Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Last week was better even if I am running a couple days late with my weekly goal updates.  The girls and I traveled a little last week so we could spend time with extended family.  It has been nice catching up with Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Cousins and more!  This week I have a lot I want to do, but the schedule will be a little different from the normal routine.

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read Imagination Station: Problems in Plymouthby Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 6) – we’ve been busy and a little off schedule with the traveling last week
   
2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
3. Play a board game
4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
5. Celebrate the Girls Last Day of School
6. Spend time with extended family

Personal Goals

1. Exercise at least 5 days this week – didn’t get any official exercise done, but I was really active
2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – on the day the girls & I traveled I did not stay up on my water
3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
4. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz – finished and returned it, now need to type out all my notes!

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 – traveled part of the week so didn’t plan out those days
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

Financial Goals

1. Payoff the Vehicles – made another payment
2. Pay medical bills in full – making payments

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read Imagination Station: Problems in Plymouthby Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 6)
   
2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
3. Play a board game
4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
5. Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
6. Spend time with extended family
7. Go to nephews baseball game

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
3. Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
2. 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

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.