Goals 2013, August Update
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”-Karen Lamb
This past month was a good month for getting a few of my goals accomplished. In August my husband and myself worked on getting two of our home improvement projects done. I cleaned and sealed the deck in the front of our house. We also removed three shrub/trees in our yard and built a new cedar fence to take the place. Which looks very nice, the shrubs were getting a little out of hand and one was dying off.
I have a plan for our new homeschool year. So we are ready to start. I also have been able to publish two guest posts this year so far. So I am on my way to accomplishing that goal too. What about you?
How are your goals for this year coming along?
Here is the goals I finally settled on for this year,
Seeking God
Bible Reading with the Kids each day
Prayer time each day
Ministering to other by praying, encouraging notes, phone calls
Family
Be more aware of my husbands needs, do special things for him
Take time with each child every week or at least each month
Teach kids to be productive and contribute by helping in the kitchen, yard, garden, chores
Homeschooling for my daughter grade 10th to 11th
Homeschooling for my son grade 1st to 2nd
Home Management
Organize and declutter the whole house, do one room/area a month and maintain rooms already accomplished
Set a cleaning schedule up and stick with it
Meal plan and prep, plan menu for 5 weeks at a time and do regular quick freezer cooking sessions, try new recipes regularly
Make a plan with my husband about any home improvements we need to tackle this year and schedule
Continue my coupon shopping, bulk buying, freezer cooking and couponing to keep our household and grocery bill down
Financial
Get Budget plan set for the year and re-evaluate each month
Rebuild saving for medical expenses
Give regularly
Start saving towards a rental purchase (this is going to take quite a while but each year we will be closer)
Contribute and Invest on a regular basis
Personal
Read 12 books this year
Do a craft project a month
Lose 40 pounds
Expand my knowledge base in the areas of blogging, graphics and business
Take more photographs and work on improving my skills
Blogging
Make a blogging schedule
Set blogging times for each day with limits
Plan blog posts one month in advance
Schedule post one week in advance
Write 6 to 12 guest post to submit