Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

At the beginning of last week I was in Kansas visiting family so I wasn’t able to get caught up on my weekly goals list, but I am back home now and have hit the ground running again.  There is a lot going on day to day for all members of the family and it takes extra thought as well as organization to stay (or attempt to stay) on top of the activities around the house.  Thankful for a family that pitches in to help.  All of us enjoy working outside too.  When we get in gear and start working on projects around the house and yard we can get quite a bit accomplished.  The girls are a huge help and blessing.  The animals are usually wiped out after them being home a little bit more over the weekend with all the TLC they get.  They are great about feeding, combing, cleaning up after, and playing with their pets too.  Here are my goals for this week:

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read the chapter book National Velvet by Enid Bagnold to the kids – there was not extra time to get this finished, hoping to get through the rest of the book soon
2. Go through 7 more Brain Quest Flash Cards with the kids. – wasn’t home all week and didn’t have time most evenings to go through these
3. Read through 7 more pages of History Trivia with the kids. – didn’t get these done this week
4. Reflect on our blessings and prayer time with kids every night. – every night while I was home I did, but there were a couple nights while I was away that they were in bed before I talked with Jake
5. Plan one special activity with the family – Pumpkin Carving & Family Halloween Celebration Night
6. Play a Game with the Kids
7. Spend Quality time with each family member
8. Coordinate and review schedules at beginning of week to confirm all obligations, appointments, and other activities
9. Figure out the Remaining 2016 Quarter PTO & Holiday Schedules (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc….) – working on it
10. Coordinate pick up & drop off at airport in KS
11. Pack for Trip to KS to Celebrate my Dad & Niece’s Birthdays
12. Spend quality time with Extended Family
13. Plan Family Halloween Celebration

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 (in person or on phone / hangouts when traveling) – did when I was home, but only did IM & Texts while traveling
4. Attend Robotics, Tailgating Student Council Party, Diggers, and Other After School Activities
5. Appointments
6. Schedule & Meet for Jake & I to have a  1-on-1 Discussion time with each kid – did it the one weekend, but last weekend we did not because I was not home
7. Pick a Date Night for the Kids – going over our schedule, did a family night, now to plan another date night!
8. Prep in advance Homework, Review, Permissions & other School Items prior to traveling

Personal Goals

1. Drink 8+ glasses of water
2. Wear FitBit (at least 10,000 steps and 10 sets of stairs every day) – didn’t get 10,000 steps everyday
3. Do Yoga at least 5 times this week – was not consistent when traveling
4. Appointment(s)
5. Get full nights rest & take immune boosting vitamins so don’t pick up any traveling sicknesses

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Household Cleaning / Organization  – Maintain and Clean
2. Plan out the Menu for the Week
3. Outside Project – Remove Fallen Tree & Fix Goat Fence
4. Update Project List – need to review & update again
5. Add any new 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 following traveling –  have a few more calls/emails to follow up on

Business Goals

1. Get caught up on blog posts – running a little bit behind, but hoping to get some headway this week
2. Work on a few special projects – made some progress on a couple projects but didn’t really complete anything big
3. Pick from a couple of the “extra” activity and/or product options – looking at some options

Ministry Goals

1. Go to breakfast or lunch with a family member or friend
2. Counting my blessings journal
3. Be a blessing to someone specific
4. Let Lindsey know that I will not be able to attend Ladies Bible Study this week – let Linda know at church the week before that I would be traveling
5. Read next chapter in Biblical Femininity (2nd edition) by Chrystie Cole –need to finish the book

Financial Goals

1. Pick up groceries & run errands for family prior to traveling
2. Pay all our bills that have arrived this week
3. Follow up with the Bank regarding a couple of incorrect charges – need to call Bank about couple of items
4. Update Quicken Accounts – working on it, most accounts updated now
5. Schedule a meeting with the financial advisor – getting the dates confirmed
6. Get our finances and budget back on track – had a few extra non-regular expenses this week
7. Pay down debt we owe – made another extra payment this week
8. Limit amount spent on Groceries, Household, and Other Items (use what we already have at home) – went over the budget amount this 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. Spend Quality time with each family member
8. Coordinate and review schedules at beginning of week to confirm all obligations, appointments, and other activities
9. Figure out the Remaining 2016 Quarter PTO & Holiday Schedules (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc….)
10. Family Halloween Celebration
11. Start Planning Thanksgiving & Christmas Schedules
12. Christmas List Ideas for Family Members

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 (in person or on phone / hangouts when traveling)
4. Attend Robotics, Student Council, Diggers, and Other After School Activities
5. Appointments
6. Schedule & Meet for Jake & I to have a  1-on-1 Discussion time with each kid
7. Pick a Date Night for the Kids
8. Review & Study for upcoming Tests, Homework, Projects, & other School Items for the week
9. Pay for November Homework Center & After School Activities

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. Appointment(s)
5. Read regularly for at least 15 minutes each evening

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. Household Cleaning / Organization  – Summer Clothes put away & Winter Clothes put in closet / dresser
2. Plan out the Menu for the Week
3. Outside Project – Blow Leaves
4. Update Project List
5. Add any new contacts, addresses, and special events on the calendar
6. Confirm November Family and Individual Calendar(s)
7. Follow up on calls and items that need my attention
8. Download all pictures from latest trip to Kansas, Karlie’s 1st Orchestra Concert, Halloween Celebration, & other Recent Events

Business Goals

1. Get caught up on blog posts
2. Work on a few special projects
3. Pick from a couple of the “extra” activity and/or product options
4. Start planning Holiday events

Ministry Goals

1. Go to breakfast or lunch with a family member or friend
2. Counting my blessings journal
3. Be a blessing to someone specific
4. Ladies Bible Study Social Dinner this week
5. Read the rest of  Biblical Femininity (2nd edition) by Chrystie Cole
6. Initiate B.L.E.S.S. activity at work and do it personally with kids the month of November

Financial Goals

1. Pay all our bills that have arrived this week
2. Follow up with the Bank regarding a couple of incorrect charges
3. Update Quicken Accounts
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)
8. Pay November Monthly Bills
9. Plan out budget for upcoming Holiday Celebrations & Events

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