Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

It was a whirlwind week of work, summer camp, and activities.  We had a lot of fun, got items done, and made progress along the way.  Even though we were exhausting by the time Friday hit we were very thankful for a relaxing and productive weekend at home.  Glad to have some time with my family and get some projects moving along at home too.    Here are my goals for this week:

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Finish reading Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein to the kids. – almost done!
2. Read 7 more Stories from the Bad Pets on the Loose by Alan Zullo book to the kids.
3. Go through 7 more Brain Quest Flash Cards with the kids. – did some of them
4. Read through 7 more pages of History Trivia with the kids.- did not make it through 7 pages
5. Reflect on our blessings and prayer time with kids every night.
6. Plan one special activity with the family
7. Play a Game with the Kids
8.  Attend After Work Activities
9. Lunch Boxes packed the night before work & other planned activities
10. Prep for upcoming Family Adventure(s)
11. Prep & Figure out Schedule for upcoming Summer Break
12. Ride Bikes with the Kids – the girls road, but we did not get a chance
13. Work on family projects together – the girls were a big help getting items done around the house and yard this weekend
14. Unpack suitcase from last family adventure
15. Daily 15 minute “Speed Clean” for entire family to keep the daily clutter under control – we did a lot of cleaning, but didn’t get to the speed clean everyday (some days by the time we got home, ate dinner, took showers, we were ready to just hit the bed).

Kid Goals

1. Have kids do Summer Workbook(s)
2. Encourage Kids to read independently at least 30 minutes a day
3. Sign up kids for the Easley, Anderson, & Greenville County Summer Library Reading Programs – signed up for all 3 counties Summer Reading Programs near us since we are in each county eve
4. Sign up kids for Barnes & Noble and other similar reading programs
5. Have kids work on our approved educational websites to encourage growth (at least 2 hours for the week)
6. Have kids work for at least 1 hour on this week on improving their typing skills
7. Each kid finish creating at least 2 blogs posts for their Fun with Sis blog
8. Spend time Monday –Friday encouraging the kids to find creative ways to learn and grown their skills
9. Kids start packing suitcases for next family adventure
10. At least 30 minutes of outside play, fresh air, or activity time a day

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
2. Keep up with my FitBit Goals – some days were better than others
3. Do yoga at least 5 times a week – did it three times during the work week, but had a couple mornings that other priorities popped up
4. Go to my Appointments Scheduled this week
5. Update Counting My Blessings and Other journal entries daily
6. Tackle some lingering projects on my “to do” list

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – it took 2 days because we were busy working on other projects together as a family
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
3. Clean House (Focus – Normal Maintenance Cleaning)
4. Organize Chaos (Focus – Start getting the Laundry Room back together and organized so we can clean up the family room downstairs)
5. Yard / Garage Cleanup (Focus – Plant Lilly Flower and Blueberry Bush – weather permitting)
6. Pet Care (Focus – Refill Skipper’s Feeder)
7. Repairs – (Focus – Check on Water Heater Recall Notice we received)

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
5. Notes typed for work – want to get caught up on some of my notes for easy reference
6. Meeting regarding work goals and upcoming tasks completed – worked on some of these items but need to fine tune it
7. Folders Labeled for work – got some of them labeled but need to get more
8. Desk drawers organized – getting closer
9. Do at least 5 blog posts this week – did my regular posts but was not able to get the additional ones that I wanted to done
10. Catch up on Hootesuite
11. Upload pictures from last few weeks and update – got some of them completed, needs more work

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. One-on-one quality time with Jake (talking, date night, or doing an activity together)
3. One-on-one quality time with Brina (talking, date night, or doing an activity together)
4. One-on-one quality time with Karlie (talking, date night, or doing an activity together)

Financial Goals

1. Schedule a meeting with the Financial Advisor – narrowing down some dates with Jake so can confirm our schedules
2. Payoff Other Outstanding Debt  – working on it
3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
4. Go grocery shopping one time this week and stay within budget
5. Sell, giveaway, donate, or through away items no longer use – getting through some of the items we need to get organizes
6. Take items to the recycling distributor – hopefully taking those in this week
7. Make meals with items from pantry, refrigerator, and freezer to use up what we have and eliminate any extra spending – doing better this week

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Finish reading Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein to the kids.
2. Read 7 more Stories from the Bad Pets on the Loose by Alan Zullo book to the kids.
3. Go through 7 more Brain Quest Flash Cards with the kids.
4. Read through 7 more pages of History Trivia with the kids.
5. Reflect on our blessings and prayer time with kids every night.
6. Plan one special activity with the family
7. Play a Game with the Kids
8.  Attend After Work Activities
9. Lunch Boxes packed the night before work & other planned activities
10. Prep for upcoming Family Adventure(s)
11. Prep & Figure out Schedule for upcoming Summer Break
12. Work on family projects together
13. Daily 15 minute “Speed Clean” for entire family to keep the daily clutter under control

Kid Goals

1. Have kids do work in their Summer Workbook(s)
2. Encourage Kids to read independently at least 30 minutes a day
3. Have kids work on our approved educational websites to encourage growth (at least 2 hours for the week)
4. Have kids work for at least 1 hour on this week on improving their typing skills
5. Each kid finish creating at least 2 blogs posts for their Fun with Sis blog
6. Spend time Monday –Friday encouraging the kids to find creative ways to learn and grown their skills
7. At least 30 minutes of outside play, fresh air, or activity time a day

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
2. Keep up with my FitBit Goals
3. Do yoga at least 5 times a week
4. Go to my Appointments Scheduled this week
5. Update Counting My Blessings and Other journal entries daily
6. Tackle some lingering projects on my “to do” list
7. Read over the kids blog posts

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. Clean House (Focus – Clean Living Room)
4. Organize Chaos (Focus – Label & Hang Up Kids Necklaces)
5. Yard / Garage Cleanup (Focus – Pick up Sticks found in the yard from the past couple of storms)
6. Pet Care (Focus – Work of the Goat & Dog Fences)
7. Repairs – (Focus – Check on Water Heater Recall Notice we received)

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
5. Notes typed for work
6. Meeting regarding work goals and upcoming tasks completed
7. Folders Labeled for work
8. Training on new projects
9. Desk drawers organized
10. Do at least 5 blog posts this week
11. Catch up on Hootesuite
12. Upload pictures from last few weeks and update

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. One-on-one quality time with Jake (talking, date night, or doing an activity together)
3. One-on-one quality time with Brina (talking, date night, or doing an activity together)
4. One-on-one quality time with Karlie (talking, date night, or doing an activity together)

Financial Goals

1. Schedule a meeting with the Financial Advisor
2. Payoff Other Outstanding Debt
3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
4. Go grocery shopping one time this week and stay within budget
5. Sell, giveaway, donate, or through away items no longer use
6. Take items to the recycling distributor
7. Make meals with items from pantry, refrigerator, and freezer to use up what we have and eliminate any extra spending

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