Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Last week was amazing, refreshing, fun, and fantastic!  I LOVED spending the extra time with my family.  It was great to focus on spending time together and not worrying or concentrating on all the tasks, goals, and items on my “To Do” list.  I needed the break from the “normal” so I could focus on enjoying the people I love dearly in my life.  The kids are growing up way too quickly and I treasure the time that I have with them.  I want to pack in as many awesome memories with the entire family while they are still growing up.  This week will be a mix of focusing on my family and gearing up for the regular routine again.  I don’t want to switch too quickly as to shock my system, although I do need to get back on track with my tasks and goals.  I figure if I gradually ease into it again I will be good to go soon!  The shorter list was nice and much easier to tackle (and enjoy), but I cannot do that every week if I want to stay on top of life, schedules, and everything else going on with the family.   I am keeping it pretty close to the same as last week, but will be adding on a few items each day.  Here are my goals for this week:

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Finish reading The Forgotten Filly by Karle Dickerson to the kids – was able to get a good chunk of the book read with the kids
2. Read 7 more Stories from the Bad Pets on the Loose by Alan Zullo book to the kids. – had some good laughs reading this one
3. Go through 7 more Brain Quest Flash Cards with the kids. – learning more everyday
4. Read through 7 more pages of History Trivia with the kids. – interesting trivia
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. Create Memories with the Family
9. Spend Quality time with each family member
10. Do a new, unique, or different activity with the family this week

Kid Goals

1. Spend time Monday –Friday encouraging the kids to find creative ways to learn and grow their skills
2. At least 30 minutes of outside play, fresh air, or activity time a day

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water, wear FitBit, and do yoga (or at least stretch out) each day

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Focusing on my Family not the “to do” list

Business Goals

1. Focusing on my Family not the “to do” list

Ministry Goals

1. Quality time with my family

Financial Goals

1. Focusing on my Family not the “to do” list

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Finish reading The Forgotten Filly by Karle Dickerson 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. Create Memories with the Family
9. Spend Quality time with each family member
10. Do a new, unique, or different activity with the family this week

Kid Goals

1. Spend time Monday –Friday encouraging the kids to find creative ways to learn and grow their skills
2. At least 30 minutes of outside play, fresh air, or activity time a day

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water, wear FitBit, and do yoga (or at least stretch out) each day

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Focusing on my Family not the “to do” list

Business Goals

1. Focusing on my Family not the “to do” list

Ministry Goals

1. Quality time with my family

Financial Goals

1. Focusing on my Family not the “to do” list

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