Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Last week I was able to some items crossed off my list, but not as many as I hoped due to a painful pinched nerve.  This week will be a little different because I will not be spending the week with my immediate family.  I know I will miss them terribly, but I hope to be able to help out extended family and be a blessing to the people I will be spending time with this week.  Hopefully I will be able to keep up with everyone and get a lot accomplished throughout the week.  You will notice my weekly goals will be altered a little too since I will not be available to help with the normal activities around my immediate family.

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read A Horse Called Wonder by Joanna Campbell (Book #1 of the Thoroughbred Series) to the kids
2. Plan one special activity with the family
3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
5. Attend After School Activities
6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
7. Ride Bikes with the kids – it didn’t get done with my pinched nerve
8. Go for a Walk with the Kids – a couple of days it was all I could do to get through the day
   
9. Attend School Board Meeting
10. Give Jake a haircut
11. Make Toffee per girls requests
12. Cook up Ground Hamburger and Freeze for future meals
13. Make and freeze Spinach Cubes for Smoothies

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – I did not do a good job of drinking my water while traveling this past weekend
2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
3. Exercise at least 5 times this week – it didn’t happen
4. Pedicure – my toenails could use a fresh coat of polish

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. Freezer Meals Prepped for future meal
4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator / Freezer – had to let this one go with a the stuff going on this week
5. Clean House including all 3 bathrooms, dusting, floors, and bedrooms – only basic cleaning was done
6. Put Fall/Winter Clothes in Closets and dressers and put Spring/Summer Clothes in the Attic – put away in closets but the still haven’t gotten the clothes back in the attic
7. Refill kids vitamin container
8. Refill Baggie Drawer and Lunch Box Container
9. Pool taken down and put away – pools drained, but not put away

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 Car – working on it
2. Payoff Outstanding Debt (new microwave, refrigerator, and other debt) – working on it
3. Pay October Bills
4. Recent Receipts Basket Cleaned Out, Organized, & Receipts Filed
5. File Paperwork
6. Earn some Creative Cash
7. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget – didn’t even make it to the grocery store with my pinched nerve

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Mail at least one note to Jake and the girls
2. Speak to my husband and kids at least once a day
3. Send at least one Text, Picture, Instant Message, or Email a day to let them know I am thinking about them
4. Have Hangout chat with the entire family at least once this week
5. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
6. Spend time with extended family

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
3. Exercise at least 5 times this week

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Keep up with my laundry
2. Update Evernote with any home / yard / pets activities for Jake and the girls

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 Car
2. Payoff Outstanding Debt (microwave and refrigerator)

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.