Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Last week flew by so quickly I barely had time to blink.  December is flying by too fast.  Although I was able to get a lot accomplished this past week I need to put-it-in-gear and prep for the upcoming Holidays, including finish decorating and getting gifts for those on my list this year.  Not to mention Christmas cards, wrapping, and more….   With everything that has been going on these past few months I feel like I am falling behind.  It’s time to catch up and get some Holiday and year end activities done this week!

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read the book Wonder’s First Race by Joanna Campbell to the kids – getting closer, we’ve had a lot of after school activities and homework last week
2. Plan one special activity with the family – we met our cousins and went through the Journey to Bethlehem which was amazing!
3. Prepare for Upcoming Winter Events
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. Play a Game with the Kids
8. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items – I made a little progress, but not enough to cross it off the list
9. Dr. Appointments for Kids

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
3. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – it is still taking me more than one day
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
3. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1″ Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later) – did not do it this week
4. Clean House (Focus – Suitcases Unpacked & Put Away from Wedding / Thanksgiving Trip)
5. Organize Chaos (Focus – Snack Bins Refilled) – got about half of it done before getting pulled away to other activities
6. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pool and Leaves) – it rained again so we were not able to get this done
7. Pet Care (Focus – Hay Feeder Filled)

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Respond to Inquiry – Business Relation Emails
3. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
4. 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 – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt) – working on it
3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
4. Earn some Creative Cash – working on it
5. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget – had to go to more than one store due to specific dietary items that were needed and I went over budget because I haven’t went grocery shopping for a couple weeks

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read the book Wonder’s First Race by Joanna Campbell to the kids
2. Plan one special activity with the family
3. Prepare for Upcoming Winter Events
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. Play a Game with the Kids
8. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items
9. Dr. Appointments for Kids
10. Finish Decorating for Christmas
11. Send out Christmas Cards
12. Complete Our Christmas Shopping
13. Start Wrapping Gifts

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
3. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

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. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1″ Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later)
4. Clean House (Focus – House Decorated & Christmas Bins Back Up in the Attic)
5. Organize Chaos (Focus – Clean Out the Pantry)
6. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Blow Leaves Off Deck)
7. Pet Care (Focus – Skipper a Bath)

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Respond to Inquiry – Business Relation Emails
3. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
4. 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 – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt)
3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
4. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget

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.