Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

We are wrapping up February this week.  How is that possible!?  This past week we celebrated the girls 10th Birthday.  It is hard to believe that they are already 10 years old.  We had a couple of snow and ice days so the girls got out of some school this past week so I was thankful for the extra time I had with them.  Unfortunately, Jake had to go on a work trip so he missed out on some of the snow and ice adventures, but made it back to celebrate the girls birthday together!  I have a lot of projects that I want to get accomplished this week as we gear up for a very busy March!  Here are my goals for this week:

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Finish reading Ashleigh’s Dream (Thoroughbred Series #5) by Joanna Campbell to the kids – finished reading during the days off school
2. Plan one special activity with the family – celebrated the girls Birthday
3. Play a Game with the Kids – played games during the kids snow days, the girls and I played their new Destination USA game from Grandpa and Grandma
4. Prepare for Upcoming Winter Events – have another fun family adventure to plan
5. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework – they got out of school early on Monday, no school Tuesday and Wednesday, and started late on Thursday so our homework schedule was altered this week!
6. Attend After School Activities
7. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before – only had to pack lunches Sunday night, Wed, & Thursday nights this week
8. Plan a Fun Birthday Activity for the Kids
9. Celebrate Kid’s Birthday

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – got behind a couple days with the kids home and spending time with them
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 – took a little more time
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
3. Use up food items in our pantry and freezer – working on it
4. Clean House (Focus – Laundry Room) – spent time with the kids with them being off instead of tackling the laundry room
5. Organize Chaos (Focus – Linens Cabinet) – spent extra time with the kids instead
6. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pick Up Down Sticks) – we picked up sticks, but there are more with all the wind we’ve been having
7. Pet Care (Focus – Pick Up Hay 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 – working on it
2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, bed, medical, and other debt) – made an extra payment again this week
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 – put on hold with the ice and snow this week

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Finish reading Wonder’s Yearling (Thoroughbred Series #6) 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. Prep for upcoming Family Adventure
9. Pull out our Spring / Summer Clothes

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 – Laundry Room)
5. Organize Chaos (Focus – Linens Cabinet)
6. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pick Up Down Sticks)
7. Pet Care (Focus – Pick Up Sweet Hay)

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 Medical Bills
3. Payoff Other Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, bed, and other debt)
4. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
5. Attend “Financial Peace University” Class & Become More Accountable with our Finances
6. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget
7. 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.