We had a wonderful Spring Break with the girls.  Last week Jake had to work for a few days in the Charleston so we went with him.  It was nice to hang out together with family and create new memories.  This week we are back to the normal schedule with school back in full swing.

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls (Book 8)
2. Read Imagination Station: Attack at the Arena by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 2) – almost finished, started reading it this past weekend
   
3. Ride bikes / scooters / skates / roller blades with the family – rode at home and took our bikes & skates to Charleston to ride as well
4. Go on a picnic with the kids – had a picnic with the girls at the Easter Egg Hunt & while in Charleston
5. Play in the park together – played several parks in Charleston with the girls
6. Visit a Museum – went to the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry and the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon
   
7. Plan one special Activity with the Family – spent time together in Charleston doing special activities including the Cooper River Bridge Kids Run on Friday!
   
8. Go on a family walk – took walk through Battery Park
9. Get together with Family and/or Friends – had some family and friends over
10. Play a board game – played several games with the girls
11. Go on a special road trip – went to Charleston
12. Slumber party
13. Go out to dinner one evening – went out to eat while in Charleston
14. Watch a movie or TV show together one evening – since we finished reading the Little House on the Prairie books we introduced the girls to the TV show, they were sooo excited!

Personal Goals

1. Exercise at least 5 days this week – lots of bike riding, walking, and even a mile  jog in the Kids Run
   
2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
4. Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
5. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read)

Home Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – since we were traveling most of the week I didn’t plan out the menu
3. Pay all upcoming bills
4. Start Spring Cleaning

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
3. Work completed for clients

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. Write and Send Out Community Group Email

Financial Goals

1. Groceries $40 for 4
2. Payoff the Van – made another payment
3. Pay medical bills in full – got one of the bills paid off, working on the other ones now

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls (Book 9)
2. Read Imagination Station: Attack at the Arena by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 2)
   
3. Plan one special Activity with the Family
4. Play a board game
5. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
6. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed
7. Attend After School Activities
8. Volunteer One Day at Girls School
9. Prepare for Upcoming Visitors
10. Finish the girls Bookshelf

Personal Goals

1. Exercise at least 5 days this week
2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
4. Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
5. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read)

Home Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
3. Pay all upcoming bills
4. Work on Spring Cleaning

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
3. Work completed for clients

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. Write and Send Out Community Group Email

Financial Goals

1. Groceries $40 for 4
2. Payoff the Van
3. Pay medical bills in full

I think it is important to share and encourage each other as we seek to improve our lives and the lives of those around us.  I want to live intentionally not just hope all my dreams and goals come true.  When I focus on small steps of improvement I am able to see results as I get closer to my goals.  Some weeks I get closer to the goals I have in my life and other weeks a take a few steps back (life happens, emergencies occur, people get sick).  Once the goals are written down and shared it provides a guideline for what I aim to accomplish this week.

Why Share My Goals?

• To keep me accountable
• To share a piece of my life with you as I strive to be a better Child of God, Wife, Mom, Friend, Homemaker, Entrepreneur and the many other roles I have each week
• To have my goals consistently written down so I can gauge progress more accurately
• Create healthy habits in my life
• To encourage you to share your goals with me as you continue to grown and learn

How did you do this week on your goals?  Feel free to share or link to your list of weekly goals.

The picture above is one that I created for my own purposes, however, The “SMART” acronym was originally coined 30 years ago by Peter Drucker in his classic work, Management by Results.