{"id":21877,"date":"2013-05-06T10:13:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T14:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=21877"},"modified":"2013-05-06T10:13:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T14:13:36","slug":"intentional-living-weekly-goals-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=21877","title":{"rendered":"Intentional Living: Weekly Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Last week was busier than normal while Jake was out of town the whole week at a conference.\u00a0 I am so glad to have him back home again!\u00a0 It was a rainy weekend, but thankful to have some time together with the family.\u00a0 I was able to get caught up on a few projects last week too.<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s goals<\/h3>\n

Family Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
    \n
  1. Read Imagination Station: Revenge of a Red Knight<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 4)<\/del>
    \n<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Plan one special Activity with the Family<\/del><\/li>\n
  3. Play a board game – we didn’t play a board game but we did a contest and game outside together including an obstacle course designed and laid out by the girls<\/li>\n
  4. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before<\/del><\/li>\n
  5. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed<\/del><\/li>\n
  6. Attend After School Activities<\/del><\/li>\n
  7. Schedule May Volunteer Dates<\/del><\/li>\n
  8. Schedule dentist appointments for (Jake & Bridgette)<\/li>\n
  9. Schedule eye appointment for Bridgette<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Personal Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
      \n
    1. Exercise at least 5 days this week – I almost did it (it was 4 days this week)!<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day<\/del><\/em><\/li>\n
    3. Continue my YouVersion<\/a><\/strong> plan(s)<\/del> – caught up and current once again!<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia<\/em><\/a><\/strong> <\/em>by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read<\/em>) – reading through it!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
        \n
      1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day<\/a><\/strong><\/del><\/li>\n
      2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week<\/del><\/li>\n
      3. Pay all upcoming bills<\/del><\/li>\n
      4. Work on Spring Cleaning<\/del><\/li>\n
      5. Get insurance quotes & make a decision on Home & Auto Insurance Policies<\/del> – got the quotes and made the decision just need to sign the paperwork this week<\/li>\n
      6. Remove remaining leaves from the lawn – it rained this weekend so we’ll have to wait to do the leaves next week<\/li>\n
      7. Clean up the sticks and trees that have fallen & had been cut down – since it rained we are waiting on this project<\/em><\/li>\n
      8. Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing – the rain delayed this weekend project<\/li>\n
      9. Give Skipper a bath – didn’t give Skipper a bath because of the rainy week and mud<\/li>\n
      10. Treat the lawn – waiting until a non-rainy weekend<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Business Goals<\/h4>\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. Work completed for clients<\/del><\/li>\n
        4. Schedule May work dates<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Ministry Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
            \n
          1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch<\/del><\/li>\n
          2. Write and Send Out Community Group Email<\/del><\/li>\n
          3. Send out the Alms & Legs Meeting Time and Place<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Financial Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
              \n
            1. Groceries $40 for 4<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 – went a little over on the grocery budget this week
              \n<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
            2. Payoff the Van – made a payment and included a little extra the first part of the week<\/li>\n
            3. Pay medical bills in full – continuing to make payments<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

              Family Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                \n
              1. Read Imagination Station: Showdown with the Shepherd <\/strong><\/em><\/a>by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 5)
                \n<\/strong><\/li>\n
              2. Plan one special Activity with the Family<\/li>\n
              3. Play a board game<\/li>\n
              4. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before<\/li>\n
              5. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed<\/li>\n
              6. Attend After School Activities<\/li>\n
              7. Schedule dentist appointments for (Jake & Bridgette)<\/li>\n
              8. Schedule eye appointment for Bridgette<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Personal Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                  \n
                1. Exercise at least 5 days this week<\/li>\n
                2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day<\/em><\/li>\n
                3. Continue my YouVersion<\/a><\/strong> plan(s)<\/li>\n
                4. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia<\/em><\/a><\/strong> <\/em>by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                    \n
                  1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week<\/li>\n
                  3. Pay all upcoming bills<\/li>\n
                  4. Work on Spring Cleaning<\/li>\n
                  5. Get paperwork signed for new Home & Auto Insurance Policies<\/li>\n
                  6. Remove remaining leaves from the lawn<\/li>\n
                  7. Clean up the sticks and trees that have fallen & had been cut down<\/li>\n
                  8. Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing<\/li>\n
                  9. Give Skipper a bath<\/li>\n
                  10. Treat the lawn<\/li>\n
                  11. Work on the deck<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Business Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\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. Work completed for clients<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Ministry Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                        \n
                      1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch<\/del><\/li>\n
                      2. Write and Send Out Community Group Email<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Financial Goals<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                          \n
                        1. Groceries $40 for 4<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                        2. Payoff the Van<\/li>\n
                        3. Pay medical bills in full<\/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":"

