Goals

I wrote my goals down on my calendar again last week, so I was able cross off most of them off of my list. I’m working on catching up on some work projects this week, so I’m going to keep my goals fairly simple.

Here’s what I was able to cross off of last week’s goals:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Read specific books to Isaac and David for the library’s winter reading program — After trying two or three times to get this done, I decided to let it go. David wanted to read the same book over and over, and we never got to the rest of the books in the stack. Nathan and Breanna did finish their reading, and they got their prizes from the library. David and Isaac seem to have forgotten about it now, so I’m not going to mention it, because the winter reading program ended on the last day of February.

2. Buy voucher to use for David’s birthday

Personal Goals:

3. Drink juice 4 days this week — I only did this 3 days.

4. Read 10 pages of the book Desperate

5. Walk on the treadmill 4 days for at least 30 minutes each time — Woohoo! I got this done, and it was a big accomplishment.

Home Management Goals:

6. Unpack three boxes

7. Wipe down the sofas (again)

Business Goals:

8. Work on three projects — I only got around to working on two projects. I’m behind.

9. Write four blog posts

10. Conference call

Here are the goals I plan to accomplish this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Cook with Nathan

2. Have a family night

Personal Goals:

3. Drink juice 3 days this week

4. Read 10 pages of the book Desperate

5. Walk on the treadmill 4 days for at least 30 minutes each time

Home Management Goals:

6. Unpack two boxes

7. Pay bills

Business Goals:

8. Work on projects

9. Return emails

10. Write 3 blog posts

What are your goals for this week?

Last week, I did something smart.

I wrote down my goals on my calendar, and I broke them down so that I could get as many accomplished as possible. And it actually worked. I’m not too surprised, because I live by my calendar. If it’s on the calendar, it has a high probability of getting done. If it’s not on the calendar, there’s a good chance I’ll forget all about it or keep pushing it off until I “have time.”

Not that I’m great about keeping up with everything single thing on my calendar, but at least if it’s there, then it’s constantly in front of me, and I’ll get to it eventually.

So, here’s what I accomplished last week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Go on an outing with Breanna — We had a fun day out, which began with a venti double chocolatey chip frappe from Starbucks followed by shopping at Old Navy. I loved having this time out with my daughter, who is turning into a young woman so quickly.

2. Make reading goals for the kids

Personal Goals:

3. Drink juice 4 days this week

4. Read 10 pages of the book, Desperate

5. Walk on the treadmill 4 days this week — I only made it on the treadmill three days.

Home Management Goals:

6. Clean the small loft area that is cluttered with toys

7. Wipe down the sofas

Business Goals:

8. Work on client project

9. Write 4 blog posts — I only ended up writing three.

10. Answer emails

Here are the goals I plan to accomplish this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Read specific books to Isaac and David for the library’s winter reading program

2. Buy voucher to use for David’s birthday

Personal Goals:

3. Drink juice 4 days this week

4. Read 10 pages of the book Desperate

5. Walk on the treadmill 4 days for at least 30 minutes each time

Home Management Goals:

6. Unpack three boxes

7. Wipe down the sofas (again)

Business Goals:

8. Work on three projects

9. Write four blog posts

10. Conference call

What are your goals for this week?

Finally, life has settled into normal. Pretty much, anyway. We had a regular day today that involved family meals, homeschooling, playing outside, and work.

I didn’t even unpack a single box. Not that we don’t still have boxes to unpack, but all the urgent ones and the ones that were taking up living space have mostly been unpacked.

My Goals

With ‘normal’ comes fresh goal-setting for the week, and this is something I’m excited about.

Here are the goals I plan to accomplish this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Go on an outing with Breanna

2. Make reading goals for the kids

Personal Goals:

3. Drink juice 4 days this week

4. Read 10 pages of the book, Desperate

5. Walk on the treadmill 4 days this week

Home Management Goals:

6. Clean the small loft area that is cluttered with toys

7. Wipe down the sofas

Business Goals:

8. Work on client project

9. Write 4 blog posts

10. Answer emails

What are your goals for this week?