Ladies I saw something last night on a blog (which lead to several blogs) that inspired me. I've never been good at really keeping "resolutions" but setting goals and achieving them just seems to click better in my head. I can work toward a goal but a "resolution" seems so tedious. So what I read about was setting 52 goals for the new year. 52 weeks in a year is where the 52 comes from. That doesn't mean you have to do one thing per week. Just set 52 goals for yourself - it can be anything at all that YOU want to achieve for yourself - and then next January 1st or December 31st you can look back on those goals and see what you've checked off. If you don't achieve 52 who cares you will be able to see what you DID achieve. I am begining my list this afternoon. I need to sit down and pay bills for the month and then I intend to begin my list. I've got about 10 in my head right now I could put down on paper and I hope to get Samantha to join me in this. I'd love dh to join me but I don't really see it happening. Maybe he will see my progress and decide to join me next year. I'm going to list it all in bullet point form and check it off as I go. Anyone want to join me in this goal setting adventure?
That sounds like a great idea Tiffany!!! I think it'd work better for me if I had 52 "short term" goals, like if I did do 1 a week. I need INSTANT progress or I fail, everytime.
I am almost finished making my list! I have already started on some of the things that are important to me right now. I will post it here when it is totally finalized.
I have mind going in my head but should put it down on paper or it will be gone. LOL. Can't wait to see yours!
Okay I am trying to share my list but each time I post it the formatting gets all messed up. I will try again after another cup of coffee.
Not too bad actually! I am so sorry I havn't posted my list. I tried and the formatting was WAY off, then I had to deal with a sick teenager for the last few days. I guess since copy/paste isn't working I will just type the whole thing. Tomorrow.
My 52 Goals! Okay here ya go! This is my list! [*]Exercise at least 3 times per week [*]Wash my face & brush my teeth before bed [*]Drink more water [*]Save $10 per week [*]Yell less [*]Cuss less [*]Do something nice for Dwayne at least once a month just because [*]Do something nice for Samantha at least once a month just because [*]Do something nice for Grace at least once a month just because [*]Start a vegetable garden [*]Start an herb garden [*]Summer vacation with the family [*]Weekend away at least once with Dwayne [*]Go to see 2 movies in a theater [*]Finish Sam’s 9th grade scrapbook by August 1st [*]Learn to can/preserve at least 1 thing from the garden [*]Take a road trip with my girlfriends [*]Visit Allyson at Baylor [*]Plant flower beds [*]Have my teeth cleaned [*]Be more patient with mother [*]Read the entire New Testament [*]Back up photos onto CDs [*]Find a church [*]Go to a pro sports event [*]Go to a concert [*]Organize under girl’s bathroom sinks [*]Buy a Gator or 4 wheeler [*]Finish hanging up wall hangings in the house [*]Learn to sew better [*]Stay on top of filing paperwork [*]Take cans to the recycling center every few months [*]Finish clearing back fence line by March 1st [*]Spend more time walking or riding through our property [*]Spend a summer afternoon at the creek with the kids [*]Visit the cemetery once a month [*]Hike more [*]Make a log of all my friends birthdays [*]Organize addresses in one address book [*]Finish compiling recipes into recipe book [*]Camp on our property [*]Attend home-school skate days with Grace [*]Spend less time on Facebook [*]Find something to be thankful for each day even if it’s been a bad day [*]Keep the girls hair trimmed [*]File for child support modification [*]Teach Grace to tie her shoes [*]Go to the lake this summer [*]Put in a circle drive [*]Put lattice on front porch [*]Move freezer from garage to laundry room [*]Don’t procrastinate! I am doing really well at #s 1 - 6. I have got a great start on #22 and am enjoying it very much. I have accomplished #s 27 & 28!!!! The organizing of the cabinets took all day! My husband came home last weekend with a used John Deere Gator which happened to be half the cost of what we had saved for one! #42 is an monthly thing, we did attend this months skate day and had a blast! This will certainly be something we keep up. #46 is done! Went off in the mail yesterday! #47 - don't judge me! lol! Yes I know my dd is almost 8 years old and no she can't properly tie her shoes. I have tried and tried to teach her. She knows the mechanics of how to do it, she just can't get it right. This is something we will accomplish! Many of these things will take place in the spring and summer and some of these things will be ongoing all year. Nothing about these things are earth shattering but they are things that are important to me. Everyone's lists will be very different. Let's see yours!
Great list. Thank you for sharing. I think I am going to have to make my #1 ~finish list. When I do, I'll share. As far as teaching Grace to tie her shoe. Have you used two different colors of laces in a shoe that she doesn't have on her foot? I have taught many of children to tie their shoes (use to own a day care) and this was usually a huge and quick success.
Ok, here is mine. My 52 Goals for 2011 (In No Certain Order) 1. Seek my Lord more, daily. 2. Spend more time in daily prayer. 3. Study my Bible daily. 4. Drink more water. 5. Use my time more wisely. 6. Come up with a daily schedule and stick to it. 7. At least once a week send a note of encouragement to someone. 8. Read more books. 9. Gather recipes and make a recipe book for the ladies at church to give them this Christmas. 10. Be more patient. 11. Send more Thank You notes, just because. 12. Be more understanding and compassionate. 13. Clean out the Sun Room and keep it cleaned out. 14. Keep the house clean. 15. Keep the house straight. 16. Spend less time here. 17. Smile more. 18. Laugh more. 19. Call my parents and brother weekly. 20. At the end of each month write down what happened that month. ie. What the boys are doing and how they have changed. 21. Play outside more with the boys. 22. Show God to my children, more. 23. Change my eating habits. 24. Lose 50 lbs. 25. Paint the inside of my house, up stairs. 26. Make my bed every day. 27. Sew more. 28. Take boys to the park more. 29. Read out loud to the boys every day after lunch. 30. Work on getting recipes organized. 31. Plan a weekly menu and grocery list even if I can’t go to the store. Have 52 menus and list by the end of the year. 32. Be the first one out of bed each day, at least 30 min. before anyone else. 33. Go to bed and get up at the same time each day. 34. Play more with my boys. 35. Stop the arguing that goes on between my boys. 36. Be more hospitable and have someone over to eat at least once a month. 37. Change the way I get along with one of my children. 38. Be more submissive to my husband without questioning. 39. Stop and think before I speak. 40. Speak in a softer tone of voice. 41. Get and keep the house organized. 42. Spend more one on one time with each child. 43. Start having Family Night again and stick with it. 44. Finish writing “My List” book. 45. Learn how to doodle. Is that something you can learn how to do? 46. Scrapbook more. 47. Find a new hobby and learn to do it. 48. Learn calligraphy. 50. Find something positive in every situation. 51. Complain less, better yet, not at all. 52. Be a better listener. I am not off to a great start, but now that I have shared this, I will do better!
Your list is great! I should have added your #39 to my list. I think everyone that knows me would agree. lol!
I think that should be on a lot of peoples list. That's why the tongue is in the Bible soooo many times. KWIM? Have you tried the two different colors of shoe strings?
