Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

It was a super crazy week with the girls back in school, Jake back on normal work schedule, and my days packed.  I was able to accomplish some activities and make progress last week, but need to pick up pace this week.  I have a lot of projects that need attention around the house.  When the kids were home for Christmas break I spent the time with them so some of my items got put on the back burner.  Here are my goals for this week:

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Finish reading Where the Red Fern Grows to the kids – making progress, but there was a lot of homework last week and weekend events took priority
2. Plan one special activity with the family
3. Play a Game with the Kids – played Jake’s new game Dakato
   
4. Prepare for Upcoming Winter Events
5. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
6. Attend After School Activities
7. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
8. Dr. Appointments for Kids

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s) – need to decide which plans I am doing this year
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 – did it over the whole weekend since we had guests for the weekend
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) – trying to eat through the items already in the freezer
4. Clean House (Focus – House Cleaned Up After Christmas Decorations are Put Away)
5. Organize Chaos (Focus – Christmas Items Back in the Attic)
6. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Blow Leaves) – working on it
7. Pet Care (Focus – Skipper a Bath) – didn’t get it done this week

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. Sale Some Items No Longer Using on Facebook / Craigslist – sold a few items!
3. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt) – working on it
4. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
5. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget – went to more than one store

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Finish reading Where the Red Fern Grows to the kids
2. Plan one special activity with the family
3. Play a Game with the Kids
4. Prepare for Upcoming Winter Events
5. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
6. Attend After School Activities
7. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
8. STEM Competition

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. Use up food items in our pantry and freezer
4. Clean House (Focus – Basement)
5. Organize Chaos (Focus – Pantry)
6. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Clean Up Old Storage Shed)
7. Pet Care (Focus – Find a New Location for Skipper’s Doghouse)

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. Sale Some Items No Longer Using on Facebook / Craigslist
3. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt)
4. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
5. 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.