My 10 Goals For This Week (& whew! I survived last week!)
Whew! So I survived a very big week last week — Monday I spent all day at the ice rink with Kaitlynn and then we got together with our Monday Group that evening.
Monday evening, around 9:30 p.m., we went into full-on Make Over Your Mornings Launch mode and kept going strong through 8 p.m. Tuesday evening — except for a short 5-hour break to sleep.
photo from YaySugarCrumbs
I went to bed by 10 p.m. on Tuesday evening and slept in a little on Wednesday morning and then headed to spend all day at the ice rink again with Kaitlynn.
Wednesday evening, I finished some laundry, packed Silas’s stuff and my stuff for our trip to San Francisco, and went to bed by 11 p.m. — which was later than I’d hoped to, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do!
We had to get up by 4 a.m. to get out the door for our early-morning flight. We spent all morning Thursday on planes and in airports to make it to San Francisco by noon. And then we stopped quickly by our hotel and then spent all afternoon in meetings with ePantry.
We took an hour break to go on the Harbor Cruise and then went out to dinner with the ePantry team, and then crashed at our hotel around 10 p.m. (12 a.m. our time).
Silas and I both got a good night’s rest and then headed to the airport around 9 a.m. for more airports and plane rides — making it back to TN around 7 p.m. We got home, unpacked, hung out with the family, and then went straight to bed and slept in until 8 a.m. the next morning.
Saturday and Sunday were quiet days at our house — and it was such a nice break! I got caught up on laundry, went grocery shopping, went to Silas’ last baseball game with friends, went to church, served at church, cleaned up the house, and read for about 5 hours. It was bliss!
And today, I was back at the ice rink again all day and then we had dinner with our Monday Group — some of my favorite people on the planet and we laughed until we cried tonight recounting all sorts of stories and anecdotes from our lives. We’re so blessed to know these families and have the opportunity to do life with them! 
{By the way, you can see a little video here of one of Kaitlynn’s current off-ice skating exercises, if you’re interested. I’m learning SO much about how much work goes into figure skating — and how much of the work doesn’t even happen on the ice!}
This week’s goals:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals
1. Finish one read aloud book with the kids
2. Write a love note to Jesse.
3. Go through and declutter at least two rooms in our house.
Personal Goals
4. Exercise at least 3 times.
5. Finish reading at least one book.
Local Ministry/Hospitality/Friendship Goals
6. Help the kids write notes to Grandma for her birthday.
7. Write notes to our Compassion-sponsored kids.
Business Goals
8. Prep for speaking at the Virginia Homeschool Conference this weekend.
9. Finish writing a chapter I’m contributing to an ebook compilation project.
10. Read through the entire manuscript of my new book (psst! You can see the cover and read more about it here.)
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! You can download a free customizable weekly goal-planning sheet here.
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24 Comments
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That’s a big week! I love ePantry. It’s an awesome company! I’m excited for your new book!! 🙂
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I’m really excited about your new book! I’ll definitely be on the lookout in a few months for launch team info. 🙂
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We’ll definitely be doing another launch team — thanks for sharing in my excitement!
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Such a busy week! I’m glad you did get to wind down on the weekend.
I’ve been getting up early and having more time for me thanks to your course Make Over Your Mornings. Have a great week! -
I’ve brought family with me on a couple of my business trips as well when it makes sense. It’s a good way to save a bit of money while traveling and makes a business trip so much more enjoyable!
Congratulations on your launch – so glad it went well for you.
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I also discovered I sleep so much better when I’m not in a hotel room all alone! 🙂
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We worked really hard to finally land on a cover that everyone loved — and we were thrilled with the final outcome!
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I decided to link to my Summer Bucket List to help me stay accountable. It’s too easy for me to spend my summer on the couch with a great book. 😉
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Thank you for sharing your stacks of laundry! I always imagine other people have perpetually clean clothes without any of the drudgery of actually doing the laundry.
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😉 Isn’t it so true that we often picture other people having self-cleaning houses with nary a pile of laundry?? 🙂
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My week was crazy busy last week, too. In order to get some of the things on my list done I was up till after midnight on Sunday just so I could cross them off my list. I just needed to get a few more things crossed off my list! I am looking forward to a weekend away with the family this weekend. Reward for the crazy busy weeks lately!
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Congratulations on the book! The cover looks fantastic 🙂 Can’t wait to read it.
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Oh I’m excited about the new book. I’m doing better about keeping on top of the laundry at my house. I’m try to put the clean laundry in the middle of the family or living room, so I see it continually until I get it folded. It works better for me than leaving it in the dryer, out of sight out of mind. It’s not very pretty having the laundry sitting around but it does motivate me to get it done. Sometimes the kids even fold it for me without being asked. 🙂
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Cris says:
Please, please post more videos of Kaitlynn skating I absolutely love ice skating and always look forward to watching it at the winter Olympics. Growing up in Brazil we had little of it (except for a rink at the mall) and no such thing as classes. So cool to see how spins are practiced off the ice!
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Love the cover of the new book! It’s now in my wish list. I’m so excited that you’re sharing your thoughts on money making! I’ve learned so much from your other books.
I remember reading a post about you having difficulties with writing a magazine column a while back. I really can’t picture you as a magazine columnist. You’re way too personal for that. That’s why I (and I’m sure a ton others) keep reading your blog and books. You actually speak DIRECTLY TO your readers as if you were sitting right with them…hard to find that in the magazine world
P.S. If you need any reviews of the book, I’m available.
P.S.S. Loving the moym course! Please do more in the future.
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Your new book looks AWESOME, Crystal!!! Can’t wait to read it.
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