10 Weekly Goals - Week 2

Well, I made it through my first week of setting goals and while initially I was a bit disappointed in myself, I realize this is a work in progress.

Here is how last week s goals worked out.


Family
1. Plan 2 week menu
2. Try 1 new recipe with Audrey (We didn't try a new recipe, but she did help me prepare spaghetti and meatballs for dinner one night.)
3. Read to Micah each night (Only managed to read to him one night, but it is a start.)

Personal
4. Choose a book to start reading
5. Drink at least 1 glass of water each day (Drank one glass and realized how much I hate plain water. Ick!)

Homemaking
6. Start the Flylady program (my house is screaming for this!) (Started but didn't do a good job of following each day.)
7. Create a recipe binder for the kitchen

Online
8. Write and schedule 4 blog posts (Only got 2.)
9. Write 1 article for AMS (my freelance work) (Client had no work for me to do last week.)
10. Create 1 lens for Squidoo (I'm addicted to this site!) (Created 2!)

Instead of dwelling on all the things on my list I didn't get done, I'm just glad I managed to at least cross a few things off. It's a fresh week and here are a fresh set of goals.

Family
1. Make some kind of treat for my family
2. Read to Micah each night
3. Hang Audrey's posters in her room for her

Personal
4. Start a new book
5. Start going to bed early every night

Homemaking
6. Continue trying to follow the Flylady program
7. Start recipe binder for kitchen

Online
8. Write and schedule 2 blog posts
9. Write 1 article for AMS
10. Create 1 lens for Squidoo

Wish me luck, everyone!

10 Weekly Goals - Week 1

I've been a fan of Money Saving Mom for quite some time and often find myself wishing I was half as organized as she was. I know I can't see behind the scenes to see it's not nearly as organized as I envision, but I commend her for her ability to set goals and achieve them so easily it seems.

I've followed her series about setting 10 weekly goals since she started it and each time I read her goals for the upcoming weeks as well as what she managed to cross off her list from the weeks prior, I feel like a lazy bum. Most days, I do good to get my daughter out the door to school and dinner on the table. Not because I don't have time, obviously I do or I wouldn't frequent Facebook and Pinterest as much as I do. I just lack the motivation to develop structure in my life and instead choose to sit back silently each week thinking to myself "I need to do that!".

I found myself sitting here once again, thinking those same old thoughts after reading her most recent list of goals. Normally, I do this and then get sidetracked somewhere else and soon forget. This time though, I forced myself to grab a notebook and a pen and make my own list of 10 weekly goals. Even if I don't end up sticking with this every single week, I can at least say I finally gave it a shot and stop daydreaming about it.

Here are the goals I sat for myself for the week.

Family
1. Plan 2 week menu
2. Try 1 new recipe with Audrey
3. Read to Micah each night

Personal
4. Choose a book to start reading
5. Drink at least 1 glass of water each day

Homemaking
6. Start the Flylady program (my house is screaming for this!)
7. Create a recipe binder for the kitchen

Online
8. Write and schedule 4 blog posts
9. Write 1 article for AMS (my freelance work)
10. Create 1 lens for Squidoo (I'm addicted to this site!)

I'm starting small with many of these and hoping to build and expand on them if I can keep this up for longer than a week or two. I'll update at the end of the week with what I managed to achieve as well as what my new set of goals for the week will be. Wish me luck!