• Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    It was a challenging week and it didn’t go exactly as I planned.  Early in the week I had to go into the hospital for an epidural steroid shot for the herniated disc in my neck that has been giving me problems.  I happen to be one of those “rare” people who reacted uniquely to the epidural steroid shot with nausea and vomiting.  Thankfully, we got that under control and now just waiting for about two plus weeks to see if this shot worked.  Although, the doctor did mention that it at times takes more than one shot to get the body to repair the disc, but it is better then the more evasive solution of surgery that would remove the disc and fuse the bones together with metal plates.  Needless to say I spent more time recovering this week than I initially planned.  I did get some things accomplished and praying for a much better week coming up even if it means trying to tackle the same items that were on my list last week!

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Read the book Double Fudge by Judy Blume to read to the kids
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
    5. Attend After School Activities
    6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before – the girls packed most of their lunches this week (my girls are the best)
    7. Play a Game with the Kids – the week did not go as planned
    8. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items – this did not get done
    9. ENT and Eye Appointments for Kids

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – the nausea did not help with this one as I was having problems keeping water down
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – it took more than one day
    2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – dinner was planned but do to Doctors orders we could not eat what I had on the menu, my husband was super sweet and pitched in to make our family meals.  Plus my sister-in-law delivered a meal one night this past week too.  Thankful for family!
    3. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1″ Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later)
    4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator & Freezer – still needs done
    5. Clean House (Focus – Basement Floors) – no progress with this either, ugh!
    6. Organize Chaos (Focus – Storage Room) – storage room continues to wait as well
    7. Put Spring/Summer Clothes in the Attic – my amazing husband did this for me
    8. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pool taken down and put away) – pools still waiting for take down
    9. Pet Care (Focus – Refill Goat Food Bin) – needs to be done

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Respond to Inquiry – Business Relation Emails – made a little progress
    3. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention – fell behind on the day to day items
    4. Work completed for clients – had to put on hold this week

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch – house bound this week
    2. Prep for our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes – got it started

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car – working on it
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt) – working on it
    3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
    4. Make an extra payment on Outstanding Debt – working on it
    5. Earn some Creative Cash – working on it
    6. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget – my husband did the grocery errands this week for me, thanks Babe!

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Read the book Wonder’s Promise by Joanna Campbell to read to the kids
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
    5. Attend After School Activities
    6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
    7. Play a Game with the Kids
    8. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items
    9. Dr. Appointments for Kids

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

    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. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1″ Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later)
    4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator & Freezer
    5. Clean House (Focus – Basement Floors)
    6. Organize Chaos (Focus – Storage Room)
    7. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pool taken down and put away)
    8. Pet Care (Focus – Refill Goat Food Bin)

    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

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
    2. Prep for our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt)
    3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
    4. Earn some Creative Cash
    5. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    Last week was busy week full of many extra appointments that were added into the schedule, some of them last minute, like doctor’s appointments.  The hot water heater decided to pick this week to stop working too.  Thankfully, it stopped on an evening when Jake was home, not traveling for work.  Jake and my brother Lee were able to get a new one back up and working in one evening!

    I was finally able to get an MRI and figure out specifically what is going on to cause all the pain and numbness.  It has been over three weeks since I have been able to sleep in my own bed, the recliner has been the only comfortable spot to sleep lately!  The doctors have found out that I have a severely herniated disc in my neck which is also clamping down on nerves causing the shooting pains down my neck, back, arm, and causing numbness in my fingers.  The doctors are going to try and do a steroid shot directly into that specific disc this week and if that does not work than they want to do surgery.  Praying that the shot will work because the surgery is much more evasive and permanent.  Surgery would require a hospital stay not to mention recovery and effects on my future with mobility, movement, and other issues (obviously not my first choice).

