{"id":21618,"date":"2013-04-15T10:45:23","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T14:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=21618"},"modified":"2013-04-15T10:45:23","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T14:45:23","slug":"intentional-living-weekly-goals-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=21618","title":{"rendered":"Intentional Living: Weekly Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/P1190258c.jpg?ssl=1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Goals - SMART - Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time Bound Goals\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/P1190258c.jpg?resize=300%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"384\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are back into the normal school and work schedule again.\u00a0 It was great getting a chance to see my parents this past weekend and celebrate my nephews birthday.\u00a0 It is going to be a fun week with a couple extra kiddos around!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"\">Last week\u2019s goals<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Family Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><del>Read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/006440031X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=006440031X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=johnjacom-20http:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>The First Four Years<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls (Book 9)<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Read <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1589976282\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1589976282&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=johnjacom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagination Station:\u00a0Attack at the Arena<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 2)<\/del><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><del>Plan one special Activity with the Family<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Play a board game<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Lunch Boxes &amp; Book Bags packed the night before<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Daily School Activities &amp; Homework Completed<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Attend After School Activities<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Volunteer One Day at Girls School<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Prepare for Upcoming Visitors<\/del><\/li>\n<li>Finish the girls Bookshelf<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Personal Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Exercise at least 5 days this week &#8211; <em>didn&#8217;t stay on top of it with everything going on this week<\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>Drink 8 glasses of water each day<\/del><em><\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>Continue my <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youversion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouVersion<\/a><\/strong> plan(s)<\/del><\/li>\n<li>Finish reading <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0310321913\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0310321913&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=johnjacom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Thousand Gifts<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>by Ann Voskamp<\/li>\n<li>Finish reading <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0375400125\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0375400125&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=johnjacom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Overcoming Dyslexia<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em> <\/em>by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (<em>someone gave me this to read<\/em>) &#8211; <em>getting closer and taking notes along the way (has a lot of good information, some of which I have implemented and seems to be going well)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Home Management Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><del>All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/2012\/10\/2012\/09\/2012\/09\/2012\/09\/2012\/09\/2012\/08\/2012\/08\/2012\/08\/2012\/07\/2012\/06\/2012\/06\/2012\/06\/2012\/06\/2012\/05\/2012\/05\/2012\/04\/2012\/03\/2012\/02\/2012\/02\/2012\/02\/2012\/01\/2012\/01\/2011\/12\/2011\/12\/page\/2011\/12\/2011\/11\/2011\/11\/2011\/02\/life-simplified-laundry-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one day<\/a><\/strong><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Pay all upcoming bills<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Work on Spring Cleaning<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Business Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><del>Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts<\/del><\/li>\n<li>Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention<\/li>\n<li>Work completed for clients<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Ministry Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><del>Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del>Write and Send Out Community Group Email<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Financial Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/2012\/11\/living-on-a-budget-groceries-40-for-4-58\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Groceries $40 for 4<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>went over budget again this wee<\/em><em>k as we prepared for company<\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/2012\/11\/living-on-a-budget-groceries-40-for-4-58\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Payoff the Van &#8211; <em>making payments<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pay medical bills in full &#8211; <em>making payments<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"\">My goals for the upcoming week<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Family Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Read <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1589976290\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1589976290&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=johnjacom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagination Station: Peril in the Palace<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 3)<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Plan one special Activity with the Family<\/li>\n<li>Play a board game<\/li>\n<li>Lunch Boxes &amp; Book Bags packed the night before<\/li>\n<li>Daily School Activities &amp; Homework Completed<\/li>\n<li>Attend After School Activities<\/li>\n<li>Take care of, play, and enjoy extra time with the little ones staying with us this week<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Personal Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Exercise at least 5 