In January I shared my goals for the year along with a promise to provide an update of my monthly breakdown at the beginning of each month. So far, I’m off to a great start and can see a great benefit to having yearly, monthly, and weekly goals. It makes projects feel so much more achievable! Here’s my April update.
March Goals–A Look Back
Family
As a Wife
Go on a dateContinue reading Love Talk togetherAs a Mom
Read Book 3 of the Little House on the Prairie seriesFinish preschool weeks 21-24- Make our next family photo album using Shutterfly (in the process)
Enroll Peanut in swim lessonsAs a Daughter/Sister
Call parents weeklyCall brothers onceVisit both parentsPersonal
Personal Growth
Memorize James 2:10-17- Dissect 14 passages on the Sabbath (ended up doing several other studies this month; will get back to this in April)
Physical Health
- Complete 3 hours of cardio per week
- Complete 15+ minutes of resistance training per day(these are something I am continuing to strive for; still working on consistency)
- Begin eating foods from the Farmer’s Market once it opens (opens this week!)
Mental Health
- Read Even God Rested (read another book on my list instead since I didn’t get it from the library in time)
Read Becoming the Woman of His DreamsRead 21 Days to a More Disciplined LifeHome Management
Upkeep
- Replace fence (will be continued in April; Goose is off to a great start though)
Finance
Maintain current budget goalsSend off Income TaxesOrganization & Decor
Re-organize bathroom cabinetsOther
Blog
Write/schedule a guest post- Create a Facebook landing page and tabs
Choir
- Finalize our non-profit status (still waiting on the government–anyone know how long this takes?)
Outreach
Visit our adopted nursing homeInvite a family over 2xContinue to serve as an Awana leader
April Goals–A Look Forward
Family
As a Wife
- Go on a date
- Continue reading Love Talk together
As a Mom
- Read Book 4 of the Little House on the Prairie series
- Finish preschool weeks 25-26
- Make our next family photo album using Shutterfly
- Complete swim lessons with Peanut
As a Daughter/Sister
- Call parents weekly
- Call brothers once
Personal
Personal Growth
- Memorize James 2:18-26
- Dissect remaining Sabbath verses
Physical Health
- Taking a break this month due to a broken toe…who’d have thought such a small bone could have such a BIG impact on the whole body?!
- Begin eating foods from the Farmer’s Market once it opens
Mental Health
- Read Even God Rested
- Read Confessions of a Raging Perfectionist
- Read The Respect Dare
- Read How to Grow Your Blog and Manage Your Home
- Read The Homeschool Convention Survival Guide
- Read The Mission of Motherhood
Home Management
Upkeep
- Replace fence
Finance
- Maintain current budget goals
Organization & Decor
- Organize craft supply cabinet
Other
Blog
- Write/schedule a guest post
- Create a Facebook landing page and tabs
Choir
- Finalize our non-profit status
- Prepare and go on choir tour
- Board Meeting Follow-up
- Oklahoma Homeschool Convention prep
Outreach
- Invite a family over 2x
- Finish serving as an Awana leader
What are your goals for April?
If you’ve posted about your 2013 goals and/or have shared your goals for the month, feel free to to provide your direct link in the comments below. If you are new to goal setting, be sure to check out my post on creating new habits and consider downloading my 2013 Blog-and-Home Notebook which has several goal setting worksheets included. I’d love for you to come along and share your goal progress each month as well. Together we will make 2013 the most intentional year yet!