    It is getting old not sleeping well, taking medicines that me feel foggy and not myself, the pain is at times very intense and has limited me in a lot of areas, and numbness in my fingers can eventually lead to permanent damage if we don’t get that fixed as well.  It hurts getting older!  I am ready to be back to my normal self soon.  Praying that they can fix it with the simple solution and without surgery.  There are some areas I did okay with this week on my goals and others not so well.  Either way I plan on proceeding forward with all my goals, activities, and tasks as much as possible!

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Pick another book to read to the kids – I picked out Double Fudge by Judy Blume to read to the girls
    2. Jake finish reading Last of the Mohicans to the kids
    3. Plan one special activity with the family
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    5. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
    6. Attend After School Activities
    7. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
    8. Ride Bikes with the kids – I was not able to ride bikes this week due to my neck, back, and arm issues
    9. Go for a Walk with the Kids – we did not go on walks this week because I was limited in extra moving around on top of my normal activities
    10. Play a Game with the Kids – played Halloween Bingo
    11. Attend School Board Meeting – Jake attended for me because I was not able to go due to health issues
    12. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items – was not able to get to this one
    13. Plan Family Halloween Dinner & Celebration – enjoyed a relaxing Halloween evening and weekend with my family
    14. Orthodontic Appointment for Kids

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Exercise at least 5 times this week – doctor did not want me doing any additional exercises at this time
    4. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – I got it done, but it took more than one day due to me moving slower and needing help carrying items
    2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
    3. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1″ Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later)
    4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator & Freezer – didn’t get it done
    5. Clean House (Focus – Basement Floors) – didn’t get the basement floors clean, but I did a more “deep” clean of the laundry room due to hot water heater dying on us this week!
    6. Organize Chaos (Focus – Storage Room) – was not able to get this done
    7. Put Spring/Summer Clothes in the Attic – need help to get these in the attic so was unable to finish it
    8. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pool taken down and put away) – thanks to my brother letting us borrow his mower Jake was able to get the yard mowed, but we still need to get the pool put away
    9. Pet Care (Focus – Refill Goat Food Bin & Make Homemade Treats with the kids for Skipper) – we made homemade treats for the dog, but still need to refill the goat food bin

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Respond to Inquiry – Business Relation Emails – still have some that need my attention and a response
    3. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    4. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
    2. Prep for our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes – got started on it

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car – working on it
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt) – working on it
    3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
    4. Make an extra payment on Outstanding Debt – we were able to make an extra payment this week which helps us inch forward in the right direction!
    5. Earn some Creative Cash – I wasn’t able to get any extra creative cash completed this week
    6. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget – I did go grocery shopping for the first time in THREE weeks, but I did go to more than one store and I went a little over our budget

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Read the book Double Fudge by Judy Blume to read to the kids
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
    5. Attend After School Activities
    6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
    7. Play a Game with the Kids
    8. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items
    9. ENT and Eye Appointments for Kids

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

    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. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1″ Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later)
    4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator & Freezer
    5. Clean House (Focus – Basement Floors)
    6. Organize Chaos (Focus – Storage Room)
    7. Put Spring/Summer Clothes in the Attic
    8. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pool taken down and put away)
    9. Pet Care (Focus – Refill Goat Food Bin)

    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

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
    2. Prep for our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt)
    3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
    4. Make an extra payment on Outstanding Debt
    5. Earn some Creative Cash
    6. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    It was a crazy week.  I spent some time in Kansas with my family helping Fall Harvest last week, however, I continued to have difficulties and pain with my back, neck, arm, and numbness in my hand so I came back home earlier than expected.  Jake picked me up from the airport and took me directly to the doctor.  After a couple more doctors visits they “think” it is a bulging, dislocated, or chipped disc in my neck along with strained/pulled muscles in my shoulder, and a pinched nerve.  They are hoping I will feel better with the current treatment soon otherwise the next step is a MRI and possible surgery.

