It was a challenging week and it didn’t go exactly as I planned.  Early in the week I had to go into the hospital for an epidural steroid shot for the herniated disc in my neck that has been giving me problems.  I happen to be one of those “rare” people who reacted uniquely to the epidural steroid shot with nausea and vomiting.  Thankfully, we got that under control and now just waiting for about two plus weeks to see if this shot worked.  Although, the doctor did mention that it at times takes more than one shot to get the body to repair the disc, but it is better then the more evasive solution of surgery that would remove the disc and fuse the bones together with metal plates.  Needless to say I spent more time recovering this week than I initially planned.  I did get some things accomplished and praying for a much better week coming up even if it means trying to tackle the same items that were on my list last week!

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read the book Double Fudge by Judy Blume to read to the kids
2. Plan one special activity with the family
3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
5. Attend After School Activities
6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before – the girls packed most of their lunches this week (my girls are the best)
7. Play a Game with the Kids – the week did not go as planned
8. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items – this did not get done
9. ENT and Eye Appointments for Kids

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – the nausea did not help with this one as I was having problems keeping water down
2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
3. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – it took more than one day
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – dinner was planned but do to Doctors orders we could not eat what I had on the menu, my husband was super sweet and pitched in to make our family meals.  Plus my sister-in-law delivered a meal one night this past week too.  Thankful for family!
3. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1″ Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later)
4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator & Freezer – still needs done
5. Clean House (Focus – Basement Floors) – no progress with this either, ugh!
6. Organize Chaos (Focus – Storage Room) – storage room continues to wait as well
7. Put Spring/Summer Clothes in the Attic – my amazing husband did this for me
8. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pool taken down and put away) – pools still waiting for take down
9. Pet Care (Focus – Refill Goat Food Bin) – needs to be done

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Respond to Inquiry – Business Relation Emails – made a little progress
3. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention – fell behind on the day to day items
4. Work completed for clients – had to put on hold this week

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch – house bound this week
2. Prep for our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes – got it started

Financial Goals

1. Payoff the Car – working on it
2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt) – working on it
3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
4. Make an extra payment on Outstanding Debt – working on it
5. Earn some Creative Cash – working on it
6. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget – my husband did the grocery errands this week for me, thanks Babe!

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read the book Wonder’s Promise by Joanna Campbell to read to the kids
2. Plan one special activity with the family
3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
5. Attend After School Activities
6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
7. Play a Game with the Kids
8. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items
9. Dr. Appointments for Kids

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
3. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

Home (Yard & Pets) 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. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1″ Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later)
4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator & Freezer
5. Clean House (Focus – Basement Floors)
6. Organize Chaos (Focus – Storage Room)
7. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pool taken down and put away)
8. Pet Care (Focus – Refill Goat Food Bin)

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Respond to Inquiry – Business Relation Emails
3. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
4. Work completed for clients

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. Prep for our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes

Financial Goals

1. Payoff the Car
2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt)
3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
4. Earn some Creative Cash
5. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget

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.