2014 Goals Update

Let's take a look at how I did this year with the goals I set for myself.

Notes in red

Self/Health

*daily prayer/bible study time – decide on devotional or study

*exercise 3 x a week (M, W, Th)

*drink 64oz water daily - big fail

*Lose 60 pounds

    1st goal – 10 – by end of Jan

    2nd goal – 10 – by end of Mar

    3rd goal – 10 – by end of May - nope

    4th goal – 15 –by end of Aug - nope

    5th goal –15 – by end of Oct - nope

I've actually gained 5 back the past 2 months...ugh

Wife

*send Good morning - I love you txt - not consistent at all

*marriage conference?? - nope

*date night - sorta

*pray daily using 31dbbs - January

Mother

*continue to work on praise – write them down -nope

*spend more one on one time even if it’s at home and not out

*something special for a 16 yo – don’t cry :)

Homeschool Teacher

*plan our lessons on Saturdays for the upcoming week

*set up testing (decide what option I want to use this year)

*decide on curriculum for new school year – budget and order -

*keep accurate grades/records

*update homeschool blog at least weekly but hopefully according to schedule

*take more pictures and video of our day - I did well with this but there is always room for improvement here.

Homemaker

*rise and shine by 7:00 - hahahahaha

*update to-do list every night before bed

*set and evaluate monthly goals - started strong but slacked after a few months

*use motivated moms planner daily

*inspect chores DAILY before any free activities can take place – implement a secret reward system??

*continue morning/afternoon chores

Church Member

*pray more – complain less

*head up mother/daughter camp

*help new Youth Pastor

*teach preK SS class

also helped with VBS and summer camp

Other

*making a running review list in calendar

*make a list of family serving opportunities and schedule – ie soup kitchen, CHEW bags, local theatre, church,

Youtube Schedule - did pretty well with this

*Monday – grocery haul

*Wednesday – weigh ins

*Friday – homeschool, crafts, recipes, favorites, misc

*Saturday – menu planning/week of meals??

Blogging Schedule

*Monday – photo challenge (will help with more posts goal as well) - stopped

*Wednesday – reviews when due

*Saturday – weekly wrap up - could do better with this one!

Financial - well pleased here!

*clear out 2013

*prep for 2014 – print out budget sheets

*set up annual and monthly budget

*evaluate 2013

*set up monthly budget – evaluate bi-weekly

*menu plan weekly (could use some improvement) – budget $125 per week for groceries

So, overall I moved forward in some areas and that's what goals are all about!