{"id":13416,"date":"2012-05-28T08:12:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T12:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=13416"},"modified":"2012-05-28T08:12:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T12:12:32","slug":"intentional-living-weekly-goals-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=13416","title":{"rendered":"Intentional Living: Weekly Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Our family had an opportunity to spend Memorial Weekend with some great friends.\u00a0 I am so thankful for the chance to catch up and have a fun time.\u00a0 My goals this week (for the most part) are the same as last week to keep it simple and moving forward.<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s goals<\/span>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Family Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Connect with each family member at least once a day<\/del><\/li>\n
  2. Schedule a Date Night with Jake<\/del><\/li>\n
  3. Prep for our upcoming Family Trip<\/del><\/li>\n
  4. Read at least one book to the girls every day – missed a couple of days over the weekend<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Listen to the girls read at least one book to me or Jake every day – the weekend was pretty busy so skipped a couple of days<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Plan & go on at least one family Adventure<\/del><\/li>\n
  7. Spend some extra time catching up with family and friends<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Personal Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Exercise \u2013 walk at least 5 days this week<\/del><\/li>\n
    2. Review my upcoming goals<\/del><\/li>\n
    3. Finish reading\u00a0 Am I Messing Up My Kids<\/em><\/a> by Lysa TerKeurst – working on it<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. Finish reading No One to Call Me Home<\/em><\/a> by Rev James J. Close – almost done<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Home Management Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n
      2. Work on Spring \/ Deep Cleaning the House<\/del><\/li>\n
      3. Weekly Dinner Menu & Schedule planned out for the week<\/del><\/li>\n
      4. Spend 30 minutes every day picking up \/ cleaning the house<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Business Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts<\/del><\/li>\n
        2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention<\/del><\/li>\n
        3. 1o minutes a day Cleaning \/ Organizing my desk – missed a couple days with the Memorial weekend activities<\/em><\/li>\n
        4. Work on upcoming speaking engagement – didn’t get to it this week<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Ministry Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch<\/del><\/li>\n
          2. Be a blessing to a total stranger this week<\/del><\/li>\n
          3. Email the updated praises, prayer requests, and schedule to our Community Group – didn’t send out the email last week<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Financial Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Stay within Budget on Groceries $40 for 4<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n
            2. Emergency Fund \u2013 save 6 months<\/strong> worth of living expenses – made some headway<\/em><\/li>\n
            3. Save money for upcoming trips – working on it<\/em><\/li>\n
            4. Put cash aside for 1 year of Jake\u2019s College Classes – starting to put more aside<\/em><\/li>\n
            5. Save money for upcoming home projects – on hold temporarily<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              My goals for the upcoming week<\/span>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

              Family Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Connect with each family member at least once a day<\/li>\n
              2. Prep for Summer Break<\/li>\n
              3. Read at least one book to the girls every day<\/li>\n
              4. Listen to the girls read at least one book to me or Jake every day<\/li>\n
              5. Plan & go on at least one family Adventure<\/li>\n
              6. Spend some extra time catching up with family and friends<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Personal Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Exercise \u2013 walk at least 5 days this week<\/li>\n
                2. Review my upcoming goals<\/li>\n
                3. Finish reading\u00a0 Am I Messing Up My Kids<\/em><\/a> by Lysa TerKeurst<\/li>\n
                4. Finish reading No One to Call Me Home<\/em><\/a> by Rev James J. Close<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Home Management Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day<\/a><\/li>\n
                  2. Work on Spring \/ Deep Cleaning the House<\/li>\n
                  3. Weekly Dinner Menu & Schedule planned out for the week<\/li>\n
                  4. Spend 30 minutes every day picking up \/ cleaning the house<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Business Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

                      Ministry Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

                        Financial Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. Stay within Budget on Groceries $40 for 4<\/a><\/li>\n
                        2. Emergency Fund \u2013 save 6 months<\/strong> worth of living expenses (we finished saving up for a 3 month emergency fund so now we are working hard on getting our 6 month emergency fund established, the yard sale this past weekend was a good boost for us)<\/li>\n
                        3. Save money for upcoming trips<\/li>\n
                        4. Put cash aside for 1 year of Jake\u2019s College Classes<\/li>\n
                        5. Save money for upcoming home projects<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          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.\u00a0 I want to live intentionally not just hope all my dreams and goals come true.\u00a0 When I focus on small steps of improvement I am able to see results as I get closer to my goals.\u00a0 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).\u00a0 Once the goals are written down and shared it provides a guideline for what I aim to accomplish this week.<\/p>\n