    While away I did learn a lot.  My time in the Midwest made me appreciate my parents and many of my extended family members who are in the farming industry even more for all the hard work they do on the farm.  During Fall Harvest the days are long, very busy, and a lot of activities are going on simultaneously (harvest, drilling, hauling, prepping fields and meals, and so much more).   It takes a lot of coordination, communication, and skill to keep everything and everybody moving forward smoothly.  Plus, you have the weather that effects your days and activities too.

    I am thankful that I was able to pitch in a small way and learn a few new things as well.  I did manage to drive the tractor and grain cart a little bit and the track tractor for a few hours which is something I have never done before.  Thankfully, I managed to make some progress forward and didn’t break anything (when operating such big equipment like the tractors, trucks, combines, vehicles, and equipment during harvest it is one of my fears that I will break something which could be costly in time and finances).  I was super excited about helping my family with Fall Harvest, my biggest disappointment was that I had to come home early due to my health.  For some reason God wants me home during this time, but I continue to pray for safety for all my family members still working the long hours out in the fields, prepping meals, and traveling to deliver the crops during this very busy time.  I love my family dearly and truly wanted to be a blessing to them during this time.

    Praying that I heal quickly because after over two weeks of sleeping restlessly in a recliner, being in pain, and having the side effects from the medicines I am ready to be myself again (I think my family would really like that too).  With all that being said I have made adjustments with my schedule and hope to still accomplish many of my goals this week, but I want to be realistic as well with everything that is going on right now.

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Mail at least one note to Jake and the girls – I took cards and stamps, but with the busy days, pain, and coming home early it didn’t get done
    2. Speak to my husband and kids at least once a day
    3. Send at least one Text, Picture, Instant Message, or Email a day to let them know I am thinking about them – my phone was not cooperating in KS, but I managed to IM at least once or twice a day
    4. Have Hangout chat with the entire family at least once this week – I did do one short video hangout chat with Jake and the girls one evening
    5. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    6. Spend time with extended family – worked with them and went to the Country Harvest Pumpkin Patch with my parents, brother, and nephews on Sunday near Hastings, Nebraska

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – didn’t do so well keeping up with my water (one day I left my water in the pickup while I was in the tractor for several hours)
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s) – I was ahead with my plan before heading to KS so I remained caught up
    3. Exercise at least 5 times this week – ummmmm….no this one didn’t get done, I was moving around, but really only out of necessity not for exercise because moving was at times pretty painful

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. Keep up with my laundry
    2. Update Evernote with any home / yard / pets activities for Jake and the girls

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention – there were some activities I let slide this past week, hoping to get caught back up soon
    3. Work completed for clients – still have a couple items that need my attention

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car – working on it
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt (microwave and refrigerator) – working on it

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Pick another book to read to the kids (Jake is currently reading Last of the Mohicans to them)
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
    5. Attend After School Activities
    6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
    7. Ride Bikes with the kids
    8. Go for a Walk with the Kids
    9. Play a Game with the Kids
    10. Attend School Board Meeting
    11. Start Organizing the Kids Scrapbook Items
    12. Plan Family Halloween Dinner & Celebration
    13. Orthodontic Appointment for Kids

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Exercise at least 5 times this week
    4. Go to my  Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week

    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. Do at least one “Make 1 & Freeze 1” Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later)
    4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator & Freezer
    5. Clean House (Focus – Basement Floors)
    6. Organize Chaos (Focus – Storage Room)
    7. Put Spring/Summer Clothes in the Attic
    8. Yard Cleanup (Focus – Pool taken down and put away)
    9. Pet Care (Focus – Refill Goat Food Bin & Make Homemade Treats with the kids for Skipper)
    10. Make 1 – Freeze 1 Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat and one to freeze for later)

    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

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
    2. Prep for our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – (replacement microwave, refrigerator, and other debt)
    3. Pay Bills & File Paperwork
    4. Make an extra payment on Outstanding Debt
    5. Earn some Creative Cash
    6. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    Last week I was able to some items crossed off my list, but not as many as I hoped due to a painful pinched nerve.  This week will be a little different because I will not be spending the week with my immediate family.  I know I will miss them terribly, but I hope to be able to help out extended family and be a blessing to the people I will be spending time with this week.  Hopefully I will be able to keep up with everyone and get a lot accomplished throughout the week.  You will notice my weekly goals will be altered a little too since I will not be available to help with the normal activities around my immediate family.

