I’ve been amazed at how much of a difference it’s making for me to be approaching my days by being really committed to knocking out the hardest things first. This resulted in another week where I completed all my goals — and there was still plenty of margin time. Yay!
Here’s my list of goals for this week:
Family/Marriage/Mothering Goals
1. Read five chapters of Vinegar Boy: Encounter Christ Through the Dramatic Story of Vinegar Boy aloud at lunch. Read three chapters of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh at dinner. Read three chapters of The Amazon Stranger with Kathrynne, read three chapters of Little House on the Prairie with Kaitlynn, read three chapters of Farming with Father to Silas.
2. Play at least one game of Scrabble together as a family.Personal Goals
3. Memorize Romans 1:5-6.
4. Finish writing all Christmas thank yous.
5. Exercise 5 times.
6. Finish reading You Can Raise a Well-Mannered Child, The Shelter of God’s Promises, The Duck Commander Family, and The Good Life for Less.Homemaking Goals
7. Do a Freezer Cooking in an Hour session.
8. Finish 30 rows of the scarf for Kathrynne.Business Goals
9. Work on the second round of edits for three chapters of my next book.
10. Finish two guest posts for other sites.
This week’s goals:
Family/Marriage/Mothering Goals
1. Read two chapters of Vinegar Boy: Encounter Christ Through the Dramatic Story of Vinegar Boy aloud at lunch. Read three chapters of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh at dinner. Read two chapters of The Amazon Stranger with Kathrynne, read two chapters of Little House on the Prairie with Kaitlynn, read two chapters of Farming with Father to Silas.
2. Write a love note to Jesse.
Personal Goals
3. Memorize Romans 1:7-8.
4. Exercise 4 times.
5. Finish reading The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World, Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, Making Room for Life: Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships, Love Has a Face: Mascara, a Machete and One Woman’s Miraculous Journey with Jesus in Sudan, Lessons at Blackberry Inn: Adventures with the Gentle Art of Learning, The Pursuit of Elizabeth Millhouse, Risk is Right, and Tahosa Treasure. {And yes, I know that that is a crazy long list, but since I have eight flights combined for my two trips this week, I’m thinking I should plan for plenty of reading time!}
Homemaking Goals
6. Do a Freezer Cooking in an Hour session.
7. Finish 30 rows of the scarf for Kathrynne.
Business Goals
8. Work on the third round of edits for two chapters of my next book.
9. Attend the She Speaks Intensive.
10. Finish mapping out my keynote for the BEECH Retreat.
How did you do on last week’s goals? What are your goals for this week? I’d love to have you share your progress on last week’s goals and your goals for this coming week in the comments. Of, if you’ve blogged about it, leave your direct link below. Let’s cheer each other on to live purposeful and productive lives!
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Lisa says
Here are my goals for the week:
http://simplythingsfamily.blogspot.com/2013/01/weekly-goals-january-21-2013.html
liz says
I love reading your goal posts! I have been doing weekly goals for this month and have been loving it! It is making such a big difference for me 🙂
Erin@TheHumbledHomemaker says
I live about 30 minutes from where She Speaks is held! I hope you had a blast!
Amanda says
My second week of making goals! Love the incentive and accountability. Thanks!!
http://gregandmandi.blogspot.com/2013/01/goals-for-this-week.html
Nicole says
Here is what I’m working on this week:
http://nicoleslifeafter20.blogspot.ca/2013/01/goals-for-week-january-21-2013.html
I just love a new, empty week! Gets me all excited about tackling those goals!
Safe travels this week!
Pam says
I have posted my progress from last week and my goals for this week. I wasn’t feeling great a couple days, so I fell behind
http://reorganizedsimplicity.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-goals-week-of-121.html
Emily says
Here are my goals:
http://ourfrugalhappylife.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-9-weekly-goals_22.html
Michelle Murphy says
I am learning from you! I am only doing 10. I did more last week. I missed 2. LOL!
Cricket @ Thrifty Texas Penny says
For the first time in a long while I’m feeling good about myself and what I’m accomplishing at home and with my personal goals! And I’ve been able to do it all by spending just 15-20 minutes a day 🙂
http://www.thriftytexaspenny.com/2013/01/goal-setting-and-15-minute-priorities-4.html
Rebecca says
Hi Crystal!
I admire how much reading you all are doing as a family. A personal goal of mine this year is to read more and I would love to instill more of a love for reading into my children (ages 7 & 3). We do most of our reading at bedtime with them, but I am curious how you structure your day so you all are doing more throughout the day. I noticed you said you read at lunch – do you do this while you are seated at the table? Do you ask your children to set aside specific time to read on their own? Would love to hear you talk about this a little.
Thanks so much!
