Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Last week flew by so quickly and we are now entering the middle of February.  I am excited about some of the fun events coming up this week.  My parents will be coming to visit us in SC for a few days.  The kids are thrilled and I have to kick into gear to get my house picked up before our guests arrive.  Also, this week is special because we are celebrating Valentine’s Day which is a great time to demonstrate our love to those around us.   Here are my goals for this week:

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Finish reading Wonder’s Victory by Joanna Campbell to the kids
2. Plan one special activity with the family
3. Play a Game with the Kids – we did it different this week, we split up in pairs to play games one-on-one with the kids (Jake played Chess with Karlie and I played Trouble with Brina)
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. Plan a Fun Birthday Activity for the Kids – working on it
9. Confirm my parents plans for their upcoming visit

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 – still going through the various items
4. Clean House (Focus – Dining Room)
5. Organize Chaos (Focus – Game Closet) – isn’t quite finished yet
6. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Clean Kids Outdoor Toy Storage Containers)
7. Pet Care (Focus – Pick Up More Dog Food)

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, bed, medical, and other debt)- working on it, made a small extra payment this week
3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
4. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget – went to more than 1 store
5. Sale Items no longer using or do not need on Facebook / Craigslist / Ebay – sold a couple items and used the money to make an extra payment on our debt

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Finish reading Ashleigh’s Dream (Thoroughbred Series #5) by Joanna Campbell 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. Plan a Fun Birthday Activity for the Kids
9. Confirm my parents plans and activities for their upcoming visit
10. Celebrate Valentine’s Day
11. Spend Extra Time with Extended Family

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 – Overall House Cleaning)
5. Organize Chaos (Focus – Game Closet)
6. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Yard Clean Up)
7. Pet Care (Focus – Pick Up Salt Block for Goats)

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, bed, medical, and other debt)
3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
4. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget
5. Sale Items no longer using or do not need on Facebook / Craigslist / Ebay

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.