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Read A Horse Called Wonder by Joanna Campbell (Book #1 of the Thoroughbred Series) to the kids
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
    5. Attend After School Activities
    6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
    7. Ride Bikes with the kids – it didn’t get done with my pinched nerve
    8. Go for a Walk with the Kids – a couple of days it was all I could do to get through the day
    9. Attend School Board Meeting
    10. Give Jake a haircut
    11. Make Toffee per girls requests
    12. Cook up Ground Hamburger and Freeze for future meals
    13. Make and freeze Spinach Cubes for Smoothies

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – I did not do a good job of drinking my water while traveling this past weekend
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Exercise at least 5 times this week – it didn’t happen
    4. Pedicure – my toenails could use a fresh coat of polish

    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. Freezer Meals Prepped for future meal
    4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator / Freezer – had to let this one go with a the stuff going on this week
    5. Clean House including all 3 bathrooms, dusting, floors, and bedrooms – only basic cleaning was done
    6. Put Fall/Winter Clothes in Closets and dressers and put Spring/Summer Clothes in the Attic – put away in closets but the still haven’t gotten the clothes back in the attic
    7. Refill kids vitamin container
    8. Refill Baggie Drawer and Lunch Box Container
    9. Pool taken down and put away – pools drained, but not put away

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car – working on it
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt (new microwave, refrigerator, and other debt) – working on it
    3. Pay October Bills
    4. Recent Receipts Basket Cleaned Out, Organized, & Receipts Filed
    5. File Paperwork
    6. Earn some Creative Cash
    7. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget – didn’t even make it to the grocery store with my pinched nerve

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Mail at least one note to Jake and the girls
    2. Speak to my husband and kids at least once a day
    3. Send at least one Text, Picture, Instant Message, or Email a day to let them know I am thinking about them
    4. Have Hangout chat with the entire family at least once this week
    5. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    6. Spend time with extended family

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Exercise at least 5 times this week

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. Keep up with my laundry
    2. Update Evernote with any home / yard / pets activities for Jake and the girls

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt (microwave and refrigerator)

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    I am hoping to get through a bunch of the tasks this week!  There is a lot going on around here the next few weeks, but if I remain consistent I will still be able to get a lot accomplish.  Looking forward to getting some items done.

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Read The Adventures of Robinhood by Howard Pyle to the kids – finished reading it and Brina has picked out our next chapter book to read together
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Play a board or card game – we did not get our game in this week due to a lot of other activities that fell on the evenings and weekend
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events
    5. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the girls with Homework
    6. Prep for a big weekend
    7. Ride Bikes with the kids – our week filled up too quickly we didn’t get to riding bikes
    8. Go for a Walk with the Kids – on the nice non-rainy days this past week would went outside and walked while reviewing for their upcoming Science and Social Studies tests at school

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – it was spread out over a couple days due to my husband having last minute work travel
    2. Pay all upcoming bills
    3. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch – had to reschedule due to other conflicts

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car – working on it
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – made another payment this past week
    3. Pay medical bills in full– finished paying off one of the big medical bills that we had been working on in awhile!  WooHoo! 

