Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

Thankful for some time with the family this week.  Jake had to travel again for work, but thankfully it was only 2 days.  We had a mix of work, school, and fun activities throughout the week.  Grateful for the opportunities and blessings in my life.

While it was a busy week and a lot got done at work and around the house not everything was accomplished.  Guess that’s why you set your goals high….it stretches you to get those activities accomplished in your life.  I don’t know if I was in a hurry or what I was doing, but forgot wear fitbit multiple times this week (of course those were my most active days so I missed that goal).  Here are my goals for this week:

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Brina is picking out our next chapter book to read together –Brina picked out National Velvet by Enid Bagnold for us to read together
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 – used Jake’s Father’s Day gift this past weekend and went to the Saluda Archery as a fun family activity (we all had a blast)
   
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

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8 glasses of water
2. Wear FitBit (at least 10,000 steps and 10 sets of stairs every day) – forgot to wear my FitBit multiple times
3. Do Yoga at least 5 times this week – almost 5 times
4. Appointments

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Household Cleaning / Organization  – Work in the Laundry Room – had some other items come up
2. Plan out the Menu for the Week
3. Clean & Organize Paperwork
4. Speed clean & pick up the house 15 minutes a night
5. Remove most of the Spring / Summer items from Closets – work in progress

Business Goals

1. Update Work Notes
2. Get caught up on blog posts – working on it
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
3. Attend Ladies Bible Study

Financial Goals

1. Schedule a meeting with the financial advisor – picked out some advisors we want to meet with
2. Get our finances and budget back on track – getting closer to our goals
3. Pay down debt we owe – paying it down, made 2 extra payments this week and getting closer to our goal
4. Limit amount spent on Groceries, Household, and Other Items (use what we already have at home) – went over our amount for the week

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read the chapter book National Velvet by Enid Bagnold 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
11. Jake – Haircut

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
6. Pick up Karlie’s New Glasses

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. Appointments
5. Schedule our annual physical
6. Haircut

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Household Cleaning / Organization  – Plan Out Organizational Goals for last quarter of 2016
2. Plan out the Menu for the Week
3. Outside Project – Tree Service Quote
4. Update Project List
5. Input all contacts, addresses, and special events on the calendar
6. Confirm October Family and Individual Calendar(s)
7. Follow up on calls and items that need my attention
8. 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
3. Attend Ladies Bible Study
4. Read next chapter in Biblical Femininity by Chrystie Cole

Financial Goals

1. Pay all our bills that have arrived this week
2. Sign up for our Open Enrollment regarding our 2017 Benefits
3. Start gathering information on last quarter 2016 finances and 1st quarter 2017 taxes – realign goals where needed
4. Schedule a meeting with the financial advisor
5. Get our finances and budget back on track
6. Pay down debt we owe
7. 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