We were blessed with the opportunity to spend a long weekend away with the St Clair side of the family.  All my extended family was able to make it out this year and it had been awhile since all of us were together for a weekend.  It was great catching up with everyone.  Thankful for the amazing blessing of having a family that gets together to relax and enjoy each others company.

Last week’s goals:

Family Goals

1. Attend Family Reunion
2. Read regularly to the girls and have them read to me
3. Participate in at least 2 fun Summer Activities with the Kids
4. Plan out the Girls “Swim Into Reading” Summer Reading Goal (total 2,000 Reading minutes) Grand Prize for Completion – have a plan that I need to execute once we get settled back in at home from our travels
5. Spend time with extended family
6. Narrow down what type of vehicle we want to get

Personal Goals

1. Spend extra time helping and making memories with my extended family

Home Management Goals

1. Put mail on hold for when we are away
2. Line up someone to come by and check on the house / pets while we are 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 on projects with the family business

Ministry Goals

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

Financial Goals

1. Stay within Budget on Groceries $40 for 4
2. Emergency Fund – save 6 months worth of living expenses – temporarily on hold
3. Car Fund – save money for another vehicle to replace the one that was totaled – currently looking at cars and praying the perfect one comes along
4. College Fund – put cash aside for 1 year of Jake’s College Classes – temporarily on hold

My goals for the upcoming week:

Family Goals

1. Read regularly to the girls and have them read to me
2. Participate in at least 2 fun Summer Activities with the Kids
3. Plan out the Girls “Swim Into Reading” Summer Reading Goal (total 2,000 Reading minutes) Grand Prize for Completion
4. Spend time with extended family

Personal Goals

1. Spend extra time helping and making memories with my extended family

Home Management Goals

1. Check in with the person coming by and check on the house / pets while we are 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 on projects with the family business

Ministry Goals

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

Financial Goals

1. Stay within Budget on Groceries $40 for 4
2. Emergency Fund – save 6 months worth of living expenses
3. Car Fund – save money for another vehicle to replace the one that was totaled
4. College Fund – 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.