Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Last week we spent some time in Vermont with Jake’s family.  The girls had a blast building a fort, sledding in the snow, playing games, doing puzzles and many more fun activities during our time up North.  Now that we are back home again hopefully we’ll get back into the normal schedule soon.

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls
2. Read Imagination Station: Voyage with the Vikings by Marianne Hering – haven’t started reading this one yet
   
3. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
4. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed
5. Attend After School Activities
6. Plan one special Activity with the Family
7. Prepare for the Girls Birthday
8. Spend Extra Time with Extended Family

Personal Goals

1. Exercise at least 5 days this week – with the traveling I wasn’t able to get in all 5 days
2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
3. Start with my new YouVersion plan(s) – staying up to date
4. Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp – was able to get some of it read this past week
5. Finish reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan- going through this book with a group of friends

Home Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – it took me more than one day with work and all the other activities this week
   
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
3. Pay all upcoming bills

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
3. Email a meeting reminder for Alms & Legs Ministry Team meeting

Financial Goals

1. For my January Grocery Budget I am replacing my typical Groceries $40 for 4 with my Life Simplified: No Grocery Shopping in order to use up some extra items in my fridge, freezer, and pantry.
2. Payoff the Van- working on it
3. Pay medical bills in full – making payments
4. Complete 2012 Taxes – got started

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls
2. Read Imagination Station: Voyage with the Vikings by Marianne Hering
   
3. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
4. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed
5. Attend After School Activities
6. Plan one special Activity with the Family
7. Prepare for the Girls Birthday

Personal Goals

1. Exercise at least 5 days this week
2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
3. Start with my new YouVersion plan(s)
4. Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
5. Finish reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan- going through this book with a group of friends

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

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
3. Email a meeting notes for Alms & Legs Ministry Team meeting

Financial Goals

1. For my January Grocery Budget I am replacing my typical Groceries $40 for 4 with my Life Simplified: No Grocery Shopping in order to use up some extra items in my fridge, freezer, and pantry.
2. Payoff the Van
3. Pay medical bills in full
4. Complete 2012 Taxes

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.