Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Last week was busy with Jake being out of town part of the week in Charleston and special events I think we were only home together one night the whole week.  Hoping this week is more productive for me.

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls – finished and they are ready to start the next one!
2. Read Imagination Station: Voyage with the Vikings by Marianne Hering – read most of this book while in the doctors office with the girls and finished the rest later that evening
   
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 – didn’t do 5 days
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 – paused reading this book because another took priority, hoping to read more this 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
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – Jake was in Charleston or had other events in most of the evenings, we had a special event with the girls one night too so the menu just didn’t get done
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 February 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. – I finished up over 7 weeks of No Grocery shopping, we are starting to low on a few items so I will need to make a grocery run soon
2. Payoff the Van – made a payment this week
3. Pay medical bills in full – paying on them
4. Complete 2012 Taxes – working on it

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls (Book 6)
2. Read Imagination Station: Attack at the Arena by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 2)
   
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. Celebrate at Girls Birthday Party
8. Volunteer One Day at Girls School

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

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
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.