                          Why Share My Goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            \n
                          • To keep me accountable<\/li>\n
                          • 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<\/li>\n
                          • To have my goals consistently written down so I can gauge progress more accurately<\/li>\n
                          • Create healthy habits in my life<\/li>\n
                          • To encourage you to share your goals with me as you continue to grown and learn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            How did you do this week on your goals?\u00a0 Feel free to share or link to your list of weekly goals.<\/p>\n

                            The picture above is one that I created for my own purposes, however, The \u201cSMART\u201d acronym was originally coined 30 years ago by Peter Drucker in his classic work, Management by Results<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                            Our family had an opportunity to spend Memorial Weekend with some great friends.\u00a0 I am so thankful for the chance to catch up and have a fun time.\u00a0 My goals this week (for the most part) are the same as last week to keep it simple and moving forward. Last week\u2019s goals: Family Goals Connect with each family member at least once a day Schedule a Date Night with Jake Prep for our upcoming Family Trip Read at least one book to the girls every day – missed a couple of days over the weekend Listen to the girls read at least one book to me or Jake every day – the weekend was pretty busy so skipped a couple of days Plan & go on at least one family Adventure Spend some extra time catching up with family and friends Personal Goals Exercise \u2013 walk at least 5 days this week Review my upcoming goals Finish reading\u00a0 Am I Messing Up My Kids by Lysa TerKeurst – working on it Finish reading No One to Call Me Home by Rev James J. Close – almost done Home Management Goals All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day Work on Spring \/ Deep Cleaning the House Weekly Dinner Menu & Schedule planned out for the week Spend 30 minutes every day picking up \/ cleaning the house Business Goals Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention 1o minutes a day Cleaning \/ Organizing my desk – missed a couple days with the Memorial weekend activities Work on upcoming speaking engagement – didn’t get to it this week Ministry Goals Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch Be a blessing to a total stranger this week Email the updated praises, prayer requests, and schedule to our Community Group – didn’t send out the email last week Financial Goals Stay within Budget on Groceries $40 for 4 Emergency Fund \u2013 save 6 months worth of living expenses – made some headway Save money for upcoming trips – working on it Put cash aside for 1 year of Jake\u2019s College Classes – starting to put more aside Save money for upcoming home projects – on hold temporarily My goals for the upcoming week: Family Goals Connect with each family member at least once a day Prep for Summer Break Read at least one book to the girls every day Listen to the girls read at least one book to me or Jake every day Plan & go on at least one family Adventure Spend some extra time catching up with family and friends Personal Goals Exercise \u2013 walk at least 5 days this week Review my upcoming goals Finish reading\u00a0 Am I Messing Up My Kids by Lysa TerKeurst Finish reading No One to Call Me Home by Rev James J. Close Home Management Goals All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day Work on Spring \/ Deep Cleaning the House Weekly Dinner Menu & Schedule planned out for the week Spend 30 minutes every day picking up \/ cleaning the house Business Goals Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention 1o minutes a day Cleaning \/ Organizing my desk Work on upcoming speaking engagement Ministry Goals Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch Be a blessing to a total stranger this week Email the updated praises, prayer requests, and schedule to our Community Group Financial Goals Stay within Budget on Groceries $40 for 4 Emergency Fund \u2013 save 6 months worth of living expenses (we finished saving up for a 3 month emergency fund so now we are working hard on getting our 6 month emergency fund established, the yard sale this past weekend was a good boost for us) Save money for upcoming trips Put cash aside for 1 year of Jake\u2019s College Classes Save money for upcoming home projects 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.\u00a0 I want to live intentionally not just hope all my dreams and goals come true.\u00a0 When I focus on small steps of improvement I am able to see results as I get closer to my goals.\u00a0 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).\u00a0 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?\u00a0 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 \u201cSMART\u201d acronym was originally coined 30 years ago by Peter Drucker in his classic work, Management by Results<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[64,65,67,7,11,73,16,80,43],"tags":[3319,7652,8006,11914,11920,12175,16165,18020,21677],"class_list":["post-13416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-family","category-family-activities","category-family-outings","category-family-fun-2","category-intentional-living","category-kids","category-menu-planning","category-twins","tag-business-goals","tag-family-goals","tag-financial-goals","tag-home-goals","tag-home-management-goals","tag-household-goals","tag-ministry-goals","tag-personal-goals","tag-smart-goals"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcnfwQ-3uo","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}