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Read A Horse Called Wonder by Joanna Campbell (Book #1 of the Thoroughbred Series) to the kids
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Prepare for Upcoming Fall Events & Trips
    4. Spend time Monday – Friday helping the kids with Homework
    5. Attend After School Activities
    6. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
    7. Ride Bikes with the kids
    8. Go for a Walk with the Kids
    9. Attend School Board Meeting
    10. Give Jake a haircut
    11. Make Toffee per girls requests
    12. Cook up Ground Hamburger and Freeze for future meals
    13. Make and freeze Spinach Cubes for Smoothies

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Exercise at least 5 times this week
    4. Pedicure – my toenails could use a fresh coat of polish

    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. Freezer Meals Prepped for future meals
    4. Clean out & Organize Refrigerator / Freezer
    5. Clean House including all 3 bathrooms, dusting, floors, and bedrooms
    6. Put Fall/Winter Clothes in Closets and dressers and put Spring/Summer Clothes in the Attic
    7. Refill kids vitamin container
    8. Refill Baggie Drawer and Lunch Box Container
    9. Pool taken down and put away

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Car
    2. Payoff Outstanding Debt – we recently had to buy a new microwave and refrigerator
    3. Pay October Bills
    4. Recent Receipts Basket Cleaned Out, Organized, & Receipts Filed
    5. File Paperwork
    6. Earn some Creative Cash
    7. Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    Our family enjoyed celebrating July 4th and spending some time with long time friends over the weekend which was a wonderful blessing and a lot of fun.  We also had to say “goodbye” to one of our sweet pets “Toasted Coconut” last week too which was very difficult.  We had the vet out earlier in the week to treat him and then brought him back in late in the week.  The vet was really surprised that he made it so long with all the problems he was having.  We spent hours last week playing, walking, feeding, watering, and taking care of him the hardest part is there was nothing we could do to help him any more other than to let him know how much we love him.  The girls (myself included) had a tough time, but it also opened up many conversations about life, death, and taking the time to enjoy what we have been given if only for a season.  One of Karlie’s comments made me both laugh and cry – “I think Jesus has a field of beautiful dandelions up in heaven just for all his pet goats”.  Brina’s comment “At least when we get to heaven there will be no pain, death or goodbyes, instead we can celebrate and have fun together.”  Although last week didn’t go as planned I am thankful we had time to cherish moments and memories with loved ones, friends, and even our pets.  I am hoping to get through a bunch of the tasks, but with the girls at home I am not going to stress about it too much if something else fun comes along the our way.  My biggest goal for the summer break is to have fun, create memories, be flexible, and enjoy the little moments together!

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Read Superfudge  by Judy Blume to the girls
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
    6. Prepare for a big weekend
    7. Ride bikes with the kids – it rained every day last week and every time we could ride it was raining, but we did run and splash in the puddles for a couple hours one day (the kids loved it)!
    8. Celebrate July 4th with Family & Friends
    9. Get upcoming plane tickets

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – it was a stressful week and I spent a lot of extra time outside with the furry critter who was sick so although I didn’t track my water amount I know by how I was feeling it wasn’t enough
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
    2. Pay all upcoming bills
    3. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – last week didn’t go quite as planned

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts – several items got put on hold last week
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles – made another payment (with a little extra) on the van last week.
    2. Pay medical bills in full – paid off one bill now have to get the bigger one paid down

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Read White Fang  by Jack London to the girls
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Play a board or card game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
    6. Prep for a big weekend
    7. Ride bikes with the kids
    8. Take the kids to Horse Camp

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
    2. Pay all upcoming bills
    3. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles
    2. Pay medical bills in full

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    Jake is home from his month long work trip to India!!!  YAY!!!  I am “over the moon” excited to have him back home again.  Last week I accomplished a lot, but I did take some time off from blogging since it was so busy with my man being back in town.  There are many fun activities as well as long list of projects on the agenda this week, so I am hoping to get through a bunch of them while having fun along the way!

