Making Christmas cookies and monkey bread last week was a lot of fun, and both recipes turned out so well. ๐
We also ended up making Christmas candy with saltines, butter, brown sugar, and chocolate chips. It was delicious, too! And it came out perfectly on my first try. I used the recipe here and followed her tips.
As for my goals, I crossed all of them off my list.
Here’s what I accomplished:
Family/Mothering Goals:
1.
Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family2.
Bake and decorate Christmas cookies with the kidsPersonal Goals:
3.
Do resistance band exercises 4x4.
Walk a total of 120 minutes on the treadmill5.
Finish reading The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien — I’ve loved reading this book, and I can’t wait to finish it before the end of the year.6.
Journal 2xHome Management Goals:
7.
Wrap presents, etc…for Christmas8.ย
Fill one bag with items to donateBusiness Goals:
9. Shoot,
edit, & upload at least one new videoย toย our family YouTube channel— I ended up editing and uploading a Minecraft video my son shot a few weeks ago.10.
Add New Year’s goals to my calendar — You know, so I don’t completely forget about them by the end of January.— All of my New Year’s goals are now in realistic time blocks on my Google Calendar. Yay! ๐ I plan on sharing some of my 2016 goals and maybe even a peek at my Google calendar in a blog post soon. Truly, after trying out lots of different planners, apps, and processes over the years, I now know what REALLY works for me in terms of goal-setting and getting things done. It’s my Google Calendar. From “Make Dinner” to “Edit & Upload” our latest video to “School with the kids,” it’s all on my calendar.
Here are my goals for this week:
Family/Mothering Goals:
1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family
2.ย Show David how to play a game he got for Christmas and play it with him
Personal Goals:
3. Do resistance band exercises 4x
4. Walk a total of 120 minutes on the treadmill
5.ย Start a prayer list
6. Journal 2x
Home Management Goals:
7.ย Fill one bag with items to donate
8.ย Go through one box or bin in the basement
Business Goals:
9. Shoot, edit, & upload at least one new videoย toย our family YouTube channel
10. Shoot, edit, & upload at least one new video to my YouTube channel
What are your goals for this week?
Way to go on getting your goals done Sandra! I’ve made the saltine candy before and it’s so good. Yum!
I look forward to seeing how you use your Google calendar and your school video. It’s always fun to see how others school at home.
I hope you have a great week!
Thank you, Shelly! The saltine candy was delicious, and I was surprised by the yummy toffee flavor. So good! ๐
I love that saltine Christmas candy! This was the first year I didn’t make it because we are dieting…hopefully I’ll be at my goal weight for next Christmas and we can indulge a bit more ๐
How wonderful that you’ve found a way to really schedule your goals into something that works for you. I’m more of a paper girl myself, so I haven’t tried Google calendar.
Hi, Erin! I used to consider myself a paper planner girl, too, but as I slowly started using Google Calendar more and more, I found it to work best for scheduling my days.
Way to get all your goals done! Looks like you had some extra super yummy foods at your house, too!
Thank you, Lydia! And, yes, all the holiday foods and goodies were fun to enjoy this year…I mean they were fun to enjoy last year. ๐