Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Last week was busy with Jake traveling, school, work, volunteering, and a whole bundle of other activities.  Even though I didn’t make as much progress as I hoped I was able to get some things accomplished.

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls (Book 6) – finished it and started the next book already
2. Read Imagination Station: Attack at the Arena by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 2) – haven’t started it 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 – with the busy week we decided to spend some quiet time at home
7. Volunteer One Day at Girls School

Personal Goals

1. Exercise at least 5 days this week – wasn’t a great week with exercise
2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
4. Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp – put on hold currently
5. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read) – working my way through it

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 – went over budget by $3
   
2. Payoff the Van – working on it
3. Pay medical bills in full – paying them
4. Complete 2012 Taxes – working on them

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls (Book 7)
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. Volunteer One Day at Girls School
8. Easter activity & celebration
9. Get together with Family and/or Friends

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
3. Send out Alms & Legs Meeting Notes

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.