Goals Update 1/9/2012

Wow!  I didn't do a goal update the entire month of December!!!  It was a super busy month with the holidays and all.  Now, it's time to get back down to business!

Every Monday I want to try to get on here quickly to post an update on my goals progress.  If you're keeping track of your goals, I encourage you to do the same, whether it be in your blog, on Facebook as a note, or on regular old pen and paper. 

You can view my original goals blog post here:  http://usnchic.blogspot.com/2011/10/goals.html

Daily
-One hour of reading and/or learning activities with Lulu. We've only been doing bed time stories lately, but we do talk about shapes, colors, numbers and letters randomly throughout the day.
-Fill out E-Ray's task chart so he can earn his allowance.  We were doing great with this for about a week and then forgot about it.  Will start back up today.
-Limit kids' electronics time to 2 hours per day.  This includes TV, video games and computers. With all the new things they got for Christmas, this shouldn't be too difficult.  I think the Lego table and air hockey table will be a big help..
-No more than one "sugary" snack per day.  (candy, fruit snacks, cookies, etc.)  This was not an easy task over the holidays.  Getting back on this one today.  
-Eat fruit AND veggies every day.  Getting there....


Weekly
-Stick to weekly cleaning and maintenance schedule.  I have the cleaning schedule written out, I haven't started following it yet.
-Work out at least three times per week.  I haven't worked out in weeks!  FAIL!
-Eat out no more than once per week.  We don't do good with this when the Hubs is home, especially when he's about to deploy!


Monthly
- Check out local nature trails with the family when the hubs is home, or with friends when he isn't, at least once a month depending on the weather.  We have not done this yet this month.
- Go to church at least once per month.  Did this last month.  Have not been yet this month.
- Go to one new place per month.  We stayed the night at Great Wolf Lodge last week, which was a first for us.  It was fun!
- Buy birthday cards for the month and first week of the next month at the beginning of each month and address and stamp them immediately.  I need to do this this week.
-At the beginning of each month, upload photos from previous month to Snapfish.


Short Term
- Organize E-Ray's rock and coin collections.  They are as organized as they are going to get at this point.
- Have E-Ray send out the post cards that have been sitting in our house for months to his friends.
- Get Lulu potty trained.  She has been doing really well.  A few accidents here and there, but for the most part, she does it all on her own, and on the big potty at that.  I am very happy with her progress.
- Update meal plan. I need to come up with a meal plan for just the kids and I since Hubs will be gone most of the year.
- Create a daily/monthly activity schedule
- Clean out closets, cabinets, and toy boxes.  Sell and donate unwanted items before the holidays.  I did this in December.  I am going to keep it on here though because it is something that needs to be done at least twice a year.
- Frame the USS Nicholas Pirates front page newspaper and hang it.  Done!
- Frame or scrapbook E-Ray's sports photos.  Done!

- Get Lulu's portraits done.  Done!

- Dry clean wedding dress.   
     Yes, our wedding was 6 years ago and I still have not gotten my wedding gown dry cleaned.  This is why I must set goals for myself.  I am the ultimate procrastinator!  I am trying to wait to for a Groupon or something for this.


- Get Spring consignment sale items sorted and counted.


- Make a plan for genealogy research and organization.  Focus on one surname at a time and don't get sidetracked.

Long Term
- Get out of debt.
- Continue working on mine and my husband's genealogy. This is a lifetime of work. It is so fascinating and worth every second spent on it. I hope that my children and their children will someday take an interest in where they came from.
- Learn to speak German and Italian with my husband and visit the places where our ancestors came from (Germany, Switzerland, Italy).
- Go back to school next year and earn my bachelor's degree with at least a 3.5 GPA.
- Learn how to use my sewing machine and actually make something with it.
- Run in a charity race.

Short/Long Term Goals Completed Since October 25, 2011: 10



My friends Rose and Jaime are participating in this goals "challenge" as well.  Check out their progress and encourage them to complete their goals.

Jaime: http://seeyouaboutthedecks.blogspot.com/
Rose: http://clanbrunn.blogspot.com/