                            Last week was busier than normal while Jake was out of town the whole week at a conference.\u00a0 I am so glad to have him back home again!\u00a0 It was a rainy weekend, but thankful to have some time together with the family.\u00a0 I was able to get caught up on a few projects last week too. Last week\u2019s goals Family Goals Read Imagination Station: Revenge of a Red Knight by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 4) Plan one special Activity with the Family Play a board game – we didn’t play a board game but we did a contest and game outside together including an obstacle course designed and laid out by the girls Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before Daily School Activities & Homework Completed Attend After School Activities Schedule May Volunteer Dates Schedule dentist appointments for (Jake & Bridgette) Schedule eye appointment for Bridgette Personal Goals Exercise at least 5 days this week – I almost did it (it was 4 days this week)! Drink 8 glasses of water each day Continue my YouVersion plan(s) – caught up and current once again! Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read) – reading through it! Home (Yard & Pets) 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 Get insurance quotes & make a decision on Home & Auto Insurance Policies – got the quotes and made the decision just need to sign the paperwork this week Remove remaining leaves from the lawn – it rained this weekend so we’ll have to wait to do the leaves next week Clean up the sticks and trees that have fallen & had been cut down – since it rained we are waiting on this project Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing – the rain delayed this weekend project Give Skipper a bath – didn’t give Skipper a bath because of the rainy week and mud Treat the lawn – waiting until a non-rainy weekend 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 Schedule May work dates Ministry Goals Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch Write and Send Out Community Group Email Send out the Alms & Legs Meeting Time and Place Financial Goals Groceries $40 for 4\u00a0 – went a little over on the grocery budget this week Payoff the Van – made a payment and included a little extra the first part of the week Pay medical bills in full – continuing to make payments My goals for the upcoming week Family Goals Read Imagination Station: Showdown with the Shepherd by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 5) Plan one special Activity with the Family Play a board game Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before Daily School Activities & Homework Completed Attend After School Activities Schedule dentist appointments for (Jake & Bridgette) Schedule eye appointment for Bridgette Personal Goals Exercise at least 5 days this week Drink 8 glasses of water each day Continue my YouVersion plan(s) Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz (someone gave me this to read) Home (Yard & Pets) 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 Get paperwork signed for new Home & Auto Insurance Policies Remove remaining leaves from the lawn Clean up the sticks and trees that have fallen & had been cut down Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing Give Skipper a bath Treat the lawn Work on the deck 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 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":[87,53,54,64,65,67,7,8,68,11,12,70,73,16,18,80,81,31,40],"tags":[1480,3319,7652,8006,10476,11914,11920,15859,16165,18020,19716,21677,22263,24013],"class_list":["post-21877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audiobook-book","category-book","category-budget","category-events","category-family","category-family-activities","category-family-outings","category-financial","category-fresh-healthy","category-family-fun-2","category-games","category-goals","category-intentional-living","category-kids","category-living-on-a-budget","category-menu-planning","category-organization","category-schedule","category-teaching-our-children-2","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-5GR","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\/21877","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=21877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}