Now that I am back into a more normal schedule this week I realized how much catching up I have to do with all the travel and family visiting over the past couple of months.  It is amazing how much stuff gets put on hold during the really busy days but I am thankful for the wonderful opportunities and memories that our family has been able to create over the past few months.  The 2012 year is going by quickly and I have a lot that I want to accomplish in the remaining months so hopefully I get some items tackled this week.

Here is the update on last weeks goals

Family Goals

1. Connect with each family member at least once a day
2. Spend quality time with our Guests
3. Spend quality time with Jake
4. Date Night with Jake – didn’t happen but hope to get it on the calendar soon
5. Participate in a fun kid activity (go to the park, play, or explore)
6. Do a creative craft with the kids

Personal Goals

1. Exercise – walk at least 5 days this week – didn’t get to this but re-started some of my regular routine
2. Finish reading  How We Love Our Kids by Milan & Kay Yerkovich – somehow in all my travels I lost this book (maybe on the plane from India) because I have searched everywhere and cannot find this one….hmmmmm….

Home Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – we had a lot of laundry from all the house guests, bedding, and from not doing laundry for over a week so it took me 2 days to get it tackled and I still need to remake the guest bed
2. Weekly Dinner Menu & Schedule planned out for the week
3. Spend 30 minutes every day picking up / cleaning the house – probably spent more then 30 each day and still have some work that needs to be done

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
3. 1o minutes a day Cleaning / Organizing my desk

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. Take time to talk, listen, and encourage the people I encounter this week
3. Be a blessing to a total stranger this week – let someone go ahead of me in line

Financial Goals

1. Stay on track with budgeted amount for the week

Here are my goals for the upcoming week:

Family Goals

1. Connect with each family member at least once a day
2. Schedule a Date Night with Jake
3. Prep for upcoming Family Trip
4. Schedule a Family Game & Fun Night
5. Read at least one book to the girls every day
6. Listen to the girls read at least one book to me or Jake every day
7. Family Yard Sale

Personal Goals

1. Exercise – walk at least 5 days this week
2. Review my upcoming goals
3. Finish reading  How We Love Our Kids by Milan & Kay Yerkovich (if I cannot find this book after I finish cleaning I will start on my next one)

Home Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
2. Work on Spring / Deep Cleaning the House
3. Weekly Dinner Menu & Schedule planned out for the week
4. Spend 30 minutes every day picking up / cleaning the house
5. Prepare for our upcoming Yard Sale

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
3. 1o minutes a day Cleaning / Organizing my desk
4. Work on upcoming speaking engagement

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. Be a blessing to a total stranger this week
3. Email the updated praises, prayer requests, and schedule to our Community Group

Financial Goals

1. Stay within Budget on Groceries $40 for 4
2. Emergency Fund – save 3 months worth of living expenses
3. Put money aside for upcoming trips
4. Put cash aside for 1 year of Jake’s College Classes

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