Chelsea says
I just got my goals for the week up. Have fun at your speaking engagements, they sound like so much fun!!
http://stayathomemademom.com/2013/01/22/my-goals-for-this-week/
Deanne Townshend says
Yesterday, I tried doing the hardest things first, and I had more “free time” than I knew what to do with! I’m excited to keep working on the hard things this week too.
http://deliketheletter.blogspot.com/2013/01/design-weekly-goals-jan-20-26.html
april says
here’s mine for the week
http://www.ithinkicansquared.blogspot.com/2013/01/weekly-goals_21.html
hopefully since everyone is back where they need to be i have more time in the day, lol
Leah says
I need to memorize a passage from Romans 1 too, but I didn’t put it on my goal list…ahh! I write mine down on a postcard and put it on the outside of our glass shower door, so I can memorize while I shower. I always say I do my best thinking in the shower and now I have a place to direct my thoughts.
Here are my goals for the week: http://simplehomeblessing.com/on-the-agenda-january-22-2013/
Have a wonderful week!
Heather @ My Mothermode says
Wow! You did great. I’m still learning to set weekly goals that fit our schedule- not too much, not too little. Not only doing things early in the day, but early in the week, as well, seems to be the key for me. This week’s goals are linked up to my name.
Carol@simple_catholic says
Good for you for accomplishing all your goals this week! Classes start back up for me today so I’m keeping my goals super simple for a while:
http://www.simplecatholicliving.com/goals-2/weekly-goals-24
Blessings.
Jamie Rohrbaugh says
Wow, your list is awesome, Crystal.
I got a lot done last week, but I wore myself out and I’ve been sick in bed for the last two days. Ugh. 🙁 So this week I felt like I ought to try something new for my goals. Someday I’ll learn??
http://www.fromhispresence.com/2013/01/21/my-non-goals-for-this-week-january-20/
Jaclyn says
Your goals and updates are as discouraging to me as they as encouraging. Haha. I wish I could do half of what you do! It took 2 hours to get our boys to bed tonight between potty breaks (which ALL were real), crying 1 year old and a bonked head. Maybe one day I will get more than the urgent done.
Sharla @ Slacker Saver says
My goals for this week got off to a slow start today, but I already have my plan for tomorrow.
Lea Stormhammer says
I wrote out my goals today and posted them on my blog. You can read them here:
http://lea-intherefinersfire.blogspot.com/2013/01/goals-for-week-of-january-20-2013.html
Way to go Crystal! Love seeing that list all crossed off! I did a happy dance for you, just cuz I can. 🙂
Lea
Crystal says
Aw, thank you for the happy dance. That made me smile. 🙂
April W says
Congrats on finishing your goals last week.
I didn’t get through mine due to a child’s doctor appointments but here is to a new week.
http://sugarandfun.blogspot.com/2013/01/weekly-goalsjan-21-2013.html
Jamie at Prepared to Eat says
haha, I was wondering how you were possibly going to read that much! That sounds like a good use of flight time (not that I’ve ever flown!).
I have a daily housework checklist and also a “room of the house” weekly checklist. That usually feels like a lot to handle without doing extra things. But I wonder if it’s time to re-examine how I set my goals. I think that will be my goal this week, to examine my checklists and goal setting on a weekly level. I have always admired how you set yours out. 🙂
Jen @ OnlineDealsandCouponCodes says
Wow – you completed everything on your list for the week. Way to go!
Katie says
What an awesome list of books! It’s going to be a hectic week around here so my list is short and sweet to give myself some grace: http://www.ourhappilyeverafter219.blogspot.com
K Quinn @ HMO says
Crystal your weekly goals have really inspired me to keep track of mine. I don’t write up absolutely everything I do but it has made me more productive. Thanks!
http://homemakingorganized.com/blog/2013/01/weekly-goals-jan-21-2013/
Erin @ My Mommy World says
Congratulations on meeting all your goals! I hope you have safe trips and enjoy reading all those books….I would love to have a nice long flight on which to catch up on some of the books I want to read 🙂
Here are my goals for this week:
http://www.mymommyworld.com/2013/01/weekly-goals-some-scary-news-this-week/
Melissa says
Here are my goals:
http://www.momsplans.com/2013/01/my-weekly-goals-for-the-week-of-january-20-2013-and-an-update-on-last-weeks-goals/
Good luck on reading all of those books, and safe travels!
Brenda Weatherly says
http://brendaweatherly.blog.com/2013/01/21/goals-for-jan-21-27/
Family/Marriage/Mothering
1. Take Tiffany on a date on Wednesday for her 15th Birthday! Celebrate her birthday with friends on Thursday!
2. Listen to Bible 5 nights as a family
3. Continue Love and Respect book with Mike
Personal
1. Walk 3 times (2 times with just Mike)
2. Write our sponsor child
3. Continue Little Women and Grace For The Good Girl and Cleaning House: A Mom’s Twelve-Month Experiment To Rid Her Home Of Youth Entitlement
4, Memorize Romans 5:8 and Romans 10:9.
Homemaking
1. Make appt. with Kentucky Farm Bureau
2. Bring bags to thrift store
3. Rewrite/print out chore chart
Brandi says
Crystal~ how do you read books at mealtimes? Do you eat separate than the kiddos or are they audio books? Do you make the kiddos sit there until the chapter is done, what if they get done first?
