Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

We had a nice long weekend this past weekend.  It was great having Labor Day off for the whole family.  We packed in a lot of fun family events as well as tackled a few projects around home too.  The girls had off Tuesday and Wednesday too because it was Professional Work Days for their teachers so they enjoyed more time with Jake and I.  I was able to take off Tuesday from work and hung out with the girls.  We rode bikes, played games, and many other good activities together!!!

Over the long weekend we started another fun adventure as a family.  We took a hike along the Appalachian trail and was able to get though a little chunk of it only 2,000 plus miles to go before we can say we did the whole trail, ha!  The girls (and their parents) were wondering if we would make it the first mile since it was a steep climb, but we pushed through and the trail was much easier once we got higher and could feel the breeze.  Thankful for the extra time with my family.

Looking forward to another great week.  We have a handful of new events coming up, the girls with some more of their school clubs and activities beginning as well as more learning and growing activities for me as well.  Here are my goals for this week:

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read the book The Land of Stories – The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer to the kids –we are reading through the book together (maybe halfway now)
2. Go through 7 more Brain Quest Flash Cards with the kids.
3. Read through 7 more pages of History Trivia with the kids.
4. Reflect on our blessings and prayer time with kids every night.
5. Plan one special activity with the family – went for a family day hiking trip along the Appalachian trail
6. Play a Game with the Kids – the longer weekend gave us more time to play  Yahtzee, Pet Detective, and Travel USA
7. Create Memories with the Family
8. Spend Quality time with each family member
9. Do a new, unique, or different activity with the family this week – we went for a hike together along the the Appalachian Trial
   
10. Spend extra time with the family over the Holiday Weekend

Kid Goals

1. Do Homework Monday – Friday
2. Pack Lunches and Prep for the next day
3. Spend one-on-one time with kids each day – friday night I crashed on the couch before the kids went to bed and when I woke up they were already asleep

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Wear FitBit (at least 10,000 steps and 10 sets of stairs every day)
3. Do Yoga at least 5 times this week – did it some, but not quite 5 times

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Household Cleaning / Organization – Hang Up Girls Souvenir Necklaces – got the necklaces and labels on the necklace holders, but need Jake’s assistance to get them hung on the girls walls
2. Plan out the Menu for the Week
3. Work on yard projects – Picked up sticks, b0nfire, mowed lawn, and got some work done outside this weekend
4. Speed clean & pick up the house 15 minutes a night – a couple of nights we didn’t get a chance to do it this week

Business Goals

1. Update Work Notes – working on them
2. Get caught up on blog posts – getting some of the summer trip adventures done
3. Work on a few special projects – need to work on them more
4. Update my LinkedIn Profile – working on getting the items together to update it
5. Research a couple of items in regards to the blog – hoping to get more done this week
6. Confirm the tasks my plate as I transition to a new team – work in progress
7. Pick from a couple of the “extra” activity and/or product options – narrowing down my choices

Ministry Goals

1. Go to breakfast or lunch with a family member or friend
2. Counting my blessings journal

Financial Goals

1. Schedule a meeting with the financial advisor – putting together a list
2. Get our finances and budget back on track – doing better
3. Pay down debt we owe – made an extra payment
4. Limit amount spent on Groceries, Household, and Other Items (use what we already have at home) – went a little bit over budget

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read the book The Land of Stories – The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer to the kids
2. Go through 7 more Brain Quest Flash Cards with the kids.
3. Read through 7 more pages of History Trivia with the kids.
4. Reflect on our blessings and prayer time with kids every night.
5. Plan one special activity with the family
6. Play a Game with the Kids
7. Create Memories with the Family
8. Spend Quality time with each family member
9. Do a new, unique, or different activity with the family this week
10. Coordinate and review schedules at beginning of week to confirm all obligations, appointments, and other activities

Kid Goals

1. Do Homework Monday – Friday
2. Pack Lunches and Prep for the next day
3. Spend one-on-one time with kids each day
4. Attend Robotics Club and Other After School Activities
5. Appointments – Pediatric Eye Doctor Re-check

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Wear FitBit (at least 10,000 steps and 10 sets of stairs every day)
3. Do Yoga at least 5 times this week
4. Sign up for Women’s Ministry Bible Study Class
5. Date and Couples Massage with Jake! XOXO
6. Appointments

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Household Cleaning / Organization – Hang Up Girls Souvenir Necklaces
2. Plan out the Menu for the Week
3. Clean & Organize Storage Room
4. Speed clean & pick up the house 15 minutes a night

Business Goals

1. Update Work Notes
2. Get caught up on blog posts
3. Work on a few special projects
4. Update my LinkedIn Profile
5. Research a couple of items in regards to the blog
6. Confirm the tasks my plate as I transition to a new team
7. Pick from a couple of the “extra” activity and/or product options

Ministry Goals

1. Go to breakfast or lunch with a family member or friend
2. Counting my blessings journal

Financial Goals

1. Schedule a meeting with the financial advisor
2. Get our finances and budget back on track
3. Pay down debt we owe
4. Limit amount spent on Groceries, Household, and Other Items (use what we already have at home)

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