Goals

I was able to cross all but one of my goals off my list last week.

I decided not to upload any family vlogs because, by Friday afternoon, I was spent as a mom and needed a break.

If you watch our vlogs, you know that my husband, Ruben, is in just about every video, and that’s because we film the vlogs on weekends or on days he’s requested off work for a particular reason. But on the days he works, which is obviously most days, he works outside of the house for much of the day, and then comes home and works some more — inputting information into work systems, calling customers, etc… He usually finishes up around the time the kids are heading to bed, but many days it’s later than that.

Anyway, while I can normally handle the kids and regular home life with his crazy work schedule, by the end of last week, my patience was gone. And all I wanted was to be alone for awhile.

I felt better by Sunday, but I’m glad Ruben only has to work four days this week. 🙂

Here’s what I accomplished last week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Organize bookshelves

8. Organize, delete, and clean up files on my computer

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload three videos to our family YouTube channel 

10. Shoot, edit, & upload two family vlogs

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Clean and organize my desk

8. Spend 30 minutes looking into curriculum and planning for the upcoming school year

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload three videos to our family YouTube channel 

10. Shoot, edit, & upload two family vlogs

What are your goals for this week?

I was able to cross everything off last week’s goals list!

One handy little tool that’s been helping me stay on task (alongside my calendar) is the Habit Streak Pro app. I had installed the free version of the Habit Streak app on my phone and was using that until I realized that I couldn’t add more than 5 tasks to work on at a time.

I don’t remember exactly how much the upgrade was (a few dollars…), but it was WELL WORTH IT! 🙂

The app has been such a blessing in my own life that I decided to install the free version on two of the tablets that Nathan and Breanna (my older kids) use, and they’ve been working on five areas in their lives every day, too.

I wish I’d known about the Habit Streak app sooner, but I’m thankful to be using it now.

Hello, not-perfect-but-smoother-days!

Here’s what I accomplished last week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Put away old documents, etc…that don’t belong in the office/school room

8. Mop the floor

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload one video to our family YouTube channel and apply Disney themed Jamberry Nails because my nails need a break from regular polish

10. Edit & upload three family vlogs

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Organize bookshelves

8. Organize, delete, and clean up files on my computer

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload three videos to our family YouTube channel 

10. Shoot, edit, & upload two family vlogs

What are your goals for this week?

We spent two super fun days away from home earlier this week, but things are back to normal today.

However, because we were away, I don’t have as much time as I normally would to tackle my goals. So I’m going to be realistic and keep them (hopefully) doable. 🙂

Here’s what I accomplished last week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien — I started reading but didn’t get very far.

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Fill one bag with items to donate

8. Take inventory of what some of us need for an overnight stay at KeyLime Cove later this month and then shop for those items

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload three videos to our family YouTube channel and apply Disney themed Jamberry Nails because my nails need a break from regular polish — After talking to my husband, I decided to hold off on applying the Jamberry Nails because we were going to be visiting the KeyLime Cove waterpark. I thought they might not hold up after being in the pool for hours.

10. Shoot, edit, & upload two family vlogs — I filmed these vlogs but haven’t finished editing them yet.

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Put away old documents, etc…that don’t belong in the office/school room

8. Mop the floor

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload one video to our family YouTube channel and apply Disney themed Jamberry Nails because my nails need a break from regular polish

10. Edit & upload three family vlogs

What are your goals for this week?

Thanks to my husband’s help on our YouTube channel last week, I was able to cross off all of my goals. 🙂

Here’s what I accomplished:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill — I’m increasing this goal because I’ve already logged 130 minutes, and it’s early in the week! However, I’m not going crazy with my goal increase, because this week we’re going to Medieval Times, a Make-A-Wish event, and an appointment with David’s transplant doctor in Chicago, and I know I won’t be able to fit in a whole lot of exercise. Food? Yes. Exercise? Not so much. 😉

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Fill one bag with items to donate — It’s getting harder and harder to fill a garbage bag with stuff every week. I think I’ll keep this goal for one more week and then take a break for a month or so.

8. Deep clean bathrooms

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload two videos to our family YouTube channel  — My husband did most of the work on our channel last week, and I appreciate that. He edits and creates videos differently than I do, but I think we complement each other and offer kids a good mix on our channel. 🙂

10. Shoot, edit, & upload two family vlogs

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7. Fill one bag with items to donate

8. Take inventory of what some of us need for an overnight stay at KeyLime Cove later this month and then shop for those items

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload three videos to our family YouTube channel and apply Disney themed Jamberry Nails because my nails need a break from regular polish

10. Shoot, edit, & upload two family vlogs

What are your goals for this week?