I am taking cue from Money Saving Mom and writing out my own Goals & Aspirations. I don’t often do New Year’s Resolutions, but I need to get focused and have a “purpose”. In her article on her 2012 year recap , she made some good points.
- Make sure you can stick with it for 12 months
- Make it a measurable goal
- Make it a specific goal
- I’m adding one: Make it an attainable goal
Personal
1. Lose 7 lbs (simple, measurable, attainable, specific) by March 2013
2. Read 1 book a month (leisure reading)
3. Read 1 book a month for learning (homeschooling/spiritual etc)
4. Scrapbook 1x per month either paper or digital
5. Continue my cake decorating classes
Homeschooling/Children
1. Complete our 2012-13 curriculum by May 15th.
2. Take them to Guatemala for their Spanish immersion classes (5 weeks)
3. Get them tutors for what they need (math/writing)
4. Help them pursue their passions (horse riding, karate, movie making, etc)
5. Have a kid date once a month
6. Faithfully have our weekly family pow-wows
7. Continue to encourage them to exercise and eat healthy
8. Have a date with spouse once a month
9. Have a planning meeting once a month
Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family
1. Serve in CBS/VBS/and possibly Women’s Network in the Fall
2. Email/Write to Steve’s grandma once a month
3. Visit the great-grandmothers once every 5 weeks
4. Have coffee with a friend once a month
Business/Blogging
1. Blog 4 times a week.
2. Submit 50 events per week for $$
3. Pursuit home business opportunity
4. Apply to homeschool review sites
Financial
1. Cut 10% off my current dining out, groceries, and miscellaneous budgets
2. Save $500 for my business opportunity (number 3 above)
3. Continue to pay off credit cards
4. Save 2 months of salary by the end of 2013.
5. Plan out our vacations for the next 3 years and start a fund to save half of the cost.
Next, I think I am going to create a break down of each “section” and write 1-2 goals for January, February, etc
Then, I will break that into weekly goals!
Go ME!
Ligia
