Last week, I set some goals for the different roles that I have. Here they are, along with an update on how I did on them.
Self:
1. Read Bible everyday. (I missed 2 days last wk. I felt really bummed that I missed, but I decided not to dwell on it and live in defeat. I dusted myself off and kept trucking along. I'm using an adaptation of
this plan.)
2. Memorize Matthew 5:3-5 (The children and I completed verses 3-4)
3.
Read Parts 2 and 3 of Steady Days and 2 chapters of
Raising Godly Tomatoes. (I finished
Steady Days and did not read any of RGT).
4. Exercise 3 times this week. (I only exercised once).
Wife:
1. Listen to 1 hr of The Five Love Languages. (I enjoyed this audiobook so much that I listened to all 5 hours).
2. Memorzie 2 Cor. 5:1. (Eddie asked me to memorize 2 Cor. 5 with him. Unfortunatly, I didn't even print it out, so this will be back on the list for this week.)
3.
Practice his love language 3 times. (Done!)
Mother:
1.
Read to kids Monday-Friday. (Done! We are almost through The Jesus Storybook Bible).
2.
Get library books (Done!)
3. Continue with our daily routine. (We did this 3 out of 5 days).
House Manager:
1. Put budget on Pear Budget and discuss with Eddie. (I put in the numbers, but we did not discuss it).
2.
Plan a cleaning schedule. (Done!)
3. Work the cleaning schedule everyday. (I did pretty good with this one 4 out of 5 days).
Friend/Older Woman:
1. Plan for Feminar. (We cancelled it because the kids were in Atlanta and Eddie and I wanted to spend time together.)
2. Meet with Porscha, Keisha, or Antoinette. (Talked with Porscha on the phone and had short text conversations with Keisha and Antoinette).
Dreamer:
1. Spend 30 minutes working on blog (pics, design). (Didn't even try. I procrastinated badly here.)
2. Spend 30 minutes writing a blog post. (See #1. I put this back on the list for this week. This post is evidence that I'm knocking this goal out.)
3. Outline a talk I'm giving at Halley's school on Jan. 29th. (I didn't even start).
4. Work on a craft project. (I emailed some friends for help. Still have lots to do here.)
Even though I didn't complete all of my goals, I feel pleased with what I did get done. Writing out my goals gave direction to my week. I printed the goals out and put them on the side of the fridge and on my bathroom mirror. I believe seeing them in black and white helped me to focus.
Also, as I look over what I accomplished, I see that I didn't complete anything under the Dreamer Role. This bothers me because I want to be a dreamer and use the unique way that God has made me to let my light shine for Him.
I read on moneysavingmom.com this morning that Crystal said by doing the hardest things first, she got a lot more done. So, this week, I'm going to make it my ambition to work in the Dreamer role (not so much because it's hard to write posts, but because I procrastinated so much in this area).
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