We are thankful for our time together this week.  It has been a busy week.  Seems like there is always more to do than time allows.  I made some progress this week, but hoping to make even more with all that I have on my list.

Last week’s goals

Family Goals

1. Read Imagination Station: Showdown with the Shepherd by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 5)
   
2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
3. Play a board game – didn’t get to it this week with everything going on
4. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
5. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed
6. Attend After School Activities
7. Bridgette’s dentist appointment
8. Schedule eye appointment for Bridgette – didn’t get it scheduled

Personal Goals

1. Exercise at least 5 days this week
2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
4. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz – been reading & taking notes

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
3. Pay all upcoming bills
4. Get paperwork signed for new Home & Auto Insurance Policies
5. Remove remaining leaves from the lawn – with the rain the leaves were too wet to move
6. Clean up the sticks and trees that have fallen & had been cut down – got through a good chunk, but still have more to do
7. Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing – it rained so we are waiting
8. Give Skipper a bath – didn’t want to wash her in the rain
9. Work on the deck – it was put on hold this week

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
3. Work completed for clients

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. Write and Send Out Community Group Email

Financial Goals

1. Payoff the Vehicles – working on it
2. Pay medical bills in full – paid one off, now working on paying down the next one

My goals for the upcoming week

Family Goals

1. Read Imagination Station: Showdown with the Shepherd by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker (Book 5)
   
2. Plan one special Activity with the Family
3. Play a board game
4. Lunch Boxes & Book Bags packed the night before
5. Daily School Activities & Homework Completed
6. Attend After School Activities
7. Schedule eye appointment for Bridgette
8. Prepare for Upcoming Summer Events

Personal Goals

1. Exercise at least 5 days this week
2. Drink 8 glasses of water each day
3. Continue my YouVersion plan(s)
4. Finish reading Overcoming Dyslexia by M.D. Sally Shaywitz

Home (Yard & Pets) Management Goals

1. All laundry for the week washed, folded, and put away in one day
2. Weekly Dinner Menu planned out for the week
3. Pay all upcoming bills
4. Get paperwork signed for new Home & Auto Insurance Policies
5. Remove remaining leaves from the lawn
6. Clean up the sticks and trees that have fallen & had been cut down
7. Reseal Jungle Gym & Swing
8. Give Skipper a bath
9. Work on the deck

Business Goals

1. Work on ideas for upcoming blog posts
2. Keep up with the day to day items that need my attention
3. Work completed for clients

Ministry Goals

1. Meet a friend or family member for Breakfast or Lunch
2. Write and Send Out Community Group Email

Financial Goals

1. Payoff the Vehicles
2. Pay medical bills in full

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.  I want to live intentionally not just hope all my dreams and goals come true.  When I focus on small steps of improvement I am able to see results as I get closer to my goals.  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).  Once the goals are written down and shared it provides a guideline for what I aim to accomplish this week.

Why Share My Goals?

• To keep me accountable
• 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
• To have my goals consistently written down so I can gauge progress more accurately
• Create healthy habits in my life
• To encourage you to share your goals with me as you continue to grown and learn

How did you do this week on your goals?  Feel free to share or link to your list of weekly goals.

The picture above is one that I created for my own purposes, however, The “SMART” acronym was originally coined 30 years ago by Peter Drucker in his classic work, Management by Results.

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