Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nI 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":"Winter and Christmas break for the kids went by too quickly!\u00a0 They are now back to school and the house is too quiet.\u00a0 I loved having extra time with my girls.\u00a0 A lot of fun times, games, activities, and memories have been made over the past couple of weeks.\u00a0 Thankful for the extra time with my family.\u00a0 God has been good and we are blessed. Last week\u2019s goals Family Goals Read a variety of Christmas and Library Books my Kids Picked Out from Home and the local Library, including Old Yeller and Where the Red Fern Grows – still reading Where the Red Fern Grows, but read all the other books to the girls (now to return them to the library)! Plan one special activity with the family Prepare for Upcoming New Year Holiday Events Play a Game with the Kids – we played several fun games over the Holiday break Spend Extra Time with the Kids Celebrate our New Years Make Cookies and Goodies with the Kids Do a craft with the kids Personal Goals Drink 8 glasses of water each day – there were a couple days I didn’t drink enough water when out and about on adventures with the kiddos Continue my YouVersion plan(s) Go to my\u00a0 Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day – still taking me 2 days, but getting closer Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week – our week was a little more off schedule so we remained flexible in the evenings this past week Clean House (Focus \u2013\u00a0 At least 15 minute daily \u201cpick up\u201d to keep the house clean as we prepped for the Holidays) Organize Chaos (Focus \u2013 Gifts Wrap & Boxes Put Away, Gifts Put Away) Yard Cleanup (Focus \u2013 Finish Leaves) – working on it last week we had more rainy days than clear Pet Care (Focus \u2013 New Dog House for Skipper) – Skipper LOVES her new dog house Business Goals Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts Respond to Inquiry \u2013 Business Relation Emails 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 Financial Goals Payoff the Car – working on it Payoff Outstanding Debt \u2013 (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt) – working on it Pay Bills & File Paperwork Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget My goals for the upcoming week Family Goals Finish reading Where the Red Fern Grows to the kids Plan one special activity with the family Play a Game with the Kids Prepare for Upcoming Winter Events Spend time Monday \u2013 Friday helping the kids with Homework Attend After School Activities Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before Dr. Appointments for Kids Personal Goals Drink 8 glasses of water each day Continue my YouVersion plan(s) Go to my\u00a0 Doctor Appointments Scheduled this week 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 Do at least one \u201cMake 1 & Freeze 1\u2033 Meal Prep (make a main dish to eat that day and one to freeze for later) Clean House (Focus \u2013 House Cleaned Up After Christmas Decorations are Put Away) Organize Chaos (Focus \u2013 Christmas Items Back in the Attic) Yard Cleanup (Focus \u2013 Blow Leaves) Pet Care (Focus \u2013 Skipper a Bath) Business Goals Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts Respond to Inquiry \u2013 Business Relation Emails 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 Financial Goals Payoff the Car Payoff Outstanding Debt \u2013 (replacement microwave, refrigerator, hot water heater, and other debt) Pay Bills & File Paperwork Go grocery shopping one time to one store this week and stay within budget 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. 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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":[53,54,64,3,65,67,5,6,7,8,12,70,73,16,18,80,81,23,31,49],"tags":[783,1480,3319,5221,5973,6180,6181,6426,7441,7443,7565,7615,7645,7652,8006,10476,11492,11532,11914,11920,12016,15275,15461,15853,15859,16165,17188,17334,17549,18020,19716,19751,19752,19753,20820,21677,22263,24013,26661],"class_list":["post-28698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book","category-budget","category-events","category-events-holidays","category-family","category-family-activities","category-family-finances-2","category-family-fun","category-family-outings","category-financial","category-games","category-goals","category-intentional-living","category-kids","category-living-on-a-budget","category-menu-planning","category-organization","category-organized-chaos-3","category-schedule","category-winter-activities","tag-after-school-activities","tag-attainable-goals","tag-business-goals","tag-creative-cash","tag-dinner-menu","tag-doctor","tag-doctor-appointments","tag-drinking-water","tag-fall","tag-fall-activities","tag-family-budget","tag-family-finances","tag-family-game-night","tag-family-goals","tag-financial-goals","tag-goals","tag-health","tag-healthy-habits","tag-home-goals","tag-home-management-goals","tag-homework","tag-lunch-boxes","tag-make-one-freeze-one","tag-meal-prep","tag-measurable-goals","tag-ministry-goals","tag-one-day-laundry","tag-organization","tag-outstanding-debt","tag-personal-goals","tag-relevant-goals","tag-replacing-hot-water-heater","tag-replacing-microwave","tag-replacing-refrigerator","tag-schedule","tag-smart-goals","tag-specific-goals","tag-time-bound-goals","tag-you-version"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcnfwQ-7sS","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\/28698","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=28698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28698\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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