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Read Imagination Station:  Secret of the Prince’s Tomb   by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 7)
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
    6. Go to Science Camp – the girls LOVED WeDo Lego’s robotics camp at Roper Mountain Science Camp
    7. Prepare for a big weekend
    8. Ride bikes with the kids
    9. Take the kids to VBS

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
    2. Pay all upcoming bills
    3. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – this week was a little crazy with Jake getting home from India and VBS in the evening

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles – made payments
    2. Pay medical bills in full – making payments

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Read Superfudge  by Judy Blume to the girls
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
    6. Prepare for a big weekend
    7. Ride bikes with the kids
    8. Celebrate July 4th with Family & Friends
    9. Get upcoming plane

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
    2. Pay all upcoming bills
    3. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles
    2. Pay medical bills in full

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    The girls and I were able to spend some extra time with my extended family in Kansas last week.  The time went by too fast and now that we are back home (and mostly unpacked).  I hit the ground running this past weekend when we landed in South Carolina and don’t think I’ll be stopping any time soon.  There are many fun activities as well as long list of projects on the agenda this week, so I am hoping to get through a bunch of them while having fun along the way!

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Read Imagination Station: Problems in Plymouthby Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 6)
    2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks – we had a travel day in there but otherwise we did pretty well (and we even did some while traveling too)
    6. Spend time with extended family
    7. Go to nephews baseball game

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp – thankful for some down time on the airplane so I could finish this book!

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
    2. Pay all upcoming bills – had a stack of them when we got home

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients – took time off last week since I was visiting family

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles – working on it
    2. Pay medical bills in full – making payments

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Read Imagination Station:  Secret of the Prince’s Tomb   by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 7)
    2. Plan one special activity with the family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
    6. Go to Science Camp
    7. Prepare for a big weekend
    8. Ride bikes with the kids

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
    2. Pay all upcoming bills
    3. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles
    2. Pay medical bills in full

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    Last week was better even if I am running a couple days late with my weekly goal updates.  The girls and I traveled a little last week so we could spend time with extended family.  It has been nice catching up with Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Cousins and more!  This week I have a lot I want to do, but the schedule will be a little different from the normal routine.

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Read Imagination Station: Problems in Plymouthby Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 6) – we’ve been busy and a little off schedule with the traveling last week
    2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Celebrate the Girls Last Day of School
    6. Spend time with extended family

    Personal Goals

    1. Exercise at least 5 days this week – didn’t get any official exercise done, but I was really active
    2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day – on the day the girls & I traveled I did not stay up on my water
    3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    4. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz – finished and returned it, now need to type out all my notes!

    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 – traveled part of the week so didn’t plan out those days
    3. Pay all upcoming bills

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles – made another payment
    2. Pay medical bills in full – making payments

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Read Imagination Station: Problems in Plymouthby Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 6)
    2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Spend some time Monday – Friday having the girls read & do workbooks
    6. Spend time with extended family
    7. Go to nephews baseball game

    Personal Goals

    1. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    2. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    3. Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

    Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

    1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
    2. Pay all upcoming bills

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles
    2. Pay medical bills in full

    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.

  • Intentional Living: Weekly Goals

    It has been an emotional and exhausting week.  There was one day I was running on an hour of sleep and other days I felt like I was running on fumes.  I was able to tackle some items on my list and hoping to get a little more done before the schedule switches again soon.

    Last week’s goals

    Family Goals

    1. Read Imagination Station: Problems in Plymouthby Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 6)
    2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
    5. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed
    6. Attend After School Activities
    7. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    8. Field Day at the girls school

    Personal Goals

    1. Exercise at least 5 days this week – didn’t get this one done but it was busy!
    2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    4. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz – almost done!

    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. Pay all upcoming bills
    4. Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing – put on hold
    5. Give Skipper a bath – she escaped bath time due to the rain this weekend

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles – made another payment on the van
    2. Pay medical bills in full – making payments

    My goals for the upcoming week

    Family Goals

    1. Read Imagination Station: Problems in Plymouthby Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 6)
    2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
    3. Play a board game
    4. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events
    5. Celebrate’s the Girls Last Day of School

    Personal Goals

    1. Exercise at least 5 days this week
    2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
    3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
    4. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz

    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. Pay all upcoming bills

    Business Goals

    1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
    2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
    3. Work completed for clients

    Ministry Goals

    1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch

    Financial Goals

    1. Payoff the Vehicles
    2. Pay medical bills in full

    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.