Erin @ My Mommy World says
Hi Brenda! I read Cleaning House last year and loved it! I hope you enjoy it too 🙂
Brenda Weatherly says
I am still at the beginning and enjoying the premise of the book so far. Not sure what I think of her idea of having all that money in jars as incentive though. I’d have to redo my whole budget if I followed her advice since we have such a big family and limited extra income. But like I said, I’m still at the beginning of the book and hope to gain some new insights!
Kren says
I had a hard time with my goals this week. But I got other things done that wasn’t on my list.
Here is a list of my goals this week. http://familiesaroundthekitchentable.blogspot.com/2013/01/priority-5-for-week-of-january-21-2013.html
Tiffany @ Wife.Mother.Teacher says
I always look forward to your weekly to do list – its so inspiring to hear about other mamma’s successes! 🙂 Keep it up!
Lydia says
Here are my goals for the week.
http://notafraidofthesnow.blogspot.com/2013/01/goals-week-of-january-21st.html
I am trying to this year work on consistently exercising. Not so much to kill me that I don’t do it anymore. Just a gradual build that keeps me going.
Lesley says
I am still trying to get a rhythm with goal setting. I spent the first whole week just working on forms that I have since tweaked a bit. However, just the IDEA of setting goals and tracking what I’m doing/supposed to do has already helped me greatly.
Lesley says
Going to join this week!
Meme says
Growing up my dad always called things we didn’t want to do frogs. He would always tell us to “eat” our largest frog first. Then joke around with us once a chore was done or sending us to do one by saying ribbit ribbit. lol Your post just brought memories of that back.
Jamie at Prepared to Eat says
That’s a cute idea! Maybe the joke would keep my kids from complaining so much. 🙂
Lindsey Swinborne says
I’m keeping my goals very simple this year. In keeping with them, this week my goals are:
Complete the first 3 workouts for Couch to 5K (1 down, phew! I never, ever, ever thought I’d ever run for fun, but I’m very determined to do this thing that I thought I could never do just to prove I can!)
Read 2 chapters of the Bible each morning
Be patient/kind with my kids instead of reacting to their noise/behavior
Eat more fruits and veggies (have a huge kale/carrot/raisin/craisin/onion/cucumber/cabbage salad in the fridge all prepped for a week of yummy salads.
Finish winter de-cluttering (I’ve made almost $100 just selling junk on the local Mom’s Swap page on fb)
Jessica says
I am really enjoying having goals this year instead of flimsy “I’ll work out” type of things. I started running this week to accomplish my goals of completing a 5k and 10k this year. I was disappointed in my running Saturday. Today I realized I was pushing myself too hard to immediately run those 3 miles at a decent pace. I slowed down and today was 100% better.
Melissa says
I am impressed that you accomplished all of your goals. I was setting monthly goals, but now I have moved to weekly goals with good success. Here are our goals for the week:
http://www.momsplans.com/2013/01/my-weekly-goals-for-the-week-of-january-20-2013-and-an-update-on-last-weeks-goals/
Good luck on your trip and with all that reading!
Holly says
I worked overtime this week, but I was still able to cross of some goals on my list : http://livinghappierandhealthier.blogspot.com/2013/01/weekly-goals.html .
Tammy Skipper (@Tammy_Skipper) says
I have also been tackling the hard stuff first and it made a big difference: I really enjoyed the weekend knowing the needed things were done at home. Wishing you all the best as you prepare for BEECH, so wish I was going!
amanda says
This is my first time listing my goals on my blog: http://emersonfamily.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/this-weeks-goals/. Yikes I guess this means more accountability! 🙂
Shelly says
I was able to get a little over half of my goals accomplished this past week. I have a few goals that I will be continuing this week along with adding a few new ones. We started listening to the Bible on CD at breakfast time which is a nice change for me since I usually read to the kids.
Looks like you had a very productive week, way to go.
Here are my goals for this week.
http://www.frugalfamilyhome.com/goals/my-goals/goals-for-week-of-120
Victoria says
My goals for January have focused around eating down our deep freeze. I used up all the bake goods the other week, and we are slowly eating through the various sale priced meat store. Finally used up the lone bag of frozen broccoli tonight it your “broccoli chicken and rice casserole” only I used ham since that was what we had, and only homemade cream of chicken (again that is what I had) and it turned out very good! http://snailpacetransformations.com/2013/01/21/pantry-challenge-update-week-4-goals/
Kim says
It was a week of falling short with my goals. BUT it was also a week of learning some new things, re-evaluating how I plan my day/week and preparing differently for how I will accomplish this week’s goals
http://magnifyhisname.com/2013/01/21/10-weekly-goals/
Melissa says
Congrats on accomplishing all your goals! I set monthly goals last year, but this year I have broken them down into weekly goals, and I am amazed at how much more I accomplish. Here are mine for the week:
http://www.momsplans.com/2013/01/my-weekly-goals-for-the-week-of-january-20-2013-and-an-update-on-last-weeks-goals/
Good luck on your travels and reading all those books!
Katie @ KatieTevis.com says
My goals for the week–including to exercise, which I’m going to go do right now! 🙂
http://katietevis.com/weekly-goals-update-11513/