Even though I think about my blog and subjects to blog about pretty often, I have a hard time carving out the time to sit down and write an entry. It's hard for me to find the balance between living my life and blogging my life. I'm sure a lot of bloggers (and pseudo-bloggers, like me) struggle with that. Hopefully, 2013 will be a year of semi-regular blog posts!
In the spirit of fresh starts, I made a list of goals for myself for 2013. I'm not really one for resolutions, but I decided goal-setting was a good way to establish direction and expectations for myself. Here are my 2013 goals, broken down by sub-categories (don't hate, it's the teacher in me):
Personal
Read at least two books a month
Wake up early consistently
Finish going through “Healthy Homemaking”
Finish going through “8 Weeks to Declutter”
Complete the Couch to 5K program (is it sad that this is one of my goals? ha!)
12 DIY projects (1 per month)
Create and maintain a homemaking binder
Create and follow a housework schedule
Marriage
Go on at least one date a month
Go on one marriage retreat/conference
Read two marriage books together
Mothering
Night wean Ellie (DONE!)
Daily devotions with Ellie
Read to Ellie for 20 minutes every day
Ministry/Friendships/Family
Send 2 encouraging notes per month
See Amy’s face at least once per month
Send cards for all family birthdays and anniversaries
Coffee/GNO with two in-town friends per month (one church,
one non-church)
Have a family in our home for dinner at least once a month
Financial
Continue to give at least 10% every month
Stay in budget every month
Continue to save for a down payment towards a new house
Give
generously to needs in our community & around the world, as God
prompts us
Spiritual
Read through the Bible chronologically
Memorize Philippians
Complete the January Hello Mornings Challenge
So there you have it. I tried to make my goals measurable and realistic. Also, I realized that I needed this list printed out and tucked into my planner for reference; it's no good setting goals if you can't remember what they are!
Did you make any goals for 2013?
Great job! I totally get what you mean about the struggle of living life vs. blogging life. I've mentioned that on more than one occasion! I love that you broke your goals into categories! For one, it's not one, long list ... it's nicely manageable! You'll do great, I have terrific confidence in you! :)
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh because I came to my computer to work on a blog post because blogging more was one of my goals this year! fail. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! I lol'd at your fb post about wanting to blog but deciding to shower instead-- that was basically my whole life last year!
DeleteWhat a great list! I might snag a few of these!
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