideas. Sweet potatoes, processed until they’re smooth, then thinned with turkey stock makes a wonderful smooth and satisfying soup.

You can make other familiar soups, as well. If you have leftover ham and a ham bone, for instance, you can make a wonderful minestrone soup. With leftover corn or crudite, you’ve got a good start. Your ham can also be the start to a classic pea soup.  Consider using up a few leftovers at the same time.  Make your ham stock and stir in leftover mashed potatoes for an wonderful potato and ham chowder.  And, don’t stop there.  Consider the ingredients in green bean casserole; green beans, dairy, mayonnaise, soup, onions; if you puree this particular leftover and add to some stock you have a creamy vegetable soup that can be the base for any chowder.

Salad Without Limits

Simply cutting up leftover turkey, ham, or other meat and topping a big lettuce salad can be a treat. Now look at your other leftovers.  Are there still radishes, carrot sticks, celery stalks, olives, and cheese left from the holiday meal?  Throw them on the green salad.  And don’t stop there. Are those nuts I see on the buffet?  Perfect topping for your salad.  You can even whisk together a little leftover cranberry sauce or cranberry and orange relish with balsamic vinegar and create a unique dressing for your turkey and greens salad.

Of course, you can expand your salad beyond the lettuce with topping style. Cut up your leftover meats and mix in a vinaigrette or salad dressing, stir in leftover corn, celery, radishes, onion, carrots, or even fruit and nuts.  Serve in a bowl or over a bed of crunchy lettuce or cabbage. Don’t limit yourself to one temperature, either.  Go ahead and serve heated or roasted leftover meat or vegetables over greens. Drizzle with olive oil and vinaigrette for a nice combination of hot and cold, sweet and tangy. Toss in leftover cranberry sauce, too, hot or cold.

Casserole Creations

These one dish meals are already a hodgepodge of ingredients mixed together to form an easy to make meal, so why not make a holiday casserole full of your favorite ingredients? Stack the mashed potatoes and stuffing and turkey to make a super simple holiday version of shepherd’s pie. Want to stretch your creation a little more? Roast any leftover vegetables from your crudite tray and put in a casserole dish, then top with slices of turkey. Then spread the leftover cranberry sauce or relish over the turkey, cover and bake.  You have a turkey vegetable casserole that has the tangy surprise of the cranberries.

Leftover green bean casserole is always a fun challenge.  Yes, you can reheat and serve it up again as a side dish.  Or you could incorporate it into a big, beautiful scalloped ham and potato dish.  The flavors and textures are perfect when you put them all together. Green bean casserole is also the perfect addition to a pot pie or shepherd’s pie.  Leftover mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and sweet potatoes are also perfectly suited to use in casseroles, either as the bottom or top, or to thicken liquid ingredients.  And don’t forget the buffet snacks.  If you have nuts, cheese, olives, or other goodies leftover, try to incorporate them, too.

Bread Gets a Boost

A fun substitution to try is using mashed white potatoes instead of flour in a quick bread. Try using about one cup of mashed white potatoes as a substitute for two cups of flour in your recipe and get a dough that is more moist and has more flavor than your typical homemade dough.

Another bread boost is using leftover sweet potato casserole, especially the sweetened recipe type, in a quick bread that normally calls for another moist ingredient, like zucchini or apple.  If you’ve got the cinnamon-marshmallow casserole already, the bread turns out very delicious and fun.  You can also add leftover vegetables to any quick bread recipe to add color and nutrition.  And don’t forget leftover cheese or nuts.

Sauces Get a Second Audition

Gravy and cranberry sauce are two versatile ingredients that may go overlooked if you’re overwhelmed with turkey, potatoes, and stuffing.  After a holiday dinner, chances are you will have a few sauces left over.  Gravy seems to grow in the bowl, so start by rethinking beyond the potato topping sauce.  Of course you can use the gravy to pour over sliced turkey in a casserole.  You can also use the gravy to make hot shredding turkey sandwiches.  But, the gravy is also basically a thickening agent, making it a perfect addition in creating thick, dark stews and casseroles.

Your leftover cranberry sauce is a natural choice to make muffins or quick breads.  Cranberry orange relish makes a sweet and tangy salad dressing when whisked with a little vinegar and olive oil.  You can also use this sweet relish in baking cookies.  Pair cranberry orange relish with a soft cheese for a great appetizer. Cranberry sauce, without or without the oranges, makes an excellent glaze for grilled pork, too.  You will definitely want to plan for leftover cranberry sauce after all these ideas.

You don’t have to be satisfied with eating the same holiday meal over and over again until your leftovers are gone. Be creative and unique. Use your leftover ingredients to make something new that your family will love – and won’t recognize!

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National Boss Day offers employees an opportunity to recognize those in supervisory positions. Popular ways to say “thanks” include cards, a lunch in the boss’s honor, flowers, or gift certificates.

National Boss Day was started in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, then an employee at State Farm Insurance Company in Deerfield, Ill., registered the holiday with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. She designated October 16 as the special day because it was her father’s birthday. Ms. Haroski’s purpose was to designate a day to show appreciation for her boss and other bosses. She also hoped to improve the relationship between employees and supervisors. She believed young employees often do not realize the challenges bosses face in running a business.

Source: http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/us/boss.aspx

The rules of Boss’s day? You shouldn’t give a gift to your boss unless it is a group gift given by a group of employees. Otherwise you may look as though you are trying to “kiss up” to your boss.

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Last year,  I was doing research on motivation.  One of the suggested tips on staying motivated was to drink more water.

Hmmmm, I thought that was an odd one, but, I decided to try it.

The article mentioned that dehydration can result in fatigue and mental fogginess, which doesn’t help your motivation.

So , I decided to incorporate another routine…I prepared a huge pitcher of ice water and placed it on a colored tray in the my kitchen.

I’m going to try to do this every Wednesday  to see if it will really help to motivate me.

Either way, I can’t loose.

I’ll at least be hydrated…even if I’m not motivated.

About Sherea VeJauan: Sherea VeJauan has committed herself to do something everyday to accomplish her goals”. For extra accountability, she has committed to writing a public blog at http://vejauan365.wordpress.com. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Aspire: Inspiring Young Adults to Dream, Plan, and Take Immediate Action Toward Achieving their Future Goals. The book will be published this Fall. She is also the author of,   Realistically Speaking: Speaking What’s Real. . . Keeping What’s Holy, available in eBook format at lulu.com.

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About Sherea VeJauan:  Sherea VeJauan has committed herself to do something everyday to accomplish her goals”. For extra accountability, she has committed to writing a public blog at http://vejauan365.wordpress.com. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Aspire: Inspiring Young Adults to Dream, Plan, and Take Immediate Action Toward Achieving their Future Goals. The book will be published this Fall. She is also the author of,   Realistically Speaking: Speaking What’s Real. . . Keeping What’s Holy, available in eBook format at lulu.com.

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Today is “Talent Tuesday”. Don’t forget, we were all born with God-given gifts and talents. Find a way to use them in your everyday life. A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Proverbs 18:16 -

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