Goals for this year, well, I have a lot. I have ones for financial, fitness, cleaning/organization, the kids, and for my relationship with my wonderful hubby. Last year got away from me, especially with the pregnancy. Hubby and I went through a lot but we're stronger now than ever. I still have things to work on because he deserves the very best of what I can give him.
Financial Goals include getting my budget to be as accurate as possible, including home/car maintenance, gifts, outings especially our trips to the cabin, clothing, exercise, and tithing. We want to pay off the rest of our debt by the end of the year and I would really like to attend a Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University (luckily, our church will be holding it soon). We will eventually need to move from our current home. We also would like to take the kids to Disney in the next few years. I don't want to break the bank and I'd like to have some extra cushions in case something happens. I still need to get myself life insurance too. And I'm not going to purchase any new yarn unless I absolutely need more for a project over on Brotz Creations.
Fitness Goals are to be able to run a 5K, though not necessarily doing one, make it to SLAG at least once a week for either Dumbell Diva or LeBarre (ideally, I'd like to get there twice a week for both classes, but sometimes with 3 kids that are under 4, it's near impossible), do at least 15-30 minutes of exercise a day, and possibly get certified in another class. I'm already certified in LeBarre. I also have Eating and Nutrition Goals which include eventually cutting out the need for candy and chips, eating out only twice per month, eat more fruit, keep my other blog (I Hate Healthy Food) updated with recipes we try and progress of getting the little ones to eat, to eat Breakfast daily and no coffee isn't breakfast, cutting out soda (I love my cherry cokes), and do a meal plan. Making a meal plan will help the financial goals too since I seem to go over our food budget every week (partially due to all our food allergies). And my other goal is to not care as much what the scale says. My amazing hubby loves me the way that I am. I'm very blessed that he loves my body even after I gained way too much while pregnant with Little Man!
Cleaning and Organizing goals are mostly to keep up with the house. Laundry will need to be done daily until Little Man stops spitting up so much. I have completed a binder to help me keep track of daily and weekly tasks. My friend introduced me to Clean Mama. I fell in love with her style and created my own task lists. Don't forget, if you put your check lists inside those plastic sheet protectors, you can use a dry erase pen on it and wipe it off every week! We will also get the kids' bedrooms cleaned out and organize. Right now, Little Man's room is one big toysplosion. Seriously, I shudder every time I walk past and my OCD goes nuts. I also need to get my yarn reorganized!
As for my kids and hubby, well, I always need to be a better person. I worry that I'll screw up my kids (isn't this every normal mom's worry). I want to be better with consistency with discipline for them and keep my temper in check. I want to spend more time teaching them to do things I enjoy (especially since Peanut's getting older and better with everything). It's hard to divide my attention between the 3 to make sure they all feel like they're getting time with Mama in. Not to mention making sure I have enough time and energy to devote to my husband. There are days I know he looks forward to going back to work when all the kids are in meltdown mode and I haven't slept well the night before. When I don't get my sleep, I know I can be a very cranky person. Luckily, Little Man loves to sleep. We need to have date nights, and I love being able to spend some time with my husband away from the kids.
Also, I want to be able to spend even more time in the Word. God has blessed me so much even though I feel unworthy of His love and grace. I have started praying daily, multiple times a day. I say prayers of thanksgiving when everyone is behaved and we're all happy, when we make it out of the house without me yelling or any fighting from the kids, when we make it early to any place. I pray for a lot of patience not to scream at my kids when I've had to ask for them to do something for the umpteenth time, when they fight or whine, or screech. I will be doing a devotional study with my friends online. These ladies are women that I met online when I was pregnant with Peanut. We've known one another for over 4 years now and have become sounding boards of ideas and parenting techniques. They are some of my closest friends I have.
I know that my goals seem like a ton. They aren't resolutions but things that I already have started doing and want to continue. I tend to get burnt out and bored easily, but I want to continue these items throughout the year. Praise God that I will be able to do so!
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