My Monthly Goals for 2014

I know it’s a little late to start setting goals for 2014, but life hasn’t exactly been normal these past six weeks. Because of that reality, I decided to wait to set 2014 goals until life started to feel a tiny bit more ordinary.

That day has finally arrived. Today we packed up the last of our things and left the Ronald McDonald House in Chicago. We stepped through the door of our home this afternoon, and I found myself smiling and thanking God again and again that we were home!

David, our four-year-old son, still has a long way to go before he’s considered fully recovered from his bone marrow transplant, but he’s doing so well that he only needs to have weekly appointments, which means we no longer need to live close to the hospital. We’ll just drive to Chicago once a week for David’s appointments.

And now for my goals…
I’m doing things a little differently this year. I’m going to set monthly goals with deadlines in the hopes that I’ll get most of them accomplished before the year is over. I’m also going to be very conservative and not overly ambitious with my goals, because we’re still dealing with David’s health challenges and working to get our family to a better, happier place.

The past six months have been so incredibly difficult. I’m going to try to write more about that later, but for now, I’ll focus on my goals.

My monthly goals for 2014:

January

Set a 15 minute timer every day from January 16th – January 30th and write during that time.

Set a 10 minute timer every day from January 16th – January 30th and edit or take photos during that time.

Walk on the treadmill for 15 minutes every day from January 16th – January 30th.

February

Set a 20 minute timer every day from February 1st – February 27th and write during that time.

Set a 10 minute timer every day from February 1st – February 27th and edit or take photos during that time.

Set my alarm clock to go off at 6:30am every morning.

Set an exercise goal for the month.

March

Read 1 book on marriage

Set a 20 minute timer every day from March 1st – March 29th and write during that time.

Set a 10 minute timer every day from March 1st – March 29th and edit or take photos during that time.

Set my alarm clock to go off at 6:00am every morning.

Set an exercise goal for the month.

April

Read 1 book on marriage

Set a 20 minute timer every day from April 1st – April 29th and write during that time.

Set a 10 minute timer every day from April 1st – April 29th and edit or take photos during that time.

Set my alarm clock to go off at 5:45am every morning.

Set an exercise goal for the month.

May

Read 1 book on marriage

Set a 20 minute timer every day from May 1st – May 29th and write during that time.

Set a 10 minute timer every day from May 1st – May 29th and edit or take photos during that time.

Set my alarm clock to go off at 5:30am every morning.

Set an exercise goal for the month.

June

Read 1 book on motherhood

Set a 20 minute timer every day from June 1st – June 29th and write during that time.

Set a 10 minute timer every day from June 1st – June 29th and edit or take photos during that time.

Set my alarm clock to go off at 5:00am every morning.

Set an exercise goal for the month.

I’ve decided to set goals for July through December sometime at the end of June. This will give me the opportunity to evaluate life at that time and set realistic goals from there. I know that we’ll be staying home a lot during the first part of 2014 (because we have to keep David out of public places as much as possible to minimize his exposure to nasty bacteria and viruses), so I think my current goals are realistic.

Those are my goals for the new year. Have you set goals for 2014?