Mama's Monthly Goals - May

                                       

   These were my goals for April. I have crossed of the ones I have completed and made notations on some of the others.  

Personal:

• Get up at 7 each morning
• Morning Prayer/Bible Time 3 x week
• finish phase 1 & 2 of 17-day Diet
• Exercise 2 x week
• Catch up on Perspectives Study (behind a lesson- 2 personal responses due)

Marriage:

• Set up date nights (plan 2 for month – set date for weekend way for anniversary
• Praying 3 x week for David - Use Prayer Calendar    I did not use calendar
• Write 2 cards/notes of appreciation to Hubby - (I gave him 1 card)

Parenting:

• Morning Devotion with Jon & Girls 4 x week
• Pray Daily Children 3 x week - Use Prayer Calendar
• Set Goals for Jonathan – e-mail to rep.

Holidays – Seasons:

• Easter Clings up on Window
• Easter Resurrection Eggs – Learning Tree – more on this to follow
• Easter Bucket List – complete at least 1/2 the activities
• Natures Study Outing and 2 Activities from the Handbook of Nature Study (I made the copies so they are ready to go)

Homeschooling:

• Phonics- Speech 3 x week Audri
• Re-establish Weekly – Monthly Habits Training

Homemaking:

• April Monthly Cleaning Weekend
• 5 Freezer Meals Prepared

De-clutter List:

• school area in garage
• school closet in kitchen

Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family:

• Get Cards Organized to Start Sending
• Gift/Card for secret sister

Financial:

• Tune up – Smog Cars – Registration (working on this)
• Go over monthly budget with Hubby
• Set up cash amount – envelopes for grocery/household expenses

Blogging/Online Activity:

• Manage Time working on Blog – 2 x week (cut my time down but not to 2 days)

  on 48% of my goals

leaving 52% 

Over half of my goals I am not accomplishing so I decided to filter them through the SMART Technique of setting goals.

I asked myself if the goals I am having a hard time reaching are:

•  Specific enough or too broad
• Mesaurable by an appropriate unit of measurement
• Attainable for my situation and season of life
• Realistic and relevant to my life right now
• Too many or too small of an amount of Time to accomplish the goal

With that in mind, I have set my goals for May and adjusted some of the goals I have not yet accomplished.

May 2012 Goals

Personal:
Get up at 7am in the moring
Walk 2 x week
T-Tap exercise 2x week
Perspectives - Lessons Complete
Perspectives final project

Marriage:
Saturday moring coffee date with David
Praying Daily for David - (Use Prayer Calendar - if needed)
Make Anniversary Gift

Parenting:
Morning Devotion with Jon & Girls (2x week)
Pray Daily Children - (Use Prayer Calendar - if needed)
Plan Shekinah's Birthday Party
Make Birthday Invitations
Hand out - Mail Invitations

Homeschooling:
Phonics- Speech - 3x week Audri
Re-establish Weekly Habits - 2 times this month
Plan Alex Graduation - Meet with Lyndi
Alex Graduation Pictures
Alex Graduation announcements made and mailed
Course Studies for end year for Alex & Aaron
Final Co-op projects for Girls
Finish Book  & Biography Reports for Girls

Homemaking:
Monthly Cleaning Weekend
Cook and Freeze ground hamburger
Cook and Freeze Chicken Breasts
Plan Meal for Alex Graduation

Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family:
Gift for Secret Sister

Financial:
Take care of Bus
Registration on one vechicle
Follow up on IHSS

Blogging/Online Activity:
Limit Blog time to afternoons / evenings

We have some fun and exciting family events coming up this month and June, so I will need to be focused on getting certains tasks done.  Having these Monthly Goals will help.