Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

It was great to have Jake back home again last week!  Although, I didn’t get everything done I hoped (do we ever get caught up) I was able to make progress in the right direction.  Hoping to make some more progress this week.

Last week’s goals

1. Read Imagination Station: Showdown with the Shepherd by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 5)
   
2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
3. Play a board game
4. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
5. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed
6. Attend After School Activities
7. Schedule dentist appointments for (Jake & Bridgette) – Jake’s already gone to his and mine’s next week
8. Schedule eye appointment for Bridgette – didn’t get to this one

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 Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read) – getting closer to being done!

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. Pay all upcoming bills
4. Work on Spring Cleaning
5. Get paperwork signed for new Home & Auto Insurance Policies – almost completed
6. Remove remaining leaves from the lawn – didn’t get to it
7. Clean up the sticks and trees that have fallen & had been cut down – other items took priority this weekend
8. Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing – it rained
9. Give Skipper a bath – decided to wait since it rained
10. Treat the lawn – didn’t want to treat it since it was going to rain
11. Work on the deck – still have more to do but made progress this past week
    

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
   
2. Payoff the Van – hoping to make an extra payment
3. Pay medical bills in full – making payments

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read Imagination Station: Showdown with the Shepherd by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 5)
   
2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
3. Play a board game
4. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
5. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed
6. Attend After School Activities
7. Bridgette’s dentist appointment
8. Schedule eye appointment for Bridgette

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 Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz

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. Pay all upcoming bills
4. Get paperwork signed for new Home & Auto Insurance Policies
5. Remove remaining leaves from the lawn
6. Clean up the sticks and trees that have fallen & had been cut down
7. Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing
8. Give Skipper a bath
9. Work on the deck

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. Payoff the Vehicles
2. 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.