days this week<\/li>\n<li>Drink 8 glasses of water each day<em><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Continue my <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youversion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouVersion<\/a><\/strong> plan(s)<\/li>\n<li>Finish reading <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0310321913\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0310321913&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=johnjacom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>One Thousand Gifts<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>by Ann Voskamp<\/li>\n<li>Finish reading <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0375400125\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0375400125&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=johnjacom-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Overcoming Dyslexia<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em> <\/em>by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (<em>someone gave me this to read<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Home Management Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/2012\/10\/2012\/09\/2012\/09\/2012\/09\/2012\/09\/2012\/08\/2012\/08\/2012\/08\/2012\/07\/2012\/06\/2012\/06\/2012\/06\/2012\/06\/2012\/05\/2012\/05\/2012\/04\/2012\/03\/2012\/02\/2012\/02\/2012\/02\/2012\/01\/2012\/01\/2011\/12\/2011\/12\/page\/2011\/12\/2011\/11\/2011\/11\/2011\/02\/life-simplified-laundry-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one day<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week<\/li>\n<li>Pay all upcoming bills<\/li>\n<li>Work on Spring Cleaning<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Business Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts<\/li>\n<li>Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention<\/li>\n<li>Work completed for clients<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Ministry Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch<del><\/del><\/li>\n<li>Write and Send Out Community Group Email<\/li>\n<li>Send out the Alms &amp; Legs Meeting Reminder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Financial Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/2012\/11\/living-on-a-budget-groceries-40-for-4-58\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Groceries $40 for 4<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Payoff the Van<\/li>\n<li>Pay medical bills in full<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>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<p><strong>Why Share My Goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To keep me accountable<\/li>\n<li>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<li>To have my goals consistently written down so I can gauge progress more accurately<\/li>\n<li>Create healthy habits in my life<\/li>\n<li>To encourage you to share your goals with me as you continue to grown and learn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How did you do this week on your goals?\u00a0 Feel free to share or link to your list of weekly goals.<\/p>\n<p><em>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":"<p>We are back into the normal school and work schedule again.\u00a0 It was great getting a chance to see my parents this past weekend and celebrate my nephews birthday.\u00a0 It is going to be a fun week with a couple extra kiddos around! Last week\u2019s goals Family Goals Read\u00a0The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder to the girls (Book 9) Read Imagination Station:\u00a0Attack at the Arena by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 2) Plan one special Activity with the Family Play a board game Lunch Boxes &amp; Book Bags packed the night before Daily School Activities &amp; Homework Completed Attend After School Activities Volunteer One Day at Girls School Prepare for Upcoming Visitors Finish the girls Bookshelf Personal Goals Exercise at least 5 days this week &#8211; didn&#8217;t stay on top of it with everything going on this week Drink 8 glasses of water each day Continue my YouVersion plan(s) Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read) &#8211; getting closer and taking notes along the way (has a lot of good information, some of which I have implemented and seems to be going well) Home Management Goals All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week Pay all upcoming bills Work on Spring Cleaning Business Goals Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention Work completed for clients Ministry Goals Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch Write and Send Out Community Group Email Financial Goals Groceries $40 for 4 &#8211; went over budget again this week as we prepared for company Payoff the Van &#8211; making payments Pay medical bills in full &#8211; making payments My goals for the upcoming week Family Goals Read Imagination Station: Peril in the Palace by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 3) Plan one special Activity with the Family Play a board game Lunch Boxes &amp; Book Bags packed the night before Daily School Activities &amp; Homework Completed Attend After School Activities Take care of, play, and enjoy extra time with the little ones staying with us this week Personal Goals Exercise at least 5 days this week Drink 8 glasses of water each day Continue my YouVersion plan(s) Finish reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read) Home Management Goals All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week Pay all upcoming bills Work on Spring Cleaning Business Goals Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention Work completed for clients Ministry Goals Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch Write and Send Out Community Group Email Send out the Alms &amp; Legs Meeting Reminder Financial Goals Groceries $40 for 4 Payoff the Van 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.\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":[53,54,64,65,67,7,8,11,70,73,16,18,80],"tags":[1480,3319,7652,8006,10476,11914,11920,15859,16165,18020,19716,21677,22263,24013],"class_list":["post-21618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book","category-budget","category-events","category-family","category-family-activities","category-family-outings","category-financial","category-family-fun-2","category-goals","category-intentional-living","category-kids","category-living-on-a-budget","category-menu-planning","tag-attainable-goals","tag-business-goals","tag-family-goals","tag-financial-goals","tag-goals","tag-home-goals","tag-home-management-goals","tag-measurable-goals","tag-ministry-goals","tag-personal-goals","tag-relevant-goals","tag-smart-goals","tag-specific-goals","tag-time-bound-goals"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcnfwQ-5CG","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\/21618","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=21618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21618\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}